Extract Book Reference Lists & Bibliographies
Instantly digitize footnotes, reading lists, and printed bibliographies from non-fiction books with AI document vision.
The Use Case
Non-fiction books, academic papers, and historical essays contain rich bibliographies citing seminal works. Capturing these references usually requires manually typing dozens of long titles and authors into search boxes. FoldMarker solves this by parsing structured reference pages directly from smartphone photos, matching citations against official catalog records and linking them back to the parent volume.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Photograph the Printed Reference Page
Take a clear, flat, well-lit picture of the book's bibliography or "Further Reading" section with your phone.
Select Bibliography Mode in FoldMarker
Open the FoldMarker scanner and toggle on Bibliography Mode to optimize parsing for academic citation formats.
Upload and Set Parent Book Context
Upload the photograph. You'll be prompted to enter the title of the book you're reading to preserve the source context.
Batch Resolve and Save to Bookshelf
Our backend resolves official covers, ISBNs, and descriptions in the background, adding the resolved books directly to your shelf.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bibliography Mode?
Bibliography Mode is an AI prompt configuration designed to parse academic citations (APA, MLA, Chicago) and link the citations back to the source book as their provenance.
Can it read multi-column reference pages?
Yes. The Gemini vision model handles multi-column layouts, footnotes, and numbered list structures effortlessly.
What if an out-of-print citation isn't in Google Books?
FoldMarker queries Open Library and keyless ISBN registries. If metadata is incomplete, you can edit or enrich the custom entry manually at any time.