# References `evidencelib` implements concepts and rules from belief-function theory, including Dempster-Shafer theory and Dezert-Smarandache theory. The following works are useful starting points: - Shafer, G. (1976). *A Mathematical Theory of Evidence*. Princeton University Press. - Smarandache, F., & Dezert, J. (eds.). *Advances and Applications of DSmT for Information Fusion*. - Dezert, J., & Smarandache, F. *An Introduction to DSmT*. - Zadeh, L. A. (1986). A simple view of the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence and its implication for the rule of combination. *AI Magazine*, 7(2), 85-90.