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Peer reviewedMcIlvaine, Eileen – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Reviews 20 selected reference works published in 1991 and 1992 with purchasing recommendations for academic libraries. Titles are grouped under the following headings: National Bibliographies, Abbreviations, Librarianship, Religion, Mythology, Literature, Music, Art and Architecture, Popular Culture, Women's Studies, Area Studies, and Health…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSheehy, Eugene P. – College and Research Libraries, 1971
The purpose of this list is to present a selection of recent scholarly and foreign works of interest to reference workers in university libraries. It is neither well balanced nor comprehensive. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Library Materials, Reference Materials
Peer reviewedMcIlvaine, Eileen – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Reviews recent reference works and compares them, as appropriate, to other works. Topics represented are the Internet, periodicals, religion, literature, women's studies, ethnic studies, United States history, English history, and French history. Brief descriptions of new editions of standard works is provided at the end of the article. (KRN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Ethnic Studies, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSheehy, Eugene P. – College and Research Libraries, 1971
A continuation of the semiannual series, this list presents a selection of recent scholarly and foreign works of interest to reference workers in university libraries. It is not intended to be well balanced or comprehensive. (34 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, College Libraries, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedPerk, Lawrence J. – College and Research Libraries, 1977
Two educational indexes' overlap of coverage is studied in terms of editorial policy, growth, and size of coverage, cover-to-cover vs. selective indexing, and the subject orientation of the periodicals concerned in order to compare two approaches to the same discipline. (Author/AP)
Descriptors: Education, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Librarians
Peer reviewedSheehy, Eugene P. – College and Research Libraries, 1981
Presents book reviews of recently published scholarly and general works of interest to reference workers in university libraries. The listing includes a brief roundup of new editions of standard works, continuations, and supplements. (RAA)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, College Libraries, Library Material Selection
Peer reviewedNolan, Christopher W. – College and Research Libraries, 1991
Discusses references collections in academic libraries and offers guidelines for placing materials in a reference collection that focus on their suitability for true reference functions and the expected frequency of use. Problems with poorly managed collections are discussed, and the importance of selection policies and weeding are emphasized. (37…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedMcIlvaine, Eileen – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Presents an annotated bibliography of 40 recent scholarly and general works of interest to reference workers in university libraries. Topics areas covered include philosophy, religion, language, literature, architecture, economics, law, area studies, Russia and the Soviet Union, women's studies, and Christopher Columbus. New editions and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Architecture, Area Studies
