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Terry Wasserman All Evaluation Sets Group 4 ILS 504 Spring 09 Prof. Okobi

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Table of Contents •Preface pg. 3 •Description of Reviewed References pg. 4 I.Evaluation Set #1 Bibliographies and Catalogs Pgs. 5-55 II.Evaluation Set #2 Indexes and Abstracts Pgs. 55-103 III.Evaluation Set #3 Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Pgs. 103-141 Encyclopedias Pgs. 141-189 Dictionaries IV.Evaluation Set #5 Directories and Biographical Resources Pgs. 190-234 Directories Pgs. 234- 275 Biographical Resources V.Evaluation Set #6 Geographical Resources Pgs. 276-306

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Preface This paper has been completed in fulfillment of the requirements for ILS 504 Reference Materials and Services, Spring 2009 with Prof. Okobi. This paper consists of my individual work as well as the work done by the other members of group 4, Christina Hill, Meghan Glasgow and Jessica Venturo, in fulfillment of the requirements for the course. In total we evaluated 153 of sources; I personally reviewed 38 of these sources. We reviewed and evaluated all of the following sources: bibliographies, library catalogues, indicies and abstracts, almanacs, yearbooks, handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical sources, directories and geographical sources. We reviewed but did not evaluate governmental sources. This assignment is the sister document to my individual evaluations which I have also submitted.

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Definition of Reviewed Resources Bibliography: Bibliographies are selective lists of works that are compiled according to a common principle such as subject, place of publication, etc. Catalogue: A catalogue is a complete list of holdings or records of a library or organization that allows the user full access to the collection. Index: Unlike the more typical index found at the back of a book or set of volumes, the indicies studied here point users in the direction of subject matter found in journals or periodicals. Like the more usual back-matter index, the book length index also often orders entries in alphabetical order and provides locational material. Abstract: Abstracts are indicies that give summary content matter about entries. Almanac: Almanacs are sources of factual information and are often used in readyreference queries. The information contained within them may be time or sensitive or may be of an historical nature; almanacs can be found in print and digital versions. Yearbook: Yearbooks are also sources of factual information and are used in readyreference but they contain only information pertinent to that particular year. Handbook: Handbooks are also sources of factual information and are used in readyreference, but they contain very specific information to guide users through a specific procedure. Encyclopedia: Encyclopedias contain articles on various topics, usually in alphabetical order, that either cover all branches of knowledge or are subject specific. Encyclopedias may either be single or multi-volume and can be in either print or digital versions.

5 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Dictionary: Dictionaries are books containing an alphabetically arranged selection of words and definitions, pronunciations and guidelines about these words. Directory: Directories are alphabetical lists of select persons or organizations in a certain category and include contact information for those listed. Biographical Sources: Biographical sources are some of the oldest resources, the ancient Greeks famously referred to βιοι, and contain either basic or lengthy descriptions of people of note. Biographies may be found in encyclopedias, dictionaries or online and cover the lives or careers of famous or well-regarded individuals. Geographic Sources: Geographic resources assist users in placing locations physically on the map either contemporaneously or historically. Government Resources: These are documents that publish government information for the public-- they can be handbooks, yearbooks, census guides, etc.

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Evaluation Set #1 Group 4 Terry Wasserman evaluated numbers 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 Meghan Glasgow evaluated numbers 1, 2, 6, 11, 15 Christina Hill evaluated numbers 10, 13, 16, 17, 20 Jessica Venturo evaluated numbers 9, 12, 14, 18, 19

Bibliographies and Catalogues

American Book Publishing Record Citation R.R. Bowker Company. (2008). American book publishing record, Cumulative 2007. New Providence, N.J.: Bowker.

Purpose American Book Publishing Record records all books published or distributed in the United States over the past year.

Scope There are twelve monthly issues combined into the annual record released in March. The 2007 edition contains approximately 55,300 entries. These entries include

7 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi books, and pamphlets. Not included are government publications, subscription books, dissertations and pamphlets totaling fewer than 49 pages.

