Reference Librarian's Bible

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.

• PrefaceChapter 1 General Reference WorksDictionariesEnglish-Language DictionariesUnabridged DictionariesDesk DictionariesEtymological DictionariesSpecialty DictionariesThesauriVisual DictionariesBilingual DictionariesArabicChineseFrenchGermanHebrewKoreanLatinRussianSpanishVietnameseEncyclopediasAlmanacs and CalendarsAtlases and GeographyAtlasesAtlases of the WorldAtlases of the United StatesGazetteersBiographyUnited StatesGreat BritainCultural and Social NormsQuotationsUsage and StyleEnglish-Language Style GuidesCitation ManualsChapter 2 Social SciencesDictionaries and EncyclopediasIssues and TrendsGender IssuesImmigrationCrimeExtremismPolitical Science and LawU.S. Government and PoliticsThe Supreme Court and the U.S. ConstitutionLawInternational InformationHandbooksThe United NationsPsychologySociology and AnthropologyDictionaries and EncyclopediasRace and EthnicityModern Social IssuesPopular CultureEncyclopediasThe Internet and Popular CultureCustoms and CulturesFoodLanguages and LinguisticsMedia and CommunicationsBusiness and EconomicsBusinessDictionaries and EncyclopediasCompany InformationThe EconomyEncyclopediasEconomic DataEducationStatistics, Data, and DemographyU.S. StatisticsU.S. CensusWorld StatisticsHistorical StatisticsChapter 3 History and Area StudiesHistorical AtlasesAntiquityThe United StatesGeneral WorksAfrican American HistoryNative AmericaLatin AmericaWorld HistoryEuropeAfricaThe Middle EastAsia and AustraliaMilitary HistoryGenealogyChapter 4 HumanitiesArtFine ArtsApplied ArtsLiteratureAmerican LiteratureWorld LiteratureChildren's LiteraturePerforming ArtsFilmTheater and DanceMusicPhilosophyReligion and BeliefsAntiquityJudaism and ChristianityGeneral WorksThe BibleIslamBuddhismWorld Religions and Belief SystemsChapter 5 SciencesGeneral SourcesDictionaries and EncyclopediasBiographyBiologyGeneral TopicsAnimals in GeneralDogs and CatsBirdsFish and ReptilesInsectsBotany, Plants, and TreesAgricultureAstronomyEarth SciencesGeologyClimate and WeatherWater and the OceansMathematicsPhysics and ChemistryTechnologyChapter 6 Health SciencesDictionariesTopical ResourcesHandbooksConsumer InformationOnline ResourcesWomen's HealthProfessional InformationDrug InformationAnatomyAlternative MedicineNutritionVeterinary MedicineHealth StatisticsSubject IndexTitle Index

Libraries without access to ARBA or ARBAonline should consider this reasonably priced title. Library and information science students will also find it beneficial.