ANNOTATIONS LIST

Slonimsky, Nicolas. Baker's Biographical Dictionaries of Musicians. 7th ed. rev. New York:

Schirmer, 1984. (Olin Ref ML105 .B16 1984)

Biographical information about musicians from all periods and all types of music. Entries are alphabetical and generally only a paragraph or two in length. Many include bibliographic citations. The music library owns a more recent edition of this work.

Foerstel, Herbert N. Banned in the U.S.A.: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries. Westport: Greenwood, 1994. (Uris Ref Z 658 .U5 F64x 1994; also Olin stacks)

This guide provides a survey of major bookbanning incidents in the United States. There is a chapter on the law as it relates to bookbanning. A chapter titled "Voices of Banned Authors" provides interesting insites by authors whose work has been banned. There are also entries for the 50 most frequently banned books in the 1990s.

Bar Ilan's Judaic Library. Spring Valley, NY: Torah Educational Software, 1994. (Disk BM 501 .B22 1998; Electronic

Text Center, Olin Library)

Complete texts of the Hebrew Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, plus large selection of midrashic and responsa texts.

Miller, Eugene. Barron's Guide to Graduate Business Schools. Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Services, 1984- . (Uris Ref HF 1131 B27)

contains profiles of universities offering MBA or Ph.D. programs in business, arranged geographically by state. Introduction includes information on the admissions process, financial aid and a ranking of the top 21 schools by corporate recruiters. The profiles include information on the student body, faculty, programs, course requirements, cost, library and computing facilities.

Bobrow, Jerry, ed. Barron's How to Prepare for the LSAT, Law School Admission Test. 6th ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1991. (Uris Ref KF285.Z9 B66 1991)

Seibel, Hugo, ed. Barron's How to Prepare for the Medical College Admission Test, MCAT. 7th ed. Hauppauge, Ny: Barron's Educational Series, 1991. (Uris Ref R838.5 .S45 1991)

Sharpe, Pamela J., ed. Barron's How to Prepare for the TOEFL, Test of English as a Foreign Language. 6th ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1989. (Uris Ref LB2353 .S53 1989)

Barron's Profiles of American Colleges: Descriptions of the Colleges. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1991- . (Uris Ref L901 .B27)

Standard comprehensive annual guide that provides analytical descriptions of over 1700 accredited two and four year schools, including those in Guam, Puerto Rico, Canada, Virgin Islands, and Mexico. Arranged by state, it includes indexes by major, by cost and a selective rankings list of colleges based on SAT, ACT, and GPA scores of incoming freshmen.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. see "F" document under Familiar Quotations.

Blum, Eleanor. Basic Books in the Mass Media. 3rd ed. Urbana: U of Illinois P, 1990.

(Olin Ref Z5630 .B65 B3 1990)

This annotated bibliography was compiled for beginning students and the public in the field of mass communications. It describes over one thousand handbooks, directories, reports, bibliographies and serials. It is arranged by type of medium (books, broadcasting, film, newspapers, magazines, and advertising), with a general index.

Hartmann, Frederick. Basic Documents of International Relations. New York: McGraw, 1951.

(Uris stacks JX68 .H33 B2; also Olin stacks and Law)

A selective collection of 50 documents, arranged in chronological order from 1814-1948, in the field of international relations. Brief introductory notes precede each document. Has a subject index.

Brownlie, Ian, ed. Basic Documents on Human Rights. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford UP, 1992. (Olin Ref JC 571 B88 1992)

This handbook contains the text of documents concerned with human rights. Included are contributions from conventions sponsored by the United Nations, the International Labor Organization, and various European conventions. There are specific chapters, as well, on developments in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The table of contents lists all documents included. There is a subject index at the end of the volume, but its brevity makes it only moderately useful. Years of coverage are 1930 through 1990.

Noshpitz, Joseph D. ed. Basic Handbook of Child Psychiatry. 4 vols. New York: Basic Books, 1979.

(Mann Stacks RJ 499 B31)

This four-volume Handbook is divided into what may be considered the four basic subdivisions of the discipline of child psychiatry. Volume I Child Development; Volume II Child Psychopathology; Volume III Therapeutics and Volume IV Prevention. Each volume contains its own subject index, but volume IV contains a cumulative index for all 4 volumes so should probably always be checked first.

Van Willigen, John. Becoming a Practicing Anthropologist: A Guide to Careers and Training Programs in Applied Anthropology. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, 1987. (Olin stacks GN397.5 .V28 B3)

Discusses the profession, the skills and knowledge required, and undergraduate and graduate programs. To help in the decision-making process, task assignments are designed to assess academic programs and student needs.

Dyer, Colin ed. Beginning Research in Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Statistics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1995. (Uris Ref BF 76.5 D94x 1995)

This is a guide to experimental, not bibloigraphic, research methods. It is essentially a textbook for working with numeric data, conducting case studies and observational research, and using statistics.

Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature. New York: Harper Collins, 1991. (Olin Ref PS 21 R28 1991)

This alphabetically-arranged volume covers American literature "from the period of European exploration to the early 1990's," and includes entries on authors, titles, characters, literary genres, periodicals, groups, and movements, and historical persons and events. Extended sections outline the history of American literature. Also includes material on Canadian and Latin American literature.

Fiske, Edward B. Best Buys in College Education. New York: Times, 1985.

(Olin stacks L901 .F54 B2w 1985+; also Mann)

Fiske, education editor for the New York Times and author of Selective Guide to Colleges, has developed a list of "selected bargain colleges and universities by state." Each entry has basic statistical information including SAT, aid awards, and "money-saving options." The narrative descriptions are based on administration and student questionnaires, so they offer some critical slant.

Brooks, Charles, ed. Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year. Gretna, LA: Pelican, 1972- .

(Uris stacks E 839.5 .B56+)

An annual volume of political cartoons selected from a wide variety of American and Canadian newspapers and arranged according to the leading news stories of the year (e.g. the 1974 volume opens with Watergate, laughs its way through the energy crisis and concludes with a group of sentimental cartoons commemorating the death of Lyndon B. Johnson). Each volume contains a listing of, and in a few cases, biographical information about, those artists who have been awarded either the Pulitzer Prize, Sigma Delta Chi, National Headliners Club, Overseas Press Club or Reuben awards. A personal name index at the back of each volume makes for easy access to the work of a particular individual.

Gottcent, John H. The Bible as Literature: a Selective Bibliography. Boston: Hall, 1979. (Olin stacks Z7770 .G68)

The eight chapters of Gottcent's bibliography cover the following topics in the broad overall category of "bible as literature": 1) Editions and translations, 2) General reference works, 3) The Bible as a whole, 4) The Old Testament as a whole, 5) The Old Testament: individual books, 6) The Apocrypha, 7) The New Testament as a whole, and 8) The New Testament: individual books. Citations are to both books and journal articles, and all citations are annotated, though some more fully than others. An index to authors, subjects and titles completes the publication.

Bible Works. Big Fork, MT: Hermeneutika Computer Bible Research Software, 1997. (Disk BS 476 B575 1997;

Electronic Text Center, Olin Library)

Original Hebrew and Greek texts plus English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Latin, Danish, Finnish, and Hungarian

translations. Includes lexicons, concordances, and other reference works.

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1977. (Uris stacks BS715 1977)

The Masoretic text of the Torah in Hebrew.

Bibliographic Guide to Anthropology and Archaeology. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1987-. (Olin Ref Z5111 .B58)

An annual publication supplementing the Tozzer Library's Author and Subject Catalogues. Lists works received by the Library, in all languages and forms, including non-book materials and series (but not articles in journals). All entries, including authors, co-authors, editors, organizations, titles, and subject headings, are arranged in one alphabetical sequence. Complete bibliographic information for each item is provided under the "main entry" listing, which is usually the author, but can sometimes be the title. The subject headings are based upon the Library of Congress list (LCSH), which is used for the online and card catalogs.

Bibliographic Guide to Studies on the Status of Women: Development and Population Trends. Paris: UNESCO, 1983. (Olin Ref Z7961 .B58)

This bibliography covers material by and about women in the Western industrialized countries, the Socialist countries and Third World countries. It was compiled by women social scientists working in each of these areas and contains material in many formats and numerous languages. Indexes are by country, subject and author.

Bibliographic Index. New York: Wilson, 1934- . (Olin Ref Z1002 .B58+)

"A subject list of bibliographies published separately or appearing as parts of books, pamphlets, or periodicals. Selection is made from bibliographies which contain fifty or more citations and concentrates on English and Western European languages." (preface). Updated regularly with annual cumulations.

Jordan, Casper LeRoy, comp. A Bibliographical Guide to African-American Women Writers. Westport: Greenwood, 1993. (Olin Ref Z1229 .N39 J82; also Africana Ref)

Prucha, Francis Paul. A Bibliographical Guide to the History of Indian-White Relations in the United States. 2 vols. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1977, plus suppl. 1982. (Olin Ref Z1209 .2 .U5 P97)

This major bibliography is designed to provide access to articles and books which deal with the relationships between American Indians, and American non-Indians, including the U.S. government. Arrangement is in chapters, and then by further subdivision (e.g. Revolutionary War, Teacher Training), and finally alphabetically by author within the subdivision. A name and subject index at the end of each volume is a further aid to access. Uris has the supplement only.