Authority The main source of information for the American Book Publishing Record is the MARC records generated by the Library of Congress. The inclusion of pamphlets is more subjective and based on the expertise of the staff.

Format The American Book Publishing Record is printed monthly with an annual compilation. The 2007 edition is two volumes. Volume one includes general reference and technology, while volume two covers arts, geography, and fiction.

Arrangement The record is arranged in three sections: Dewey 000-900; Adult fiction; and Juvenile. The Dewey section is filled according to Dewey Decimal Numbers while the Adult Fiction and Juvenile are arranged alphabetically. Author, title, and subject indexes are included in the text.

Each entry includes as many of the following as are available: title; added title; subtitle; author statement; edition statement; publication place; publisher; publication date; copyright date; collation; series; general notes; content notes; bibliographical

8 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi notes; Dewey Numbers; Library of Congress classification numbers; Library of Congress control number; subject tracings; ISBN; binding; and price.

Latest Edition The 2008 edition of ABPR will be released in March of 2009.

Cost 335 dollars per year for monthly editions of the publication downloaded to your computer. The 2008 edition of American Book Publishing Record cost $525.00 for a Hardcopy. This text will be released in March of 2009.

Frequency of Publication Monthly with an annual compilation.

Uses and Overall Evaluation This record would be useful for a variety of different reasons. If looking for a specific book or author, the index quickly leads one to the correct page of text. However if simply browsing a subject all possible subject titles need to thought of in order to obtain all possible information.

Bibliographic Index Citation

9 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cooley, L (Ed.). (1991). Bibliographic index: A cumulative bibliography of bibliographies. 1990. New York. H. W. Wilson.

Purpose To create a list of bibliographies published separately and as part of works such as books, pamphlets, and periodicals. It includes information retrieved from other Wilson published texts, as well as several research libraries. The online version Bibliographic Index Plus contains more than 530,000 bibliographies pulled from a variety of texts across many different disciplines.

Scope Bibliographic Index includes all bibliographies published within the last five years written in either English or other Western European languages. Not included are non-print items, reprints, catalogs of library holdings, and bibliographies in clinical medicine or case law. All bibliographies published in this work have at least fifty citations with the exception of bibliographies about a person or for specialized or topical material.

Authority Published by W.H. Wilson; the content is pulled from more than 2,800 periodicals and 5,000 books each year.

Format

10 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Bibliographic Index can be found in both text and online. Print documents are issued three times a year. Two issues are paper bound and one is a cloth bound edition with and additional four month. Bibliographic Index Plus is the online version and is updated daily.

Arrangement Entries are ordered alphabetically under the main entry. Each main entry is input under a subject heading which conforms to the Library of Congress Subject Headings. For each entry entered under a subject heading there is a full bibliographic citation including author, title, journal or text where the bibliography can be found, date, and page numbers.

For the electronic version, Bibliographic Index Plus has an easy to use interface with basic and advanced search options. Search terms allowed for limits by year, peerreviewed material, page images, document type, and physical description. This program also has a detailed search history, thesaurus, and a print/email/save option.

Special Features Some special features available through Bibliographic Index Plus are: Retrospective coverage back to 1982; Links to OPAC; Full text of more than 185,000 bibliographies; and daily updates.

Limitations

11 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi All bibliographies must contain 50 citations or more to be included. The exceptions to this rule are for bibliographies of works about a person or for a specialized or topical material. Also many bibliographies that would have previously appeared in the print version are only included in the electronic version.

Latest Edition 2004

Cost Bibliographic Index cost 545 dollars for the print version.

Frequency of Publication Bibliographic Index Plus is updated daily while the print version is updated three times a year. Two issues are paper bound and contain four months of the year while the final third is cloth bound and contain both of the paper printings as well as an additional four months.

Books in Print Citation Books in Print. (2007-2008). New Providence, N.J.: Bowker.

Purpose

12 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The purpose of this source is to provide absolute coverage of every book within its spectrum that is currently being published or distributed in the United States for librarians and members of the book trade market.

