A Library Journal 2007 Best Reference!

“Addresses a whole new world of health-related topics in a dynamic, accessible way. Enthusiastically recommended for all libraries.”—Library Journal

Current Issues in Health

• Hand-picked articles from authoritative periodicals

• Current information, plus links to helpful web sites

• Engaging graphical interface

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Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus

• A Library Journal 2006 Best Reference!

• Sets of articles on social, scientific, health, and political issues, designed to provide a well-rounded overview

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Biography Index Retrospective: 1946-1983

• Covers people from antiquity through 1980s headlines

• Find information that reflects the perspective of the time.

• Coverage of people across all disciplines and subject areas

• Citations to more than 627,000 articles and books

Expands!

Biography Reference Bank

• Now includes Facts About the Presidents and Speeches of the American Presidents

Graphic Novels Core Collection

• A reliable guide, with strict standards for rating material by age appropriateness

• Descriptive and evaluative annotations plus cover art

• Search by author, title, subject, genre, and grade level

What's New in Print

World Authors 2000-2005
“Well-written articles provide a rounded profile of the author's life, career, influences, and contribution to contemporary literature.... Particularly valuable for its coverage of less prominent writers whose work is gaining international readership. Recommended for academic and larger public libraries.”—Library Journal

• Covers some 300 authors whose books—published 2000 through 2005—represent the dawn of a new millennium of great literature

• Novelists, poets, dramatists, essayists, scientists, biographers, and others

• In-depth accounts (averaging 3,000 words) explore writers’ backgrounds, formative experiences, and literary achievements

• Many autobiographical accounts (written specifically for this volume)

Famous First Facts, Sixth Edition
“Perfect for trivia buffs or scholars seeking facts; a highly recommended staple for public libraries and American history collections.”—Library Journal

• Some 1,000 new firsts that occurred since publicationof the Fifth Edition (1997)

• Updated entries, new sidebars, and—for the first time—images, in a lively new version of a staple volume in libraries since 1933

• More than 8,500 entries in total

Sears List of Subject Headings, 19th Edition

• Over 400 new headings, covering headline topics

• More than 8,000 entries in all

• A foundation of essential, up-to-date headings for small and mid-sized libraries, plus patterns and examples to guide users in creating further headings according to standard

Coming soon!
Sears: Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia

• Spanish adaptation of Sears List of Subject Headings

• Every heading from the new 19th Edition translated

• Many headings of special interest to Spanish speakers

• Entire “Principles of the Sears List”

Senior High Core Collection

• Special focus on graphic novels, primary source materials, nonbook materials, and periodicals.

• Analytic entries for items in collections and anthologies.

• A valuable working tool for collection development and curriculum support.

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