Rela, Walter. A Bibliographical Guide to Spanish American Literature: Twentieth-Century Sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. (Olin Ref Z1609 .L7 R375)

An annotated bibliography covering those authors and works receiving the greatest critical attention and publication since 1945. Divided into sections covering: Bibliography; Dictionaries; History and Criticism; Anthologies. Within each section there is a further division by countries and genres (poetry, prose fiction, drama). The anthology section is useful for locating works that may be difficult to as separately published volumes. An author index provides access to all sections.

Gohdes, Clarence. Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U.S.A. 5th rev.ed. Durham: Duke, 1984. (Olin Ref Z1225 .G61 1984)

A guide for students and teachers which will aid in the techniques of research. Materials listed include American history, biography, art, religion, and philosophy. Arrangement is topical with author and subject indexes. Uris has 4th edition only.

A) Bibliographie Linguistique de l'Année ... et Complément des Années Précédentes. Vol.1-, 1939/47. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1949- . annual. (Olin stacks Z7001 .P45)

This serial index is of primary importance in linguistic research since it provides comprehensive, worldwide coverage of periodical articles, dissertations, and contributions to collected works such as festschriften and conference proceedings, including substantial reviews of such publications. Though comprehensive, it is not current. The bibliography of 1985, published in late 1987, has 16,600 entries from well over 1,000 serials and 320 collective works. Most of the entries are for items published in 1984 and 1985, but a substantial number are for works earlier than this. Another drawback of this bibliography is that it does not have a subject index. A classification scheme detailed in the table of contents partially compensates for this lack.

In very broad terms the bibliography has a section on general linguistics and related disciplines that is followed by various sections devoted to language groups and languages. An author index is included at the end of each volume; writers of book reviews, however, are not included in this index. Many of the entries contain brief notes.

B) Linguistic Bibliography for the Years... Permanent International Committee of Linguists. Vol.1-, 1939/47. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1949- . annual. (Olin stacks Z7001 .P45)

A) Bibliographie Linguistischer Literatur. (BLL) v. 4- , 1978- . Supercedes Bibliographie unselbstandiger Literatur. Linguistik (BUL-L). v. 1-3, 1971-77. (Olin stacks Z7003 .B58++, last 10 vols. in Ref)

Annual volumes of this classified bibliography list citations for articles in periodicals, essays in collections, including conference/congress proceedings. Covering general linguistics on an internationals cope, this bibliography also has separate divisions covering English, German, and Romance linguistics.

B)(rk 9/96 ) Bibliographie Linguistischer Literatur. (BLL) v. 4- , 1978- . Supersedes Bibliographie unselbstandiger Literatur. Linguistik (BUL-L). v. 1-3, 1971-77. (Olin stacks Z7003 .B58++, last 10 vols. in Ref)

BLL covers articles in periodicals and essays in collective works, including conference and congress proceedings and festschriften. The number of periodicals it covers has gradually increased from 123 in Band 1 to about 770 titles in Band 12 (1986). Coverage is international in scope and quite current, with only a one- or tow-year time lag.

Besides a division on general linguistics it also includes divisions on English, German, and Romance linguistics. Each of these divisions is subdivided into a form section, a systematic section, and a language section (the latter missing of course in the general linguistics division). The systematic section of each division contains all the entries for that division classified under appropriate subject categories. These entries may also qualify for listing again in the form and/or language sections. This whole classification scheme is fully explained in the introduction which, beginning with Band 7, appears in both German and English, as do the headings. A cumulative author index and subject and name index complete each annual volume.

This index and the Bibliographie Linguistique/Linguistic Bibliography are international in scope. The BLL, however, is more current and has the advantage of a subject index. On the other hand it does not begin to cover the variety of languages that the Bibliographie Linguistique does. (de Miller)

Permanent International Committee of Linguists. Bibliographie linguistique de l'année. Dordrecht: Nijhoff, 1939- . (Olin Ref Z 7001 P451)

Lists of books, reviews, and periodical articles on various branches of linguistics appearing throughout the world. Materials are grouped under large classes, with subdivisions, e.g., General linguistics; Indo-European; Asiatic and Mediterranean; Negro-African; Caucasian; Eastern Asia; etc. A bibliography of first importance, particularly valuable for the comprehensiveness of its listing of periodical articles. Lacks a subject index, but the detailed table of contents partially compensates as a subject approach.

Gipper, Helmut and Schwarz, Hans. C zur Sprachinhaltsforschung.... Köln: Wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen der Arbeitsgemeinschatt für Forschung des Landes Nordvhein-Westfalen, 1961-84 (in progress). (Olin stacks Z7001 .G51)

An extensive annotated bibliography of works in various languages on semantics.

Berrian, Brenda F. Bibliography of African Women Writers and Journalists: Ancient Egypt - 1984. Washington, DC: Three Continents, 1985. (Africana Ref Z3508 .L5 B53 1985; also Olin stacks)

The introduction to this work suggests that the majority of its entries "consist of literary works written by African women since the 20th century." There are, however, numerous citations to critical studies about these works and among those are substantial numbers of articles and essays which discuss the role of women in African literature.

Pentland, David H. and H. Christoph Wolfart. Bibliography of Algonquian Linguistics. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1982. (Olin stacks Z7119 .A4 B58+ 1982)

A supplement to the Bibliography of Algonquian Languages published by J.C. Pilling in 1891, this volume lists works published from that date through 1981. This volume covers printed materials only and, while most items are post-1891, some that were not included in Pilling's original bibliography are listed here. The emphasis here is on linguistics, so books which are simply written in Algonquian languages but do not deal with linguistics are not included. All items are listed alphabetically by author. An index by name and subject completes the volume.

Thompson, Lawrence Sidney. A Bibliography of American Doctoral Dissertations in Classical Studies and Related Fields. Expanded and supplemented in a later edition (1976), also available in Olin Reference. Hamden: Shoe String, 1968. (Olin Ref Z7016 .T47)

Rutherford, Philip R. comp. A Bibliography of American Doctoral Dissertations in Linguistics, 1900-1964. Washington: Center for Applied Linguistics, 1968. (Olin Ref Z7001 .R97)

A straightforward, alphabetical list, by author, of PhD theses produced in the U.S. from 1900-1964. There is a subject index at the end of the volume. (See also Dissertations Abstracts International)

Coletta, Paolo E., comp. A Bibliography of American Naval History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1981. (Olin stacks Z1249 .N3 C69)

Nearly 5,000 books, articles, government documents, dissertations, and essays concerning the U.S. Navy. Arranged chronologically from "European Heritage" to "Sea Power in the 1980's". It includes items published through 1979. Author and subject indexes. For additional sources see Myron J. Smith's The American Navy (Olin stacks Z6835 .U5 S65).

A) Bibliography of Asian Studies. (Library Gateway -- Networked Resources)

The online version of the Bibliography of Asian studies (BAS) contains more than 410,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. Through the 1991 printed version, the BAS included citations to western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc. Since 1992, newly published individual monographs are no longer being added to the database, and users seeking monographs are urged to consult other general resources and databases (such as RLIN, OCLC, etc.). Print volumes cover back to 1947 (Kroch Asia Ref +Z3001 F2).

B) Bibliography of Asian Studies. Ann Arbor: Association of Asian Studies, l947- . (Kroch Asia Ref +Z 3001 F2)

An annual bibliography listing Western language books, pamphlets and periodical articles on all aspects of life and culture in Asia (including both East and South Asia). Arranged first by geographic area (e.g. INDIA, JAPAN), then by broad subject area (e.g. ANTHROPOLOGY, RELIGION) and further by narrow subject heading (e.g. Women, Youth). Each volume contains a listing of periodicals indexed and their abbreviations, a classified listing of books analyzed and finally, an index to the authors of both books and articles. A major resource, its main weakness is delay in publication--the l978 volume was published at the end of l98l.

Bibliography of Bibliographies of the Languages of the World. Troike, Rudolph C. comp. Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 1990. (Olin stacks Z7001 .T84)

Although a number of limitations to the scope of this work are noted, it does fill a need for a bibliography of general and Indo-European language bibliographies. The compiler makes the point that too many language bibliographies exist and, in his introduction, calls for a moratorium on new ones. On the other hand, his scholarship also indicates specialized areas that require new bibliographies.

Bibliography of Bioethics. Detroit: Gale, 1975- .

(Uris Ref + Z6675 .E8 B58; Mann Index QH332 B582; also Olin Ref)

"A subject bibliography listing English-language books, essays in books, journal & newspaper articles, court decisions, bills or laws, films & audio cassettes." Concerned with ethical aspects of health care, contraception, abortion, population, reproductive technologies, genetic intervention, mental health therapies, human experimentation, artificial and transplanted organs or tissues, death and dying, etc. Published annually; each volume has title and author indexes.

Hanham, H.J., ed. and comp. Bibliography of British History, 1851-1914. Oxford: Clarendon, 1976.

