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bibliography and reference have the same meaning? Can I use 'bibliography' instead of 'reference' at the end of my academic writing to give the list of books that I have utilized?

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You'd better use 'bibliography' which is a list of the books and articles that you have used when writing your book or project. It is also a list of books related to a particular subject. You should not use the term 'reference' because it means ' a note in a book that tells you where a particular piece of information comes from'. You can find a list of references at the end of each chapter in a book.
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Hello Jane, A bibliography is a list of the books and articles that are referred to in a particular book. In your case ,if you are just listing BOOKS then you could use the term "bibliography" as a precise description of the enlisted items. A reference is a word or phrase, that comes from something such as a book, and which you use when making a point about something. It is not very adequate to use it in your project. You could also use a more general term : "Endnotes" . It could include those books in addition to references and comments on your writings.
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It is better to write the academic term Bibliography at the end of academic essays and papers.
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You could use "Bibliography" or "References" (plural). A bibliography is a list of the books you have used. Each book is considered a reference, so the bibliography is a list of references.

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