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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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The American Genealogical-biographical Index to American Genealogical, Biographical, and Local History Materials
Author: The American Genealogical-biographical Index to American Genealogical, Biographical, and Local History Materials
Author: Fremont RiderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The American Genealogical-biographical Index to American Genealogical, Biographical, and Local History Materials
Author: The American Genealogical-biographical Index to American Genealogical, Biographical, and Local History Materials
Author: The American Genealogical-biographical Index to American Genealogical, Biographical, and Local History Materials
Author: Fremont RiderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U.S.A.
Author: Clarence GohdesPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822305927
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This fifth revised edition features approximately 1,900 items, most of which are annotated. It addresses several interdisciplinary studies that have become prominent in the last decade, especially on popular culture, racial and other minorities, Native Americans and Chicanos, and literary regionalism. It allots more space to computer aids, science fiction, children's literature, literature of the sea, film and literature, and linguistic studies of American English and includes a new section on psychology. The appendix lists the biography of each of 135 deceased American authors. ISBN 0-8223-0592-5 : $22.50 (For use only in the library).
Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography
Author: Mary K. MannixPublisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 083891294X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
An excellent starting point for both reference librarians and for library users seeking information about family history and the lives of others, this resource is drawn from the authoritative database of Guide to Reference, voted Best Professional Resource Database by Library Journal readers in 2012. Biographical resources have long been of interest to researchers and general readers, and this title directs readers to the best biographical sources for all regions of the world. For interest in the lives of those not found in biographical resources, this title also serves as a guide to the most useful genealogical resources. Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.
Genealogy and Indexing
Author: Kathleen SpaltroPublisher: Information Today, Inc.
ISBN: 9781573871631
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Indexes are the essential search tool for genealogists, and this timely book fills a conspicuous void in the literature. Kathleen Spaltro and contributors take an in-depth look at the relationship between indexing and genealogy and explain how genealogical indexes are constructed. They offer practical advice to indexers who work with genealogical documents as well as genealogists who want to create their own indexes. Noeline Bridge's chapter on names will quickly become the definitive reference for trying to resolve questions on variants, surname changes, and foreign designations. Other chapters discuss software, form and entry, the need for standards, and the development of after-market indexes.
Beyond History of Science
Author: Elizabeth GarberPublisher: Lehigh University Press
ISBN: 9780934223119
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
This collection focuses on the intellectual development of the sciences, their relationships with technology, and their place in culture in general including a proposed realignment of science, technology, and art.
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences
Author: John D. McDonaldPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000031543
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 5538
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, comprising of seven volumes, now in its fourth edition, compiles the contributions of major researchers and practitioners and explores the cultural institutions of more than 30 countries. This major reference presents over 550 entries extensively reviewed for accuracy in seven print volumes or online. The new fourth edition, which includes 55 new entires and 60 revised entries, continues to reflect the growing convergence among the disciplines that influence information and the cultural record, with coverage of the latest topics as well as classic articles of historical and theoretical importance.