Reference Services Review: Volume 14 Issue 2
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents
Ten Reference Books: A Selfish Selection for Survival
Charles D. PattersonThoughts of those situations I have been in that might find me on a deserted island quickly cross my mind and of these, one stands out as a genuine possibility. I was in the army…
Sources of Etymological Reference in the English Language
Richard A. GrayWhile granting Cowper the full poetic license he is entitled to, prosaically I must observe that it is not the syllables but rather the philogists who pant. They do indeed breathe…
American Choral Music of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Reference Services
Jocelyn L. LowAmerican choral music of the present day reflects the variety of styles found in vocal and instrumental music throughout the Western world during the twentieth century. However…
These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things: Reference Works for Genealogists
Sandra Shoiock RoffEach year, more than eighteen thousand visitors make their way into the United States History, Local History, and Genealogy Division of the New York Public Library, which contains…
Newspaper Indexing Using WordStar and Personal Pearl
Michael KneeIn June 1983, the libraries of the State University of New York at Albany acquired an Osborne Executive I microcomputer through grant funds. To complete the system, additional…
American History Reference Sources, 1984
Gary D. Barber, Carol BurroughsThis eighth annual survey of American history reference sources includes reviews of seventeen new books, most of which were published in 1984. (The two 1983 imprints were received…
Urban Planning Resources in Libraries
Robert D. Carpenter, Judith M. NixonAnyone doing research in urban planning soon realizes that it is an interdisciplinary field. Planners draw upon the research and publications of many fields, such as economics…
Reference Serials
Shepard, Leslie A., ed. Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology; A Compendium of Information on the Occult Sciences, Magic, Demonology, Superstitions, Spiritism, Mysticism…
Library Orientation and Instruction — 1985
Hannelore B. RaderThe following is an annotated list of materials dealing with orientation to library facilities and services, instruction in the use of information resources, and computer skills…
Birth Defects: A Selected Bibliography
Ruth FriedmanThe study of birth defects has increased in importance in recent years because the rate of infant mortality due to other causes (such as infection and nutritional disease) has…
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