From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"10 Best Digital Resources" by Shonda Brisco, School Library Journal, May 2008

p. 54 -

  • Art Museum Image Gallery from H. W. Wilson;
  • Atomic Learning from Atomic Learning, Inc.;
  • BookFlix from Scholastic

p. 55 -

  • Cosmeo from Discovery Education;
  • Daily Life America from Greenwood Press;
  • Graphic Novels Core Collection from H. W. Wilson;
  • Opposing Viewpoints from Gale;
  • Rand McNally Classroom from Rand McNally;
  • Teen Health and Wellness from Rosen Publishing;
  • Wikispaces, www.wikispaces.com

"Best Free Reference Web Sites, Sixth Annual List", by the RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS), Reference & Users Services Quarterly, Fall 2004

p. 40 -

  • AARP, www.aarp.org;
  • The American Civil War Homepage, http://sunsite.utk.edu/civilwar;
  • American Women's History: A Research Guide, www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html;
  • AskOxford.com, www.askoxford.com

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pp. 41 - 42 -

p. 42 -

pp. 42-43 -

p. 43 -

  • NSSN National Resource for Global Standards, www.nssn.org/search.html;
  • The NYPL Picture Collection Online, http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco;
  • Pew Internet and American Life, www.pewinternet.org;
  • Picture History, www.picthurehistory.com;
  • Plants Database, http://plants.usda.gov

pp. 43-44 -

  • Research and Documentation Online, www.dianahacker.com/resdoc

p. 44 -

  • ScienceDaily Magazine, www.sciencedaily.com;
  • Sparknotes, www.sparknotes.com;
  • The Straight Dope, www.straightdope.com;
  • ThomasRegister, www.thomasregister.com;
  • University of Michigan Documents Center, www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs;
  • U. S. Copyright Office, www.copyright.gov

p. 45 - The Valley of the Shadow, http://valley.vedh.virginia.edu; Where to find MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets] on the Internet, www.ilpi.com/msds.

"Best Free Reference Websites, Tenth Annual List," by the RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section, Reference & User Services Quarterly, Volume 48, number 1, Fall 2008

p. 36 -

  • Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy, www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon.avalon.htm
  • The BookHive, www.bookhive.org
  • Child Care and Early Education Research, www.childcareresearch.org
  • Cooking Light, www.cookinglight.com

p. 37 -

p. 38 -

  • IIHS-HLDI: Crash Testing and Highway Safety, www.uhs.org
  • Indeed, www.indeed.com
  • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu
  • KidsHealth, www.kidshealth.org
  • Kids.gov, www.kids.gov
  • Kidsreads.com, www.kidsreads.com/series/index.asp

pp. 38-39 -

  • Maps of War, www.mapsofwar.com

p. 39 -

  • Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, www.mipt.org
  • National Center for Children in Poverty, www.nccp.org
  • National Public Radio, www.npr.org
  • Office of Minority Health, www.omhrc.gov
  • The Political Graveyeard, http://politicalgraveyard.com
  • Rotten Tomatoes, www.rottentomatoes.com

pp. 39-40 -

  • ReliefWeb, www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm

p. 40 -

"Best Historical Materials", by the RUSA History Section Historical Materials Committee, Volume 48, issue 1, Reference & Users Services Quarterly

p. 41 -

  • The Bisbee Deportation of 1917, www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/bisbee.

pp. 41-42 -

  • Blackpast.org: An Online Reference Guide to African American History. www.blackpast.org

p. 42 -

  • Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project, www.densho.org
  • Documenting the American South, http://docsouth.unc.edu
  • Joseph Stalin: An Annotated Bibliography of English Language, Periodical Literature in 2005, by David R. Egan and Melinda A. Egan, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2007
  • Hebrew Printing in America 1735-1926: A History and Annotated Biography, by Yosef Goldman, Brooklyn: Yosef Goldman, 2006.

pp. 42-43 -

  • Irish History Online, ww.irishhistoryonline.ie

p. 43 -

  • Open Collections Program, Women Working, 1800-1930, http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww
  • The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London, 1674-1913, www.oldbaileyonline.org
  • Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963, www.unc.edu/jaddams/hull/urbanexp/#

The Best of the Best Reference Sources, by Vicki D. Bloom, American Libraries, May 2003

p. 45 -

  • Horror Films of the 1970s, by John Kenneth Muir, McFarland, 2002
  • A Chronology of American Musical Theater,by Richard C. Norton, Oxford, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Evolution, ed. Mark Pagel, Oxford, 2002
  • Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1,000 Dog Breeds, by Desmond Morris, Trafalgar Square, 2002
  • World Atlas of Coral Reefs, by Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious, and Edmund P. Green, University of California Press, 2001

pp. 45-46 -

  • Dictionary of American History, ed. Stanley L. Kutler, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002

p. 46 -

  • Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, ed. David Levinson and Karen Christensen, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature, ed. David Patterson, Allan L. Berger, and Sarita Cargas, Oryx Press, 2002
  • The Companion to Southern Literature: Themes, Genres, Places, People, Movements, and Motifs, ed. Joseph M. Flora and Lucinda H. MacKethan, Louisiana State University Press, 2002

p. 48 -

  • Encyclopedia of Aging, ed. David J. Ekerdt, Macmillan Reference USA, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, ed. David Levinson, Sage Publications, 2002
  • Social Worker's Desk Reference, ed. Albert R. Roberts & Gilbert J. Greene, Oxford University Press, 2002
  • Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, ed. Herbert M. Kritzer, ABC-CLIO, 2002