(Olin Ref Z2019 H23)

Excellent bibliographic coverage of all aspects of British history during the latter half of the 19th century. Hanham;s book includes a useful subject index, which allows the reader to turn directly to a specific person, as well as a table of contents which lists sections such as Economic History (subdivided further into such categories as Labour, Industry, etc.) Other volumes in this series cover the following time periods: to 1485; 1485-1603; 1603-1714; 1789-1851.

Brana-Shute, Rosemary and Rosemarijn Hoefte, eds., A Bibliography of Caribbean Migration and Caribbean Immigrant Communities. Gainesville, Florida : Reference and Bibliographic Dept., University of Florida Libraries in cooperation with the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, 1983. (Olin Stacks Z7164.I3 B81)

Produced in cooperation with the Caribbean Migration Program, this bibliography reflects extensive searching in many indexes and databases, such as America History and Life and Sociological Abstracts, and consultation with many specialists in the field. The bibliography encompasses the migration of peoples into, within, and out of the region which includes the islands of the Caribbean archipelago and all its linguistic groups, as well as the mainland territories of Belize, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The index of "Origin of Migrants" (Appendix D on p. 309) lists entries under Asia, China, India, and Indonesia.

Gazdar, Gerald et al. A Bibliography of Contemporary Linguistics. New York: Garland, 1978.

(Olin Room 301 Z7001 .G28)

An author list of some 5,000 (1970 -1978) articles and papers drawn from scholarly journals, conference proceedings, specialist anthologies and chiefly on the central topics of linguistics: syntactic, semantic, philological and pragmatic theory.

Hodge, William. A Bibliography of Contemporary North American Indians: Selected and Partially Annotated with Study Guide. New York: Interland, 1975. (Olin Ref Z1209.2 .N67 H68)

This bibliography concentrates on contemporary Indians and their communities. Materials are divided into subject-related chapters to which access is made easy by both a table of contents and an index. Both books and articles are included and nearly all citations are annotated. An important and useful feature is the study guide at the beginning of the volume. There are excellent sections on U.S. and Canadian publications as well as on newspapers, newsletters and magazines.

West, Earle H., comp. A Bibliography of Doctoral Research on the Negro: 1933-1966. Washington: Xerox, 1969. (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 W51+; also Africana Ref)

A guide to dissertations accepted in American universities during the period 1933-1966. A listing of 1,452 dissertations arranged in seven major categories.

Andrews, Theodora. A Bibliography of Drug Abuse, including Alcohol and Tobacco. Littleton: Libraries Unlimited, 1977. (Mann stacks HV5801 .A57)

A guide to library sources in drug abuse and addiction with brief general comments on the literature. Contains author, title, and subject index.

Warwrzysko, Aleksandra K. Bibliography of General Linguistics, English and American. Hamden: Archon, 1971. (Olin stacks Z7001 .W35)

Over 300 annotated entries in classed arrangement. Includes a useful list of linguistic periodicals and series.

Lyday, Leon F. A Bibliography of Latin American Theater Criticism, 1940-1974. Austin: Univ of Texas, 1976. (Olin Ref Z1609 .D7 L98)

A 2,300(r) item bibliography covering the period which, "corresponds to the establishment and development of a truly national theater movement in most areas of Latin America." (Introduction) Includes and author/subject index.

Roach, John, ed. A Bibliography of Modern History. Cambridge: UP, 1968. (Uris Ref Z6204 .R62)

The lists are highly selective in comparison with the detailed bibliographies appearing in the older edition of the Cambridge Modern History. This volume is intended to compensate for the omission of bibliographies from the New Cambridge Modern History. (See above)

A) Bibliography of Native North Americans on Disc. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1992- . (Olin Ref Disk Z5114 .B58)

One of the most extensive bibliographies on Native Americans, with an easy, powerful search interface. Use keywords to locate relevant articles, then try using the database's own subject descriptors. For example: search on the keyword "storytelling" (about 20 citations). Examining the results shows that the database uses "verbal-arts" as the subject descriptor. Searching that descriptor results in 2,000 citations.

B) Bibliography of Native North Americans on Disc. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1992- .

(Olin Ref Disk Z5114 .B58)

Based on Murdock and O'Leary's classic work, Ethnographic Bibliography of North America, plus additional citations. Contains references to literature about native peoples of North America published from the 16th century to the present. Includes books, journal articles, conference papers, essays and US and Canadian government documents. Encompasses Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Siberia, the US and Mexico north of the northern boundary of Meso-America.

C) Bibliography of Native North Americans on Disc. California: ABC-CLIO, 1992 - . (Olin Ref CD-ROM)

Contains over 60,000 citations to literature about native peoples of North America, published from the sixteenth century to current times. Updated annually. Supercedes Murdock's Ethnographic Bibliography of North America. Material cited includes books, chapters or essays in books, journal articles, dissertations, conference papers and selected government documents. Fully indexed by subject, ethnographic region and ethnic group. Covers 290 groups from Mexico (excluding Mesoamerica) to Alaska, Canada and Eastern Siberia.

Yu, Elena S.H., Alice K. Murata and Chien Lin. Bibliography of Pacific/Asian American Materials in the Library of Congress. Chicago: Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center, 1982.

(Kroch Asia stacks Z1361 .O7 Y94+)

Divided into two main sections; part I covers Roman Alphabet Materials, Part II, Non-Roman Alphabet Materials. Division within each part is by ethnic group (e.g. Burmese, Chinese, Indochinese, Laotians, Thais, etc.) Most entries are briefly annotated.

Guerry, Herbert, ed. and comp. A Bibliography of Philosophical Bibliographies. Westport: Greenwood, 1977. (Olin Ref Z7125 .A1 G93)

Attempts to list philosophical bibliographies published in all countries since 1450, through 1974. Includes only bibliographies published separately or as contributions in journals. Divided into two parts: 1) bibliographies on the works of, and literature about, individual philosophers; 2) bibliographies on philosophical topics. Emphasis is on, but no limited to, Western philosophy and philosophers.

Nebenzahl, Kenneth. A Bibliography of Printed Battle Plans of the American Revolution 1775-1795. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1975. (Olin Maps Z6026 .H6 N36)

Describes more than 200 printed maps, issued separately or published in atlases, books, pamphlets, almanacs and magazines. Entries are arranged by theater of action and chronologically within each theater. Citations include the full title of the map, the name or names of person or persons responsible for its production, the place of publication, publisher, and date of publication, its size and scale and the source of information. This work is an outgrowth of the research for a facsimile atlas of original battle plans of the American Revolutionary War published by Rand McNally and Co. Includes an index and bibliography.

Alston, R. C. A Bibliography of the English Language from the Invention of Printing to the Year 1800. Leeds: Arnold, 1965-72. (Olin Z2015 .A1 A46+ 1974)

A 10-volume work covering all aspects of the English language, including language teaching. Lists and locates copies in libraries throughout the world, though chiefly in British and American collections.

A) Bibliography of the History of Art: BHA=Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art. Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France: Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Institut de l'information scientifique et technique; Santa Monica, CA: J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Art History Information Program, 1991- . (Fine Arts N 2 .B48).

BHA is a bilingual (French and English) abstracting and indexing service for the current publications in the history of art, covering worldwide literature on Western art in all media from Late Antiquity (4th century) to the present. Classification of the contents is based on broad fields of study by period and medium or artist. Earlier indexing can be found in RILA (Fine Arts Ref N1 R12), one of the publications merged to form BHA. Contains journal, author and subject indexes.

B) The Bibliography of the History of Art. (Bear Access -- Library Gateway)

Covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present, the Bibliography of the History of Art indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals. The Bibliography of the History of Art file is updated quarterly and covers 1973 to the present, with more than 425,000 records as of May 1997.

Kennedy, Arthur Garfield. A Bibliography of Writings on the English Language from the Beginning of Printing to the End of 1922. Cambridge: Harvard U., 1927. (Olin Ref Z2015 .A1 K35+ 1961)

A very comprehensive list of 13,402 numbered items. Classified with indexes to authors and reviewers and to subjects.

Hanayama, Shinsho. Bibliography on Buddhism. Tokyo: Hokuseido, 1961. (Kroch Asia Ref Z7835 .B9 H23+)

"An extensive bibliography of 15,073 numbered entries, arranged alphabetically with subject index" (Sheehy). Includes both books and articles in Western languages.

Bibliography on Smoking and Health. Arlington: National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health. Annual.

(Olin stacks Z6675 .S53 U58+ and Mann Ref RA 1242 T6 B58)

This annotated bibliography indexes books and journal articles containing "scientific information on tobacco and tobacco use" published each year.

Rocca, Raymond G., and John J. Dziak. Bibliography on Soviet Intelligence and Security Services. Boulder: Westview, 1985. (Olin stacks Z 6724 I7 R67)

This annotated bibliography lists over five hundred books, articles, and Congressional documents on Soviet intelligence. It is divided into five sections: Selected Bibliographies and other Reference works, Russian/Soviet Accounts, Defector/First-Hand Accounts, Secondary Accounts, and Congressional Documents. Includes a Title and Author Index.

