Subject Encyclopedias: User Guide, Review Citations, and Keyword Index [Parts I & II], Vol. 2

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Author: Allan N. Mirwis

ISBN-10: 1573561991

ISBN-13: 9781573561990

Category: Encyclopedias

This useful two-volume set will provide buyers of subject encyclopedias with a substantial amount of valuable information they can use in making their purchasing decisions. It will also provide all types of librarians and their patrons with a quick, one-stop method for locating the appropriate subject encyclopedias for their needs and for locating articles in the 100 encyclopedias. Librarians who specialize in bibliographic instruction will also find it to be a useful tool for teaching...

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This useful two-volume set will provide buyers of subject encyclopedias with a substantial amount of valuable information they can use in making their purchasing decisions. It will also provide all types of librarians and their patrons with a quick, one-stop method for locating the appropriate subject encyclopedias for their needs and for locating articles in the 100 encyclopedias. Librarians who specialize in bibliographic instruction will also find it to be a useful tool for teaching students how to locate needed information. Booknews This two-volume set provides review citations from nine important library publications for 1,000 subject encyclopedias. Each entry contains partial Library of Congress classification number, title of encyclopedia, authors/editors, publisher, publication date, number of volumes and pages, binding, price, review and award citations, number of OCLC libraries that carry this title as of January 1998, and Mirwis rating. Also contains a keyword index to the article titles in 100 top-rated encyclopedias. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

ContentsPart IPreface viiHow to Use this Guide viiiDartmouth Medal Award Winners and Recipients of Honorable Mention xiiiPart I: User Guide 1 Encyclopedias 3 Title Index 103Subject Headings Index 117Dewey Decimal Index 143 Publishers Index 160 Ratings Index 181ContentsPart IIHow to Use Part II of this Guide vAbbreviations viPart II: Keyword Index 199

\ BooknewsThis two-volume set provides review citations from nine important library publications for 1,000 subject encyclopedias. Each entry contains partial Library of Congress classification number, title of encyclopedia, authors/editors, publisher, publication date, number of volumes and pages, binding, price, review and award citations, number of OCLC libraries that carry this title as of January 1998, and Mirwis rating. Also contains a keyword index to the article titles in 100 top-rated encyclopedias. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)\ \