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In this section
GSLIS Reference Resources
GSLIS Reference Resources
Selected Bibliography of Reference Sources
Compiled by Linda H. Watkins, GSLIS Librarian, Simmons College
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Selection and Evaluation of Reference Sources
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Indexes and Abstracts
Bibliographies and Library Catalogs
Directories
Almanacs, Yearbooks and Handbooks
Biographical Sources
Geographical Sources
Government Documents & Statistics Sources
SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF REFERENCE SOURCES
American Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 1970-. Periodicals - Level 1PER Z673 .A5 .A86. Also available full-text on InfoTrac (Expanded Academic) 1996- and EBSCOhost (Academic Search Elite) 1991-
American Reference Books Annual (ARBA). Edited by Bohdan S. Wynar. Englewood, Colo.: Library Unlimited, 1970-. Reference - Level 1 Z1035.1 .A55
Booklist. Chicago: American Library Association, 1906-. Periodicals - Level 1 PER Z1035 .A1 .B65. Available full-text on Education Abstracts and Fulltext Journals 1998- and InfoTrac (Expanded Academic ASAP) 1996-
CD-ROM Professional. See Emedia Professional.
Choice. Middletown, Conn.: Association of College and Research Library, 1964-. Reference - Level 1 Z699.22 .D6
Emedia Professional (continues CD-ROM Professional). Weston, CT: Pemberton Press, 1988- Periodicals - Level G PER TA1635 .L37
Gale Directory of Databases. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale Research. Reference - Level 1 Z699.22 .D6
General Reference Books for Adults: Authoritative Evaluations of Encyclopedias, Atlases, and Dictionaries. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1988. Reference - Level 1 Z1035.1 .G45
Guide to Reference Books. Edited by Robert Balay. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996. Reference - Level 1 Z1035.1 .G89
Guide to Reference Materials for School Library Media Centers (continues Guide to Reference Books for School Media Centers). Englewood, Colo.: Library Unlimited, 1998. Reference - Level Z1037.1 .S34
Library Journal. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1876-. Periodicals - Level 1 PER Z671 .L562. Available Full-text on EBSCOhost (Academic Search Elite) 1993- and Wilson Library Literature 1998-.
Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Library and Media Centers. Englewood, Colo.: Library Unlimited, 2003. Reference - Level 1 Z1035.1 .R438
Reference & User Services Quarterly. Chicago: American Library Association, 1964-. Periodicals - Level 1 PER Z711 .R28. Full-text on InfoTrac and Wilson Library Lit.
Reference Sources for Small and Medium-sized Library (continues Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Library). Chicago: American Library Association, 1999. Reference - Level 1 Z1035.1 .A47
RQ. See Reference & User Services Quarterly
Walford's Guide to Reference Material. 3 vols. London: Library Association Publishing, 1993-. Reference - Level 1 Z1035.1 .W33
DICTIONARIES
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Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary. 4 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Reference - Level 1 PE1693 .A3
Bartlett, John. Familiar Quotations. Boston: Little, Brown, 2002. Reference - Level 1 PN6081 .B27
Craigie, William A., and James R. Hulbert, eds. A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles. 4 vols. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1938-1944. Reference - Level 1 PE2835 .C72
Fowler, Henry Watson. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. NewYork: Oxford University Press, 1965. Reference - Level 1 PE1628 .F65
Larousse Dictionary of Science and Technology. New York, New York: Larousse, 1995. Reference - Level 1 Q123 .L37
Mathews, Mitford M., ed. A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles. 2 vols. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951. Reference - Level 1 PE2835 .D5
New Dictionary of American Slang. Edited by Robert L. Chapman. New York: Harper & Row, 1986. Reference - Level 1 PE3729 .U5 .W4
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Reference - Level 1 PN 6081 .O9
Oxford English Dictionary. 20 vols. New York: Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press, 1989. Reference - Level 1 PE1625 .O87
Partridge, Eric. Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. New York: Macmillan, 1970. Reference - Level 1 PE3721 .P3
Roget's International Thesaurus. New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Reference - Level 1 PE1591 .R73
Stevenson, Burton Egbert. Home Book of Quotations. 2 vols. New York: Dodd Mead, 1967. Reference - Level 1 PN6081 .S73
Webster's Third New International Dictionary Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1961 Reference - Level 1 PE1625 .W36
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
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Collier's Encyclopedia. 24 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1997. Reference - Level 1 AE5 .C64
Compton's Encyclopedia and Fact-Index. 26 vols. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2002. Reference - Level 1 AG5 .C73
Encyclopaedia Britannica. See New Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Judaica. 17 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1971-72. Reference - Level 1 DS102.8 .E49
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences. 15 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1930-35. Reference - Level 1 H41 .E6
Encyclopedia Americana. 30 vols. Danbury, Conn.: Grolier Incorporated, 1999. Reference - Level 1 AE5 .E333
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. 4 vols. New York: Free Press, 2002. Reference - Level 1 HV6017 .E52
Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. Reference - Level 1 LB15 .E48
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. 73 vols. New York, N.Y.: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1968-. Reference - Level 1 Z1006 .E57 and 2nd edition, 5 vols., 2003.