Konvitz, Milton R. Bill of Rights Reader: Leading Constitutional Cases. 5th ed. rev. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1973. (Uris stacks JC599 .U5 K82 1973)

Includes major cases in the fields of civil rights and civil liberties up to the early 1970's. Areas covered encompass: the rule of law; freedom of religion; freedom of assembly, petition and association; freedom of speech and press; prior restraint or censorship; the clear and present danger doctrine; obscenity and censorship of literature and the arts; personal rights and equal rights; freedom from race discrimination; the electoral process; personal security; and procedural rights.

Biographical Books: 1950-1980. New York: Bowker, 1980. (Olin stacks CT104 .R15w+ 1980)

A comprehensive compilation of biographical and autobiographical works published or distributed in the United States since 1950. Access to biographies is by name of subject, author of biography, title, and vocation.

Southern, Eileen. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. Wesport: Greenwood Press, 1981.

(Music Reference ML 105 .S72)

Melton, J. Gordon. Biographical Dictionary of American Cult and Sect Leaders. New York: Garland, 1986.

(Uris Ref BL72 .M52; also Olin Ref)

Includes biographical sketches of outstanding leaders and founders of cults and sects in the United States. Living leaders are excluded. Entries include biographical data followed by a short signed essay with bibliography.

Fink, Gary M., ed. Biographical Dictionary of American Labor. 2nd ed. rev. Westport: Greenwood, 1984. (Uris Ref HD8073 .A1 B61; also ILR)

This dictionary opens with an excellent introductory essay which describes the historical roles of both male and female labor leaders. This essay is followed by short biographical sketches of over 700 persons who "have had a substantial impact on the American labor movement," (Preface to the 1st edition) or are "representative of the great diversity that has existed...among trade union leaders..." (Preface to the 2nd edition). In addition to basic biographical information each sketch gives further sources for reading and the location of primary documents when known. The appendices at the end of the volume are: I. Union Affiliations, II. Religious Preference, III. Formal Education, IV. Political Preference, and V. Major Appointive and Elective Public Offices. An index completes the work.

Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi. Biographical Dictionary of Dance. New York: Schirmer, 1982.

(Uris Ref GV1785 .A1 C67)

According to the preface, the "more than 2,900 figures profiled in this book span the last four centuries of the dance history in Europe and the Americas, embracing a wide range of dance and theatrical genres, from the opera-ballet to the Broadway musical, from the burlesque striptease to the television variety show." Entries are alphabetical by last name of biographee and include, in addition to biographical information, lists of works choreographed, films, books, operas, and theater works.

Bell, Maureen, et al. A Biographical Dictionary of English Women Writers, 1580-1720. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990.

(Olin Ref PR113 .B43)

Alphabetically arranged by name, this volume provides short biographical entries, as well as lists of anonymous and pseudonymous texts, false ascriptions, and several critical appendices on such topics as Quaker women writers and women in the book trade.

Kanellos, Nicolas. Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Literature in the United States : the Literature of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and other Hispanic Writers. New York: Greenwood, 1989. (Uris Ref PQ7420.2 .K16; also Olin stacks)

"Designed to make accessible to the English-language reader a literary world that, for the most part, has been articulated only in Spanish", (Preface) this is a guide to representative Hispanic writers living and writing in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Mexican American writers are excluded. Entries are divided into three sections: biography, major themes, and survey of criticism. Each entry ends with a substantial bibliography of works by and about the author. A general bibliography on Hispanic literature and an index round out the volume.

Biographical Dictionary of Indians of the Americas. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Newport Beach: American Indian publishers, 1991. (Olin Ref E89 .B61 1991)

A biographical dictionary of both contemporary and historical American Indians. Entries range in length from a short paragraph to several pages. Most entries include references to sources of further information.

Alexander, Robert J., ed. Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders. New York: Greenwood, 1988. (Uris Ref F1414.2 .B61; also Olin stacks)

This source includes over 450 biographical sketches of the most important political figures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Latin America and the Caribbean, with emphasis on contemporary figures. Entries emphasize the political significance of the people. Arrangement is alphabetical by name, but an appendix includes entries by country or territory. A second appendix lists the major events in the area from 1804 to the present. Short bibliographies conclude each entry. Subject/name index included.

Zusne, Leonard. Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. Westport: Greenwood, 1984.

(Uris Ref BF109 .A1 Z96; also Olin Ref)

An alphabetically arranged list of psychologists or persons who have contributed to the history of psychology, covering the period 1600-1982. Each entry gives nationality, date and place of birth and death, educational background and honors received as well as one to two page discussions of his or her contributions to the field. A chronological listing at the end of the volume helps provide historical continuity to the biographies.

Biographical Dictionary of the American Left. Westport: Greenwood, 1986. (Uris Ref HX84 .A2 B61; also Olin stacks)

The Dictionary includes one- to four-page, signed biographies of key figures from the radical left history of the United States. Radical intellectuals not actively involved in radical politics are excluded. Coverage of figures in the New Left in the 1960s is less comprehensive than for earlier periods, with particular emphasis on 1900-1950. Most entries cite additional sources of information. Indexed.

Herwig, Holger H., and Neil M. Heyman. Biographical Dictionary of World War I. Westport: Greenwood, 1982. (Uris Ref D507 .H58+; also Olin Ref)

This volume begins with historical essays on the origin of the war, the war at sea, and the home front. It then presents short biographies of the leading soldiers, diplomats, and politicians

Biographical Directory of Anthropologists Born Before 1920. Edited by Thomas L. Mann; compiled by the Library-Anthropology Resource Group. N.Y.: Garland, 1988. (Olin Ref GN20 .B61)

Short biographical entries on people, born before 1920, who have made a contribution to anthropology are included. Citations to published biographies are included. Some important anthropologists have been left out.

Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1789-1978. 4 volumes plus supplements. Westport: Meckler, 1978.

(Olin Ref JK 2447 .B61 and supplements)

Updated by Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1978-1983 and 1983-1988. Arranged alphabetically by state, and chronologically within each state. Gives election returns and brief data on personal life. Includes bibliography. This base set is updated by three supplements through 1994.

Sobel, Robert, ed. Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch 1774-1989. New York: Greenwood, 1990. (Uris Ref JK661 .B61 1990; also Olin)

Includes brief sketches of the careers of all cabinet heads, as well as presidents. An index section provides chronological lists, lists by cabinet post or other political office, etc. A similar title is Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-1989 (Uris Ref JK1010 A5 1989).

Biography Index: A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines. New York: Wilson, 1946/47- . (Olin Ref Z5301 .B61+)

Covers biographical material appearing in more than 2,500 periodicals, in current books of individual and collective biography in the English language, and in obituaries (including those of national interest published in the New York Times). Types of biographical material included are: pure biography, critical material of biographical significance, autobiography, letters, diaries, memoirs, journals, genealogies, fiction, drama, poetry, and bibliographies. Persons indexed are from all countries and all historical periods. In two sections: 1) name alphabet; 2) index by profession and occupation. For almost any biographical research, it is the best place to start looking for recent material.

Biography Master Index. Detroit: Gale, current.

(Mann Gateway [DIALOG] and CD-ROM at Olin Ref)

(outdated)

A database to biographical information on over 3 million contemporary and historical people in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. BMI indexes over 630 biographical dictionaries and directories. It does not give the biography, but each entry provides the name and title of the person, birth and death dates and a reference to the book or periodical where a complete biographical profile can be found. The print version is Gale's Biography and Genealogy Master Index, 8 vols. at Olin Ref (Z 5305 U5 B61).

Biological Abstracts. Philadelphia: Bio Sciences Information Service, 1926- .

(Vet Ref)

Contains summaries of articles on theoretical and applied biology from over 5,000 periodicals published in 90 countries. Abstracts are arranged by broad subjects in the "Abstracts Section" for browsing. A more direct approach is through one of the indexes; Author Index, Biosystematic Index (to find abstracts by taxonomic categories), Generic Index (to find abstracts according to Genus-Species names), Concept Index, and subject index. Older issues contain a list of periodical abbreviations. For newer issues, see BIOSIS.

Biological Abstracts on Compact disc. Vol. 1990, Issue 1 (Jan.- Mar. 1990). Boston: Silverplatter, 1990. (Mann Ref)

A CD-Rom database which contains citations to articles in more than 8000 journals in the biological sciences. Pre-1990 information is available in the print version of Biological Abstracts.

Biological and Agricultural Index. NY: Wilson, 1989-. Monthly (Bear Access and Mann Gateway)

(outdated)

Indexes over 200 English language periodicals in agriculture, biochemistry, biology, botany, ecology, entomology, fishery science, food science, forestry, genetics, horticulture, microbiology, nutrition, physiology, veterinary science and zoology. It includes book reviews and chapters in annual reviews. This online database covers 1989 to the present.

Biological and Agricultural Database (Catalog Plus Ind BAI)

This database contains citations to journal articles listed in Wilson's Biological & Agricultural Index from 1989 to the present.Biological & Agricultural Index covers more than 200 English-language periodicals in a wide range of disciplines related to the agricultural and biological sciences.

BIOSIS. Biosis Information Service, 1986- . (Library Gateway-- Networked Resources)

Also available as Biological Abstracts on Compact Disc, Boston: Silver Platter, 1990-. (Mann Ref)

This comprehensive, international indexing and abstracting service covers over 8,000 scholarly journals and books in biology, biomedicine, and other life sciences. Abstracts are lengthy and informative. Biological Abstracts is also available in the print form in Mann Library (Mann Ref QH301 .B62).

