Bibliography: Provides a list of information that has been generated , cited or discussed for a project , usually found at the end of an academic dissertation . It is usually formed alphabetically by the name of the author of the reference element. The main purpose of a bibliography is to give due credit to the author for the text quoted or mentioned in the document. Other purposes are to help the reader identify evidence related to the project as well as to help the reader search for additional text on the subject if he or she wishes.