Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources / Edition 2

by Gayle J. Hardy (Davis)

Overview

Revised and updated, this compendium helps readers identify and understand the scope of key government reference sources-traditional books (including publications catalogs and telephone directories); information clearinghouses; and materials in new formats, such as CD-ROMs, datafiles, and Internet sites. The authors focus on free information and depository materials-both readily available through toll-free phone numbers, mail or e-mail requests to agencies, or federal depository library collections. Materials are fully described in annotations that differentiate between similar materials, identify typical citation formats, and note common abbreviations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563081897
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/15/1996
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

rdy-Davis /f Gayle /i J.

inson /f Judith /i Schiek

Editorial Reviews

A guide to selected government reference sources focusing on free information and depository materials. The entries are arranged in four subject categories<-->general reference sources, social sciences, science and technology, and humanities. Each main subject is subdivided and lists titles alphabetically within the subdivisions. The annotations focus on scope, omissions, background notes, companion sources, former and popular titles, typical citation formates, abbreviations, and differentiation between similar titles. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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