Encyclopedia of Psychology. 8 vols. New York: APA, 2000. Reference - Level 1 BF31 .E52
Encyclopedia of World Art. 17 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959-1987. Reference - Level 1 N31 .E533
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 20 vols. Washington, D.C.: Grove's Dictionary of Music, 1980. Reference - Level 1 ML 100 .N48
Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 31 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1973-1983. Reference - Level 1 AE5 .B58
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 18 vols. New York: Macmillan 1968-1991. Reference - Level 1 H40 .A2 .I5
The Lincoln Library of Essential Information. 2 vols. Columbus, Ohio: Frontier Press Co., 1982-1984. Reference - Level 1 AG105 .L55
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 20 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Reference - Level 1 Q121 .M3
New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 32+ vols. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2002. Reference - Level 1 AE5 .E363
World Book Encyclopedia. 22 vols. Chicago: World Book, 2001. Reference - Level 1 AE5 .W55
INDEXES
AND ABSTRACTS
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Alternative Press Index. College Park, MD: Alternative Press Centre, 1999-2003. Reference - Level 1 AI3 .A27
Book Review Digest.New York: H.W. Wilson, 2002, 2004. Level 1 - Reference Z1035 .A1 .C96
Book Review Index. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Reference - Level 1 Z1035. A1 .B6
Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry.1 vols. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. Reference - Level 1 PN1022 .G70
Dissertation Abstracts International.
Essay and General Literature Index. New York: Wilson. Reference - Level 1 AI3 .E752
General Science Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1978-1994. Reference - Level 1 Q1 .A1 .G4
Humanities Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1974-1994. Reference - Level 1 AI3 .H85
Information Science Abstracts (ISA). Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, 1966-. Reference - Level 1 Z699 .A1 .D6
Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA). London, Library Association, 1969-. Reference - Level 1 Z671 .L6
Library Literature & Information Science (continues Library Literature). New York: H. W. Wilson, 1921-. Reference - Level 1 Z666 .L44
Magazines for Library. New York: Bowker, 2003. Reference - Level 1 Z692 .S5 M23
Media Review Digest. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Press, 1970-. Reference - Level 1 LB1043 .Z9 .M4
Microcomputer Abstracts. See Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts
New York Times Index. New York: New York Times, 1851- Reference - Level 1 AI21 .N4 .N44
Nineteenth Century Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. Boston: Houghton, several years. Reference - Level 1 AI3 .R4
PAIS Bulletin. See PAIS International in Print
PAIS International in Print (incorporates PAIS Bulletin). New York: Public Affairs Information Service, 1999-2001. Reference - Level 1 H96 .P34
Play Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1949-. Reference - Level 1 PN1625 .P52
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature. Boston: Houghton, 1802-1906. Reference - Level 1 AI3 .P6
Psychological Abstracts (online version: PychInfo). Washington: American Psychological Literature, several years. Reference - Level 1 BF1 .P65
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (online version: Readers' Guide Abstracts). New York: Wilson, several years. Reference - Level 1 AI3 .R4
Short Story Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1950-. Reference - Level 1 PN43.S56
Social Sciences Index (online version: Social Sciences FT). New York: H.W. Wilson, 1997-2000. Reference - Level 1 AI3 .S62
Vertical File Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1950-2000. Reference - Level 1 Z1231 .P2 .V48
Women Studies Abstracts. Rush, New York: Rush, 2001. Reference - Level 1 HQ1180 .W6
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
AND LIBRARY CATALOGS
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American Book Prices Current. New York: Bancroft-Parkman, 1996. Reference - Level 1 Z1000 .A51