Scope Provides entries for all books published after 2000 and active ISBNs. This edition features 1,854,150 active titles published from 2000 on and 3,107,383 active ISBNs representing 72,240 publishers. There are over 294,282 new titles and 328,762 new ISBNs in this edition. The only books not included in this list are books not for sale in the U.S., books not available to the general public, books without a title for sale, ebooks, unbound materials, on-demand books, periodicals, serials and music librettos. (E-books and on-demand books can be found in the online version of Books in Print). Books in Print is similar to Forthcoming Books in its scope and differs only in that the latter includes only books about to be published, whereas the former includes only books that are published.

Authority The publisher of Books in Print, Bowker, has been at this for over 60 years and has nearly perfected the system of collecting and disseminating information about books currently in print. Bowker gives publishers 24/7 online access to submit or update publication information using either Bowkerlink or EDI—publishers can also call, fax and write in entries. Bowker relies on the book publishers to provide accurate information, the book publishers in turn rely on Bowker to get their books out to

13 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi libraries and booksellers—quid pro quo, the source is as accurate as everyone involved can make it.

Format In print and online

Arrangement Designed to be easily searchable by both author and title, Books in Print is a seven volume work. The first through fourth volume are arranged alphabetically by title, volume five concludes titles and begins the section alphabetically arranged by authors. Volume six is dedicated solely to authors and volume seven contains the conclusion of authors and the indexes for publisher and distributor. Each entry contains as many of the following as available: title, subtitle, contributors, edition number and information, publication year, pagination, audience code, binding type, price in USD, asterisk identifies ISBN new to this edition of BIP, publisher’s abbrev. name, foreign publisher ISO code, USA distributor’s abbrev. name.

Special Features The most useful feature of this reference work is its online component. Having the ability to search the print edition via both title and author is convenient; nothing is easier than doing a keyword search online. In addition, the online version has a forthcoming books room which lets the user see “yet-to-be-published” titles, a “fiction connection” site that assists in choosing new reading based on old favorites,

14 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi a user-friendly website designed for patron use, complimentary online training session, and a “non-fiction connection” assisting readers in finding non-fiction based on prior interests.

Limitations The limits of the print edition are fairly evident: books get published more than once a year. The online version, however, is updated continuously and so is more up-todate. In addition, not having a subject search in the print edition, though spacesaving, is a disadvantage. The online version, again, corrects this problem with the ability to keyword search.

Latest Edition The most recent print edition is the 2008-2009.

Cost $980. If the purchaser enrolls in a standing order, s/he can save 10% on this edition and 5% on all subsequent editions.

Frequency of Publication/Update The print edition is updated annually; the online version is updated continuously.

British Books in Print Citation

15 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Whitaker’s Books in Print. 2003. Surrey, England: Nielsen Book Data.

Purpose To provide librarians, researchers and booksellers with a comprehensive list of British books which are in print.

Scope Whitaker’s contains titles that are available to the general public through the book trade in the U.K. English language titles published in Continental Europe as well as titles published else-where with English language text and available through a sole stockholding agent in the UK are also included. Only the more important pamphlets and books costing less than 15p are recorded.

Authority Whitaker’s has been compiling this list for over 120 years, since its founder, Joseph Whitaker, published The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature in 1874.

Format The print format published in five volumes is published regularly. There are also microfiche editions that are updated every month or week (depending on service purchased) and Whitaker’s Bookbank CD-Rom, which is updated monthly or bimonthly (depending on service purchased). There are a number of CD-Rom and online options including Whitaker’s Bookbank Global CD-Rom which includes all

16 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi English language publications, Whitaker’s Bookbank OP CD-Rom which is available quarterly, Book Data’s Bookwise CD-Rom, Book Data’s Premier CD, Book Data’s Compact World CDE, Book Data’s TES CD-Rom, Online Whitaker LibWeb (especially for libraries), Online Whitaker PubWeb (especially for publishers), Book Data’s BD connect, Whitaker Web and Book-find online.

