Blue book may refer to:

Academia and education

Blue book exam A blue book exam is a type of Test (student assessment), test administered at many Higher education, post-secondary schools in the United States. Blue book exams typically include one or more essays or short-answer questions. Sometimes the teache ...

, an essay test named for the "blue book" pamphlet testees write into * A component of the '' Blue and Brown Books'', containing lectures by Ludwig Wittgenstein in 1933 and 1934 * The

Bluebook ''The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation'' is a style guide that prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. It is taught and used at a majority of Law school in the United States, law schools in the United S ...

testing application by

College Board The College Board, styled as CollegeBoard, is an American not-for-profit organization that was formed in December 1899 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) to expand access to higher education. While the College Board is not an asso ...

used to administer digital SATs and AP exams * ''

The Oceanic Languages ''The Oceanic Languages'' is a 2002 reference work by John Lynch, Malcolm Ross, and Terry Crowley, about the Oceanic family of languages – a large subgroup within the Austronesian phylum. It is the only formal survey of the field and ...

'', a 2002 reference work by John Lynch, Malcolm Ross, and Terry Crowley commonly referred to as "the blue book"

Computing and technology

Blue Book (CD standard) The Blue Book is a compact disc standard developed in 1995 by Philips and Sony. It defines the Enhanced Music CD format (E-CD, also known as CD-Extra, CD-Plus and CD+), which combines audio tracks and data tracks on the same disc. The format was ...

, a compact disc media format *A common name of the book ''

Smalltalk Smalltalk is a purely object oriented programming language (OOP) that was originally created in the 1970s for educational use, specifically for constructionist learning, but later found use in business. It was created at Xerox PARC by Learni ...

-80: The Language and its Implementation'' *Blue Book protocol, the file transfer protocol of the Coloured Book protocols *The

Java Virtual Machine A Java virtual machine (JVM) is a virtual machine that enables a computer to run Java programs as well as programs written in other languages that are also compiled to Java bytecode. The JVM is detailed by a specification that formally descr ...

specification * Ingo Wegener's ''Blue Book'' (''The Complexity of Boolean Functions''), a circuit complexity textbook

Government and finance

* Blue book, the database of candidates who qualify for preselection in the

traineeship scheme of the European Commission The official traineeship scheme of the European Commission, also known as the Blue Book Traineeship, is a traineeship programme providing official in-service training with the European Commission. Aimed at young university graduates, it has been r ...

* The Diplomatic Bluebook of Japan, an annual report on Japan's foreign policy

United Kingdom

* British Blue Books, collections of diplomatic correspondence * United Kingdom National Accounts – "The Blue Book", an annual report * The "

Treachery of the Blue Books The Reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the State of Education in Wales, commonly referred to in Wales as "The Treason of the Blue Books" or "The Treachery of the Blue Books" () or just the "Blue Books" is a three-part publication by t ...

", a controversial 1847 British government report disparaging Wales * ''Blue Book'' (Bryce and Toynbee book), a government report on the Armenian genocide :*'' The Blue Book, Political Truth or Historical Fact'', a 2009 documentary film about the report

United States

* Blue Book (FCC) (''Public Service Responsibility of Broadcast Licensees''), a 1946 report * ''Blue Book'' (United States Marine Corps), a bulletin listing the lineal precedence and seniority of Marine Corps officers * ''

Project Blue Book Project Blue Book was the code name for the systematic study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the United States Air Force from March 1952 to its termination on December 17, 1969. The project, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Fo ...

'', a U.S. Air Force study on UFOs in the 1950s and 1960s * ''

Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States ''Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States'' was a drill manual written by Inspector General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben during the American Revolutionary War. Commissioned to train troops at Valley Forge, Ste ...

'', a Revolutionary War drill manual colloquially referred to as the "Blue Book" * Blue Book, American name for a World War II Japanese naval code * The ''Blue Book'' of Denver society, originally by Louise Sneed Hill * ''The Blue Book of the

John Birch Society The John Birch Society (JBS) is an American right-wing political advocacy group. Founded in 1958, it is anti-communist, supports social conservatism, and is associated with ultraconservative, radical right, far-right, right-wing populist, and ...

'', a transcript of the society's founding meeting * The Blue Book Network, a US media company

State government information registers

* Official Manual State of Missouri ("Missouri Blue Book") * Oregon Blue Book * Tennessee Blue Book * Wisconsin Blue Book

Transportation

* Aircraft bluebook, a digest of used general aviation aircraft in the US *

Automobile Blue Book The ''Automobile Blue Book'' was an American Book series, series of road Guide book, guides for driving, motoring travelers in the United States and Canada published between 1901 and 1929. It was best known for its point-to-point road directions ...

, an American intercity transportation guide (1901–1929) *

Kelley Blue Book Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc. (KBB) is an American vehicle valuation and automotive research company. Based in Irvine, California, the company is owned by the Cox Automotive subsidiary of Cox Enterprises. History The company began as the Kelley ...

, an automotive appraisal guide from the company of the same name

Other uses

* ''The

: A Uniform System of Citation'', a US legal citation style guide * ''Blue Book'' (magazine) (1905–1975) * ''Blue Book'' (racing), a list of thoroughbred racehorses * Little Blue Books, a 20th century paperback book series * Big Blue Books, a 20th century paperback book series * '' The Wee Blue Book'', a 2014 Scottish pro-independence publication * The '' WHO Blue Books'', classifying tumors, from the World Health Organization * '' IUPAC Blue Book'', common name for ''

Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry ''Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry'', commonly referred to by chemists as the ''Blue Book'', is a collection of recommendations on organic chemical nomenclature published at irregular intervals by the International Union of Pure and Applied C ...

'' * '' The Blue Book of Building and Construction'', a reference work for the construction industry * ''Project Blue Book'' (TV series), a 2019 History Channel science fiction series *'' Blaubuch'' ("Blue Book"), a list of culturally important sites in eastern Germany