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Reference books, etc

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Reference books, etc is a source for reference related materials. This includes traditional formats like books to electronic resources like online subject databases. This blog has been created by library staff - so it's a personal choice.

• Added on: Sep 1st, 2008
• Country: United Kingdom
• Language: English

• Author: cristina dario
• Listed in: Reference Books
• Tags: books information Libraries reference non fiction electronic resources

Recent Posts

• Selection of Reference Books

  Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 11:51

  Here is a selection of old reference books covering such subjects as costume, Turnpikes & Pottery. Just click on the slideshow to get more information. ...

• Poetry Reference

  Posted on Sunday August 31st, 2008 at 17:50

  Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies helps trace poems by first line and title. But it's not a lot of use if the poem has not been included in an anthology or if the library does not possess the anthology. Parlour Poetry: 101 Improving G...

• Enquire

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 10:45

  We should also remember the excellent People's Network service. This is an electronic reference library combining the resources of public libraries in the UK. Here is an extract from their website http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/"The People’s Ne...

• Where can I find that book?

  Posted on Thursday August 21st, 2008 at 10:08 in Libraries, bookshops, publishers

  Before you begin your search you need to ask yourself, do I want to buy the book or borrow/browse the item – remember not all books can be borrowed! Even more important, is the bibliographic details of the book (author, title, publication, ISBN). T...

• Film Reference

  Posted on Thursday August 21st, 2008 at 09:56

  I recently watched El ángel exterminador or rather The Exterminating Angel (Dir. Luis Buñuel). The quickest, simplest way of finding out if a film is any good via the web has to be via IMDb (The Internet Movie Database ). Although, a recent look at...

• Art Reference

  Posted on Thursday August 21st, 2008 at 06:07

  Lewisham Reference Library certainly has an impressive selection of art reference books. Personal favourites include: A History of Far Eastern Art (Lee, S.) this proved to be a vital source of reference following a recent visit to Tate Britain's The ...

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