Reference Services Review: Volume 7 Issue 3
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents
“Of Cabbages — and Kings” — and Comparative Things
James RettigNo one has yet sued a librarian for malpractice. Perhaps, as many have suggested, this indicates the public's view of librarianship and its relative value among the professions…
Current Survey of Reference Sources in Agriculture
Frank PolachThe best access to the literature of agriculture is perhaps provided by reference tools serving other disciplines, specifically, biology and chemistry. Blanchard suggested this in…
A Basic Guide to Reference Sources for the Study of the North American Indian
Marilyn L. HaasThe purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the reference works useful for finding written information on the North American Indian (that is, Indians presently and in…
Victorian Periodicals: A Guide to Research
Sally EthridgeVictorian Periodicals: A Guide to Research. J. Don Vann and Rosemary T. VanArsdel, eds. New York, Modern Language Association of America, 1978. $17.00 cloth; $8.50 pa. 188p. LC…
Information Sources PL 94–142: Education of All the Handicapped
Barbara Clarke, David W. ParishSince the passage of P.L. 94–142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, on November 29, 1975, mandating that handicapped students be educated in the least…
Current Survey of American History Reference Sources
Gary D. Barber, Carol BurroughsThe two major trends in American history reference publishing, noted in last year's survey, continued throughout 1978: the refinement of past efforts and improved access, via…
A Basic Guide to Medicolegal Reference Sources
Robert Q. Kelly“Support a lawyer. go to med school” The above message on the car bumper stickers of members of the medical profession reflects their reaction to the current escalation of…
Wealth of Information: A Review of Four 1979 Almanacs
Julia E. Miller, Jane G. BryanWhy do we need an article which reviews and compares almanacs? Can we learn anything new by re‐examining these heavily used, everyday tools? The authors — two experienced…
Reference Serials
Julia E. MillerThis column has always intended to provide in‐depth, comparative reviews of abstracting services, indexes, serial bibliographies, yearbooks, directories, almanacs and other serial…
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