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# Creating a Bibliography

A bibliography is a list of works that you reference in a document.

## Storing Bibliographic Information

LibreOffice stores bibliographic information in a bibliography database, or in an individual document.

### To store information in the bibliography database:

1. Choose Tools - Bibliography Database

2. Choose Data - Record.

3. Type a name for the bibliography entry in the \<emph\>Short name \</emph\>box, and then add additional information to the record in the remaining boxes.

4. Close the\<emph\> Bibliography Database\</emph\> window.

### To store bibliographic information in an individual document:

1. Click in your document where you want to add the bibliography entry.

2. Choose Insert - Table of Contents and Index - Bibliography Entry.

3. Select \<emph\>From document content\</emph\> and click \<emph\>New\</emph\>.

4. Type a name for the bibliography entry in the \<emph\>Short name \</emph\>box.

5. Select the publication source for the record in the \<emph\>Type \</emph\>box, and then add additional information in the remaining boxes.

6. Click \<emph\>OK\</emph\>.

7. In the \<emph\>Insert Bibliography Entry \</emph\>dialog, click \<emph\>Insert\</emph\>, and then \<emph\>Close\</emph\>.

When you save a document that contains bibliography entries, the corresponding records are automatically saved in a hidden field in the document.

## Inserting Bibliography Entries From the Bibliography Database

1. Click in your document where you want to add the bibliography entry.

2. Choose \<emph\>Insert - Indexes and Tables - Bibliography Entry\</emph\>.

3. Select \<emph\>From bibliography database\</emph\>.

4. Select the name of the bibliography entry that you want to insert in the \<emph\>Short name \</emph\>box.

5. Click \<emph\>Insert\</emph\> and then click \<emph\>Close\</emph\>.

Related Topics

Bibliography Database

Creating a Table of Contents

Defining Index or Table of Contents Entries

Updating, Editing and Deleting Indexes and Tables of Contents

Formatting an Index or a Table of Contents

Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries

Creating Alphabetical Indexes

User-Defined Indexes

Indexes Covering Several Documents

Some external tools exist that can interact with LibreOffice. One example is called Bibus.