Walford's guide to reference material: generalia, language and literature, the arts: Volume 3 /
CHALCRAFT Anthony
Walford's guide to reference material: generalia, language and literature, the arts: Volume 3 / edited by Anthony Chalcraft, Ray Prytherch and Stephen Willis - 7th Edition - London: Library Association Publishing, 1998 - xii, 1186 pages: 25 cm
A comprehensive guide to reference materials in the subject areas of knowledge - more specifically, bibliographies; librarianship and information studies; reference books; periodicals; organisations and associations; journalism and newspapers; government publications. Also covers the Arts and Language and Literature. A "one-stop source of information on all types of reference material, regardless of form". Thus, includes entries on bibliographies, indexes, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories etc. and also on periodical articles, microforms, online and CD-ROM sources and on online and database services.ARRANGEMENT: Entries are arranged alphabetically under subject headings within broad subject groupings based on the UDC classification. Individual entries provide a detailed evaluation of each item and include full bibliographical detail, ISBN, price if available, critical annotations, publishing history, outline of contents, comparison with other works and a brief general assessment of overall value, often illustrated by quotations from or references to reviews. Contains separate alphabetical indexes to subjects, and to titles and authors which refer to the relevant unique running number(s) assigned to each entry.
1856043002 (hbk.) 135.00 UK
ARTS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
DIRECTORIES
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
INFORMATION SOURCES
LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES
LIBRARIANSHIP
LITERATURE
MICROFORMS
ONLINE DATABASES
ORGANISATIONS
PERIODICALS
REFERENCE WORKS
Walford's guide to reference material: generalia, language and literature, the arts: Volume 3 / edited by Anthony Chalcraft, Ray Prytherch and Stephen Willis - 7th Edition - London: Library Association Publishing, 1998 - xii, 1186 pages: 25 cm
A comprehensive guide to reference materials in the subject areas of knowledge - more specifically, bibliographies; librarianship and information studies; reference books; periodicals; organisations and associations; journalism and newspapers; government publications. Also covers the Arts and Language and Literature. A "one-stop source of information on all types of reference material, regardless of form". Thus, includes entries on bibliographies, indexes, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories etc. and also on periodical articles, microforms, online and CD-ROM sources and on online and database services.ARRANGEMENT: Entries are arranged alphabetically under subject headings within broad subject groupings based on the UDC classification. Individual entries provide a detailed evaluation of each item and include full bibliographical detail, ISBN, price if available, critical annotations, publishing history, outline of contents, comparison with other works and a brief general assessment of overall value, often illustrated by quotations from or references to reviews. Contains separate alphabetical indexes to subjects, and to titles and authors which refer to the relevant unique running number(s) assigned to each entry.
1856043002 (hbk.) 135.00 UK
ARTS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
DIRECTORIES
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
INFORMATION SOURCES
LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES
LIBRARIANSHIP
LITERATURE
MICROFORMS
ONLINE DATABASES
ORGANISATIONS
PERIODICALS
REFERENCE WORKS