works cited vs. Bibliography

[Thesis writer]

I was really thrilled to learn about the citations & Bibliography features
available in Word 2007, however what puzzels me a bit is that it appears to
be possible to create both 'bibliographies' and 'works cited' lists. This, I
thought, would imply that one is the total list of sources used - the other
just the ones quoted. It seems they are exactly the same! Am I overlooking
something, is this a bug, or ?

 

[Yves Dhondt]

Your thinking is correct, but this is not a bug. You are being mislead as
those words are just titles of building blocks. They don't represent a
different functionality as one would expect by their meaning. What you are
seeing are gallery entries. Instead of using the gallery, you can just as
well type 'Bibliography' or 'Works Cited' yourself, press enter, and then
use the 'menu item' labeled 'Insert Bibliography'.

To illustrate that this is not a bug, go to the 'Insert' tab, and press
'Quick Parts'. From the dropdown, select 'Building Blocks Organizer...'. In
the dialog that pops up, select the 'Bibliography' and press the 'Edit
Properties...' button. Check the description. Do the same for 'Works Cited'.
Those are the ones you get in an English version of Word:

Bibliography: Automatic bibliography that includes all sources associated
with the document
Works Cited: Automatic bibliography (labeled “Works Citedâ€) that includes
all sources associated with the document

So those building blocks really do what they stand for, it is just that
their naming is confusing.

If what you wanted was a real works cited list, you should hit the 'Manage
Sources' button and from the right column remove all the entries which don't
have a checkmark next to them. Those are the entries that aren't used in the
text. The remaining entries will form your works cited list.

Yves