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The article offers information on the 2018 U.S. College Book Price Index compiled from reviews of books published in "Choice Reviews" during 2018. Topics discussed include the overall average price for books in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences for 2018, increase in the average 2018 reference book price over the previous year, and light average price decreases in 2017 shown by both British Academic Books and U.S. College Books.

The article lists the top 75 community college resources in the U.S. for September 2020 including "Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook," by Laura L. Finley, "The Music of Peter Maxwell Davies," by Nicholas Jones, and Cardiovascular Disorders Sourcebook," edited by Angela L. Williams.

The article discusses the 2017 U.S. College Book Price Index which updates 2016 compilation which covered the years 2014 to 2016. Topics include the overall average price for books in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, number of titles, dollar amounts, percentages and average price for books in each "Choice Reviews" subject category, and prices throughout all of the subject categories.

A list of reference publications to be released during the period of 2016 to 2017 is presented, including the 23rd edition of "Children's Core Collection," edited by H. W. Wilson, "Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs," edited by Elizabeth Knowles, and "Critical Survey of American Literature."

An essay on the field of translation studies is presented. It discusses areas of the field, including linguistics, anthropology, literature, and other humanities disciplines. Topics include cultural approaches to translation studies, the history of the discipline, and the use of reference works and periodicals in translation studies.

A bibliography is presented of reference books on a variety of topics, including "The Classical Tradition," edited by Anthony Grafton, Glenn W. Most, and Salvatore Settis, "Subject Guide to Books in Print," edited by Laura Mars-Proietti, and "Encyclopaedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles," by Gale Owen-Crocker.

The article focuses on the 2015 College Book Price Index which has seen a decline in the overall price average of books in major sections such as humanities, science and technology, and social and behavioral sciences. Topics discussed include the decline on prices of reference books, the publishing of reference titles online, and the paperback prices.

This article presents an essay on reference resources available for the multidisciplinary study of crime and its causes. The author refers to reference sources that are multifaceted and provide excellent coverage on single topics in order to provide resources that provide the best value for decreasing library budgets. In the general reference category, the author recommends "Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice," edited by Joshua Dressler and "Encyclopedia of Race and Crime," edited by Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun Gabbidon. The "Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice," edited by Marilyn McShane and Frank Williams III and "The Mafia Encyclopedia," by Carl Sifakis are also recommended.

The article lists reference books published in November 2008 or later including "The Bibliography of Appalachia" by John R. Burch, Jr., "College Majors and Careers" by Paul Phifer, and "Early Sino-Tibetan Art" by Heather Stoddard.

The article lists 2008 and 2009 Internet publications in several subject areas including technical guides, publications dealing with Internet and society, and books on Internet use in education.

The article presents the 2007 U.S. College Book Price Index prepared under the sponsorship of the Library Materials Price Index Editorial Board of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, American Library Association. The index shows that the overall average price for books in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences was $62.44, a 0.47% increase over last year. Reference books have the highest average price at $128.54 but have the lowest percentage increase over the previous year at -6.0%.

A list of electronic media scheduled for April 2007 and later is presented. Subject categories include reference, humanities, science and technology, and social and behavioral sciences. Encyclopedias and dictionaries appear within the specific subject category while interdisciplinary resources appear within the general reference section.

Examines several encyclopedias and dictionaries on music for academic libraries. Recognition of general encyclopedias such as "The Oxford Dictionary of Music," by Michael Kennedy and "The Oxford Companion to Music," edited by Alison Latham; Example of a biographical encyclopedia which deals with women musicians and African American musicians is the "Harvard Dictionary of Music," 4th edition published in 2004; Volumes of the general encyclopedia "New Grove" title.

Presents a list of European scholarly titles with bibliographic data compiled by the College and Medium-Sized Libraries Discussion Group of the Western European Specialists. "A destra del fascismo: profilo politico di Julius evola," by Francesco Cassata; "Voyous: deux essais sur la raison," by Jacques Derrida; "Machiavelli filosofo della politica," by Gheorghe Lencan Stoica.

Presents a bibliographic listing of reference books and publications for 2004-2005. "Britannica's Original Sources," edited by Britannica Editorial and Western Standard; "Encyclopedia Britannica," edited by Dale Hoiberg; "Modern Culture," by Roger Scruton; "Chronology of Communication in the United States," Russell Wright; "Dictionary of British Classicists, 1500-1960," edited by Robert Todd; "Amy Tan: A Literary Companion," by Mary Ellen Snodgrass; "Everyone and Everything in Trollope," edited by George Newlin.

Presents information on reference books on death penalty in the U.S. "Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States," by Louis J. Palmer Jr.; "The Death Penalty in America," edited by Hugo Adam Bedau; "An Eye for an Eye? The Immortality of Punishing by Death," by Stephen Nathanson.

Examines several varieties of library resources in biological, conservation, and environmental science. Categories that classify biographical dictionaries; References that combine biographical and topical entries; Works that have reference value for university libraries.

Lists reference books that support academic curricula, which are related to the performing arts and mass media. "Center Square: The Paul Lynde Story," by Steve Wilson and Joe Florenski; "Making Latex Clothes," by Sian-Kate Mooney; "Mystery, Violence, and Popular Culture," by John Cawelti.

Presents a list of books for academic references on various subjects. "The American Heritage College Dictionary"; "Index to Poetry in Music: A Guide to the Poetry Set As Solo Songs By 125 Major Song Composers," by Carol June Bradley; "Fauna Britannica," by Stefan Buczacki.

Presents a list of art and architecture reference works scheduled for publication in 2003-2004. "Ad Reinhardt," by Michael Corris; "Art and Its Shadow," by Mario Perniola; "An Art for Eternity: The Cult of Art in Nazi Germany," by Eric Michaud.

The article reviews the web site SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO), located at www.srmo.sagepub.com, a database of reference books ant literature from SAGE publications.

The article lists several reference book titles related to the medical industry, including "Legal and ethical dictionary for mental health professionals" by C. Emmanuel Ahia, "The Blackwell companion to religious ethics" edited by William Schweiker, and "Profiling and criminal justice in America: a reference handbook" by Jeffrey B. Bumgarner.

Reviews the Web site for Facts on File encyclopedias.

The article presents a review of the website for the reference management software Citavi 3, located at www.citavi.com, from the Swiss Academic Software GmbH.

The article reviews the web site SpringerReference.com, hosted by Springer Science and Business Media company and featuring over 140 reference materials in areas of science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM), located at http://www.SpringerReference.com/.

In this article the author reflects on the development of reference resources over the years and how print references, such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, have vied with each other as the best source. The author also discusses how digital electronic reference resources have been increasing and have been gradually displacing print references since 1997. She mentions that although overall reference resources have been decreasing over the past 10 years, digital electronic resources have increased. Reference information lends itself well to electronic searching. The author cites Frank Schoonmaker's "Encyclopedia of Wine" as an example of print reference that is still a compelling resource.

The article reviews the Internet resource "Guide to Reference" from the American Library Association which is at http://www.guidetoreference.org/.

Reviews the Web site of SSSL, an annotated checklist of international scholarship in all languages