Overview
Essential for reference work and indispensable for collection development, this book helps you quickly identify the best, most affordable, and most appropriate new reference titles in any given field. The approximately 500 books reviewed in this 23rd annual edition have been selected from American Reference Books Annual (Libraries Unlimited, 2003) as the best works for smaller libraries. A must if your budget precludes ARBA, this time-saving tool also makes an excellent supplement.
Synopsis
Containing 548 unabridged book reviews chosen from the current edition of American Reference Books Annual, this volume aims to assist smaller libraries in the systematic selection of suitable reference materials for their collections. Titles reviewed include dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, directories, bibliographies, guides, atlases, gazetteers, and other types of ready-reference tools. Four main subdivisions—general reference works, social sciences, humanities, and science and technology—are further divided into smaller topical categories. All reviews provide complete ordering and bibliographic information. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR