Abstract:
These guidelines originated as the "Criteria for Evaluating a Bibliography," adopted by the Reference Services Division Board in 1971. A revision of those guidelines under the current name, "Guidelines for the Preparation of a Bibliography" was approved by the RASD board of directors in 1982 and can be found in RQ22 (Fall 1982): 31-32. For purposes of these Guidelines, a ‘bibliography’ is a systematic list of bibliographic units within a subject. Bibliographies may exist as standalone works or may appear at the end of research documents. As appropriate to the audience, the author(s) may elect to use a more common term to describe the final bibliography, such as "pathfinder," "finding aid," or "research guide."