Arrangement The books are listed in alphabetical sequence of authors, titles and subjects. All titles can be found under both author and title; the main entry is the author entry and it is indicated so by being in bold. The editions was printed in five volumes, the first containing A-C, the second D-H, the third I-N, the fourth O-St and the fifth Su-Z. A directory of publishers and their ISBN prefix listings is also included. Each entry includes as much as can be obtained of the following: author, title, subtitle, volume, pagination, illustrations, edition, series, binding if not hardback, price, publisher, date of publication, classification and ISBN.

Special Features The myriad different websites and CD-Roms geared towards the variety of needs of the modern librarian, bookseller and publisher are astonishing. The book itself supplies all of the basic information about every book published in the UK that year; though, as was mentioned about the print edition of Books in Print, the problem there is self-evident, books are not published annually but rather continuously. However, the websites take are of that.

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Limitations Without a more recent edition, the print version is obsolete. The online versions, however, are very useful. The time-saving of an online search and the ease of a keyword search are very helpful.

Latest Edition Whitaker was bought and swallowed by Nielsen who retained many of the Whitaker websites but did not continue publishing the British Books in Print, rather the reference giant Bowker is now publishing their own version, Bowker’s Books in Print, and the most recent edition was 2006. A supplement, Bowker’s Books in Print Supplement 2007-2008, was published in 2008.

Cost $799 for the 2006 edition and $546 for the 2007-2008 supplement.

Frequency of Publication/Update The online sources are updated continuously; however the print source seems to be lagging behind. At the moment it appears the print is being updated bi-annually, but in the book publishing business that is simply not often enough.

Children’s Catalog Citation

18 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Price, A. & Yaakov, J. (Eds.). (2001). Children’s Catalog. (18th ed.). New York: The H.W. Wilson Co.

Purpose To provide teachers and librarians with the a comprehensive list of appropriate reading for children from pre-school to grade six. There are also professional aids for children’s librarians and school media specialists.

Scope Children’s Catalog is a selective list of contemporary and classical Children’s fiction. The list includes books, magazines and web resources for children aged 3-12. The books range from modern favorites to beloved classics. The 18th edition includes nearly 7,000 titles. Annual supplements will be produced covering additional fictional works. The books included in the catalog are either written in or translated into English-- only books published in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. and distributed in the U.S. are included.

Authority The Catalog is prepared with the assistance of an advisory committee of experts in library service for children and then the list that the committee agrees upon is then voted on by a group of experienced librarians consulting on the project. It does this much in the same vein as the Fiction Catalog.

19 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Format Print and online versions available (the latter through WilsonWeb at an additional cost).

Arrangement The catalog is arranged into four parts: 1. The Classified Catalog which is listed according to Dewey, followed by Fiction, Story Collections, Easy Books and NonFiction Classics. Part 2. is a List of Recommended Web Resources, 3. the Author, Title, Subject & Analytical Indicies, which serve as comprehensive keys to the classified list, and part 4. the Directory of Publishers and Distributors. For book or story entries, the following are included whenever available: author, title, responsibility statement, publisher, date of publication, pagination, illustration note, series note, price binding and grade level. Availability of CD-Rom or Audio versions are also indicated. For web resources the following are included: title, publisher’s name, telephone, price for subscription services, grade level and URL.

Special Features For the first time, a list of web resources is included in this version (replacing the CD-Rom reference works list). Out-of-print books are also listed in the catalog, giving it a broader depth than simply contemporary literature. The online version offers additional content, allows for keyword searches and entries can contain links to book reviews, from Wilson’s Book Review Digest Plus, either full text or in

20 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi abstract. In addition, the online version allows for simultaneous searching of other WilsonWeb databases and allows the checking of a local library via OPAC.

Limitations This is not an exhaustive list, rather it is a group of books selected by the editors and the librarians who made up the consulting group that voted on the books to be included. So, it can be a very useful catalog as it is pre-censored, but it is a list of suggested works and not a comprehensive list of all adult fiction.

Latest Edition 2006

Cost The print version is $195, including the cost of the annual supplements. With the purchase of an online subscription, the print edition can be purchased at half price.

