Recommended Reference Books For Small And Medium Sized Libraries And Media Centers 1994

An annotated bibliography listing general reference works as well as those on social sciences, humanities, and science and technology

Identifies and describes some 600 of the most useful and affordable reference sources available, with the needs of small and medium-sized school, public, academic, and special libraries in mind. Reviews are selected from American Reference Books Annual 1999, covering reference titles published in 1998, with a few from 1997. Detailed and often evaluative annotations written by practicing librarians and subject specialists examine the nature, scope, and usability of each work. In many cases reviews from professional journals are cited and materials are compared to similar works. Each entry includes complete bibliographic and ordering information. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

An annotated bibliography listing general reference works as well as those on social sciences, humanities, and science and technology

Essential for reference work and indispensable for collection development, this book allows librarians to locate the best new works in a given field through its convenient subject arrangement; to consult other published reviews from the citations provided; and to compare price, scope, and coverage of reference books in a particular subject area.

An annotated bibliography listing general reference works as well as those on social sciences, humanities, and science and technology

An annotated bibliography listing general reference works as well as those on social sciences, humanities, and science and technology