Keesing's Record of World Events. London: Longman, 1987- . (Olin Ref D 410 K26+)
Covers important events in all countries, including texts of speeches and documents, obituaries, statistics, etc. Indexes appear every two weeks, quarterly, annually and biennially. Published in London, Keesing's is the British equivalent of Facts on File. Continues Keesing's Contemporary Archives which began publication in 1931.
Thompson, George. Key Sources in Comparative and World Literature: An Annotated Guide to Reference Materials. New York: Ungar, 1982. (Olin Ref Z 6511 T47+)
This is a very valuable source for finding reference materials on comparative literature. It is arranged in general by broad area, e.g. Italian literature, Oriental literatures. Each broad area has an outline displaying its format usually by type of work, e.g. bibliographies, handbooks, etc. or by period then individual authors. There is a title and subject list.
Woodhead, Peter. Keyguide to Information Sources in Archaeology. New York: Mansell, 1985.
(Olin Ref Z5131 .W88)
A first stop for any student of archaeology, this Guide provides information about reference works, journals, literature and organizations in this discipline, worldwide. Access to items within the volume is through either the Table of Contents or a single alphabetical sequence of authors, titles, subjects and organizations in an index at the end of the volume.
Fattorusso, Joseph, ed. Kings and Queens of England and of France.
Florence: Medici Historical Atlases, 1954. (Uris Ref D 107 F25 1954)
"A genealogical chronological history ... from Charles the Great (Charlemagne) A.D. 800 to Napoleon the Great A.D. 1800." (Title page) Includes the names of contemporary Popes and Emperors. Amply illustrated.
Egan, Edwar W., Constance B. Hintz and L.F. Wise, comp. and ed. Kings, Rulers and Statesmen. New York: Sterling, 1976. (Uris Ref D 107 W81 1976)
Egan and company have brought together in this volume a complete listing of the world's kings, rulers and statesmen (as of 1975). In addition to reasonably current information, historical data is given for each country.
Kobbe, Gustave. Kobbe's Complete Opera Book. Ed. & Rev. by the Earl of Harewood.
London: The Bodley Head, 1987. (Uris Ref MT 95 K75 1987; also Music)
This book is divided into three major sections: Opera before 1800, Nineteenth Century Opera, and Twentieth Century Opera. Within each section the entries contain biographical information about specific composers as well as complete synopses of the works they have composed. Included also are references to specific productions as well as many photographs of singers portraying various parts in those productions. An index completes the volume.
Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1983. Plus suppl. 1986.
(Uris Ref DS 805 K76+; also Kroch Asia Ref)
Represents a ten-year effort by Japanese and foreign scholars to compile the "first comprehensive encyclopedia" about Japan in English. Over 9,000 entries (the vast majority under 500 words) are contained in this eight-volume encyclopedia. A one-volume index completes the set. Coverage includes philosophy, history, science, politics, economics, literature and the arts, food and clothing from both a historical and a contemporary perspective. Authors were asked to introduce the topic at a level appropriate to high school students with no familiarity with the subject and to expand to a level for advanced students. A letter-by-letter system of alphabetization is used and the romanization system is Hepburn or Standard. Although bibliographies are appended to most of the longer articles, the encyclopedia would have been more useful with additional English citations (e.g. in the entry "advertising", the bibliography simply lists the American periodical Advertising Age along with three Japanese titles). The encyclopedia is illustrated with black and white photos, charts and maps. It should be the single most useful source on Japan for the non-Japanese reader.
Arberry, Arthur J. The Koran Interpreted. New York: MacMillan, 1979. (Uris Ref BP 109 A66 1955)
Translated by a non-Muslim into English.