Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers: 2012 Edition, Volume 32 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610691806 ISBN 13: 9781610691802

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2012

Synopsis

Designed to deliver high quality, critical reviews of the latest reference materials for libraries on limited budgets, this invaluable book will help collection development librarians in smaller libraries identify the most highly recommended resources from 2011–2012.

· Reviews labeled "C" (college), "S" (school libraries), or "P" (public libraries), indicating which library will most benefit from its purchase

· Reviews by 150 subject specialists, each of whom is a librarian trained in review writing and collection development

· An author/title index and a subject index

About this title

Book Description:

As libraries cut budgets, it is more important than ever that the dollars allocated to the reference collection be spent on the right materials—print and electronic—to serve patrons and support the integrity of even small institutions. Fortunately, there is a proven resource for finding those materials—one to which to which librarians have turned with confidence year after year.

About the Author:

Shannon Graff Hysell has been editor of Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers for the past 14 years. Working with a five-member advisory board, she is also editor of American Reference Books Annual and ARBAonline.

About this edition

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1610691806
• ISBN 13: 9781610691802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Hysell Shannon Graff