Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers: 2015 Edition, Volume 35 / Edition 35

by Shannon Graff Hysell

Overview

An essential resource for collection development specialists in small and medium-sized libraries, this guide identifies the highest quality, most affordable, and most appropriate new reference materials in any field.

Culling the top reviews from the latest edition of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), all of the titles in Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers are well reviewed and have price points that will appeal to libraries with tight budgets. This invaluable guidebook gives collection development librarians working in small to medium-sized libraries the best information for choosing new titles for their libraries from the thouands of new reference products (both print and online) that became available in 2014.

As with previous editions, readers are assured fair and accurate assessments because all of the reviews are written by experts in the library field and present both positive and negative aspects of the product. Each critical review is coded to clearly indicate which type of library the publication is appropriate for—C for college, P for public, and/or S for school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440837579
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/28/2015
Series:	Recommended Reference Books
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Shannon Graff Hysell has been editor of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) and Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers for the past 15 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Contributors xiii

Journals Cited xix

Part I General Reference Works

1 General Reference Works

Almanacs 3

Biography 4

Directories 5

Handbooks and Yearbooks 6

Periodicals and Serials 7

Part II Social Sciences

2 Area Studies

General Works 11

Handbooks and Yearbooks 11

United States 12

General Works 12

Africa 14

Ethiopia 14

Middle East 15

Iran 15

3 Economics and Business

General Works 17

Bibliography 17

Biography 18

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 18

Directories 19

Handbooks and Yearbooks 20

Business Services and Investment Guides 22

Handbooks and Yearbooks 22

Consumer Guides 23

Handbooks and Yearbooks 23

Finance and Banking 23

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 23

Handbooks and Yearbooks 25

Insurance 25

Directories 25

International Business 26

General Works 26

Handbooks and Yearbooks 26

Labor 27

Career Guides 27

Handbooks and Yearbooks 30

Management 32

Handbooks and Yearbooks 32

Marketing and Trade 33

Handbooks and Yearbooks 33

4 Education

General Works 35

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 35

Directories 35

Handbooks and Yearbooks 36

Elementary and Secondary Education 39

Handbooks and Yearbooks 39

Higher Education 45

Directories 45

Handbooks and Yearbooks 46

5 Ethnic Studies and Anthropology

Anthropology 49

Archaeology 49

Handbooks and Yearbooks 49

General Works 49

Handbooks and Yearbooks 49

Ethnic Studies 51

General Works 51

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 51

African Americans 53

Indians of North America 53

6 Genealogy and Heraldry

Genealogy 55

7 Geography and Travel Guides

Geography 57

General Works 57

Atlases 57

Catalogs and Collections 59

Handbooks and Yearbooks 59

Travel Guides 60

8 History

American History 63

Bibliography 63

Catalogs and Collections 64

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 66

Handbooks and Yearbooks 68

African History 76

Asian History 77

European History 79

World History 80

9 Law

General Works 83

Handbooks and Yearbooks 83

Criminology and Criminal Justice 91

Human Rights 97

10 Library and Information Science and Publishing and Bookselling

Library and Information Science 101

Reference Works 101

Bibliography 101

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 104

Handbooks and Yearbooks 105

Libraries 107

College and Research Libraries 107

Public Libraries 109

School Libraries 109

Special Topics 111

Archives 111

Cataloging and Classification 112

Children's and Young Adult Services 114

Collection Development 117

Digitization and Digital Libraries 119

Evaluation and Assessment 120

Fundraising 120

Information Literacy 121

Intellectual Freedom 123

Library Management 124

Library Outreach 124

Readers' Advisory 125

Publishing and Bookselling 127

Handbooks and Yearbooks 127

11 Military Studies

General Works 129