Jodziewicz, Thomas W. Birth of America: the Year in Review, 1763-1783. Glen Rock: Microfilming Corp. of America, 1976. (Olin Microforms Microprint 21 guide)

This is a chronological guide and index to colonial newspapers, most of which unfortunately, are not available at Cornell. Useful, however, for interlibrary loan information.

Newman, Richard, comp. Black Access: A Bibliography of Afro-American Bibliographies. Westport: Greenwood, 1984. (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 N55; also Africana)

A comprehensive listing of over 3000 bibliographies on Afro-American subjects. Included are bibliographies, books, articles, essays, indexes, checklists, and guides to papers, manuscripts, and archives. Arranged as a single alphabetical list by author; entries are not annotated. Includes chronological and subject indexes.

Lindfors, Bernth. Black African Literature in English: a Guide to Information Sources. Detroit: Gale, 1979, New York: Africana, 1986 and 1988 supplements. (Olin stacks Z3508 .L5 L74; also Africana)

A bibliography of sources for African literature and its history, criticism, and biography. The 1988 edition brings coverage up to 1986.

Abrash, Barbara. Black African Literature in English Since 1952. New York: Johnson, 1967.

(Africana Ref Z3508 .L5 L74; also Olin stacks)

A comprehensive listing of scholarly books and articles on the subject of black African literature for the time period specified in the title. Supplements have been published in the attempt to keep the source up to date.

Ofori, Patrick E. Black African Traditional Religions and Philosophy: a Select Bibliographic Survey of the Sources from the Earliest Times to 1974. Liechtenstein: Kraus-Thomson, 1975.

(Olin Ref Z7834 .A3 O33)

Covers all major ethnic groups of black Africa (Africa, South of the Sahara), and the materials listed include books, pamphlets, articles, theses and dissertations. The bibliography is arranged according to broad geographical regions, followed by the names of the countries listed alphabetically, and further subdivided by the names of ethnic groups. Citations are arranged alphabetically. The scope of this work reflects a diverse religious and philosophical tradition, as practiced in the African milieu.

Fairbanks, Carol and Eugene A. Engeldinger. Black American Fiction: a Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1978. (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 F16)

A comprehensive listing of black American authors and their fiction, as well as biographical and critical works about them. The lack of annotations for any of the entries makes this work somewhat less useful than it would otherwise be. However it is important because of its broad coverage.

Arata, Ester S. and Nicholas John Rotoli. Black American Playwrights, 1800 to the Present: A Bibliography. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1976. (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 A66)

Lists 530 black American playwrights, with 1550 play titles. Arranged in three sections. Section one is alphabetical by name of playwright, listing reviews, criticism, and awards. Selected bibliography of anthologies and more general works comprises section two, while the final section is an index of play titles. See More Black American Playwrights (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 A661) for additional sources.

Smythe, Mabel M., ed. The Black American Reference Book. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1976.

(Uris Ref E185 .D26 1976; also Olin Ref)

A comprehensive handbook of essays on all aspects of Afro-American life, containing statistical data, notes, and bibliographies useful for further research. An introductory chapter deals with "black" nomenclature. The list of contributors preceeding the essays includes their academic qualifications. A table of contents and subject index provide easy access to both broad (e.g. The Black American Worker) and narrow (e.g. Watts (Los Angeles)) topics.

Inge, M. Thomas, Maurice Duke, and Jackson R. Bryer, eds. Black American Writers: Bibliographical Essays. 2 vols. New York: St. Martin's, 1978. (Olin Ref PS153 .N5 B62)

This work is intended as "an appraisal of the best biographical and critical writings about America's seminal black writers, as well as an identification of manuscript and special sources for continued study...Volume one covers the early black writers of the eighteenth century, the slave narratives, the early modern writers, the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes. Volume two focuses on four major twentieth-century black writers: Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones)." (Preface)

Rush, Theressa G., Carol F. Myers, and Ester S. Arata. Black American Writers Past and Present: a Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary. 2 vols. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1975.

(Uris Ref Z1229 .N39 R95; also Olin Ref, Africana Ref)

Includes over 2000 black American writers, living and deceased, from Africa and the West Indies who live and/or publish in the United States. Includes biographical and bibliographical references.

Black Americans [A Statistical Sourcebook]. Boulder, Colorado: Numbers & Concepts, 1990- . Annual. (Olin Ref E185.5 .B58; also Africana, ILR)

A collection of statistical tables about African-Americans, primarily from government sources. The original source is cited with each table. Includes a glossary and index.

Davis, Lenwood G. and Janet L. Sims. Black Artists in the United States: An Annotated Bibliogrphy of Books, Articles, and Dissertations, 1779-1979. Westport: Greenwood, 1980.

(Fine Arts stacks Z1229 .N39 D26)

This bibliography marks the first systematic endeavor to bring all books, articles and dissertations about black artists and a listing of works of art by black artists into one volume. This work is divided into six sections. Section one covers major books on black art; Section two includes general books; Section three discusses major articles; Section four includes general articles in art journals, and popular black periodicals; Section five covers dissertations, and Section six lists black artworks in the National Archives. Includes Index.

Myers, Hector F., Phyllis G. Rana and Marcia Harris, comps. Black Child Development in America, 1927-1977. Westport: Greenwood, 1979. (Olin stacks Z1361 .N39 M99; also Africana Ref)

This annotated bibliography covers a wealth of material on black child development. Areas of emphasis are language development, physical development, cognitive development, personality development, and social development. Included are books, journal articles, and documents. In addition to a general table of contents, the subject and author indexes provide easy access to the citations.

Black Elected Officials. Washington: Joint Center for Political Studies, 1984-.

(Olin Ref E185.5 N28)

An annual publication providing a state by state national roster of federal, state, regional, and local elected black officials in the United States. Includes index tables. Latest edition in reference. This title continues the National Roster of Black Elected Officials.

Davis, Lenwood G. The Black Family in the United States: A Revised, Updated, Selectively Annotated Bibliography. New York: Greenwood, 1986.

(Olin stacks E185.86 .D264 1986; also Africana Ref)

Davis' bibliography is arranged in three sections: Books, Articles, and Dissertations; and then further subdivided within each by such categories as "The Black Family and Slavery", "Black Middle Class Family", "Urban Black Family", etc. Both author and key word subject indexes are included.

Newman, Debra, comp. Black History: A Guide to Civilian Records in the National Archives. Washington: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1984. (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 N545; also Africana)

This is an annotated bibliographic guide to civilian records in the U. S. National Archives that are concerned with the black population in America. The actual records are housed in federal archives buildings and record centers. Arrangement in record group order makes use of the index necessary.

Newman, Richard. Black Index: Afro-Americana in Selected Periodicals, 1907-1949. New York: Garland, 1981. (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 I37; also Africana)

Provides author and title access to over 1000 articles from 350 periodicals published in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain during the first half of the 20th century. For continuing coverage, see the Index to Periodical Articles by and about Blacks.

Roberts, JR Black Lesbians: An Annotated Bibliography. Tallahassee: Naiad Press, 1981.

(Africana Ref HQ75.6 .U5 R64, also Olin stacks)

Comprehensive annotated guide to materials by and/or about black lesbians in the U.S. Includes a directory, list of suggested activities for research, and a subject/author index.

A) Draper, James P., ed. Black Literature Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Most Significant Works of Black Authors over the Past 200 Years. 3 vols. Detroit: Gale, 1992.

(Olin Ref PS153 .N5 B617; also Africana)

This set contains a selection of criticism of works by major black writers. Including poets, essayists, autobiographers, novelists and more. Approximately half of the entries were selected and updated from the Gale's Literary Criticism Series. The entries include introductions to the author and extensive excerpts from the selected criticism. The set also includes an author index, nationality index, and a title index.

B) Draper, James P., ed. Black Literature Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Most Significant Works of Black Authors over the Past 200 Years. 3 vol. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992.

(Olin Ref PS153 .N5 B617; also Africana)

Black Literature Criticism (BLC) presents a broad selection of the best criticism of works by major Black writers of the past 200 years. BLC includes writers from the U.S., Nigeria, Jamaica, South Africa and other countries (Introduction).

Black Newspapers Index. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1987- .

(Olin Ref +AI3 .I365; also Africana AI3 .I38)

Provides abstracts and comprehensive indexing of all significant articles in eight major black newspapers: the Afro-American, American Muslim Journal, Amsterdam, Chicago Defender, Call and Post, Journal and Guide, Los Angeles Sentinel, and the Michigan Chronicle.

Strache, Neil E., et. al., comps. Black Periodicals and Newspapers: a Union List of Holdings in Libraries of the University of Wisconsin and the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 2nd. ed. rev. Madison: The Society, 1979. (Olin Ref Z1361 .N39 W81+ 1979)

This guide lists the holdings and locations of more than 600 periodicals and newspaper titles relating to black Americans which were received prior to February, 1979. It includes titles which have ceased as well as those still being published. The scope is broad, covering such areas as politicians, history, literature, and other phases of black life from the nineteenth-century to the civil rights and black nationalist movements of the 1960's and the 1970's.