Best Reference Sources 1997, by Brian E. Coutts and John B. Richard, Library Journal, April 15, 1998, pp. 46+, retrieved from Gale General One File

  • African Writers, ed. by C. Brian Cox, Scribner
  • The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, ed. by Christopher Brickell & Judith D. Zuk, DK
  • Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists, ed. by Keir B. Sterling & others, Greenwood
  • Dictionary of Women Artists, ed. by Delia Gaze, Fitzroy Dearborn
  • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara, ed. John Middleton, Scribner
  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, ed. by Ruth Chadwick, Academic
  • Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy, ed. Donald J. Zeyl, Greenwood
  • Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, ed. Philip J. Currie and Kevin Padian, Academic
  • Encyclopedia of Interior Design, ed. Joanna Banham & Leanda Shrimpton, Fitzroy Dearborn
  • Encyclopedia of Rural America" The Land and People, ed. Gary A. Goreham, ABC-CLIO
  • Encyclopedia of U. S. Foreign Relations, ed. Bruce W. Jentleson & Thomas G. Paterson, Oxford
  • Encyclopedia of the Cat,by Bruce Fogle, DK
  • Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art, ed. by Thomas A. Green, ABC-CLIO
  • The NASA Atlas of the Solar System, by Ronald Greeley & Raymond Batson, Cambridge
  • The Dictionary of Multimedia: Terms and Acronyms, by Brad Hansen, Fitzroy Dearborn; Franklin, Beedle
  • Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, ed. Junius P. Rodriguez, ABC-CLIO
  • History of Physical Anthropology, ed. by Frank Spencer, Garland
  • Hoover's Billion Dollar Directory: The Complete Guide to U. S. Public Computers, Hoover's Business
  • International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, ed. Robert T. Francoeur, Continuum
  • The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition, ed. by Robert Berkow & others, Merck
  • Museum of Broadcast Communications: Encyclopedia of Television, ed. Horace Newcomb, Fitzroy Dearborn
  • Oxford Atlas of Exploration, Oxford University
  • Oxford Companion to African American Literature, ed. by William L. Andrews & others, Oxford
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, ed. Eric M. Meyers, Oxford
  • Ships of the World: An Historic Encyclopedia, by Lincoln P. Paine, Houghton
  • Routledge Spanish Technical Dictionary, Routledge
  • The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, by Tom Stevenson, DK
  • St. James Guide to BLack Artists,ed. by Thomas Riggs, St. James
  • Writers for Young Adults, ed. by Ted Hipple, Scribner
  • Yale University School of Medicine Patient's Guide to Medical Tests, ed. by Barry L. Zaret & others, Houghton

Best Reference Web Sites, Library Journal, April 15, 1998, retrieved from Gale General One File

Best Reference CD-ROMs, Library Journal, April 15, 1998, retrieved from Gale General One File

  • 1998 Writer's Market, Writer's Digest
  • Columbia Encyclopedia, Columbia University
  • Contemporary Women's Issues, Responsibilities Database Svcs.
  • Hammond Atlas of the World, Hammond
  • Encyclopedia Judaica CD-ROM Edition, Grolier
  • Inside the SAT & ACT '98: Deluxe Edition, Mindscape
  • Women 'R.' Softline Info., Windows

Outstanding Business Reference Sources: The 2010 Selection of Recent Titles, by the BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee, Reference & User Services Quarterly,Volume 50, #2, Winter, 2010

pp. 126-127 -

  • 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook, ed. by Rhona C. Free, Sage, 2010

p. 127-128

  • Flat World's Knowledge Open Source BUsiness and Economics Textbooks, www.flatworldknowledge.com

p. 129 -

  • Music Business: The Key Concepts, by Richard Strasser, Routledge, 2010

"Other noteworthy titles" include p. 128 -

  • Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 2: The Business of Sustainability, ed. by Chris Laszlo et. al, Berkshire, 2010

pp. 128-129 -

  • The Fairchild Dictionary of Retailing, 2nd ed., by Rona Ostrow, Fairchild, 2009

p. 129 -

  • The International Brand Validation Manual: A Complete Overview and Analysis of Brand Validation Techniques, Methodologies, and Applications, by Gabriela Salinas, trans. E. Toder, Wiley, 2009
  • Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Finance, Investment, and Banking, by Eric Banks, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

pp. 129-130

  • QFinance, Bloomsbury Information, www.qfinance.com

p. 130

  • U. S. Trade Issues: A Reference Handbook, by Alfred E. Eckes, Jr., ABC-Clio, 2009

