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Walford's guide to reference material : Vol. 2 : Social and historical sciences, philosophy and religion

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Library Association, 1996Edition: 6th rev edDescription: 1156pISBN:
  • 1856040445 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: COVERAGE:A comprehensive guide to reference materials in the subject areas of philosophy and psychology; religion; social sciences; geography, biography and history. 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 an index of 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. The alphabetical index to subjects, titles and authors refers to the relevant unique running number(s) assigned to each entry.
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COVERAGE:A comprehensive guide to reference materials in the subject areas of philosophy and psychology; religion; social sciences; geography, biography and history. 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 an index of 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. The alphabetical index to subjects, titles and authors refers to the relevant unique running number(s) assigned to each entry.

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