Hatch, James V. and Omanii Abdullah, comps. and eds. Black Playwrights, 1823-1977: An Annotated Bibliography of Plays. New York: Bowker, 1977. (Olin Ref Z1361.N39 H36)

Lists 2,700 plays, including film, radio, and television, by approximately 900 black playwrights. Annotations vary in completeness; when possible, each title includes the following: date of composition, genre, brief description of story, cast (number, race, sex), length , date and place of production, publication information, and where to apply for permission to produce the play. Consult the appendixes for a list of taped interviews pertaining to black American theater, awards to black theater artists, and addresses of playwrights, agents, and agencies. Includes bibliography and title index.

Davis, Lenwood G. The Black Woman in American Society: a Selected Annotated Bibliography. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1975. (Olin stacks Z1361 .N39 D26; also Africana)

Contains books, articles, reports, pamphlets, and statistics. The materials listed cover every period of the black woman's existence in America. Includes index.

A) Hine, Darlene Clark, ed. Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Brooklyn: Carlson, 1993. (Uris Ref E185.86 .B542x 1993; also Olin Ref)

This encyclopedia contains 804 entries, including 641 biographical entries and 163 which deal with general topics and organizations. The subjects of the biographies are individuals who played a role on the national stage. Each entry contains a brief biography. A 23-page chronology is also included.

B) Hine, Darlene Clark, ed. Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Brooklyn: Carlson, 1993.

(Olin Ref E 185.86 B542x 1993; also Uris Ref, Afr Ref)

This encyclopedia contains over 800 entries, with about two thirds biographical sketches and one third essays on general topics and organizations. The subjects of the biographies are individuals who played a role on the national stage. A 23-page chronology is also included.

Hill, George H. Black Women in Television: An Illustrated History and Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1990. (Olin stacks PN1992.8 .A34 H64; also Africana Ref PN 1992.8 .A34 H635)

A brief but informative work. It contains a 23-page historical essay, "Black Women on TV: A History." The first section of the bibliography covers books and all the entries are annotated. The next section covers articles; these entries are not annotated. The final section covers dissertations and theses, and it is annotated. Appendices include a list of awards and starring and co-starring roles. Author/subject, program and film, and station indexes are included.

Black Women Oral History Project. 59 vols. Cambridge: Schlesinger Library, Radcliff, 1978- .

(Africana stacks E185.86 .B6185)

Autobiographical memoirs of a group of black American women, 70 years of age or older. The 57 volumes produced today are transcripts of tapes held by the Schlesinger Library at Radcliff College.

The Blackwell Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology. Oxford: Blackwell Reference, 1990.

(Uris Ref BF311 B535x 1990)

A dictionary of terms covering the scope and diversity of contemporary cognitive psychology. Entries summarize topics and are one to several pages in length; each is followed by a brief bibliography for further study.

A) Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth Century Social Thought. Cambridge: Blackwell Reference, 1993.

(Uris Ref H 41 .B63 1993; also Olin Ref)

An overview of the major concepts, ideas, and intellectual history of the Western social sciences, broadly construed. Concise articles are supplemented by a shortlist of titles for further reading.

B) The Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth Century Social Thought. Cambridge: Blackwell Reference, 1993.

(Uris Ref H 41 .B63 1993; also Olin Ref)

An excellent source of succinct and comprehensible explanations of the major concepts and ideas in social theory and the social sciences broadly construed. Look for understandable definitions of such terms as gender, positivism, Marxism, the social contract, feminism, totalitarianism, and many more. Entries on specific disciplines outline the major developments of the last 100 years. A biographical appendix adds brief information about major thinkers. Useful but short bibliographies guide further reading.

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Edited by Michael Lapidge; with John Blair, Simon Keynes, and Donald Scragg. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 1998. (Olin Ref DA 152 B58x 1998)

This alphabetically arranged collection of signed articles by 150 contributing scholars aims to provide a basic orientation in the field of Anglo-Saxon studies, describing the persons, places, events and concepts that constitute the identity of the age. Most articles contain concise bibliographies. An appendix provides a detailed chronology of the rulers of the English, c. 450 - 1066, as well as several historical maps.

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Science. 1991.

[OLIN REF JA 61 B62 1991]

Provides a succinct guide to the central concepts used in the study of the political institutions of advanced industrial societies, the principal political organizations and movements in these societies and the main types of political community. Includes an index and lists of additional readings.

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Oxford: Blackwell Reference, 1995 (Uris Ref HM 251 B476x 1995)

Articles written by prominient social psychologists define key terms and concepts in the field. Useful as an introduction and as a source of citations to major articles and books. Medium-length articles, brief bibliographies.

Williams, Michael Andrew. Blacks and the Media: Communications Research Since 1978. Washington: Center for Communications Research, School of Communications, Howard U, 1990.

(Olin Stacks Z 5633 A37 W55x+ 1990)

This bibliography covers "the full range of communications issues and concerns...: agenda setting, coverage of Black protests, racial conflicts...portrayals, and stereotyping; Black employment and participation...in print and broadcast professions; legislation and policy; media effects; media uses, preferences, and gratifications; media ownership and Black programming; and socialization and cross-cultural, intercultural and multicultural studies." The entries are arranged by format of material, which includes bibliographies and overviews, complete books, chapters from books, conference papers/presentations, dissertation research, government/agency reports, and journal articles.

McPherson, James M., et. al. Blacks in America: Bibliographic Essays. Garden City: Doubleday, 1971. (Uris Stacks Z 1361 N39 B62; also Africana)

Bibliographic essays dealing with books and articles ranging from the African slave trade in the 1500's to the civil rights movement in the 1960's. "Each topic is introduced by one or more paragraphs summarizing the factual data and interpretive questions involved in a study of the subject, followed by a discussion of major books, articles, and printed primary sources relevant to research on the topic." (Preface) Includes Index.

Bogle, Donald. Blacks in American Films and Television: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland, 1988. (Uris Ref PN 1998.9 N4 B672; also Olin, Africana)

Contains brief critical analyses of black-oriented films and television programs in America. Divided into three major sections: 1) Movies, 2) Television, and 3) Profiles. Entries are arranged alphabetically within each section. The Movie section emphasizes mainstream American films but does include some race movies and other films not familiar to the mass audience. (Introduction) Does not cover documentary films. An index and selected bibliography are included.

Gray, John. Blacks in Film and Television: A Pan-African Bibliography of Films, Filmmakers, and Performers. New York: Greenwood, 1990. (Olin Stacks Z 5784 G72x 1990; also Africana Ref)

The chapters in this bibliography include: Cultural History and the Arts; African Film; Black Film in the Diaspora: Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America; Black Film in the Diaspora: United States; Blacks in American Television and Video; and the Black Performer. In addition, appendixes include "Reference Works" and "Film Resources." There are also artist, title, subject and author indexes. This is strictly a bibliography: aside from the introduction, there are no essays or annotations.

Joyce, Donald F., comp. Blacks in the Humanities: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. New York: Greenwood, 1986. (Olin Stacks Z 1361 N39 J89)

This bibliography contains "major published and unpublished sources in English about the contributions of Black Americans in eleven disciplines of the humanities." (Introduction) Each discipline/chapter is further divided by type of source--bibliography, collections, directories, etc. Citations include explanatory rather than critical annotations. Most of the sources listed were published between 1970 and 1985. Includes Author/Title and Subject indexes.

Black, Henry Campbell. Black's Law Dictionary; Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. 7th ed. St. Paul: West, 1999. (Olin Ref KF 156 B53x 1999; 6th ed. Uris Ref KF 156 B62 1990)

The standard source for the explanation of legal terms, abbreviations, and maxims. The 5th edition also includes a very helpful table of abbreviations; the text of the United States Constitution and the proposed Equal Rights and District of Columbia amendments; a table listing the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1789 to 1975; and a table of British regnal years.

Hill, George H. and Sylvia Saverson Hill. Blacks on Television: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1985. (Uris Ref Z 1361 N39 H64; also Olin, Africana)

A selective bibliography consisting of books, dissertations, theses, journal/magazine articles, and newspaper articles on the topic of black participation in all facets of American television. Annotations are restricted to books, dissertations, and theses. Includes Program and Subject/Author Index.

The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Science. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1991.

(Olin Ref JA 61 B62 1991, also Uris Ref, 1987 ed., called Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Institutions)

This volume complements The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought. Its purpose is "to provide a succinct guide to the central concepts used in the study of the political institutions of advanced industrial societies, the principal political organizations and movements in these societies and the main types of political community." (Editor's Introduction) There is an excellent index and a reading list with each entry.

The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987.

(Uris JA 61 B63; also Olin)

A guide to major ideas and philosophies of leading theorists in the field of political science, past and present. Entries contain references to the important works of individuals and include bibliographic references.

Coulmas, Florian. Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1996.

