Index to American Reference Books Annual, 1990-1994

Index to American Reference Books Annual, 1990-1994
Author: D Aviva Rothschild
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1994-07-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781563082726

**** The annuals, to which this is the index, are cited in Sheehy and BCL3. This five-year index gives access to 8771 reviews of references reviewed in ARBA, volumes 16 through 20. **** American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) is an essential tool, not only for libraries, but for reference book publishers as well (we at Book News would not be without it), and is cited in BCL3, Sheehy, and Walford. This five-year cumulative index provides access by subject, title, and author to reviews of the 9,284 reference works covered in the last five volumes of ARBA. In addition to being used to locate reviews, the index also serves as an anlytical tool for collection evaluation and development and acquisitions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

1979-1990

1979-1990
Author: Henryk Sawoniak
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 1284
Release: 2012-02-14
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 3110975068

Olderr's Fiction Subject Headings

Olderr's Fiction Subject Headings
Author: Steven Olderr
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1991
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

A thesaurus for the subject cataloging of fiction.

To Be Continued

To Be Continued
Author: Hope Apple
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2000-10-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0313095981

Keeping track of prolific authors who write fiction series was quite challenging for even the most ardent fan until To Be Continueddebuted in 1995. Noew, readers will be happy that the soon-to-be-released second edition has added 1,600 new books and 400 new series. To Be Continued, Second Edition, maintians the first volume's successful formula that featured concise A-to-Z entries packed with useful information, including titles, publishers, publication dates, genre categories, annotations, and subject terms. Among the genre categories that can be found in To Be Continued are romance, science fiction, crime novel, horror, adventure, fantasy, humor, western, war, Christian fiction, and others.

Guides to Library Collection Development

Guides to Library Collection Development
Author: John Thomas Gillespie
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 464
Release: 1994-08-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Intended to enhance collection development in school, public, and college libraries, this volume lists and annotates approximately 1,500 significant bibliographies published from 1985 through 1993, with some earlier but still useful publications. Annotations indicate scope of the work, size (often the number of entries), kinds of material included, purpose, arrangement, nature of entries, indexes, special features, and a recommendation. Author, title, and subject indexes provide easy access to the entries. With its deep and comprehensive coverage, this work will help not only in the process of selecting and acquiring materials for the library but also in the process of identification of items for reference, readers' advisory, interlibrary loan, and collection evaluation.

American Reference Books Annual

American Reference Books Annual
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1994
Genre: Reference books
ISBN:

1970- issued in 2 vols.: v. 1, General reference, social sciences, history, economics, business; v. 2, Fine arts, humanities, science and engineering.

Silent Mystery and Detective Movies

Silent Mystery and Detective Movies
Author: Ken Wlaschin
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2009-10-21
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786454296

The silent film era was known in part for its cliffhanger serials and air of suspense that kept audiences returning to theaters week after week. Icons such as Douglas Fairbanks, Laurel and Hardy, Lon Chaney and Harry Houdini were among those who graced the dark and shadowy screen. This reference guide to silent films with mystery and detective content lists more than 1,500 titles in one of entertainment's most popular and enduring genres. While most of the films examined are from North America, mystery films from around the world are included.