Frequency of Publication/Update Print versions are published every five years and the online version is updated continuously.

Cumulative Book Index Citation Cumulative book index, 1993. Vol.1. (1994). H. W. Wilson.

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Purpose A record of all English books published throughout the world from 1933 through 1999. The publication stopped printing in March 2000.

Scope Cumulative Book Index catalogs all books published internationally in English. Excluded works include: government documents; maps; music scores; books with fewer than 50 pages except fro poetry, play, bibliographies, juvenile literature, and scholarly works; editions limited to five hundred of fewer copies; self-published works; genealogies, prospectuses, tests, or material of a local nature. Works completely in a language other than English are not included with the exceptions of: dictionaries; grammars; phrase-books; readers; editions of foreign classics; and other aids to language learning.

Authority Cumulative Book Index is published by H.W. Wilson.

Format Cumulative Book Index was published in print format.

Arrangement

22 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Entries are arranged in an alphabetical list according to the Library of Congress Filing Rules. There are author, title, and subject entries. The subject heading follow the Library of Congress Subject Headings. A Directory of Publishers and Distributors can be found at the end of the second volume.

Each entry may contain full name, complete title, series, edition, illustration statement, pagination, binding, price, date of publication, and publisher. The International Standard Book Number and Library of Congress control number are given when available.

Limitations Many different types of publications including government documents, maps, selfpublished works, and other are not included in this work. Also publication was ended in March of 2000.

Latest Edition 2000

Cost Not in Print

Uses and Overall Evaluation

23 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Although this text is not longer in print it can be used as a retrospective look at what was in print, in English, internationally from 1933 through 1999.

Fiction Catalog

Citation Greenfieldt, J. & Yaakov, J. (Eds.). (2006). Fiction Catalog. (15th ed.). New York: The H.W. Wilson Co.

Purpose The Catalog is meant to assist both librarians and patrons in choosing interesting fiction. It assists librarians in choosing which books to acquisition and which to potentially weed as well as giving patrons a well thought-out list of worthwhile fiction. It is similar to both the Public Library Catalog (its reference and non-fiction companion volume) as well as the Children’s Catalog in both preciseness of scope and authority of compilers.

Scope The 1908 version makes the claim of presenting the best fiction of all time, so the scope is a bit imprecise, but roughly from early English classics to modern adult fiction. The Fiction Catalog is a selective list of contemporary and classical adult fiction. The 15th edition includes 8,000 titles, nearly 3,000 more than the previous edition. It also lists 800 analytical entries for novellas and novels contained within

24 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi other works. Three annual supplements will be produced covering 2000 additional fictional works. The books included in the catalog are either written in or translated into English-- only books published in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. and distributed in the U.S. are included.

Authority The Catalog was compiled by seasoned librarians from across the country who collectively voted on titles creating a very learned and very broad-based consensus. The names of the key librarians are listed in the acknowledgements.

Format Print and online versions are available (the online edition is available through WilsonWeb at an additional cost).

Arrangement The main part of the catalog lists works alphabetically by author. The second part of the catalog is a title and subject index. The catalog also includes a list of publishers. Entries include all of the available bibliographic information: author, title, publisher, date of publication, pagination, illustration note, price, out-of-print status, reprint publication data, ISBN and LOC control number.

Special Features

25 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi One of the most important features of the print edition is the access users gain to materials based on subject, theme or genre via the Subject index. Out-of-print books are also listed in the catalog, giving it a broader depth than simply contemporary literature. There is also the companion publication, Public Library Catalog: Guide to Reference Books and Adult Nonfiction, which readers interested in biography or literary history might want to examine. The online version offers additional content, allows for keyword searches and entries can contain links to book reviews, from Wilson’s Book Review Digest Plus, either full text or in abstract. In addition, the online version allows for simultaneous searching of other WilsonWeb databases and permits one to check his/her local library for the title via OPAC.