(Olin Ref Z40 .C67x 1995)

"The principal purpose of this encyclopedia is to provide basic concise information on the writing systems, scripts and orthographies of the world's major languages" (Preface). A thorough, well-presented work with excellent tables and illustrations. There are numerous cross-references which pull the work together, since it consists of many short articles rather than comprehensive treatments. Most articles have brief bibliographies and there is an extensive bibliography at the end of thework. Highly useful for overviews of every imaginable script from Cherokee to Maldivian (not to be confused with Old Maldivian) and such oddities as the finger alphabet and quipu.

A) Wynne-Davies, Marion. The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature. London: Bloomsbury, 1989. (Olin Ref PR 83 G48 1989)

Subtitled "The New Authority on English Literature," this text is divided into two parts: "...a series of essays ordered generically and chronologically, which provide the reader with approaches to the important literary issues..." and "...an alphabetical reference section which is designed to complement and provide more information about the ideas, authors and texts dealt with in the essays." (Introduction) A chronology of important dates is appended.

B) Gillie, Christopher. The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature: The New Authority on English Literature. London: Bloomsbury, 1989. (Olin Ref PR 83 G48 1989)

In two parts: a series of thematic and historical essays describing approaches to important literary issues in history, and alphabetically arranged dictionary of authors, works, and ideas, with appended chronology. Illustrated.

BLS Handbook of Methods. 2 vols. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1982-84. (Uris Ref HD 8051 B65+; also Olin)

"...presents in two volumes detailed explanations of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains and prepares the economic data it publishes. Volume I contains the information for the BLS programs except the Consumer Price Index. Volume II contains information on the CPI." (Preface) In addition to analyzing the methods used for data gathering, a description of each program's history is included.

Wedertz, Bill, ed. The Bluejackets' Manual. 20th ed. Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1978.

(Olin Ref V 113 B65)

"A concise wealth of information about the many diversified tasks required of sailors in the United States Navy." (Foreword) Apart from tasks, it also includes information on customs, ceremonies, grooming, and etiquette. Some of the unique entries included here are a sailor's daily routine at sea and at port, the uniform code of military justice, and sections on advancement and benefits. Index included. A similar title for the Army is Fact Book for the 96th Congress (Olin Ref UB 145 U 58+ 1979).

Harris, Sheldon. Blues Who's Who. New Rochelle: Arlington House, 1979. (Music Ref ML 102 B6 H31)

A biographical dictionary of 571 blues singers, giving name (both stage name and true name when known as well as nicknames, titles and other descriptive name appendages), birth and death dates (when known), as well as birth and death places, instruments played, biography (including a chronology of events, performances, etc.), personal affiliations, publications, songs written and awards or honors received. Also included are prime influences, references, and photographs.

Parise, Frank. The Book of Calendars. New York: Facts on File, 1982. (Uris Ref CE 11 B72; also Olin)

A handbook offering basic information on the structure of the calendar, with extensive tables on over 60 calendars through history from the Babylonians and Egyptians to the modern Western world.

Davenport, Millia. The Book of Costume. New York: Crown, 1948. (Uris Ref GT 513 D24+ 1948)

Davenport describes her book as "a chronological survey of dress through the ages." The book is arranged first by civilization (starting with the ancient orient and ending with 19th century Europe) and then chronologically within each civilization. There is a profuse number of illustrations and an extensive bibliography at the end of the volume. An excellent index provides quick access to individual items throughout the work.

Monaghan, Patricia. The Book of Goddesses and Heroines. New York: Dutton, 1981.

(Uris Ref BL 473 .5 M75; also Olin)

A dictionary of goddesses and heroines from all countries and all periods. Although the scope is very broad, entries tend to be short and contain no references to further readings. Mainly useful for identification and description of specific persons.

Guterman, Norbert, comp. A Book of Latin Quotations with English Translations. New York: Anchor, 1966. (Uris Ref PN 6080 G98)

Arranged by author (sequence is not alphabetical) with Latin and English on facing pages. Has English subject index, and Latin Keyword index.

Book of Saints; A Dictionary of Persons Canonized or Beatified by the Catholic Church. 5th edition. New York: Crowell, 1966. (Uris Ref BX 4655 B72 1966)

A concise alphabetical listing of all saints. Each entry has the saint's hagiological rank, liturgical group to which the saint belongs, religious order, date of the saint's feast, year of death, and main features of the saint's life. There are no bibliographic citations.

The Book of the States. Chicago: Council of State Governments, 1935- .

(Uris Ref JK 2403 B72+; also Olin)

Useful information is contained in long, prose essays at the beginning of each statistical section. Numerous tables and charts contain data about age of majority, health, transportation, natural resources, housing, employment, legislatures, safety and public protection, etc.

Marlin, John Tepper, Immanuel Ness and Stephen T. Collins. Book of World City Rankings. New York: Free Press, 1986. (Uris Ref HN 60 M34 1986; also Olin)

A guide to the "liveability" of 105 of the world's largest cities (including 14 American cities). Data on population, the economy, health, housing, education is provided for each city.

A) Book Review Digest. New York: Wilson, 1905- . (Bear Access -- Library Gateway; Uris Ref Z 1219 B72+; also Olin Ref)

Provides citations to and excerpts of reviews of current juvenile and adult fiction and nonfiction in the English language. Exclusions: government publications, textbooks, technical books in the sciences and law. Citations include a synopsis of the book, citations to the reviews and excerpts from as many reviews as are necessary to reflect the evaluations of the articles. Paper edition from 1905 to the present. Online edition from January 1983 to the present.

(SJG 12/97)

B) Book Review Digest. New York: Wilson, 1905- . (Uris Ref Z 1219 B72+; also Olin Ref)

A digest of book reviews appearing in approximately 80 periodicals, reviewing some 4000 books annually. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author and include price, publisher and other bibliographic information. This is followed by a descriptive note or synopsis of the book, then citations to the reviews with excerpts from as many reviews as are necessary to reflect the evaluations of the articles. Each citation includes the name of the periodical, page and date of review as well as the number of words in the review. The Digest is published monthly and cumulated annually into a bound volume containing a subject and title index at the back. Every fifth year a cumulated subject and title index is published.

A) Book Review Index. Detroit: Gale, 1965- . Monthly. (Uris Ref Z 1219 B721; Olin Ref Z 1219 B721)

Comprehensive index to citations of reviews of books and periodicals appearing in over 500 scholarly, popular, and professional periodicals. It indexes a broad range of materials including children's, young adult, and reference books. Each record includes: author and title of the work being reviewed, journal name, date of review, and page number. Paper edition from 1965 to the present.

(SJG 12/97)

B) Book Review Index. Detroit: Gale, 1965- . Monthly.

(Book Review Index sections in Olin and Uris Ref)

Comprehensive index to citations of reviews of books and periodicals appearing in over 500 scholarly, popular, and professional periodicals. It indexes a broad range of materials including children's, young adult, and reference books. Each entry gives the book's author and title, followed by an abbreviation of the reviewing journal, the volume, date and pages where the review appears. An abbreviations list at the front of the volume provides the full journal title.

Yoo, Yushin. Books on Buddhism: An Annotated Subject Guide. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1976.

(Kroch Asia Z 7860 .Y59)

A useful arrangement provides annotations to English material arranged under 38 subject entries ranging from "Reference Works," "Rituals," "Schools of Buddhism," and "Sutra" through "Yoga." There are indexes for Author, Editor, Translator and Title.

Day, Alan J., ed. Border and Territorial Disputes. Detroit: Gale, 1982. (Olin Ref D 843 B72+)

This book is designed to "...present concise accounts of currently unresolved border and territorial issues between states around the world." (Introduction) 70 disputes are arranged into geographic areas, with each account presenting background information to the dispute as well as recent exchanges and negotiations. The examples range from the well known (Northern Ireland) to the less well known (the Italian-Yugoslavian dispute over Trieste). Includes a selective bibliography and a subject and name index.

Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Centenary edition, revised. Ivor H. Evans, ed. NY: Harper and Row, 1981. (Uris and Olin Ref PN 43 B84 D5 1981)

Brewer first published his "Treasury of Literary bric-a-brac" (from 1984 edition) in 1870. It is an alphabetical arrangement of words, phrases, proverbs, colloquialisms and idioms in the English language, "words that have a tale to tell." The work has gone through many revisions and editions, and is still recognized as a standard in the field of language and linguistics.

Britannica, Encyclopedia -- see under N, The New Encyclopedia Britannica

Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational, 1973.

(Uris Ref N 6505 B86+; also Fine Arts, Olin)

A one-volume popular encyclopedia containing "biographies of painters, sculptors, architects and workers in the graphic arts, histories of various movements and trends, and descriptions of different styles." (Foreword) Entries are often accompanied by illustrations or plates. Additional sections at the back include (1) a guide to the entries by type of art; (2) a guide to museums and public collections; (3) a glossary of art terms; and (4) bibliographies.

British Archaeological Abstracts. Vol. 0-24. London: Council for British Archaeology, 1967-1991. (Olin Z 5132 B86)

Lists and provides summaries of the most significant material published on archaeology in over 200 British, Irish and foreign periodicals, monograph series, books and reference works. A large general section, worldwide in scope, precedes sections arranged by period, then by subject. Annual author and subject index.

Kunitz, Stanley and Howard Haycroft, eds. British Authors Before 1800. New York: Wilson, 1952.