"Outstanding Reference Sources 2000," by Dorothy Auchter, American Libraries, May 2000

p. 61 -

  • Encyclopedia of the Renaissance, ed. Paul F. Grendler, Scribners, 1999
  • American Military Leaders from Colonial TImes to the Present, by John C. Fredriksen, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • American National Biography, ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, Oxford University Press, 1999

pp. 61-62

  • Encyclopedia of Christianity, ed. Erwin Fahlbusch, Wm. E. Eerdmans, 1999

p. 62 -

  • North American Literatures: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes, by Kathy J. Whitson, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them, Volume One: Latin American Literature, ed. Joyce Moss and Lorraine Valestuk, Gale, 1999
  • Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages, by Andrew Dalby, Columbia University Press, 1999
  • A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, by Bryan A> Garner, Oxford University Press, 1999

pp. 62-63

  • Encyclopedia of the Novel, ed. Paul Schellinger, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998

p. 63 -

  • Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, ed. Michele J. Sadler, Academic Press, 1999
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, ed. Donna Olendorf, Gale, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Genetics, ed. Jeffrey A. Knight and Robert McClenaghan, Salem, 1999
  • Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ed. John G. Webster, Wiley, 1999
  • The World Encyclopedia of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, by Eva Crance, Routledge, 1999

pp. 63-64 -

  • The Oxford Companion to Food, ed. Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 1999

p. 64 -

  • Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict, ed. Lester R. Kurtz, Academic Press, 1999
  • Chronology of World Slavery, by Junius P. Rodriguez, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Human Emotions, ed. David Levinson, Macmillan, 1999

pp. 64-65 -

  • International Encyclopedia of the Stock Market, ed. Michael Sheimo, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999

p. 65 -

  • History of the Internet: A Chronology, 1843 to the Present, by Christos J. P. Moschovitis, et. al, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • J. S. Bach, by Malcolm Boyd, Oxford University Press, 1999
  • Popular Musicians, ed. Steve Hochman and McCrea Adams, Salem, 1999
  • International DIctionary of Black Composers, ed. Samual A. Floyd, Jr., Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999

"Outstanding Reference Sources 2001," by Teresa Portilla Omidsalar, American Libraries, May 2001

pp. 48-49 -

  • The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, ed. Nick Georgano, The Stationery Office Books, distributed by Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000

p. 49 -

  • Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay History and Cultures, Vols. 1&2, Garland, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, ed. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, ABC-Clio, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the Palestinians, ed. Philip Mattar, Facts on File, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet, by Mark Grossman, ABC-Clio, 2000
  • Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, ed. Anne Commire, Gale, 1999

pp. 49-50 -

  • Cambridge World History of Food, ed. Kenneth F. Kiple and Kriemhild Conee Orenlas, Cambridge University Press, 2000

p. 50 -

  • Contemporary American Religion, by Wade Clark Roof, Macmillan Library Reference, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Judaism, ed. Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, and William Scott Green, Continuum Publishing/The Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Monasticism, ed. William M. Johnston, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Aquaculture, ed. Robert R. Stickney, John Wiley and Sons, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, ed. Simon A. Levin, Academic Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Paleontology, ed. Ronald Singer, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology, ed. Alan E. Kazdin, American Psychological Association/Oxford Univesity Press, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton, by Wilbur Applebaum, Garland, 2000

pp. 50-51 -

  • Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery, ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, Gale, 2000/2001

p. 51 -

  • Scientific American Science Desk Reference, JOhn WIley and SOns, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of German Literature,ed. Matthias Konzett, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000

pp. 51-52 -

  • Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor, by Alleen Pace Nilsen & L. F. Nilsen, Oryx, 2000

p. 52 -

  • Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story, ed. Abby H. P. Werlock, Facts on File, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Movie Special Effects, by Patricia D. Netzley, Oryx, 2000
  • Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Catherine Aird, and John M. Reilly, Oxford, 1999
  • Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales, ed. Jack Zipes, Oxford, 2000
  • International Encyclopedia of Women and SPorts, ed. Karen Christensen, Allen Guttmann, and Gertrude Pfister, Macmillan Library Reference, 2000
  • Ken Schultz's Fishing Encyclopedia: Worldwide Angling Guide, IDG Books Worldwide Inc.,
  • Sports: The Complete Visual Reference, ed. Francois Fortin, Firefly Books, 2000

