Guide to Reference (12th edition)

The Guide to Reference is a compilation of highly selected reference books and other sources, both free and fee‐based, intended primarily for use by librarians. It includes some 16,000 works across a broad spectrum of subject categories, including General Works, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, History and Area Studies, and Science, Technology and Medicine. The present version of the Guide to Reference introduces a new category, interdisciplinary fields, which includes cognitive science, communication and media studies, cultural studies, environmental studies, and gender studies. Usefulness and quality of the tool are key criteria for inclusion; emphasis is on North American sources....