# Creating a Bibliography

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Creating a Bibliography
A bibliography is a list of works that you reference in a document.
Storing Bibliographic Information
$[officename] stores bibliographic information in a bibliography database, or in an individual document.
To Store Information in the Bibliography Database
- Choose Tools - Bibliography Database
- Choose Insert - Record.
- Type a name for the bibliography entry in the Short name box, and then add additional information to the record in the remaining boxes.
- Close the Bibliography Database window.
To Store Bibliographic Information in an Individual Document
- Click in your document where you want to add the bibliography entry.
- Choose Insert - Indexes and Tables - Bibliography Entry.
- Select From document content and click New.
- Type a name for the bibliography entry in the Short name box.
- Select the publication source for the record in the Type box, and then add additional information in the remaining boxes.
- Click OK.
- In the Insert Bibliography Entry dialog, click Insert, and then Close.
Inserting Bibliography Entries From the Bibliography Database
- Click in your document where you want to add the bibliography entry.
- Choose Insert - Indexes and Tables - Bibliography Entry.
- Select From bibliography database.
- Select the name of the bibliography entry that you want to insert in the Short name box.
- Click Insert and then click Close.
Bibliography Database
Some external tools exist that can interact with %PRODUCTNAME. One example is called Bibus.