"Outstanding Reference Sources 2002," by Vicki D. Bloom, American Libraries, May 2002

p. 49 -

  • Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy, ed. John Zumerchik, Macmillan Reference USA, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History, ed. Raul Rojas, FItzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos, ed. Catharine F. Bell, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Reader's Guide to the History of Science, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000
  • AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment, by Paul Harrison and Fred Pearce, University of California Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Genetics, ed. Eric C. R. Reeve, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Aak to Zumbra: A Dictionary of the World's Watercraft, by the Mariners' Museum with M. H. Parry, Mariners' Museum, 2000

pp. 49-50 -

  • Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia, ed. Thomas A. Green, ABC-CLIO, 2001

p. 50 -

  • Censorship: A World Encyclopedia, ed. Derek Jones, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences, ed. Jonathan Michie, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers, by Helen Rappaport, ABC-CLIO, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of the U. S. Supreme Court, ed. Thomas Lewis and Richard WIlson, Salem, 2000
  • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 9th ed., Centennial Edition, ed. Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Diane Kuhn, Scribner, 2000
  • New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., ed. Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell, Macmillan Pub. distributed by Grove's Dictionaries, 2001

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  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments, ed. Ellen Thackery, Gale, Thomas Learning, 2001

p. 51 -

  • A Dictionary of Psychology, by Andrew M. Colman, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Art Across America: A Comprehensive Guide to American Art Museums and Exhibition Galleries, by John J. Russell and Thomas S. Spencer, Friar's Lantern, 2000
  • Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, ed. David Noel Freedman, Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2000
  • New Historical Atlas of Religion in America, ed. Edwin Scott Gaustad, Philip L. Barlow, and Rirchard W. Dishno, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, ed. Donald B. Redford, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century, ed. Paul Finkelman, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2000

p. 52 -

  • Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries, ed. Tim Murray, ABC-CLIO, 2001
  • The Oxford Companion to Military History, ed. Richard Holmes, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, by Eric L. Haralson, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, ed. Michael Dobson and Stnaley Wells, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Life Writing: Autobiographical and Biographical Forms, ed. Margaretta Jolly, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001

"Outstanding reference sources: a 1988 selection of recent titles,' by Linda J. Sammataro, American Libraries, May 1988, pp. 353+, retrieved from Gale Cengage General One-File

  • The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, by Pierre Grimal, trans. A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, Blackwell, 1986
  • The Encyclopedia of Religion, editor in chief Mircea Eliade, eds. Charles J. Adams et. al., Macmillan, 1987
  • Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide, ed. Malcolm South, Greenwood, 1987
  • The Oxford Companion to the Mind, ed. Richard L. Gregory, with O. L. Zangwill, Oxford University Press, 1987
  • The Encyclopedia of Aging, editor in chief George L. Maddox, associate editors Robert C. Atchley, et. al., managing editor Raymond J. Corsini, Springer, 1987
  • Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and other Exceptional Children and Adults, ed. Cecil R. Reynolds and Lester Mann, Wiley, 1987
  • The Folklore of American Holidays, A Compilation of More than 400 Beliefs, Legends, Superstitions... ed. Hennig Cohen and Tristram Potter Coffin, Gale, 1987
  • The Teacher's Almanac, ed. Sherwood and Lorna B. Hayes, Facts on File, 1986
  • Women in the World: An International Atlas, by Joni Seager and Ann Olsen, ed. Michael Kidron, SImon & Shuster/Touchstone, 1986
  • World Encyclopedia of Peace, executive editors Ervin Laszlo and John Youl Yoo, editor in chief Linus Pauling, Pergamon, 1986
  • Artificial Intelligence & Expert System Sourcebook, by V. Daniel Hunt, Chapman & Hall distributed by Methuen, 1987
  • The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide, by James A. Scott, Stanford Pn., 1986
  • Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering, editor in chief Michael B. Bever, MIT/Pergamon, 1986
  • Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness, editor in chief John V. Van Cleve, McGraw-Hill, 2987
  • The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy, ed. Patrick Moore, Orion a division of Crown, 1987
  • The Oxford Companion to Medicine, ed. JOhn Walton, Paul B. Beeson, and Ronald Bodley Scott, Oxford, 1986
  • The Underground Atlas: A Gazetteer of the World's Cave Regions, by John Middleton and Tony Waltham, St. Martin's, 1987
  • Women in Science: Antiquity through Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography, by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie, MIT, 1986
  • Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter, Greenwood, 1986
  • The Map Catalog: Every Kind of Map and Chart on Earth and Even Some Above It, ed. by Joel Makower, associate editor Laura Bergheim, Random/Vintage (A Tilden Press book), 1987
  • The American Heritage Larousse Spanish Dictionary: Spanish/English, English/Spanish, Houghton Mifflin, 1987
  • The Essential Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Modern Studies, by Larry S. Champion, G. K. Hall, 1986
  • Popular Music: A Reference Guide, by Roman Iwaschkin, Garland, 1986
  • The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd unabridged edition, editor in chief Stuart Berg Flexner, managing editor Leonore Crary Hauck, Random House, 1987
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"10 Best Digital Resources" by Shonda Brisco, School Library Journal, May 2008

p. 54 -

  • Art Museum Image Gallery from H. W. Wilson;
  • Atomic Learning from Atomic Learning, Inc.;
  • BookFlix from Scholastic

p. 55 -

  • Cosmeo from Discovery Education;
  • Daily Life America from Greenwood Press;
  • Graphic Novels Core Collection from H. W. Wilson;
  • Opposing Viewpoints from Gale;
  • Rand McNally Classroom from Rand McNally;
  • Teen Health and Wellness from Rosen Publishing;
  • Wikispaces, www.wikispaces.com

