Basic Information Services, Volume I of Introduction to Reference Work, explains the essential reference processes and sources in today’s libraries. It is a tool for understanding and mastering fundamental reference forms - online, in print, and elsewhere. This eighth edition is completely rewritten to reflect the radical changes library science has undergone since the advent of widely available electronic databases and the Internet.

Contenuti:

Preface

Part I: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Reference Librarians on the Information Highway

Chapter 2: The Electronic Library

Part II: INFORMATION: CONTROL AND ACCESS

Chapter 3: Bibliography

Chapter 4: National and Trade Bibliographies

Chapter 5: Indexing and Abstracting Services: General and Collections

Chapter 6: Indexing and Abstracting Services: Subject and Newspaper

Chapter 7: Encyclopedias: General and Subject Sets

Chapter 8: Ready Reference Sources: Almanacs, Yearbooks, Handbooks, Directories

Chapter 9: Biographical Sources

Chapter 10: Dictionaries

Chapter 11: Geographical Sources

Chapter 12: Government Documents

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