When doing this weeks reading, I was interesting in how they defined a Bibliography as a study rather than a book. To me, bibliography meant a list of sources you site at the end of a paper- I had never thought about it in the context of being a study. “For in the ultimate resort the object of bibliographical study is, I believe, to reconstruct for each particular book the history of its life, to make it reveal in its most intimate detail the story of its birth and adventures as the material vehicle of the living word. As an extension of this follows the investigation of the methods of production in general and of the conditions of survival.” (27) This struck my interest, and even this quote I had to re-read in order to fully understand its context. According to this source, a bibliography is a study of books as objects, rather than just the content. This changed my perspective in how I see bibliographies, and the importance of them. There are different types, which I did not know, and they all serve a distinct purpose in the context of work. Bibliographies bring more value to work- making it more reliable, historical, and accurate. This reading has made me see them more than just a hassle now, I understand the importance of them and the importance of studying them.

Analytical, Descriptive, Textual, Historical, Enumerative, are all types of Bibliography practices- I quite literally thought they were all the same. Not only do I now have a new understanding of this study, but also how the different practices bring different value to the work. They all have a specific purpose when looking at a creative piece, working to make it stronger. Bibliographies are so important when giving credit to an authors work, prevent plagiarism or stolen work, and verification: are all key to having a strong piece of work. Bibliographies established authors to get credit and creates credibility. “Offers liberation bibliography as a conscious and intentional practice of identifying and repairing the harms of systemic racism, settler colonialism, heteropatriarchy, and other oppressive structures in and through bibliography and bibliographical study” (Bibliography defined). I had never thought of Bibliography as a form of liberation, but this new context makes it clear to me that Bibliographies played an important role in history, social justice, and the history of information and books overall.