Essential for reference work and indispensable for collection development, this book is comprehensive yet deceptively efficient- it helps you quickly and easily identify the best, most affordable, and most appropriate new reference titles in any given field. The approximately 500 books reviewed in this 23rd annual edition have been selected from ^IAmerican Reference Books Annual^R as the best works for smaller libraries. This time-saving tool makes an excellent supplement for your library; if your budget precludes ^IARBA^R this guide is must. With reference costs rising and budgets tightening, a library needs the kind of help in selection and collection development that this book provides.
""Review of previous edition: Just what librarians in small to medium-sized public and school libraries need....Well-organized." "A superior tool for any reference librarian.""-IASL Newsletter