"Best Free Reference Web Sites, Sixth Annual List", by the RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS), Reference & Users Services Quarterly, Fall 2004

p. 40 -

  • AARP, www.aarp.org;
  • The American Civil War Homepage, http://sunsite.utk.edu/civilwar;
  • American Women's History: A Research Guide, www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html;
  • AskOxford.com, www.askoxford.com

pp. 40-41 -

p. 41 -

pp. 41 - 42 -

p. 42 -

pp. 42-43 -

p. 43 -

  • NSSN National Resource for Global Standards, www.nssn.org/search.html;
  • The NYPL Picture Collection Online, http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco;
  • Pew Internet and American Life, www.pewinternet.org;
  • Picture History, www.picthurehistory.com;
  • Plants Database, http://plants.usda.gov

pp. 43-44 -

  • Research and Documentation Online, www.dianahacker.com/resdoc

p. 44 -

  • ScienceDaily Magazine, www.sciencedaily.com;
  • Sparknotes, www.sparknotes.com;
  • The Straight Dope, www.straightdope.com;
  • ThomasRegister, www.thomasregister.com;
  • University of Michigan Documents Center, www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs;
  • U. S. Copyright Office, www.copyright.gov

p. 45 - The Valley of the Shadow, http://valley.vedh.virginia.edu; Where to find MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets] on the Internet, www.ilpi.com/msds.

"Best Free Reference Websites, Tenth Annual List," by the RUSA Machine-Assisted Reference Section, Reference & User Services Quarterly, Volume 48, number 1, Fall 2008

p. 36 -

  • Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy, www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon.avalon.htm
  • The BookHive, www.bookhive.org
  • Child Care and Early Education Research, www.childcareresearch.org
  • Cooking Light, www.cookinglight.com

p. 37 -

p. 38 -

  • IIHS-HLDI: Crash Testing and Highway Safety, www.uhs.org
  • Indeed, www.indeed.com
  • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, www.iep.utm.edu
  • KidsHealth, www.kidshealth.org
  • Kids.gov, www.kids.gov
  • Kidsreads.com, www.kidsreads.com/series/index.asp

pp. 38-39 -

  • Maps of War, www.mapsofwar.com

p. 39 -

  • Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, www.mipt.org
  • National Center for Children in Poverty, www.nccp.org
  • National Public Radio, www.npr.org
  • Office of Minority Health, www.omhrc.gov
  • The Political Graveyeard, http://politicalgraveyard.com
  • Rotten Tomatoes, www.rottentomatoes.com

pp. 39-40 -

  • ReliefWeb, www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm

p. 40 -

"Best Historical Materials", by the RUSA History Section Historical Materials Committee, Volume 48, issue 1, Reference & Users Services Quarterly

p. 41 -

  • The Bisbee Deportation of 1917, www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/bisbee.

pp. 41-42 -

  • Blackpast.org: An Online Reference Guide to African American History. www.blackpast.org

p. 42 -

  • Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project, www.densho.org
  • Documenting the American South, http://docsouth.unc.edu
  • Joseph Stalin: An Annotated Bibliography of English Language, Periodical Literature in 2005, by David R. Egan and Melinda A. Egan, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2007
  • Hebrew Printing in America 1735-1926: A History and Annotated Biography, by Yosef Goldman, Brooklyn: Yosef Goldman, 2006.

pp. 42-43 -

  • Irish History Online, ww.irishhistoryonline.ie

p. 43 -

  • Open Collections Program, Women Working, 1800-1930, http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww
  • The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London, 1674-1913, www.oldbaileyonline.org
  • Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963, www.unc.edu/jaddams/hull/urbanexp/#

The Best of the Best Reference Sources, by Vicki D. Bloom, American Libraries, May 2003

p. 45 -

  • Horror Films of the 1970s, by John Kenneth Muir, McFarland, 2002
  • A Chronology of American Musical Theater,by Richard C. Norton, Oxford, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Evolution, ed. Mark Pagel, Oxford, 2002
  • Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1,000 Dog Breeds, by Desmond Morris, Trafalgar Square, 2002
  • World Atlas of Coral Reefs, by Mark D. Spalding, Corinna Ravilious, and Edmund P. Green, University of California Press, 2001

pp. 45-46 -

  • Dictionary of American History, ed. Stanley L. Kutler, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002

p. 46 -

  • Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, ed. David Levinson and Karen Christensen, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature, ed. David Patterson, Allan L. Berger, and Sarita Cargas, Oryx Press, 2002
  • The Companion to Southern Literature: Themes, Genres, Places, People, Movements, and Motifs, ed. Joseph M. Flora and Lucinda H. MacKethan, Louisiana State University Press, 2002

p. 48 -

  • Encyclopedia of Aging, ed. David J. Ekerdt, Macmillan Reference USA, 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, ed. David Levinson, Sage Publications, 2002
  • Social Worker's Desk Reference, ed. Albert R. Roberts & Gilbert J. Greene, Oxford University Press, 2002
  • Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, ed. Herbert M. Kritzer, ABC-CLIO, 2002

