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Coutts, Brian E.; LaGuardia, Cheryl – Library Journal, 2010
The lyrics from the Ervin Drake song made famous by Frank Sinatra, "It Was a Very Good Year," kept coming to mind in 2010, despite the economy. While the quantity of works produced declined, and publishers suffered along with everyone else, there was no diminution in quality. With reduced budgets for collections, librarians were forced to make…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Library Materials, Library Services, Web Sites
Lang, Jovian P.; O'Gorman, Jack – 2000
Completely revised and updated from the last edition (1992), this annotated, evaluative bibliography presents more than 1,000 outstanding titles chosen for their quality, economy, and availability. Thirty-six chapters describe and judge these affordable paperbacks for libraries with limited budgets. Subject matter includes: general reference, area…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Information Sources, Library Collection Development, Library Materials

Fedunok, Suzanne – RQ, 1996
Presents a list of commonly used elements found in a number of electronic information collection development policy statements collected by an American Library Association committee. The article concludes with a selected annotated bibliography of 14 sources relating to collection development policies for electronic information resources.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Electronic Text, Information Sources, Library Collection Development

Harley, Bruce – Reference Services Review, 1991
Presents sources of United Nations information that may serve as a collection development guide for librarians. The distinction between United Nations publications and documents is discussed, and publications are listed in the categories of basic information sources, indexes, treaty sources, and statistical sources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Indexes, Information Sources, International Organizations

Gelfand, Julia – Reference Librarian, 1999
Includes citations to five articles written by Charles Bunge related to reference sources and provides an overview of his views on reference materials. Highlights include sources with the most information; images and illustrative material, especially in light of technology; and collection development, including reviewing tools. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Illustrations, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Association for Library Service to Children, Chicago, IL. – 1996
This edition of the guide to Newbery and Caldecott Awards provides an annotated listing of winning children's books since the inception of the awards (1922 and 1938 respectively) through the 1996 selections. The annotations serve as a reliable source for collection development, reader's advisory, curriculum development, and other programs. The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Authors, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development
Gamon, Catherine, Comp. – 1989
The bibliography of information sources for college and university students wishing to study, work, or travel abroad consists of three major section. The first is a list of 50 key organizations and publishers that can furnish publications lists or free information on study/work/travel abroad. The second section identifies 37 reference materials…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Sources, International Education, Library Collection Development

Brown, Cecelia M.; Murphy, Teri J. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 2000
This annotated bibliography serves as a template for a comprehensive collection of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) resources. Bibliographic and access information for the standards, reports, journals, monographs and monographic series important for the creation of an up-to-date and complete RUME collection are given.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Resources, Higher Education, Information Sources

McCullough, James, Comp. – 1988
A bibliography of materials recommended for inclusion in a literacy library includes over 160 citations of books, textbooks, curriculum guides, and other resources on several areas related to literacy education. In each citation, basic bibliographic information is given and the item's classification as to skill level, language skill, and topic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, English (Second Language), Information Sources, Library Collection Development

Page, Penny Booth – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1986
Provides guidelines for locating alcohol research information and building library collections on alcohol. Resource organizations, including government agencies, research institutions, and publishers, are identified and several access tools are described. The future directions of alcohol research and its dissemination are discussed. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Databases, Federal Government, Government Publications

Atkins, Stephen – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1986
Considers the research value of four types of newsletters on arms control, disarmament, and peace: direct-action, informational, scholarly, and single-issue. An annotated list of 58 newsletters includes those considered most significant of their type and recommended for library collections. (EM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Disarmament, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Denman-West, Margaret W. – 1998
Designed to serve as an access point to children's literature for researchers, librarians, teachers, parents, and young people, this single-volume guide covers reference materials published from 1985 through 1997. More than 325 information sources have been identified, reviewed, and individually evaluated, with entries ranging from theoretical…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fiction, Information Sources

Mount, Ellis, Ed. – Science and Technology Libraries, 1989
Selected collections of scientific and technical archives and manuscripts described in eight articles include the Edison Archives; American Museum of Natural History Library; MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Institute Archives and Special Collections; National Archives; Dard Hunter Paper Museum; American Zoo and Aquarium Archives; and…
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Databases, Information Sources, Library Collection Development
Dowd, Alice – Library Journal, 1992
Briefly describes the current recovery movement with its support groups for addicts and their relatives and friends. The response of publishers to this movement is also noted. An annotated bibliography lists resources for information related to alcoholism, codependency, drug addiction, dysfunctional families, food addiction, religious addiction,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Annotated Bibliographies, Drug Addiction, Information Sources
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1989
Three bibliographies list resources (most published in the 1980s) for institutions of higher education concerned with foreign student recruitment, admissions, and advising. The annotated bibliography on foreign student recruitment lists 22 references addressing both policy formulation and admissions and recruiting implementation. Source and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Admission, Foreign Student Advisers, Foreign Students
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