This is a consolidated edition of the American Library Association's reference tool for librarians and researchers. The 11th edition of the Guide to Reference Books brings together most useful research sources from early printing to contemporary electronic publishing.

This reference is a guide to locating fundamental reference sources for developing and maintaining a small-but-strong reference collection. It also identifies titles to add to enhance and update the collection, organized according to Dewey and cross-referenced with LC classification numbers.

This text includes information on where to begin the search for genealogical records. The introduction provides information librarians need to help patrons start the search for their family histories, whether obtaining information from the librarians own library, or from external sources.

Written by RA expert Jessica Moyer with contributions from leading RA luminaries, "Research-Based Readers' Advisory" approaches research from two vantage points: the Research Review provides an expert overview of new research, and the Librarian's View, written by RA experts, discusses practical issues.In recent years, many excellent research projects on topics related to readers' advisory services have been published. Yet keeping up with the latest research findings is a challenge for many readers' advisors.Written by RA expert Jessica Moyer with contributions from leading RA luminaries,...