Best Reference Sources 1997, by Brian E. Coutts and John B. Richard, Library Journal, April 15, 1998, pp. 46+, retrieved from Gale General One File

  • African Writers, ed. by C. Brian Cox, Scribner
  • The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, ed. by Christopher Brickell & Judith D. Zuk, DK
  • Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists, ed. by Keir B. Sterling & others, Greenwood
  • Dictionary of Women Artists, ed. by Delia Gaze, Fitzroy Dearborn
  • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara, ed. John Middleton, Scribner
  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, ed. by Ruth Chadwick, Academic
  • Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy, ed. Donald J. Zeyl, Greenwood
  • Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, ed. Philip J. Currie and Kevin Padian, Academic
  • Encyclopedia of Interior Design, ed. Joanna Banham & Leanda Shrimpton, Fitzroy Dearborn
  • Encyclopedia of Rural America" The Land and People, ed. Gary A. Goreham, ABC-CLIO
  • Encyclopedia of U. S. Foreign Relations, ed. Bruce W. Jentleson & Thomas G. Paterson, Oxford
  • Encyclopedia of the Cat,by Bruce Fogle, DK
  • Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art, ed. by Thomas A. Green, ABC-CLIO
  • The NASA Atlas of the Solar System, by Ronald Greeley & Raymond Batson, Cambridge
  • The Dictionary of Multimedia: Terms and Acronyms, by Brad Hansen, Fitzroy Dearborn; Franklin, Beedle
  • Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, ed. Junius P. Rodriguez, ABC-CLIO
  • History of Physical Anthropology, ed. by Frank Spencer, Garland
  • Hoover's Billion Dollar Directory: The Complete Guide to U. S. Public Computers, Hoover's Business
  • International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, ed. Robert T. Francoeur, Continuum
  • The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition, ed. by Robert Berkow & others, Merck
  • Museum of Broadcast Communications: Encyclopedia of Television, ed. Horace Newcomb, Fitzroy Dearborn
  • Oxford Atlas of Exploration, Oxford University
  • Oxford Companion to African American Literature, ed. by William L. Andrews & others, Oxford
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, ed. Eric M. Meyers, Oxford
  • Ships of the World: An Historic Encyclopedia, by Lincoln P. Paine, Houghton
  • Routledge Spanish Technical Dictionary, Routledge
  • The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, by Tom Stevenson, DK
  • St. James Guide to BLack Artists,ed. by Thomas Riggs, St. James
  • Writers for Young Adults, ed. by Ted Hipple, Scribner
  • Yale University School of Medicine Patient's Guide to Medical Tests, ed. by Barry L. Zaret & others, Houghton

Best Reference Web Sites, Library Journal, April 15, 1998, retrieved from Gale General One File

Best Reference CD-ROMs, Library Journal, April 15, 1998, retrieved from Gale General One File

  • 1998 Writer's Market, Writer's Digest
  • Columbia Encyclopedia, Columbia University
  • Contemporary Women's Issues, Responsibilities Database Svcs.
  • Hammond Atlas of the World, Hammond
  • Encyclopedia Judaica CD-ROM Edition, Grolier
  • Inside the SAT & ACT '98: Deluxe Edition, Mindscape
  • Women 'R.' Softline Info., Windows

Outstanding Business Reference Sources: The 2010 Selection of Recent Titles, by the BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee, Reference & User Services Quarterly,Volume 50, #2, Winter, 2010

pp. 126-127 -

  • 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook, ed. by Rhona C. Free, Sage, 2010

p. 127-128

  • Flat World's Knowledge Open Source BUsiness and Economics Textbooks, www.flatworldknowledge.com

p. 129 -

  • Music Business: The Key Concepts, by Richard Strasser, Routledge, 2010

"Other noteworthy titles" include p. 128 -

  • Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 2: The Business of Sustainability, ed. by Chris Laszlo et. al, Berkshire, 2010

pp. 128-129 -

  • The Fairchild Dictionary of Retailing, 2nd ed., by Rona Ostrow, Fairchild, 2009

p. 129 -

  • The International Brand Validation Manual: A Complete Overview and Analysis of Brand Validation Techniques, Methodologies, and Applications, by Gabriela Salinas, trans. E. Toder, Wiley, 2009
  • Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Finance, Investment, and Banking, by Eric Banks, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

pp. 129-130

  • QFinance, Bloomsbury Information, www.qfinance.com

p. 130

  • U. S. Trade Issues: A Reference Handbook, by Alfred E. Eckes, Jr., ABC-Clio, 2009