American Book Publishing Record (ABPR). 2 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker, 1989-. Reference - Level 1 Z1201 .A52
American Catalogue. 10 vols. Direction by F. Leyoldt. New York: A.C. Armstrong, 1880-1911. Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .A5
Besterman, Theodore. A World Bibliography of Bibliographies. 5 vols. Lausanne: Societas Bibliographica, 1965-66. Reference - Level 1 Z1002 .B5685
Bibliographic Index. New York: Wilson, several years. Reference - Level 1 Z1002 .B595
Blanck, Jacob. Bibliography of American Literature. 9 vols. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1955-1983. Reference - Level 1 PS88 .B55
Bookman's Price Index. Detroit, Mi.: Gale, 1999. Reference - Level 1 Z1000 .B74
Books in Print (online version: Books in Print with Reviews). 9 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker, 2000-2001. Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .P972
British Library. The British Library general catalogue of printed books to 1975. 13 vols. London: C. Bingley; London; New York: K.G. Saur, 1979-1987. Books - Level 1 (In the Library and Information Science area)
Cumulative Book Index (CBI). New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1993-1999. Reference - Level 1 Z1219 .M78
Evans, Charles. American Bibliography. Chicago: Priv. print. for the author by the Blakely Press, 1903-1959. Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .E92
Forthcoming Books. New York, R. R. Bowker Co. Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .P98
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. 5 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Reference - Level 1 AP1 .G34
Kelly, James. The American Catalogue of Books. 2 vols. New York: John Wiley, 1938. Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .A4
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. 48 vols. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1962-. GSLIS NUC Collection. Online through GSLIS Resources menu (ArchivesUSA).?
National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints. 17 vols. London: Mansell, 1968-1981. Books - Level 1 (In the Library and Information Science area)
New Serial Titles (continues Union List of Serials). 3 vols. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1950-83. Reference - Level 1 PN4832 .S42
Publishers' Trade List Annual. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 2001. Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .P97
Reader's Adviser. 6 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 1993. Reference - Level 1Z1035 .B7
Roorbach, Orville A. Bibliotheca Americana. New York: Roorbach, 1852-1861 Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .A3
Sabin, Joseph. Bibliotheca Americana. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America. New York: Sabin, 1868-1936. Reference - Level 1 Z1201 .S2
Shaw, Ralph. American Bibliography. 23 vols. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1958-1983. Reference - Level 1 Z1215 .S48
Standard Periodical Directory. New York: Oxbridge Pub. Co., 2004. Reference - Level 1 AP1.S72
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. 4 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 2004. Reference - Level 1 AP1 .U94
Union List of Serials (continued by New Serial Titles). 5 vols. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1965. Reference - Level 1 PN4832 .S42
DIRECTORIES
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American Book Trade Directory. 2 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 1915-. Reference - Level 1 Z475 .A5
American Library Directory. 2 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 1923-. Reference - Level 1 Z731 .A53
Annual Register of Grant Support. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 2004. Reference - Level 1 AS911 .A2 .A67
Directories in Print. 2 vols. Edited by Terri Kessler Schell. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Reference - Level 1 AY2001 .D57
Directory of Special Lbraries and Information Centers, Detroit, Gale Research Co. Reference - Level 1 Z675.A2 .O55 2003.
