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SCILS 540 Reference Services & Sources

Fall 2000

Introduction to Bibliography Questions

1. Who publishes an In-Print English-Vietnamese dictionary?

2. Does Allen Ginsberg have a collection of poems available in paperback?

3. Find 3 books for a fifth grader who wants to learn about puppetry.

4. I am trying to locate an international bibliography covering mysteries in the early 1990’s.

5. Can you suggest a current book on “Family allowances”?

6. Where can I find a bibliography of Robert Louis Stevenson?

7. I need to find a review in a historical source of the book Mainstreet Amusements written by Gregory Waller.

8. Are any of Sue Grafton’s books available in Large Print format?

9. What is the title of the book Marion Levy wrote on China in 1949?

10. Find a review of The Love Apple Cookbook by Don Bevona published in 1969.

11. Look at the reference book: Reference Sources for Small and Medium Sized Libraries Alex REF Z1035.1.A47 1992, and create two questions which could be answered using this source.

12. Find a review of the book Daddy Long Legs, and identify other books by the same author. Who is the author? When was the book published?

13. We have received a large grant from Lucent Technology to support their training program for employees going to Namibia; what reference materials are available on Namibia?

14. Find an excerpt from a review of Edna Ferber’s book So Big.

15. What are the titles of some recent bibliographies published on the subject of demography?

16. Where could one find the title of the book to study for the Civil Service Exam for Correctional Officer?

17. What year did John Steinbeck write Cannery Row? Find the New York Times Book Review for Cannery Row.

18. I need to develop a basic collection of reference materials for a new criminal justice program, where should I begin?

19. I am looking for a book review that is in Soc Ser R, where would I find that?

20. I need to identify both online and printed indexing or abstracting services about sports.

21. Where could I find the imprint of the original printing of Walt Whitman’s November Boughs?

22. Locate the titles of current dictionaries dealing with cookery.

23. We need to update our collection of reference resources on Cuba, where can I check to see what’s new?

24. I need to identify a good general Spanish Encyclopedia (in Spanish).

25. Which publishers are still printing copies of William Faulkner’s Light in August? Are any paperback editions currently available?

26. I need to find comparisons of English and American Encyclopedias.

27. Are there any editions of the Holy Quran currently available which provide both the Arabic Text and an English translation?

28. Find a bibliography about Japanese theater and drama.

29. How is Balay’s Guide to Reference Works classified?

30. Find a reference to a recent bibliography about military wives.

31. I need to find a review in APSR, what is that?

32. Locate recent bibliographies on Geographic Information Systems.

33. I need to find a gardening dictionary written in Swedish.

34. How much does Gone With the Wind cost in paperback?

35. Did the Library Journal give Heyerdahl’s Aku-Aku a favorable review?

36. How much does Patty Jane’s House of Curl cost? Is it out in paperback yet?

37. What are some good college level books on the psychology of women?

38. Locate a list of Christmas videos.

39. Find the title of a 1967 bibliography on Victorian jewelry.

40. Who was the mountain lover of Little Lury Bab in the book Girl of the Blue Ridge by Mrs. Payne Erskine?

41. Compare the differences between Guide To Reference Material ed. by Walford and Guide to Reference Books ed. by Robert Balay

Use the Following Reference Sources to Answer these Questions:

Amazon.com

American Reference Books Annual ALEX REF Z1035.1.A55 v.1- 1970-

Bibliographic Index ALEX REF Z1002.B582 1937-

Book Review Digest ALEX REF AI3.B64 v.1- 1905- INDEX TABLE 1

Book Review Digest Author/title index, 1905-1974 ALEX REF AI3.B64 1905-1974 INDEX TABLE 1

Book Review Index ALEX REF AI3.B642 1965- INDEX TABLE 1

Books In Print: ALEX REF Z1215 P971 - INDEX TABLE 1

Author Guide to Books In Print

Subject Guide To Books In Print

Title Guide to Books In Print

Bowker’s Complete Video Directory ALEX REF PN1992.95 .V27

Gale Directory of Databases ALEX Ref Z699.22.C63522

Guide to Reference Books ed. by Robert Balay ALEX REF Z1035.1.G89 1996 (REF Stacks & Reference Desk)

Guide To Reference Material ed. by Walford ALEX REF Z1035.1.W33 1989 v.1

Reference sources for Small and Medium Sized Libraries (Alex REF Z1035.1.A47 1992)

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