What's the difference between bibliography and index?

Bibliography


Definition:

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

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Information and titles for this bibliography were gleaned from printed indexes and university medical center libraries.
  • (2) After a review of the bibliography on the subject of eccrine sweat gland carcinomas, the authors emphasize the confusing terminology used for the designation of these cases and the difficulties for a correct clinical and histological diagnosis of these tumors.
  • (3) Part 1 of the bibliography printed here covers the following topics: 1) professional goals and philosophy of midwives; 2) education of midwives regarding family planning practice; 3) education of patients in family planning; and 4) midwives' practice with specific birth control methods.
  • (4) Studies considered valid were summarised for an annotated bibliography, but only reports of major public health significance are reviewed here.
  • (5) Articles examining the role of transesophageal echocardiography for evaluation of patients with stroke were identified using computer and bibliography searches.
  • (6) This history of brucellosis, incorporating a complete bibliography of all references to the disease in the Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1903 to 1992, documents the fascinating story of this association.
  • (7) Because there are too many ways to describe a book, its presence may not be discovered in a bibliography or catalog.
  • (8) Recurring bibliographies are by-products of the MEDLARS system which are prepared by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with nonprofit scientific and professional societies and institutions and government agencies that represent a specialty area of biomedical research or practice.
  • (9) A computer-assisted search of the literature (MEDLINE, 1966 to 1989) and review of the bibliographies of all identified articles.
  • (10) The count of publications on geometric-optical illusions and the bibliography of extant books on the topic are brought up to date.
  • (11) Studies reported since January 1978 were identified both through computer searches using Index Medicus and extensive manual searching of bibliographies of identified articles.
  • (12) All relevant articles from 1966 through 1991 were identified mainly through MEDLINE search and article bibliographies.
  • (13) An exhaustive bibliography of 154 references is given.
  • (14) In the appendix attached to the bibliography, we have attempted to identify groups of investigators by geographic locations in the hope of allowing a better comprehension of where and by whom research and lung transplantation is being conducted so that better communication can be established among workers in the field.
  • (15) In addition, at the end of the review is a brief electronics glossary (Appendix A) and an annotated bibliography (Appendix B) to guide further reading.
  • (16) The bibliography provides a comprehensive index of work performed in animals with experimental complete heart block.
  • (17) The Index of Rheumatology is a newly-developed, recurring bibliography produced by the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLARS) of the National Library of Medicine.
  • (18) The English medical literature from 1924 to 1990 was reviewed using the Cancerline and Medline retrieval systems, and through a manual review of bibliographies of identified articles.
  • (19) Rawls was surprised by the success of A Theory Of Justice; indeed, nobody could have predicted the book's impact - 10 years after it came out, a specially published Rawls bibliography listed more than 2,000 publications dealing with one aspect of his work or another.
  • (20) An attempt has been made in this bibliography to represent the various viewpoints concerning education for medical librarianship equally.

Index


Definition:

  • (n.) That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
  • (n.) That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also fist.
  • (n.) A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.
  • (n.) A prologue indicating what follows.
  • (n.) The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.
  • (n.) The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.
  • (v. t.) To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In this study, the role of psychological make-up was assessed as a risk factor in the etiology of vasospasm in variant angina (VA) using the Cornell Medical Index (CMI).
  • (2) Concentrations of alpha-lactalbumin and alpha s1-casein were measured in media and explant homogenates by radioimmunoassay, as an index of lactogenesis.
  • (3) Using multiple regression, a linear correlation was established between the cardiac index and the arterial-venous pH and PCO2 differences throughout shock and resuscitation (r2 = .91).
  • (4) In all groups, there was a fall in labeling index with time reflecting increasing tumor size.
  • (5) Pituitary weight, mitotic index and chromosomes were studied in male rats following a single or repeated dose of estradiol-benzoate for a total period of 210 days.
  • (6) The groups were matched with regard to sex, age and body mass index.
  • (7) Peaks in the sperm index were preceded by 6 days with peaks in the serum testosterone concentration.
  • (8) The time for 90% of this change in VelCO2 to occur (T90) was measured as an index of the rate of correction of body CO2 imbalance.
  • (9) Results suggest that these resins should be used with some method to compensate for the shrinkage, when used as index material.
  • (10) The labeling index of the treated groups was significantly reduced when compared to that of control group in both tumors.
  • (11) Several dimensions of the outcome of 86 schizophrenic patients were recorded 1 year after discharge from inpatient index-treatment to complete a prospective study concerning the course of illness (rehospitalization, symptoms, employment and social contacts).
  • (12) Discriminant analysis was performed with the fourth child in the family as the index case.
  • (13) In the kidneys the index of incorporation inthe epithelial cells of the renal cortex was 7.5-fold and in the brain cortex epithelium 15-fold as increased, respectively.
  • (14) The index estimated the probability of infection more accurately (p less than 0.01) than did clinicians, performed well in each site, and remained accurate when C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae were considered separately.
  • (15) (2) A close correlation between the obesity index and serum GPT was recognized by elevation of the standard partial regression coefficient of serum GPT to obesity index and that of obesity index to serum GPT when the data from all 617 students was analysed in one group.
  • (16) Patients were divided into two groups: poor outcome, defined by the death or a post-operative Karnofsky index less than or equal to 70 (n = 36), and good outcome defined by a Karnofsky index of 80 or more (n = 60).
  • (17) The IgG index (formula: see text) corrects for the influence of serum protein abnormalities as well as a bloodbrain barrier damage and is, therefore, a better measure for the presence of an IgG elevation in CSF due to IgG synthesis, when compared with other IgG quotients commonly used.
  • (18) A quantitative index of duodenogastric reflux was obtained in each case by determining the percentage of the injected dose of 99mTechnetium-DISIDA that was recovered by continuous aspiration of gastric juice in fasting subjects.
  • (19) Following thawing, the initial motility index (MI) scores of mf cryopreserved by either method were not significantly different from untreated controls; however, over a period of 15 days in culture the MI scores of both cryopreserved groups showed a small but significant overall decline, with the methanol technique producing the lowest scores.
  • (20) Then, the delta Fract (coronary flow reserve index) map was obtained for each subject.