Synopses & Reviews
This new addition to the
ARBA In-depth series provides focused help in building children's and young adult collections. More than 300 critical reviews of quality reference titles by subject experts cover reference titles for this audience; all of which have appeared in the last six editions of
American Reference Books Annual, the long-trusted source of reliable reviews of recent reference publications. Author, title, and subject indexes, as well as a contributor list, are provided.
The fourth in this series of companion volumes to ARBA, this work is designed to assist academic, public, and school libraries in the systematic selection of suitable reference materials for their collections. Its purpose is to aid in the evaluation process by presenting more than 300 critical and evaluative reviews in all areas of children's and young adult resources.
Synopsis
This new addition to the ARBA In-depth series provides focused help in building children's and young adult collections. More than 300 critical reviews of quality reference titles by subject experts cover reference titles for this audience; all of which have appeared in the last six editions of American Reference Books Annual, the long-trusted source of reliable reviews of recent reference publications. Author, title, and subject indexes, as well as a contributor list, are provided.
Table of Contents
Introduction
General Reference Works
Area Studies
Economics and Business
Education
Ethnic Studies and Anthropology
Geography
History
Law
Military Studies
Occultism and Parapsychology
Political Science
Recreation and Sports
Sociology
Women's Studies
Fine Arts
Language and Linguistics
Literature
Music
Mythology, Folklore, Popular Culture
Performing Arts
Philosophy and Religion
Sciences and Technology in General
Biological Sciences
Health Sciences
High Technology
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Resource Sciences
Author/Title Index
Subject Index