Bibliographies are lists of works written on a particular topic. They include enough information about each work (author’s name, title, publication data) so that you can locate the book or article. In some cases bibliographies are annotated, with abstracts giving a brief overview of each work’s contents.
In addition to book-length bibliographies, scholarly books and articles list the works the author has cited, usually at the end. These lists are useful shortcuts. For example, most of the scholarly articles Luisa Mirano consulted contained citations to related research studies. Through these citations, she quickly located additional relevant sources on her topic, treatments for childhood obesity.