Are there any downloadable "master lists" for the Citation/Bibliography function in Word?

Win11​

I am using Word 2024.

Under the "References" tab, Word allows you to insert citations (footnotes, endnotes) from a bibliography of sources. When navigating to:

REFERENCES > MANAGE SOURCES

it displays the "Source Manager" with a "Master List." However, the master list starts completely empty and must be populated manually by the user, which makes the whole feature impractical for my workflow.

Does anyone know if there are pre-existing, already-created "master lists" of books, articles, etc., that can be imported directly into Word's source manager?

You mean the layout, the format, the structure of the citations list?
I think that's what these MS articles are trying to guide you through -
Add citations in a Word document - MSSupport
Add or change sources, citations, and bibliographies - MSSupport


Best of luck,
Denis

Try3 said:

You mean the layout, the format, the structure of the citations list?

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No.

Try googling 'citation database'. I doubt you'll find anything that's both free and helpful in your situation. How many citations do you have, that makes populating them 'impractical'?

mngerhold said:

How many citations do you have, that makes populating them 'impractical'?

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From over the decades? . . . thousands.

So, . . . populating Word's bibliography, so that I could use it for citations? That would be entering the "seventh circle of hell."