List every book, paper, and source mentioned in a piece of content
A clean, deduplicated reading list of the books, papers, people, and works referenced in a transcript or article.
The prompt
Extract every reference to a book, paper, article, study, film, artwork, or other work mentioned in this content.
Content type: [podcast transcript / lecture / article / video transcript / book chapter]
What I'll use the list for: [e.g. "build my reading list", "check the speaker's sources"]
Content:
[PASTE]
Rules:
- Only include works actually mentioned or clearly alluded to. Do not add related works that aren't there.
- Record each reference as it appears. If the title or author is incomplete or garbled (common in transcripts), give your best identification and mark it [UNCERTAIN], with the exact words used.
- Merge repeated mentions of the same work.
- Don't invent publication years, links, or authors that weren't stated. If you add them from general knowledge, mark them [VERIFY].
Return a table with columns:
- Work (title)
- Creator (author, director, artist)
- Type (book, paper, film, etc.)
- How it was used (one line: cited as evidence, recommended, criticized, passing mention)
- Where it appears (timestamp or quote snippet)
Then:
1. The 3-5 references most central to the content's argument, and why.
2. Any claims attributed to a source that seem worth checking.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- e.g. "build my reading list", "check the speaker's sources"
- PASTE
- UNCERTAIN
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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