Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium Sized Libraries and Media Centers 1997

One way and another quite a lot of advice is available to the reference librarian about what books are worth buying, or not; and that is quite apart from our own contribution. The tradition is especially strong in North America, supported by the American Library Association, and here is another manifestation of that tradition. What is it, and what is it not? It is not a coordinated selection of current titles to form a “model” collection, but an annual selection from reviews in the one year only. It is a selection of “substantial titles in all subject areas”, justified (if...