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Search for More DatabasesNew Edition Coming August 2004
The 12th Edition of Public Library Catalog will be available in August 2004.

"This bibliography continues to live up to one of its earlier titles, as a ‘standard’ catalog guiding general readers and librarians to useful classic and new books." —American Reference Books Annual

Now available in two convenient formats:

  • Print—a four-year ongoing service  

  • Online—an annual subscription on WilsonWeb! 

Acquisitions librarians, reference librarians and catalogers will all welcome a new edition of this reliable guide to building and maintaining a well-rounded collection of the most highly recommended reference and non-fiction books for adults. For collection development; selection and purchasing; weeding your collection; readers' advisory; and general reference, Public Library Catalog satisfies the needs of a broad readership. Entries provide complete bibliographic data, price, subject headings, a descriptive annotation, and evaluative quotations from a review when available, plus information on electronic editions of works where available.

Public Library Catalog lists works published in the United States, or published in Canada or the United Kingdom and distributed in the United States. The new 12th edition features extensive revisions in the areas of health, science and technology, personal finance, sports, cooking and gardening, and handicrafts. Biography, poetry and literary criticism continue to receive comprehensive treatment. Reference works in all subject fields are included.

Choose the format that best meets your needs—print or online—or subscribe to both and get the print subscription for half-price!

In print Print—a four-year ongoing service.

To order, call Customer Service 800-367-6770 or 718-588-8400. This 12th Edition of this Catalog cannot be ordered through the Wilson Shopping Cart until it is published in August 2004.

Public Library Catalog, 12th Edition brings you entries for more than 8,000 books in the main volume (2004), and more than 2,400 new titles in annual paperbound supplements published 2005 through 2007. Each book includes the following sections:

  • Classified Catalog
    With entries by Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification, with complete bibliographical and cataloging information for each book. Entries include such information as price and ISBN to facilitate acquisitions.

  • Author, Title, Subject and Analytical Index
    An in-depth key to the information in Classified Catalog—including author and title analytics for works contained in anthologies and collections and subject analytics for parts of books not covered under the subject heading for the whole.

Print Format: 4-year service
(Includes clothbound volume plus three annual paperbound supplements)
$370 ($400 outside the U.S. and Canada)
12th Edition: ISBN 0-8242-1039-5
Clothbound volume: 2004, 1,445 pages
Paperback supplements: 2005, 2005, 2007, each approximately 170 pages.

On the internet Online—an annual subscription on WilsonWeb

An online subscription to Public Library Catalog brings you all the rich content available in the print edition (see above), but with the convenience of enhanced online search capabilities. Search over 13,000 titles (including over 1,000 analytical records for parts of collections or anthologies) in one easy-to-use database.

Search by:
Keyword Publication Year
Title ISBN
Subject ISSN
Publisher Document Type: Books, Book Chapter, CD-ROM
Author Dewey Decimal Classification Number

These additional features, available exclusively in the online version, make Public Library Catalog even more valuable for collection development and curriculum support:

  • Entries link to additional review excerpts from Wilson’s Book Review Digest database.

  • Retrieve records in machine-readable MARC format.

  • Instantly check your library’s holdings via a link to your OPAC.

  • Search descriptive and critical annotations for specific words.

  • Search simultaneously with other Wilson Standard Catalogs or other Wilson databases, including Readers’ Guide.

  • Now updated quarterly on the new WilsonWeb–no need to wait for annual printed updates to get the latest information on new books.

Online Format: Annual subscription. Contact us for pricing and to request a free trial.

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