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Pointing the way to more than 3,000 print and electronic sources, this comprehensive guide offers 36 chapters on popular research areas, and 17 sections explaining the latest tools and techniques for researching any fact or topic. Edited by one of the foremost reference authorities.
Reviews (5)
Booklist Review
(It is Booklist policy that a book written or edited by a staff member receive a brief descriptive announcement rather than a recommending review.) Whiteley has assembled a comprehensive, timely guide to retrieving information from traditional libraries and archives as well as electronic sources, such as the Internet and "stand-alone" CD-ROM databases. (See also News & Views, p.1898.) ~--John Mort
Choice Review
Whiteley (ed. of Reference Books Bulletin) has compiled varied information into a single reference volume aimed at the general reader and undergraduate researcher. She involved an impressive group of editorial advisors (Betsy Baker and James Rettig, to name two) and contributors from academic, public, and specialized information environments. Whiteley refers to this research handbook as a "directory" of subject-related resources. Arranged in 36 topical chapters, the resources cover "popular research areas" ranging from agriculture to parenting to writing. Each chapter presents relevant citation information and brief annotations in the following format: guides to the literature, electronic sources (if available), periodicals, government publications and agencies, nonprofit associations, special collections, LC subject headings, and research centers. The sources cited are current and varied in format. Also included are sources widely regarded as standard reference tools. Preceding the topical chapters are 17 chapters that introduce high school, undergraduate, and independent researchers to the research process in libraries and the electronic transformation of information tools. The inconsistencies are few and minor (e.g., the chapter on agriculture is the only chapter with margin notes of directory information set in gray boxes). Recommended as a tool for public, secondary school, and undergraduate libraries. K. Sendi; University of Toledo
Library Journal Review
In this ambitious book, the editors try to cover sources of information, the electronic revolution in information dissemination, and 36 topics-ranging from genealogy to multiculturalism-chosen to reflect the questions librarians are most frequently asked. Unlike the New York Public Library Desk Reference and books of its type, this Guide does not offer answers to typical reference questions but serves as a point of departure for best investigating them. Whiteley and her impressive list of contributors have done a good job; this handbook could evolve into an extremely useful tool, though some problems still need to be worked out. For instance, the chapters on the electronic revolution are short and, like the beast itself, already out of date; no mention is made of Dialog's SourceOne delivery service, and NTIS's free bulletin board, FedWorld, is not listed even though it provides a single point of access to all other government Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). Sorely lacking from the topical chapters is any information on foreign countries (besides travel books) and international affairs in general. Overall, however, this is a good source of information if the reference librarian is otherwise engaged. It would be nice to see the next edition enlarged and enriched. Recommended for school and public libraries.-C. Christopher Pavek, Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett, Inc. Information Ctr., Washington, D.C. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
(It is Booklist policy that a book written or edited by a staff member receive a brief descriptive announcement rather than a recommending review.) Whiteley has assembled a comprehensive, timely guide to retrieving information from traditional libraries and archives as well as electronic sources, such as the Internet and stand-alone CD-ROM databases. (See also News & Views, p.1898.) (Reviewed July 1994)0679430601John Mort
Choice Review
Whiteley (ed. of Reference Books Bulletin) has compiled varied information into a single reference volume aimed at the general reader and undergraduate researcher. She involved an impressive group of editorial advisors (Betsy Baker and James Rettig, to name two) and contributors from academic, public, and specialized information environments. Whiteley refers to this research handbook as a "directory" of subject-related resources. Arranged in 36 topical chapters, the resources cover "popular research areas" ranging from agriculture to parenting to writing. Each chapter presents relevant citation information and brief annotations in the following format: guides to the literature, electronic sources (if available), periodicals, government publications and agencies, nonprofit associations, special collections, LC subject headings, and research centers. The sources cited are current and varied in format. Also included are sources widely regarded as standard reference tools. Preceding the topical chapters are 17 chapters that introduce high school, undergraduate, and independent researchers to the research process in libraries and the electronic transformation of information tools. The inconsistencies are few and minor (e.g., the chapter on agriculture is the only chapter with margin notes of directory information set in gray boxes). Recommended as a tool for public, secondary school, and undergraduate libraries.