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bibliographie orientative

English translation: Supportive bibliography

16:25 Sep 11, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: bibliographie orientative
Hello -- I am translating a call for submissions for a special issue of a journal dedicated to economic development. This call for submissions provides the usual instructions to prospective authors. At the end of the document is a section called "Bibiographie orientative"; it is empty but I assume it might offer for reference a list of existing publications relating to the theme of the special issue to help guide the reflection process for prospective authors. What could this be called in English? I can only find one instance of "orientation bibliography" in a good context in English so far. Any suggestions much appreciated.
STEVEN DEWITT
Canada
Local time: 16:06
English translation:Supportive bibliography
Explanation:
An idea. "Supportive" in the sense of back-up reading for the purpose.
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Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:06
Grading comment
Thank you for this, Lara! It seemed best in my context. Thank you also to Herbalchemist for suggesting "recommended reading" which I think would be good also. And thank you to everyone who took the time to make suggestions -- much appreciated.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1Suggested bibliography
Jackie Doble
4Supportive bibliography
Lara Barnett
3 +1bibliography of recommended reading
Herbmione Granger
3orientative bibliography
Lorraine Dubuc
3Guidance for further reading
David Hayes
3preliminary reading
Laurence Fogarty


Discussion entries: 4





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Suggested bibliography


Explanation:
That's the term that is usually used.
Alternatively 'Helpful bibliography' which is closer to the French
but it sounds a bit less formal

Jackie Doble
France
Local time: 21:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
6 mins
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
orientative bibliography


Explanation:
''the following bibliography intends to be merely orientative.''

Example sentence(s):
  • above

    https://books.google.ca/books?id=sCm6BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA308&lpg=PA308&dq=orientative+bibliography&source=bl&ots=o6Dygex_J0&sig=xDhIds7vggRVitXCX5
Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Local time: 15:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Supportive bibliography


Explanation:
An idea. "Supportive" in the sense of back-up reading for the purpose.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Reviews: The wealth of references and wide-ranging supportive bibliography give scholarly weight and substance to the three theses, resulting in a work which is a hybrid of essay, programmatic tract, and scholarly history. "
  • "Give a statement of the general theoretical problem, with supportive bibliography, references, indicating that you have a grasp of the subject"

    https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/gendering-modernism-9781350026247/
    https://tiborhargitai22.wordpress.com/2013/11/18/advice-on-writing-a-research-proposal/
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you for this, Lara! It seemed best in my context. Thank you also to Herbalchemist for suggesting "recommended reading" which I think would be good also. And thank you to everyone who took the time to make suggestions -- much appreciated.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: nothing "supports" your answer and asker won't give us any further context
2 days 4 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bibliography of recommended reading


Explanation:
Exemples de bibliographies orientatives: http://www.scottishwordimage.org/conferences/iawis2014/sessi...
http://histoire.umontreal.ca/fileadmin/Documents/FAS/histoir...

'Bibliography of Recommended Reading':
https://www.ancestrysolutions.com/referencecentre/misc/bibli...
http://www.glennbrownministries.com/uploads/Bibliography_of_...
https://iapp.org/media/pdf/certification/CIPP_C_Bibliography...

Peut-être 'Recommended Reading':
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bbm:978-0-387-68222-8/...

Herbmione Granger
Germany
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lorraine Dubuc: I like that
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lorraine :)
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Guidance for further reading


Explanation:
The French term does not seem to be widely used. But from looking at a few examples of its use (e.g. http://cfdip.uspc.fr/fr/formations/catalogue-des-formations/... it seems to be a list of references that enables readers to find their bearings within a given discipline. This makes me think of "guidance for further reading" in English (e.g. http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-978019...

David Hayes
France
Local time: 21:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
preliminary reading


Explanation:
..a suggestion

Laurence Fogarty
Italy
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of: English
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