Some of my BIB references have chapters, some don't. How is bibliography detail decided for each rating?

[Tony]

Fleet Subject Matter Experts (FSMEs) from your individual rating decide what detail should be given to reference material. While some rating FSMEs provide chapters or more detailed sections used to reference particular questions on the exam, others decide not to detail individual publications. Their decisions are based on a number of factors that include the overall number of references required for the entire bibliography, the importance of a particular reference to a rating, and the size of an individual reference. Another factor is reference accuracy and the publication date. No standard is set, giving FSMEs bibliography options to meet their individual rating needs.
 
Your exam is not a criterion-referenced exam - pass/fail. Rather, Navy exams are norm-referenced exams that enable the NAC to rank order candidates. Why is this important? Our goal is to allow the most qualified and most knowledgeable Sailors to garner the top FMS. The goal of FSMEs is to create an exam that allows the most qualified Sailor in each paygrade to get advanced; too much bibliography detail could advantage the best studiers rather than the most knowledgeable candidates. Additionally, FSMEs understand the demands required on Sailors every day, so they weigh the need to limit detailed bibliographies against the time required to prepare for an exam.