"Outstanding Reference Sources 2000," by Dorothy Auchter, American Libraries, May 2000

p. 61 -

  • Encyclopedia of the Renaissance, ed. Paul F. Grendler, Scribners, 1999
  • American Military Leaders from Colonial TImes to the Present, by John C. Fredriksen, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • American National Biography, ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, Oxford University Press, 1999

pp. 61-62

  • Encyclopedia of Christianity, ed. Erwin Fahlbusch, Wm. E. Eerdmans, 1999

p. 62 -

  • North American Literatures: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes, by Kathy J. Whitson, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them, Volume One: Latin American Literature, ed. Joyce Moss and Lorraine Valestuk, Gale, 1999
  • Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages, by Andrew Dalby, Columbia University Press, 1999
  • A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, by Bryan A> Garner, Oxford University Press, 1999

pp. 62-63

  • Encyclopedia of the Novel, ed. Paul Schellinger, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998

p. 63 -

  • Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, ed. Michele J. Sadler, Academic Press, 1999
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, ed. Donna Olendorf, Gale, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Genetics, ed. Jeffrey A. Knight and Robert McClenaghan, Salem, 1999
  • Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ed. John G. Webster, Wiley, 1999
  • The World Encyclopedia of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, by Eva Crance, Routledge, 1999

pp. 63-64 -

  • The Oxford Companion to Food, ed. Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 1999

p. 64 -

  • Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict, ed. Lester R. Kurtz, Academic Press, 1999
  • Chronology of World Slavery, by Junius P. Rodriguez, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Human Emotions, ed. David Levinson, Macmillan, 1999

pp. 64-65 -

  • International Encyclopedia of the Stock Market, ed. Michael Sheimo, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999

p. 65 -

  • History of the Internet: A Chronology, 1843 to the Present, by Christos J. P. Moschovitis, et. al, ABC-CLIO, 1999
  • J. S. Bach, by Malcolm Boyd, Oxford University Press, 1999
  • Popular Musicians, ed. Steve Hochman and McCrea Adams, Salem, 1999
  • International DIctionary of Black Composers, ed. Samual A. Floyd, Jr., Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999

"Outstanding Reference Sources 2001," by Teresa Portilla Omidsalar, American Libraries, May 2001

pp. 48-49 -

  • The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, ed. Nick Georgano, The Stationery Office Books, distributed by Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000

p. 49 -

  • Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay History and Cultures, Vols. 1&2, Garland, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, ed. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, ABC-Clio, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the Palestinians, ed. Philip Mattar, Facts on File, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the United States Cabinet, by Mark Grossman, ABC-Clio, 2000
  • Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, ed. Anne Commire, Gale, 1999

pp. 49-50 -

  • Cambridge World History of Food, ed. Kenneth F. Kiple and Kriemhild Conee Orenlas, Cambridge University Press, 2000

p. 50 -

  • Contemporary American Religion, by Wade Clark Roof, Macmillan Library Reference, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Judaism, ed. Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, and William Scott Green, Continuum Publishing/The Museum of Jewish Heritage, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Monasticism, ed. William M. Johnston, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Aquaculture, ed. Robert R. Stickney, John Wiley and Sons, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, ed. Simon A. Levin, Academic Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Paleontology, ed. Ronald Singer, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology, ed. Alan E. Kazdin, American Psychological Association/Oxford Univesity Press, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton, by Wilbur Applebaum, Garland, 2000

pp. 50-51 -

  • Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery, ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, Gale, 2000/2001

p. 51 -

  • Scientific American Science Desk Reference, JOhn WIley and SOns, 1999
  • Encyclopedia of German Literature,ed. Matthias Konzett, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000

pp. 51-52 -

  • Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor, by Alleen Pace Nilsen & L. F. Nilsen, Oryx, 2000

p. 52 -

  • Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story, ed. Abby H. P. Werlock, Facts on File, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Movie Special Effects, by Patricia D. Netzley, Oryx, 2000
  • Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing, ed. Rosemary Herbert, Catherine Aird, and John M. Reilly, Oxford, 1999
  • Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales, ed. Jack Zipes, Oxford, 2000
  • International Encyclopedia of Women and SPorts, ed. Karen Christensen, Allen Guttmann, and Gertrude Pfister, Macmillan Library Reference, 2000
  • Ken Schultz's Fishing Encyclopedia: Worldwide Angling Guide, IDG Books Worldwide Inc.,
  • Sports: The Complete Visual Reference, ed. Francois Fortin, Firefly Books, 2000