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 129

Handbooks and Yearbooks 131

Army 134

Navy 135

Weapons and Warfare 136

12 Political Science

General Works 137

Handbooks and Yearbooks 137

International Organizations 138

Politics and Government 139

United States 139

Biography 139

Catalogs and Collections 140

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 142

Directories 144

Handbooks and Yearbooks 144

13 Psychology, Parapsychology, and Occultism

Psychology 147

Directories 147

Handbooks and Yearbooks 148

14 Recreation and Sports

General Works 153

Handbooks and Yearbooks 153

Baseball 154

Bowling 156

Boxing 156

Fitness 157

Football 158

Martial Arts 159

Running 160

Soccer 160

Swimming 161

Tennis 162

15 Sociology

Death 165

Disabled 166

Family, Marriage, and Divorce 166

Handbooks and Yearbooks 166

Gay and Lesbian Studies 169

Poverty 170

Sex Studies 170

Social Welfare 171

Substance Abuse 172

16 Statistics, Demography, and Urban Studies

Demography 173

Handbooks and Yearbooks 173

Statistics 174

United States 174

Urban Studies 176

Handbooks and Yearbooks 176

17 Women's Studies

Biography 179

Catalogs and Collections 179

Handbooks and Yearbooks 180

Part III Humanities

18 Humanities in General

General Works 183

19 Communication and Mass Media

General Works 185

Handbooks and Yearbooks 185

Authorship 188

20 Decorative Arts

Collecting 191

Crafts 191

Fashion and Costume 192

21 Fine Arts

General Works 195

Catalogs and Collections 195

Handbooks and Yearbooks 197

Architecture 197

Photography 199

22 Language and Linguistics

General Works 201

English-Language Dictionaries 202

General Usage 202

Non-English-Language Dictionaries 203

23 Literature

General Works 205

Bibliography 205

Handbooks and Yearbooks 205

Children's and Young Adult Literature 209

Bibliography 209

Indexes 210

National Literature 211

American Literature 211

British Literature 215

Canadian Literature 217

Latin American Literature 217

Russian Literature 218

24 Music

General Works 221

Catalogs and Collections 221

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 222

Handbooks and Yearbooks 224

Musical Forms 226

Blues 226

Opera 227

Popular Music 228

25 Mythology, Folklore, and Popular Culture

Folklore 231

Mythology 231

Popular Culture 232

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 232

Handbooks and Yearbooks 234

26 Performing Arts

General Works 237

Biography 237

Directories 238

Dance 238

Bibliography 238

Film, Television, and Video 239

Biography 239

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 240

Handbooks and Yearbooks 241

Indexes 244

Theater 245

Catalogs and Collections 245

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 246

Handbooks and Yearbooks 246

27 Philosophy and Religion

Philosophy 249

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 249

Handbooks and Yearbooks 251

Religion 252

General Works 252

Atlases 252

Handbooks and Yearbooks 252

Christianity 253

Islam 254

Judaism 255

Sikhism 255

Part IV Science and Technology

28 Science and Technology in General

Catalogs and Collections 259

Handbooks and Yearbooks 260

29 Agricultural Sciences

Catalogs and Collections 263

Food Sciences and Technology 264

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 264

Handbooks and Yearbooks 265

Horticulture 267

Handbooks and Yearbooks 267

30 Biological Sciences

Biology 271

Botany 273

Natural History 277

Zoology 278

General Works 278

Handbooks and Yearbooks 278

Birds 280

Fishes 283

Insects 284

Mammals 285

Marine Animals 286

Reptiles and Amphibians 286

31 Engineering

General Works 289

Nuclear Engineering 289

32 Health Sciences

General Works 291

Biography 291

Catalogs and Collections 291

Handbooks and Yearbooks 292

Medicine 296

Alternative Medicine 296

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 296

Specific Diseases and Conditions 297

33 Technology

General Works 299

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 299

Handbooks and Yearbooks 300

34 Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Physical Sciences 301

Earth and Planetary Sciences 301

Astronomy 301

Climatology and Meteorology 302

Geology 302

Mineralogy 302

Paleontology 303

Mathematics 304

Handbooks and Yearbooks 304

35 Resource Sciences

Energy 307

Environmental Science 307

Handbooks and Yearbooks 307

36 Transportation

General Works 311

Author/Title Index 313

Subject Index 327

Editorial Reviews

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