This document discusses bibliographic citation and referencing. It defines bibliography as a list of books or articles about a certain subject. Citation is acknowledging the owners of ideas or thoughts used and gives credit to prevent plagiarism. Bibliographic citation involves acknowledging sources of copied ideas and works through in-text citations or a reference list. Reasons for citation include giving credit, tracking sources, tracing ideas, improving credibility, guiding further reading, and avoiding plagiarism charges. Bibliographic referencing refers to the list of cited works provided at the end of a book.