(Uris Ref PR 105 K96; Olin Ref PR 105 K96+)

One in a series of biographical dictionaries edited by Stanley Kunitz and Howard Haycroft. The arrangement is alphabetical by author and entries run from a paragraph to several pages in length. Many of the entries are illustrated and nearly all end with a bibliography of works by and about the author.

Kunitz, Stanley, ed. British Authors of the Nineteenth Century. New York: Wilson, 1936.

(Uris Ref PR 451 K96; Olin Ref PR 451 K96+)

A single-volume biographical dictionary providing brief accounts of the lives of the major and minor British authors of the nineteenth century. Arranged alphabetically by author, most entries include a bibliography of works by and about the author.

British Humanities Index. London: The Library Association, 1962- . (Olin Ref AI 3 S94++)

An index to about 375 British periodicals in the social sciences and humanities. Among the disciplines covered are literature, classics, political science, economics and history. Issued 4 times/year. Quarterly issues contain subject listings only; annual cumulations have author and subject.

Guthorn, Peter J. British Maps of the American Revolution. Monmouth Beach, N.J.: Freneau, 1972.

(Olin Maps GA 793.6 G98+)

Maps and biographical sketches for some 130 map makers who were either British military engineers or loyalists working for the British military effort. The introduction provides a fairly long and detailed description of the world of cartography as it relates to the American revolution. The biographical sketches are also useful in that they reveal, in many cases, what happened to Americans who supported the loyalist cause. Includes an index.

British Records Relating to America in Microfilm. 178 reels. East Ardsley, England: British Assn. for American Studies, n.d. (Olin maps, microtexts and newspapers)

Reproduces original manuscripts of primary printed material concerning the history of the United States. Includes diaries, correspondence, accounts of travel in the colonies, etc. A copy of the publisher's catalog in MMN gives abstracts and film numbers. A guide to the set can be found in Olin (Ref CD 1048 U5 C92+1978).

Scott-Kilvert, Ian, gen. ed. British Writers. 8 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1979-1984. Plus

Supplement I, 1987; Supplement II, 1992. (Uris Ref PR 85 B86+)

An eight volume set of literary biographies, originally published as individual studies in a British Council series called Writers and their Work. Arrangement is chronological, starting in Vol. 1 with the 14th century (William Langland: Piers Plowman) and ending in Vol. VII with Louis MacNeice and an essay on the poets of World War II. Volume VIII serves as an index for the complete set. Each essay contains both critical and biographical material and ends with a bibliography of works by and about the author. Supplements have their own index.

Diamant, Lincoln, ed. The Broadcast Communications Dictionary. 3rd ed. New York: Greenwood, 1989.

(Uris Ref PN 1990.4 D53 1989; also Mann Ref)

This dictionary concentrates on broadcasting, including both radio and television. It defines many technical terms and identifies hundreds of acronyms and abbreviations commonly used in the industry.

Broadcasting and Cable Market Place. New Providence: R.R. Bowker, 1992- .

(Uris Ref TK 6540 B86; also Olin)

Published annually, this directory lists and briefly describes television and radio stations and cable systems operating in the U.S., Canada, and the U.S. territories. Short descriptions of the stations are followed by addresses, key personnel and advertising rates (if available). Other sections include directories of program producers, advertising agencies handling major radio and T.V. accounts, equipment manufacturers, and associations and organizations linked to the broadcasting industry. Previous titles were Broadcasting Yearbook (1990-91) and Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook (1982-89).

Yoo, Yushin. Buddhism: A Subject Index to Periodical Articles in English, 1728-1971. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1973. (Kroch Asia Z 7835 B9 Y59)

A very useful resource. It is arranged in broad subject areas, such as "Biography," "Meditation," "Monasticism," "Nirvana," etc. No abstracts are provided, only citations. There are indexes by title, author and subject. A list of periodicals indexed and an "International Directory of Buddhist Associations" are included. There is also a brief introduction providing background on Buddhism.

Conze, Edward. Buddhist Scriptures: A Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1982.

(Kroch Asia Z 7862 .C76 1982)

"The bibliography can be approached in several ways: as a systematic presentation of the scriptures with major divisions [or] . . . the user may also find information on a specific title by using the index" (How to Use the Bibliography). A Comparative Catalogue Index is included and provides access by Taisha and Tohoku catalogue numbers.

A) The Budget of the United States Government. Washington: Office of Management and Budget, 1922/23- .

(Uris Ref + HJ 2051 A59; also Olin)

"Presents an overview of the President's budget proposals and includes explanations of spending programs in terms of national needs, agency missions, and basic programs, and an analysis of estimated receipts including a discussion of the President's tax program". (Preface) The Appendix for each year includes similar, but more detailed, information for each government agency. Published annually.

B) The Budget of the United States Government. 1922/23- . annual.

[OLIN REF +HJ 2051 A59; also Uris Ref]

Presents an overview of the President's budget proposals and includes explanations of spending programs in terms of national needs, agency missions, and basic programs, and an analysis of estimated receipts including a discussion of the President's tax program. The Appendix for each year includes similar, but more detailed, information for each government agency. Also available online in GPO Access.

Public Affairs Information Service. Bulletin. New York: PAIS, 1915- . (Bear Access)

PAIS Bulletin is a subject index not only to periodicals and books, but also to pamphlets, documents, society publications, and mimeographed material relating to political, economic and social conditions, public administration, and international affairs. Covers many periodicals in these subjects no indexed elsewhere. It is published twice a month and cumulated annually. Also available on CD-ROM in ILR, Olin, and Uris Libraries.

A) France. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Bulletin Signalétique. [Section] 524: Sciences du Langage... v. 1-22. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1969- .

(Olin Ref AI 7 F81+) Supersedes, in part, sections 19-24: Sciences Humaines v. 1-22. 1947-68.

International abstracts, issued quarterly, with comprehensive coverage. Includes philosophy of language, historical and comparative linguistics, stylistics, semiotics, philology, etc. Concept, language, author indexes.

B) Bulletin Signalétique. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1940 - 1994 . (Olin AI 7 F8...+), last 5 vols. in Ref.

Section 521 Sociologie

Section 529 Ethnologie

Section 525 Préhistoire

Section 526 Art et Archéologie

This major abstracting service is international in scope and includes many English language journals in its coverage. While the subject index is only in French, it is well worth using for those who have any facility with the language. In addition to ethnic group and geographic indexes, a topical index ("index des concepts") provides detailed subject access.

NOTE: The Bulletin has a complex publishing history with various subject sections splitting and recombining. "Ethnologie" was combined with "Sociologie" prior to 1986. Prior to 1969, the social sciences were indexed under the general section "Sciences Humaines".

United States. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications, 1790-1972. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1974.

(Olin Ref Z 7554 US U58; GSM, IRL, Fine Arts, Mann)

Two catalogs are contained in one volume. The first, covers 1790-1945 and lists all materials issued by the Bureau of the Census and its predecessor organizations. The other updates the compilation, describing 60,000 more reports issued by the Bureau. There is a subject index at the end of each catalog, providing access to decennial censuses as well as to special reports based on data and on surveys done in intervening years.

Lavin, Michael R. Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It. Phoenix: Oryx, 1992. (Olin Ref HF5356 L41 1992; also Management, ILR, Mann)

"Business Information combines in-depth descriptions of major business publications and databases with explanations of concepts essential for using them effectively." (pref)

Daniells, Lorna M. Business Information Sources. rev. ed. Berkeley: U of Calif. P, 1985.

(Uris Ref Z 7164 C81 D182 1985; also GSM)

Daniells divides her book into twenty major chapters, covering such topics as Methods of Locating Facts, U.S. Business and Economic Trends, Industry Statistics, Business in American Society, and more. She states in her preface that the "book is a guide to the vast and varied sources of business information..." The first eight chapters deal mainly with basic kinds of business reference sources whereas the later chapters emphasize sources in the area of management. An author/ title index completes the volume.

The Business One - Irwin Business and Investment Almanac. Homewood: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1977- .

(Uris Ref HF 5001 D74)

An annual publication featuring descriptive and statistical information about business trends and economic indicators, industry surveys, lists of major companies, tax shelters, real estate, etc. Includes bibliographies of online business/financial databases, as well as print sources. An extensive name and subject index at the back of the volume is invaluable as the arrangement of entries is by broad topic.

United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Business Statistics. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1973- . (Uris Ref HC 101 A132+; also Olin, GSM, et al)

Each edition of Business Statistics consists of four parts: the Statistical Tables (or series) in part one; Explanatory Notes to those Tables (a section which stands out, as it is printed on blue paper); an Appendix, listing historical data for some 400 selected topics (e.g. clothing, food, motor vehicles), and finally, a General Subject Index. Business Statistics is published biennially and serves as the historical volume for the Survey of Current Business, a monthly publication of the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In a series of tables called "the S-pages", the Survey presents current statistical data on about 2500 business-related topics such as industrial production, consumer prices, purchasing power of the dollar, advertising costs, to name only a few. Both the Survey of Current Business Statistics and Business Statistics are complicated resources to use, but they are well worth the trouble for the person seeking data about American business.