Encyclopedias, subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, indexes, almanacs, directories, handbooks, bibliographies, government documents, and monographs with copyright information are included in this guide to reference sources. It is intended as an introduction to some reference sources on copyright and does not claim to contain all the sources…

Designed to introduce the student to some of the major bibliographic tools of political science found in the Raymond H. Fogler Library of the University of Maine at Orono, this guide provides a systematic approach to information sources in the manner of a pathfinder. Beginning with a list of articles that are useful for defining scope, the guide…

Presents findings of a survey of 63 ALA-accredited library education programs asked to list specific titles presented in their reference courses. Tables provide data from 31 schools: total number presented at each; total number by category; specific titles by category; and distribution by number and by category. (JD)

The emphasis in the selectively annotated bibliography is primarily on nonvocational adult education. The 1,756 entries are grouped into four large categories, with subdivisions: general (bibliographies, yearbooks and directories, encyclopedias, and periodicals); social and educational background (general works, history of education, and mass…

This handbook serves as an introduction to the research literature in the various fields of education, citing those titles considered to be most useful to the graduate student or advanced undergraduate making his first acquaintance with educational research. The first part, Educational Research--General, cites and annotates those tools with which…