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

Essential for reference work and indispensable for collection development, this book is comprehensive yet deceptively efficient- it helps you quickly and easily 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 ^IAmerican Reference Books Annual^R as the best works for smaller libraries. This time-saving tool makes an excellent supplement for your library; if your budget precludes ^IARBA^R this guide is must. With reference costs rising and budgets tightening, a library needs the kind of help in selection and collection development that this book provides.

A reference book on reference books, this volume aids libraries in the selection of materials by recommending sources in a wide range of subject areas. Entries consist of brief reviews from the current edition of American Reference Books Annual, selected according to the work's relevance to the small or mid-sized library. Entries are grouped by discipline (e.g. humanities, and science and technology) and then by topic area (e.g. agricultural sciences, engineering, high technology). Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR