Full Description
Basic Information Services, Volume I of Introduction to Reference Work, explains the basic reference processes and sources of information in today's libraries. It is a tool for understanding and mastering basic reference forms, no matter how they're packaged. This eighth edition is virtually all new, reflecting the easy accessibility of electronic databases on the Internet.Its companion, Volume II, Reference Services and Reference Processes, introduces the sophisticated and imaginative aspects of the complete reference process. It discusses the ongoing and important changes and developments in information technologies, particularly the role of the Internet in the reference process.
Contents
PrefacePart IInformation HighwayChapter 2: The Electronic LibraryPart II: INFORMATION: CONTROL AND ACCESSChapter 3: BibliographyChapter 4: National and Trade BibliographiesChapter 5: Indexing and Abstracting Services: General and CollectionsChapter 6: Indexing and Abstracting Services: Subject and NewspaperChapter 7: Encyclopedias: General and Subject SetsChapter 8: Ready Reference Sources: Almanacs, Yearbooks, Handbooks, DirectoriesChapter 9: Biographical SourcesChapter 10: DictionariesChapter 11: Geographical SourcesChapter 12: Government Documents
