Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers
Price: $70.00
ISBN13: 9781591583806
ISBN10: 1591583802
Book code: LU3802
Libraries Unlimited
Hardcover
| 376 pages
Publication Date: 04/30/2006
Series: Recommended Reference Books
DESCRIPTION
Based on the highly acclaimed reviews of American Reference Books Annual, RRB features only those resources that have been recommended for purchase by small and medium-sized academic, public, or school libraries. Written by over 200 subject specialists, the reviews will help librarians quickly identify the best, most affordable, and most appropriate new reference materials in any given field. All reviewer comments?both positive and negative?have been retained, since even recommended works may be weak in one respect or another. If your budget precludes ARBA, this tool will provide you with the necessary information for the development of your collection.
Essential for collection development specialists in small and medium-sized libraries, RRB will help users quickly identify the best, most affordable, and most appropriate new reference materials in any field.
REVIEWS
"Whether you are a new library director making reference selections for the first time, a librarian who has to make selections for a new program on your campus, or you have used the reviews in this title for many years, you will find this reference selection resource very useful....Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers should be found on the shelf in every acquisition librarians' office."?
"It is often difficult to keep up with all reference reviews during any given period, due to both time and budget constraints, so a title like this one can certainly be appreciated. Most small and medium-sized libraries have limited reference budgets, which makes this title an excellent purchase when compared with the all-encompasing ARBA publication."?
TITLE FEATURES
Features 530 critical reviews of reference books, CD-ROMs, and Web sites from the years 2004-2006 written by academic, public, and school librarians or professionals in the field. The reviews are selected based on their appropriateness for school libraries, small college libraries, or small public libraries (i.e., lower priced, highest quality, etc.), and feature a coded letter (i.e., C, P, S) indicating the type of library for which the medium is recommended. The reviews are pulled from ARBA 2006.
Shannon Graff Hysell