diff --git a/cli/worblehat.py b/cli/worblehat.py
index 305eaff..3283441 100755
--- a/cli/worblehat.py
+++ b/cli/worblehat.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ q_edit_category = \
     'UPDATE category ' \
     'SET name=%(name)s ' \
     'WHERE id=%(id)s'
+q_add_bookreference = \
+    'INSERT INTO bookreference (book, reftype, value) ' \
+    'VALUES (%(isbn)s, %(reftype)s, %(value))'
 
 def connect_to_db():
     connection = pgdb.connect(database='oysteini_pbb2',
@@ -308,6 +311,23 @@ def do_action(connection, action):
                               {'isbn': action['isbn'],
                                'person_id': person,
                                'relation': relation})
+        if action['references']:
+            c.execute('SELECT referencetype.id FROM referencetype')
+            refs = c.fetchone()
+            for (reftype, reflist) in action['references'].items():
+                for ref in reflist:
+                    if ref in refs:
+                        c.execute(q_add_reference,
+                                  {'isbn': action['isbn'],
+                                   'reftype': reftype,
+                                   'value': ref})
+                    else:
+                        raise WorblehatException('%s is not in the defined references, please use a more general one' % reftype)
+
+class WorblehatException(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        Exception.__init__(self, msg)
+
 
 def commit_actions(connection, actions):
     for action in actions: