19 October 2026 · 6 min read
"Bibliography राख्नुहोस्" appears at the end of every assignment brief, and many students quietly wonder whether it is the same as references. In Nepali, a bibliography is ग्रन्थसूची — literally, a list of books and sources. This guide explains what it is, how it differs from a reference list and works cited, what belongs in it, and how to format one for a Nepali college submission.
A bibliography is the list of sources at the end of your document. In its strict sense it covers everything you consulted while working — the sources you cited and the background reading that shaped your thinking without being quoted directly. Each entry carries full publication details — author, year, title, publisher or journal — so a reader can find the source themselves. It sits after your final chapter, before the appendices.
The three terms overlap and teachers use them loosely, but the formal difference matters at thesis level. A reference list (APA's term) contains only sources actually cited in the text — nothing more, nothing less. Works cited (MLA's term) means the same. A bibliography may additionally include consulted-but-uncited sources. In practice, most Nepali departments that ask for APA want a strict reference list even when the brief says "bibliography" — when the wording is ambiguous, include only what you cited, and ask your supervisor before adding extra entries.
The reliable method is boring: capture the full details of every source the day you read it, keep them in one file or a free manager like Zotero, and generate the list in your department's style at the end. Students who do this never face the submission-week rebuild.
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