Bibliography vs. Acknowledgement — What's the Difference?

Bibliography (from Ancient Greek: βιβλίον, romanized: biblion, lit. 'book' and -γραφία, -graphía, 'writing'), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from Ancient Greek: -λογία, romanized: -logía). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes bibliography as a word having two senses: one, a list of books for further study or of works consulted by an author (or enumerative bibliography); the other one, applicable for collectors, is "the study of books as physical objects" and "the systematic description of books as objects" (or descriptive bibliography).

The act of admitting the existence or truth of something

A list of the works of a specific author or publisher.

Recognition or notice

A list of writings relating to a given subject

An expression of thanks or appreciation

A list of writings used or considered by an author in preparing a particular work.

An answer or response in return for something

The description and identification of the editions, dates of issue, authorship, and typography of books or other written material.

(Law) The formal avowal of an act before a legally empowered officer, such as a judge or notary public, to ensure that the act will be legally recognized.

A compilation of such information.

Alternative spelling of acknowledgment

A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.

The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;

A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.

A statement acknowledging something or someone;

The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.

A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc.

A list of books or other printed works having some common theme, such as topic, period, author, or publisher.

A list of the published (and sometimes unpublished) sources of information referred to in a scholarly discourse or other text, or used as reference materials for its preparation.

The branch of library science dealing with the history and classification of books and other published materials.

A list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)