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Basic Reference Sources

A Self-Study Manual, Fourth Edition

Margaret T. Taylor and Ronald R. Powell

First published in 1971, with 20,000 copies sold, this is a self-paced introduction to general reference/information sources. The new fourth edition brings information about the sources up to date as of late 1988, adding or deleting some titles where appropriate.
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Scarecrow Press
Pages: 335 • Trim: 8½ x 11
978-0-8108-2244-3 • Paperback • March 1995 • $87.00 • (£67.00)
Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Library Skills
Margaret Taylor is a lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Information & Library Studies. She teaches courses in basic and subject reference materials and services and has done research on book availability and library use.

Ronald R. Powell, an associate professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Library and Informational Science, has taught courses on basic reference materials and services and on bibliographic instruction and is the co-author of Success in Answering Reference Questions: Two Studies (Scarecrow, 1987)
...invaluable as a learning tool. I highly recommend it.
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Basic Reference Sources

A Self-Study Manual, Fourth Edition

Cover Image
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • First published in 1971, with 20,000 copies sold, this is a self-paced introduction to general reference/information sources. The new fourth edition brings information about the sources up to date as of late 1988, adding or deleting some titles where appropriate.
Details
Details
  • Scarecrow Press
    Pages: 335 • Trim: 8½ x 11
    978-0-8108-2244-3 • Paperback • March 1995 • $87.00 • (£67.00)
    Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Library Skills
Author
Author
  • Margaret Taylor is a lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Information & Library Studies. She teaches courses in basic and subject reference materials and services and has done research on book availability and library use.

    Ronald R. Powell, an associate professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Library and Informational Science, has taught courses on basic reference materials and services and on bibliographic instruction and is the co-author of Success in Answering Reference Questions: Two Studies (Scarecrow, 1987)
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  • ...invaluable as a learning tool. I highly recommend it.
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