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Whitely, Faye McConnell – 1987
Designed to assist the librarian and/or teacher by serving as a checklist for a basic collection of reference materials, this annotated bibliography presents a list of reference sources that are appropriate for Alabama students in grades 7 through 12. The reference materials are intended to support the curriculum of a comprehensive public…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Atlases, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
Peer reviewedBailey, Edgar C., Jr. – RQ, 1985
A survey of 75 small academic libraries reveals that most hold reasonably current editions of four or five different general encyclopedias with considerable agreement on most popular titles. Encyclopedias are used primarily for ready reference and general introductions to research topics; new editions are purchased at least every five years. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, Higher Education