Directory of Research Grants. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1998-. Reference - Level 1 LB2338 .D47
Encyclopedia of Associations (online version: Associations Unlimited). 5 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Reference - Level 1 HS17 .G332
Foundation Directory. New York: Foundation Center, 2003. Reference - Level 1 AS911 .A2 .F65
The Foundation Grants Index. New York: Foundation Center, 2001. Career Resource Library - Palace Road 304 CRL Financial Aid
International Literary Market Place. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 1976-. Reference - Level 1 Z291.5 .I5
Literary Market Place. 2 vols. New York: R.R. Bowker, 2004. Reference - Level 1PN161 .L5
Million Dollar Directory. 5 vols. Parsippany, N.J.: Dun & Bradstreet Information Services, 1998. Reference - Level 1 HC102 .D8
National Faculty Directory. 3 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Reference - Level 1 L901 .N34
OAG Business Travel Planner. Oak Brook, Ill.: Official Airline Guides, 1999. SOM Reference - 409 Comm. Ave. TX907 .O45
Patterson's American Education. Mount Prospect, Ill.: Education Directories, 2004. Reference - Level 1 L901 .P3
Research Centers Directory. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Reference - Level 1 AS25 .D5
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. 3 vols. New York: Standard & Poor's, 2003. Reference - Level 1 HG4057 .A4
Subject Collections. 2 vols. Compiled by Lee Ash and William G. Miller. New Providence, N.J.: R. R. Bowker/Reed Reference Publishing, 1993. Reference - Level 1 Z731 .A2
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. 33 vols. New York: Thomas Publishing, 2003. Reference - Level 1 T12 .T612
Wards' Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. 8 vols. Detroit: Gale Research, 2001. Reference - Level 1 HG4009 .W35
Washington Information Directory. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 2003-04. Reference - Level 1 JK2730 .C55
World Chamber of Commerce Directory. Loveland, Colo.: World Chamber of Commerce Directory, 2003. Reference - Level 1 HF294 .W75
World Guide to Library. 2 vols. München: Saur, 2004. Reference - Level 1 Z721 .I63
The World of Learning. London: Europa, 2004. Reference - Level 1 AS2 .W6
Yearbook of International Organizations. New Providence, N.J.: K. G. Saur/Reed, 2003. Reference - Level 1 JX1904 .A42
ALMANACS,
YEARBOOKS AND HANDBOOKS
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The African-American Almanac. Detroit: Gale, 1997. Reference - Level 1 E185 .A37
American Medical Association Family Medical Guide. Edited by Charles Cayman. New York: Random House, 1994. NO TITLE?
The Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1961-. Reference - Level 1 Z731 .A47
Britannica Book of the Year. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc, 1994-. Reference - Level 1 AE5 .E364
The Business One Irwin Business And Investment Almanac (continues Dow Jones-Irwin Business Almanac). Homewood, IL: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1996. Reference - Level 1 HF5003 .D68
Chase's Calendar of Events: The Day-by-Day Directory. (continues Chase's Annual Events.) Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books, 2004. Reference - Level 1 GT4803 .C48
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: A Ready-Reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data. Boca Raton; New York: CRC Press, 2002-03. Reference - Level 1 QD 65 .H3
Europa World Year Book. 2 vols. London, England: Europa Publications, 2003. Reference - Level 1 JN1 .E85
Facts on File. New York: Facts on File, 1998-. Reference - Level 1 D410 .F3
Famous First Facts. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1997. Reference - Level 1 AG5 .K315
Guinness World Records. New York: Facts on File, 2004. Reference - Level 1 AG243 .G87
A Handbook to Literature. New York: Macmillan, 1986. Reference - Level 1 PN41 .H6
The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States. Detroit: Gale, 1993. Reference - Level 1 E184 .S75 .H557
Hoover's Company Records Handbook of Private Companies. Austin, Tex.: Hoover's Company Records Business Press, Reference - Level 1 HG4057 .A28616 2003.
