Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium Sized Libraries and Media Centers, 1999


Book Description

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




Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers 2000


Book Description

Published with reference work and collection development in mind, this text will allow librarians to locate the best works in a given field, consult other published reviews, and compare price, scope and coverage of reference books in a particular subject area.




Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers, 2002


Book Description

Essential for reference work and indispensable for collection development, this classic guide 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 edition have been selected from American Reference Books Annual (Libraries Unlimited) as the best works for smaller libraries. A must if your budget precludes ARBA, this cost-effective, time-saving tool also makes an excellent supplement.




Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers, 2001


Book Description

This title identifies and describes hundreds of the most valuable references for smaller libraries. It covers books and electronic resources and each entry is coded for college, public and school libraries. It also furnishes bibliographic and ordering information, and is thoroughly indexed.




Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers


Book Description

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.










Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers, 1991


Book Description

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.




Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers, 1988


Book Description

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.