"Outstanding Reference Sources 2002," by Vicki D. Bloom, American Libraries, May 2002

p. 49 -

  • Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy, ed. John Zumerchik, Macmillan Reference USA, 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History, ed. Raul Rojas, FItzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos, ed. Catharine F. Bell, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Reader's Guide to the History of Science, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000
  • AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment, by Paul Harrison and Fred Pearce, University of California Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Genetics, ed. Eric C. R. Reeve, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Aak to Zumbra: A Dictionary of the World's Watercraft, by the Mariners' Museum with M. H. Parry, Mariners' Museum, 2000

pp. 49-50 -

  • Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia, ed. Thomas A. Green, ABC-CLIO, 2001

p. 50 -

  • Censorship: A World Encyclopedia, ed. Derek Jones, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences, ed. Jonathan Michie, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers, by Helen Rappaport, ABC-CLIO, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of the U. S. Supreme Court, ed. Thomas Lewis and Richard WIlson, Salem, 2000
  • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 9th ed., Centennial Edition, ed. Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Diane Kuhn, Scribner, 2000
  • New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., ed. Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell, Macmillan Pub. distributed by Grove's Dictionaries, 2001

pp. 50-51 -

  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer: A Guide to Cancer and Its Treatments, ed. Ellen Thackery, Gale, Thomas Learning, 2001

p. 51 -

  • A Dictionary of Psychology, by Andrew M. Colman, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Art Across America: A Comprehensive Guide to American Art Museums and Exhibition Galleries, by John J. Russell and Thomas S. Spencer, Friar's Lantern, 2000
  • Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, ed. David Noel Freedman, Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2000
  • New Historical Atlas of Religion in America, ed. Edwin Scott Gaustad, Philip L. Barlow, and Rirchard W. Dishno, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, ed. Donald B. Redford, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century, ed. Paul Finkelman, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2000

p. 52 -

  • Encyclopedia of Archaeology: History and Discoveries, ed. Tim Murray, ABC-CLIO, 2001
  • The Oxford Companion to Military History, ed. Richard Holmes, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, by Eric L. Haralson, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001
  • The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, ed. Michael Dobson and Stnaley Wells, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Life Writing: Autobiographical and Biographical Forms, ed. Margaretta Jolly, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001

"Outstanding reference sources: a 1988 selection of recent titles,' by Linda J. Sammataro, American Libraries, May 1988, pp. 353+, retrieved from Gale Cengage General One-File

  • The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, by Pierre Grimal, trans. A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop, Blackwell, 1986
  • The Encyclopedia of Religion, editor in chief Mircea Eliade, eds. Charles J. Adams et. al., Macmillan, 1987
  • Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide, ed. Malcolm South, Greenwood, 1987
  • The Oxford Companion to the Mind, ed. Richard L. Gregory, with O. L. Zangwill, Oxford University Press, 1987
  • The Encyclopedia of Aging, editor in chief George L. Maddox, associate editors Robert C. Atchley, et. al., managing editor Raymond J. Corsini, Springer, 1987
  • Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and other Exceptional Children and Adults, ed. Cecil R. Reynolds and Lester Mann, Wiley, 1987
  • The Folklore of American Holidays, A Compilation of More than 400 Beliefs, Legends, Superstitions... ed. Hennig Cohen and Tristram Potter Coffin, Gale, 1987
  • The Teacher's Almanac, ed. Sherwood and Lorna B. Hayes, Facts on File, 1986
  • Women in the World: An International Atlas, by Joni Seager and Ann Olsen, ed. Michael Kidron, SImon & Shuster/Touchstone, 1986
  • World Encyclopedia of Peace, executive editors Ervin Laszlo and John Youl Yoo, editor in chief Linus Pauling, Pergamon, 1986
  • Artificial Intelligence & Expert System Sourcebook, by V. Daniel Hunt, Chapman & Hall distributed by Methuen, 1987
  • The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide, by James A. Scott, Stanford Pn., 1986
  • Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering, editor in chief Michael B. Bever, MIT/Pergamon, 1986
  • Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness, editor in chief John V. Van Cleve, McGraw-Hill, 2987
  • The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy, ed. Patrick Moore, Orion a division of Crown, 1987
  • The Oxford Companion to Medicine, ed. JOhn Walton, Paul B. Beeson, and Ronald Bodley Scott, Oxford, 1986
  • The Underground Atlas: A Gazetteer of the World's Cave Regions, by John Middleton and Tony Waltham, St. Martin's, 1987
  • Women in Science: Antiquity through Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography, by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie, MIT, 1986
  • Dictionary of Concepts in History, by Harry Ritter, Greenwood, 1986
  • The Map Catalog: Every Kind of Map and Chart on Earth and Even Some Above It, ed. by Joel Makower, associate editor Laura Bergheim, Random/Vintage (A Tilden Press book), 1987
  • The American Heritage Larousse Spanish Dictionary: Spanish/English, English/Spanish, Houghton Mifflin, 1987
  • The Essential Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Modern Studies, by Larry S. Champion, G. K. Hall, 1986
  • Popular Music: A Reference Guide, by Roman Iwaschkin, Garland, 1986
  • The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd unabridged edition, editor in chief Stuart Berg Flexner, managing editor Leonore Crary Hauck, Random House, 1987

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