Divided into dedicated categories about the subjects most meaningful to librarians, this valuable resource reviews 500 texts across all major fields.
Drawing on their collective experience in reference services and sifting through nearly 30,000 reviews in ARBAonline, editors Steven Sowards, associate director for collection at Michigan State University Libraries, and Juneal Chenoweth, editor of American Reference Books Annual, curated this collection of titles, most of which have been published since 2000, to serve collections and reference librarians in academic and public libraries.
From the Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences and Encyclopedia of the Civil War to the Encyclopedia of Physics, Encyclopedia of Insects, and Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants to the formidable Oxford English Dictionary, The Reference Librarian's Bible encompasses every subject imaginable and will be your first stop for choosing and evaluating your library's collections as well as for answering patrons' questions.
Edited by:
Steven W. Sowards,
Juneal Chenoweth
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 794g
ISBN: 9781440860614
ISBN 10: 1440860610
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 26 July 2018
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Chapter 1 General Reference Works Dictionaries English-Language Dictionaries Unabridged Dictionaries Desk Dictionaries Etymological Dictionaries Specialty Dictionaries Thesauri Visual Dictionaries Bilingual Dictionaries Arabic Chinese French German Hebrew Korean Latin Russian Spanish Vietnamese Encyclopedias Almanacs and Calendars Atlases and Geography Atlases Atlases of the World Atlases of the United States Gazetteers Biography United States Great Britain Cultural and Social Norms Quotations Usage and Style English-Language Style Guides Citation Manuals Chapter 2 Social Sciences Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Issues and Trends Gender Issues Immigration Crime Extremism Political Science and Law U.S. Government and Politics The Supreme Court and the U.S. Constitution Law International Information Handbooks The United Nations Psychology Sociology and Anthropology Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Race and Ethnicity Modern Social Issues Popular Culture Encyclopedias The Internet and Popular Culture Customs and Cultures Food Languages and Linguistics Media and Communications Business and Economics Business Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Company Information The Economy Encyclopedias Economic Data Education Statistics, Data, and Demography U.S. Statistics U.S. Census World Statistics Historical Statistics Chapter 3 History and Area Studies Historical Atlases Antiquity The United States General Works African American History Native America Latin America World History Europe Africa The Middle East Asia and Australia Military History Genealogy Chapter 4 Humanities Art Fine Arts Applied Arts Literature American Literature World Literature Children's Literature Performing Arts Film Theater and Dance Music Philosophy Religion and Beliefs Antiquity Judaism and Christianity General Works The Bible Islam Buddhism World Religions and Belief Systems Chapter 5 Sciences General Sources Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Biography Biology General Topics Animals in General Dogs and Cats Birds Fish and Reptiles Insects Botany, Plants, and Trees Agriculture Astronomy Earth Sciences Geology Climate and Weather Water and the Oceans Mathematics Physics and Chemistry Technology Chapter 6 Health Sciences Dictionaries Topical Resources Handbooks Consumer Information Online Resources Women's Health Professional Information Drug Information Anatomy Alternative Medicine Nutrition Veterinary Medicine Health Statistics Subject Index Title Index
Steven W. Sowards is associate director for collections and past head of reference at the Michigan State University Libraries. He has written scores of reviews and articles on the reference world and print-to-digital migration of library resources. Juneal Chenoweth is an historian and long-time editor of America: History and Life. Managing editor of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) and ARBAonline, Chenoweth works with an advisory board to track the reference world for librarians and educators.
Reviews for The Reference Librarian's Bible: Print and Digital Reference Resources Every Library Should Own
The entries in this curated collection are authoritative, reliable reference resources that have stood the test of time and are in widespread use in U.S. libraries. . . . This is a useful compilation of trusted reference tools. Summing Up: Recommended. Professionals. - Choice This will be a good checklist for many libraries, predominantly academic institutions, to use to evaluate their collections. Specialized libraries should also benefit by exploring the titles in their particular areas, such as science or the health sciences. Reasonably priced for a very useful tool, this volume should be considered by other libraries as well. - ARBA Libraries without access to ARBA or ARBAonline should consider this reasonably priced title. Library and information science students will also find it beneficial. - Library Journal
