Table of Contents
Preface xi
Introduction xiii
Contributors xv
Website and Database Review Locator xxi
Part I General Reference Works
1 General Reference Works
Almanacs 3
Biography 3
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias 4
Directories 5
Websites and Databases 6
Part II Social Sciences
2 Social Sciences in General
General Works 11
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 11
Handbooks and Yearbooks 12
3 Area Studies
General Works 17
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 17
Handbooks and Yearbooks 17
United States 19
Africa 24
Asia 24
Canada 27
Developing Countries 27
Europe 28
Latin America and the Caribbean 30
Middle East 33
4 Economics and Business
General Works 35
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 35
Directories 37
Handbooks and Yearbooks 38
Consumer Guides 42
Handbooks and Yearbooks 42
Finance and Banking 44
Directories 44
Handbooks and Yearbooks 44
Industry and Manufacturing 48
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 48
Handbooks and Yearbooks 49
Insurance 50
Handbooks and Yearbooks 50
International Business 52
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 52
Handbooks and Yearbooks 53
Labor 54
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 54
Handbooks and Yearbooks 54
Management 57
Handbooks and Yearbooks 57
Marketing and Trade 60
Handbooks and Yearbooks 60
5 Education
General Works 63
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 63
Handbooks and Yearbooks 63
Elementary and Secondary Education 70
Handbooks and Yearbooks 70
Higher Education 72
Directories 72
Handbooks and Yearbooks 72
Learning Disabilities 74
Special Education 75
6 Ethnic Studies and Anthropology
Ethnic Studies 77
General Works 77
African Americans 80
Berbers 84
Indians of North America 85
Japanese Americans 87
Latin Americans 88
7 Genealogy and Heraldry
Genealogy 93
8 Geography and Travel Guides
Geography 101
General Works 101
Atlases 101
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 105
Handbooks and Yearbooks 106
Travel Guides 106
9 History
American History 111
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 111
Handbooks and Yearbooks 113
African History 129
Ancient History 130
Asian History 132
Archaeology 133
European History 135
General Works 135
Great Britain 135
Ireland 138
Italy 139
Poland 139
Latin America and the Caribbean 141
Middle Eastern History 141
World History 142
Biography 142
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 143
Handbooks and Yearbooks 144
10 Law
General Works 151
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 151
Handbooks and Yearbooks 153
Copyright Law 158
Handbooks and Yearbooks 158
Criminology and Criminal Justice 159
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 159
Handbooks and Yearbooks 160
Environmental Law 166
Handbooks and Yearbooks 166
Human Rights 168
Biography 168
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 168
Handbooks and Yearbooks 169
International Law 172
Handbooks and Yearbooks 172
11 Library and Information Science and Publishing and Bookselling
Library and Information Science 175
General Works 175
Libraries 176
College and Research Libraries 176
Public Libraries 184
School Libraries 187
Special Topics 189
Archives 189
Careers 190
Cataloging and Classification 190
Children's and Young Adult Services 192
Collection Development 196
Customer Service 197
Digitization and Digital Libraries 198
Information Literacy 199
Information Technology 201
Intellectual Freedom and Censorship 203
International Librarianship 204
Library Automation 204
Library Cooperation 205
Library Facilities 206
Library Instruction 206
Library Management 212
Library Outreach 216
Readers' Advisory 218
Reference Services 219
Storytelling 222
Technical Services 223
Publishing and Bookselling 223
Handbooks and Yearbooks 223
12 Military Studies
General Works 225
Autobiography 225
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 225
Handbooks and Yearbooks 228
Weapons and Warfare 236
13 Political Science
General Works 239
Handbooks and Yearbooks 239
Ideologies 242
International Organizations 242
International Relations 243
Politics and Government 245
Canada 245
United States 246
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 246
Directories 247
Handbooks and Yearbooks 248
Public Policy and Administration 254
Handbooks and Yearbooks 254
14 Psychology, Parapsychology, and Occultism
Psychology 257
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 257
Handbooks and Yearbooks 259
15 Recreation and Sports
General Works 263
Handbooks and Yearbooks 263
Baseball 265
Football 266
Hunting 267
16 Sociology
Aging 269
Death 270
Disabled 271
Philanthropy 272
Sex Studies 274
Social Work and Social Welfare 276
Substance Abuse 276
17 Statistics, Demography, and Urban Studies
Statistics 279
Canada 279
United States 279
International 282
Urban Studies 284
18 Women's Studies
Bibliography 289
