General Notes:

Whenever you are given a list of reference sources to review and evaluate, the resources will be marked with the following "code":

** Sources marked with double asterisks are "standard works" from which I may take search test questions.  You should look at these very carefully.

* Sources marked with this symbol are also considered "standard works," and you should briefly take a look these after you've looked at the ones above.   I will not ask search test questions from these.

# Sources marked with this symbol are representative of a type of reference source.  You should be aware of these, but you do not need to evaluate them.    I will not ask search test questions from these.
 
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES & GUIDES

Overview

A "Bibliography", in its simplest definition, is a listing of books. In a broader sense, a bibliography is a listing of informational resources, whether that information comes in the form of a book, periodical or newspaper articles, discs, CD-ROMs, web sites, or other such listings.  In fact, you may run across the word "webliography" in your reading, which is a perversion of the word "bibliography" and refers to a listing of web sites.

A "Guide" is a reference tool that provides pertinent information about a subject. A guide can include a bibliography of resources but it may also include general information about organizations that deal with the topic at hand, statistics,

Oftentimes the two terms are used interchangeably.
 

National & General Bibliographies
 

** Bibliographic Index	Indexes, Ref. Z1002 .B595
*   National Union Catalog :  1956 Through 1967  (NUC)	OVSZ  Z881 .A1U3742
*   Bibliography of Bibliographies in American Literature	Ref. Z1225 .A1N5
#   Bibliography of American Literature	Ref. Z1225 .B55
#   The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature	Ref. Z2011 .N45
#   Dictionary of Books Relating to America ...  (Sabin)	Microfiche 138
#   OCLC (Online Catalog Library Center)	Ref. Desk

 

Trade Bibliographies
 
 

** Books in Print and Subject Guide to Books in Print	Ref. Bookshelf,  Ref. Z1215 .P972
** Bookman's Price Index	Ref. Z1000 .B74
** American Book Publishing Record	Ref. Z1201 .A521
*   Cumulative Book Index	Indexes, Ref. Z1219 .M78
*   Publishers' Trade List Annual	Ref.  Bookshelf,  Ref. Z1215 .P97
#   United States Catalog	Ref. Z1219 .M78
(Continued by Cumulative Book Index)
#   British Books in Print	Ref. Z2001 .R33
#   American Book Prices Current	Ref. Z1000 .A51
#   Paperbound Books in Print	Ref. Z1033 .P3P33

Guides to Reference Resources
 

** Guide to Reference Books	Ref. Desk  Z1035.1 .S43
** American Reference Books Annual	Ref. Desk  Z1035.1 .A55
*   Walford's Concise Guide to Reference Material	Ref. Z1035.1 .W332
#   General Reference Books for Adults	Ref. Z1035.1 .G45

 

Guides to Periodicals
 

** Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory (And Supplement)	Ref. Desk  Z6941 .U5
** Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media	Ref. Desk  Z6951 .A97
*   Standard Periodical Directory	Ref. Z6951 .S78
#   Union List of Serials in Libraries of the United States and Canada	Ref. Z6945 .U45

 

Children's & General Readers Bibliographies
 

** The Reader's Adviser	Ref. Z1035 .R42
** Children's Catalog	Ref. PN1009 .A1C5444
*   Junior High School Library Catalog	Ref. PN1009 .A1J876
*   Senior High School Library Catalog	Ref. Z1037 .S435
*   Young Adult Reader's Adviser	Ref. PN1009 .A1Y67
*   Fiction Catalog	Ref. Z5916 .W74
#   Books for College Libraries	Ref. Z1039 .C65B67

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Subject Guides and Bibliographies
 

# A Bibliographic Guide to Educational Research	Book Stacks  Z5811 .B39
# Teacher Job Satisfaction :  An Annotated Bibliography And Guide to Research	Book Stacks  LB2840 .L46
# Cooperative Learning :  A Guide to Research	Ref. LB1032 .C592

 

Questions to consider when evaluating these sources:

Note: I will be giving "questions to consider" for each type of reference resources. Where appropriate, you may want to consider adding the answers to these questions on your index cards. For example, below I ask, "Which sources provide prices?" On you index cards for 'Bibliographies and Guides' you may want to say whether or not each source provides prices.

Does the source contain an index?  More than one index?

Which sources provide prices, and are they up-to-date?

How is the book arranged or organized?

Are there any special features that distinguish it from the others?

Is the bibliography selective or comprehensive?  Does this correspond with its stated purpose and scope?
 
 

Sample Questions for Bibliographies:

Note: I will be giving sample questions for each of the types of reference resources. You should be able to find the answers to each of these questions from the ** sources listed above. Bei