The major British sources of information on refernce books are surveyed in order to give American librarians an insight into what is available of British origin, and possibly aid the book-selection of British material. (1 reference) (Author/NH)

Items considered to be a basic reference collection in the area of thoroughbred breeding and racing are given along with annotations which identify the content, usage and value of the particular item in the complete collection. (7 references) (Author/NH)

Describes various reference tools that would be useful to urban researchers, including bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, yearbooks, and directories on urban studies, political science, and economics. (For journal availability, see UD 509 682.) (Author/MJL)

Names and types of career information publications that are frequently available in secondary schools are listed, showing the percent of schools that had each publication and the ranking of its availability. Descriptive information on some of the publications listed in the table is also included. (CT)

Lists a selection of Canadian reference materials with annotations for 1978, together with a list of new editions. (CWM)

Compares/contrasts InfoTrac and ProQuest primarily as full-text resources to supplement retrieval of references contained in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) database. These databases are analyzed by examining their scope in terms of the number and types of serials covered within specific areas using…

This resource list was developed as part of the Emerging Scholars in K-12 Service-Learning Research Seminar, held at the University of Maryland on June 14-16, 2007 and hosted by The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland; the Center for Youth and Communities, Brandeis University;…

This assessment of 62 reference sources that contain information on U.S. art (classical) music of the twentieth century examines the following categories of sources: (1) Pilot Sources; (2) Lexica; (3) Histories and Chronologies; (4) Gesamtausgaben, Denkmaler, and Thematic catalogs; (5) Indexes and Bibliographies of Literature; (6) Lists of Music…

Intended as an orientation for music librarians unfamiliar with the film music field, this presentation addresses the most common film music questions received from library patrons, including queries about composers, soundtrack albums, the subject of the music, and scores, and describes the basic film music reference sources to consult for…

Defines the terms necessary to developing a theory of library reference work. (PF)

This expanded listing includes many of the dissertations and Masters theses previously listed in the catalog, doctoral dissertations in the Health and Behavioral Sciences. The psychology titles have been placed in a separate publication. Titles in this catalog are listed alphabetically by author under 35 key subject headings. Doctoral…

This bibliography presents a compilation of Agriculture and Agronomy doctoral research for the years 1973-1976. Each of the 3,386 doctoral dissertations cited herein has been accepted by accredited degree-granting universities in North America and published by University Microfilms International (UMI). Dissertations are arranged alphabetically in…

This bibliography presents a subject/author listing of 3,200 doctoral dissertations available from University Microfilms International (UMI). Publication dates range from 1950 to 1975, with a few earlier studies included. Each entry includes author, full title of study, degree earned, degree granting institution, date of degree, number of…

Over 6,300 doctoral dissertation titles relevant to the study of computer and information sciences are cited in this publication. Titles cover the full range of computer and information sciences activities including: (1) automatic theory; (2) modeling; (3) operations research; (4) programming; (5) hardware design; (6) logic elements; and (7) data…

This bibliography lists 916 selected doctoral dissertations and 49 selected masters theses written from 1975-1977 at accredited North American universities on topics in various areas of computer hardware and software, and information science and documentation. This work supplements an earlier bibliography published by University Microfilms…