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 290
Handbooks and Yearbooks 291
Part III Humanities
19 Humanities in General
General Works 299
20 Communication and Mass Media
General Works 303
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 303
Handbooks and Yearbooks 303
Authorship 308
Style Manuals 308
Newspapers and Magazines 310
Handbooks and Yearbooks 310
Radio, Television, Audio, and Video 311
Directories 311
Handbooks and Yearbooks 312
21 Decorative Arts
Collecting 313
Coins and Paper Money 313
Crafts 315
Fashion and Costume 315
Interior Design 316
22 Fine Arts
General Works 319
Biography 319
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 319
Handbooks and Yearbooks 321
Indexes 323
Architecture 323
Painting 324
Sculpture 325
23 Language and Linguistics
English-Language Dictionaries 327
General Usage 327
Sign Language 328
Terms and Phrases 329
Visual 329
Non-English-Language Dictionaries 330
Spanish 330
24 Literature
General Works 331
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 331
Handbooks and Yearbooks 331
Children's and Young Adult Literature 336
Bibliography 336
Drama 338
Handbooks and Yearbooks 338
Fiction 338
Crime and Mystery 338
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 339
National Literature 340
American Literature 340
Biography 340
Handbooks and Yearbooks 341
Individual Authors 343
British Literature 344
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 344
Handbooks and Yearbooks 344
Individual Authors 345
Japanese Literature 347
Handbooks and Yearbooks 347
Poetry 348
Handbooks and Yearbooks 348
25 Music
General Works 351
Bibliography 351
Biography 351
Handbooks and Yearbooks 352
Instruments 355
Musical Forms 357
Band 357
Popular Music 357
Rock 358
26 Mythology, Folklore, and Popular Culture
Folklore 361
Handbooks and Yearbooks 361
Popular Culture 362
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 362
Handbooks and Yearbooks 363
27 Performing Arts
General Works 369
Biography 369
Directories 369
Film, Television, and Video 370
Biography 370
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 372
Filmography 376
Handbooks and Yearbooks 378
Theater 383
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 383
Handbooks and Yearbooks 386
28 Plulosophy and Religion
Philosophy 389
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 389
Handbooks and Yearbooks 390
Religion 391
General Works 391
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 391
Handbooks and Yearbooks 394
Buddhism 396
Christianity 397
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 397
Handbooks and Yearbooks 400
Hinduism 401
Islam 402
Almanacs 402
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 402
Judaism 404
Part IV Science and Technology
29 Science and Technology in General
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 411
Handbooks and Yearbooks 412
30 Agricultural Sciences
Food Sciences and Technology 417
Atlases 417
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 417
Handbooks and Yearbooks 419
Horticulture 423
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 423
Handbooks and Yearbooks 425
Veterinary Science 425
31 Biological Sciences
General Works 427
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 427
Handbooks and Yearbooks 427
Anatomy 429
Botany 430
Handbooks and Yearbooks 430
Zoology 432
General Works 432
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 432
Handbooks and Yearbooks 433
Birds 435
Mammals 436
Marine Animals 436
Reptiles and Amphibians 438
32 Health Sciences
General Works 439
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 439
Directories 440
Handbooks and Yearbooks 441
Medicine 449
General Works 449
Atlases 449
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 449
Handbooks and Yearbooks 450
Dentistry 457
Obstetrics and Gynecology 457
Opthamology 458
Pediatrics 458
Specific Diseases and Conditions 459
AIDS 459
Allergies 460
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders 460
Autism 461
Brain Injuries 461
Cancer 462
Eating Disorders 463
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 463
Respiratory Disorders 464
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 465
Handbooks and Yearbooks 465
33 Technology
General Works 467
Computers 469
Internet 472
34 Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Physical Sciences 473
General Works 473
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 473
Chemistry 474
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 474
Handbooks and Yearbooks 474
Earth and Planetary Sciences 475
General Works 475
Astronomy and Space Sciences 476
Climatology and Meteorology 478
Geology 482
Oceanography 484
35 Resource Sciences
Energy 487
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 487
Handbooks and Yearbooks 488
Environmental Science 488
Directories 488
Handbooks and Yearbooks 489
Water 490
Handbooks and Yearbooks 490
36 Transportation
General Works 493
Author/Title Index 497
Subject Index 517