Information Please Almanac. See The Time Almanac
International Motion Picture Almanac. New York: Quigley, 2004. Reference - Level 1 PN1993.3 .I55
International Television & Video Almanac. New York: Quigley, 2004. Reference - Level 1 HE8698 .I55
Library and Book Trade Almanac. See The Bowker Annual of Library and Book Trade Information
Masterplots: 2010 Plot Stories & Essay Reviews from the World's Fine Literature. 12 vols. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem, 1976. Reference - Level 1 PN44 .M33
McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000-. Reference - Level 1 Q121 .M312
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: MLA, 2003. Reference - Level 1 LB2369 .M53
The Municipal Year Book. Chicago: International City Manager's Association, 2003. Reference - Level 1 JS342 .A2 I52
The New York Public Library Desk Reference. New York: Prentice-Hall General Reference, 2002. Reference - Level 1 AG6 .N49
The Old Farmer's Almanac. Dublin, NH: Yankee Publishing, 2004. Reference - Level 1 AY81 .F3 .06
The Oxford Companion to American Literature. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Reference - Level 1 PS21 .H3 1995
Physicians' Desk Reference: PDR. Oradell, N.J.: Medical Economics, 2004. Reference - Level 1RS75 .P5
Post, Elizabeth L. Emily Post's Etiquette. New York: Harper & Row, 1984. Reference - Level 1 BJ1853 .P6. 1922 version available at http://www.bartleby.com/95
Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Reference - Level 1 TK151 .S8
Statesman's Year-Book. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004. Reference - Level 1 JA51 .S7
The Time Almanac (continues Information Please Almanac). Boston: Information Please LLC, 2004. Reference - Level 1 AY64 .I552
Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Reference - Level 1 LB2369 .T8
The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: Press Pub. Co. 2004. Reference - Level 1 AY67 .N5 W7
Yearbook of International Organizations. Brussels: Union of International Associations, 2002-03. Reference - Level 1 JX1904 .A42
Yearbook of the United Nations. Lake Success, New York: United Nations, 2001. Reference - Level 1 JX1977 .A37 .Y4
BIOGRAPHICAL
SOURCES
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American Men and Women of Science. 8 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R. R. Bowker, 2003. Reference - Level 1 Q141 .A474
Biography and Genealogy Master Index. 24 vols. Detroit, Mich : Gale Research Co., 1980-2000. Reference - Level 1 CT214 .B56, CT214 .B57, and CT214 .B58
Biography Index(online version: Biography Reference Bank). New York: H. W. Wilson Co, several years. Reference - Level 1 CT104 . B5
Contemporary Authors (several series). Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., 1962-. Reference - Level 1 PN451 .C61
Current Biography. Bronx, New York: H. W. Wilson, 1940-. Reference - Level 1 CT100 .C8
Dictionary of American Biography. 31 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1928-1937, 1944-. Reference - Level 1 E176 .D56
Dictionary of Literary Biography. 146 vols. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, 1978-1982. Reference - Level 1 PS221 .D5
Dictionary of National Biography. 76 vols. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1885-1909, 1912-1960. Reference - Level 1 DA28 .D4
Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 16 vols. New York: Scribner, 1970-80. Reference - Level 1 Q141 .D5
The International Who's Who. London: Europa Publications Ltd., 2004. Reference - Level 1 CT120 .I5
Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary (continues Webster's Biographical Dictionary). Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1995. NO TITLE?
National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 78 vols. New York: J.T. White, 1891-1984. Beatley Ref. E176 .N28 Includes Notable Names. Reference - Level 1 E176 .N28
New Century Cyclopedia of Names. 3 vols. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts 1954. Reference - Level 1 PE1625 .C43
The New York Times Obituaries Index, 1858-1968, 1969-1978. New York: New York Times, 1970; 1980. Reference - Level 1 CT213 .N47 and .N53
Notable American Women, 1607-1950. 3 vols. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. Reference - Level 1 CT3260 .N57
Notable American Women: The Modern Period. Cambridge, Mass.:Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1980. Reference - Level 1 CT3260 .N573
Pseudonyms and Nicknames Dictionary. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, 1987. Reference - Level 1 CT120 .P8 1987.
Something about the Author. 110 vols. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, 1971-. Reference - Level 1 PN451 .S6
Webster's Biographical Dictionary. See Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary
Who Was Who. 6 vols. London: A. & C. Black, 1897-1980. Reference - Level 1 DA28 .W65
Who Was Who in America. 10 vols. Chicago: Marquis-Who's Who, 1897-1985. Reference - Level 1 E176 .W64
Who's Who. London: A. & C. Black, 1994-2001. Reference - Level 1 DA28 .W6
Who's Who Among African Americans. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Reference - Level 1 E185.96 .W54
Who's Who of American Women. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 2000-01. Reference - Level 1 CT3260 .W5
World Artists, 1950-1980. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1984. Reference - Level 1 N6489 .M37
World Artists, 1980-1990. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1991. Reference - Level 1 N6489 .M37
GEOGRAPHICAL
SOURCES
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Background Notes. See Countries of the World and their Leaders.
CIA World Factbook at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Cobb, David. Guide to U.S. Map Resources. Chicago: American Library Association, 1990. Reference - Level 1 GA193 .U5 .C62 2005
Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2002. Reference - Level 1 HF1023 .R3
Countries of the World and their Leaders (incorporates Background Notes). 2 vols. Detroit: Gale Research, 2004. Reference - Level 1 G122 .C67
Hammond Atlas of the World. Maplewood, N.J.: Hammond, 1997. Reference - Level 1 G1021 .H2665
Historical Atlas of Massachusetts. Amherst: University of Massachusetts, 1991. Reference - Level 1 G1230 .H5
Historical Atlas of the United States. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1988. Reference - Level 1 G1201 .S1 .N3
Mattson, Mark T. Atlas of the 1990 Census. New York: Macmillan, 1992. Reference - Level 1 G1201 .E2 M3
National Geographic MapMachine available at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
New Cambridge Modern History . New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Reference - Level 1 D208 .N4, Vol. 14
Odden's Bookmarks available at http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. see Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide.
Rand McNally Road Atlas. See Road Atlas
Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004. Beatley Reference Desk 2007
Robinson, Francis. Atlas of the Islamic World Since 1500. New York: Facts on File, 1982. Reference - Level 1 DS35.6 .R6
Shepherd's Historical Atlas. Totowa, N.J.: Barnes & Noble, 1980. Reference - Level 1 G1030 .S4
The Times Atlas of the World. 5 vols. New York: Times Books, 1955-59. Reference - Level 1 G1021 .T55
The Times Atlas of World History. Edited by Geoffrey Barraclough. Maplewood, NJ: Hammond, 1993. Atlas Table. G1030 .T54 (oversized)
U.S. Census Gazetter. United States Census Bureau
USGS National Mapping Information at http://geonames.usgs.gov/redirect.html
We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity. New York: Macmillan, 1988. Reference - Level 1 E184 .A1 A479
Weather.com available at http://www.weather.com
GOVERNMENT
DOCUMENTS AND STATISTICS SOURCES
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Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) Washington, DC: GPO.
CIS Annual. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service, 1970-1997. Reference - Level 1 KF49 .C62
Congressional Quarterly Almanac. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, . Reference - Level 1 JK1 .C66
Congressional Staff Directory. Indianapolis, Indiana: Bobbs-Merrill, 2003. Reference - Level 1 JK1012 .C65
County and City Data Book. See related source County and City Extra.
County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City and County Data Book. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 2004. Reference - Level 1 HA203 .C68
Federal Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan} at http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/federal.html
FindLaw available at http://www.findlaw.com
FirstGov available at http://firstgov.gov
Geo-data: the World Geographical Encyclopedia. Detroit: Thomson-Gale, 2003. Reference - Level 1 G103.5 .G36 2003
Hernon, Peter. U.S. Government on the Web: Getting the Information You Need. Englewood, Colo.: Library Unlimited, 2003. Reference - Level 1 ZA5075 .H47 2003
Historical Statistics of the United States. 2 vols. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1975. Reference - Level 1 HA202 .B87
Occupational Outlook Handbook. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002-2003. Reference - Level 1 HF5381 .A1 O36
Robinson, Judith Schick. Tapping the Government Grapevine. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx, 1998. Reference - Level 1 ZA5055 .U6 R63.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service, 1997-. Referenece - Level 1 HA202 .U5. Also available online through the GSLIS Resources drop-down menu (Statistical Universe).
United States Code. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1994. Reference - Level 1 KF62.A2
Vital
Statistics of the United States. Washington,
D. C., GPO, sample issue. Reference - Level 1 HA203 .A223
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