Limitations This is not an exhaustive list; rather it is a group of books selected by the editors and the librarians who made up the consulting group that voted on the books to be included. So, it can be a very useful catalog as it is pre-censored, but it is a list of suggested works and not a comprehensive list of all adult fiction.

Latest Edition 2006

Cost The print version is $240, including the cost of the annual supplements. With the purchase of an online subscription, the print edition can be purchased at half price.

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Frequency of Publication/Update 15 editions have been published since 1908. However, the online version is updated either daily or weekly, depending on need.

Forthcoming Books Citation Forthcoming Books. 43 (1). (Spring 2008). New Providence, N.J.: Bowker.

Purpose To provide librarians, booksellers and others with the most up-to-date bibliographic information possible about books being published in the coming quarter.

Scope This is a list of books being published between March-June of 2008, it includes 34,143 titles from 1,982 publishing houses. The only books not included in this list are books not for sale in the U.S., books not available to the general public, books without a title for sale, e-books, unbound materials, on-demand books, periodicals, serials and music librettos. (E-books and on-demand books can be found in another Bowker title, Books in Print).

Authority

27 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Bowker’s is a highly respected publisher, having published Books in Print for over 60 years, and receives bibliographic information about the books from the publishing houses themselves. In fact, Bowker’s Electronic Data Interchange is available online 24/7, making it quick and easy for publishers to submit or update bibliographic data on forthcoming books.

Format In print—an online version is also available via the forthcoming books room of booksinprint.com.

Arrangement Modeled after the Library of Congress catalogue but with more detailed subject headings (eg., not just Accounting, but Cost Accounting). However, Forthcoming Books includes four headings not found in the LOC: Fiction, Geographical, Drama and Children’s Fiction. The headings are arranged alphabetically. One can look under subject, author or title indicies to find a book. Each entry includes all or as many of the following as possible: author, title, subtitle, edition number, edition information, editors, LOC control number, series title and number, illustrations, pagination, audience code, grade range, publication year, type of binding, price, ISBN, publisher’s order number, additional binding ype, price information, foreign publication symbol and US distributor.

Special Features

28 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Bowker’s has been printing Forthcoming Books for over sixty years and has nearly perfected its system of providing up-to-date bibliographical information to its users. Via Bowker’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which is available 24 hours a day online, publishers can submit or update bibliographic data on forthcoming books whenever it is convenient for them to do so. Bowker’s then updates its own online database, the forthcoming books room found via booksinprint.com, continuously. Other useful features for librarians and booksellers alike are the audience code and grade range that are included in most entries, making it easier to connect the right type of books with the right people.

Limitations Forthcoming Books is a very thorough reference work and has few limitations—the online version is easy to search, via booksinprint.com and has nearly up-to-theminute information. The print version does have small type and though the subject headings are more detailed, a researcher may not be readily able to find the specific subject s/he is interested in given the limited number of headings.

Latest Edition Spring 2009 is the most recent edition, however the online database, as previously mentioned, is updated continuously.

Cost $299.95 per annum

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Frequency of Publication/Update The print version is printed quarterly and the online version is update continuously.

Fulltext Sources Online

Citation Fulltext Sources Online. (2009). Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.

Purpose The purpose for this publication is to provide libraries and researchers with information on where periodicals could be found in full text online.

Scope FSO includes entries for 16,873 publications, which appear in 25 different aggregator products in full text. Contact information is provided for the aggregators and vendors as well. The resource also lists 2,440 URLs that provide free web archives.

Authority Information in this directory is obtained directly through aggregators and publishers who provide full text articles online, and compiled by the directory staff.

30 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Format Fulltext Sources Online is a print directory of publications available in full text from major database vendors. An electronic version and a web-based version also exist.

Arrangement Entries in FSO are arranged alphabetically by title. The introduction includes bulleted tips for using the resource, and sample entry with a key. A list of all URLs within the text appears ahead of the main section. Subject, geographic, and languages indexes are also included, along with contact information for each of the aggregators listed.

Special Features The listing of URLs includes web pages that contain free archives.

Latest Edition January 2009

Frequency of Publication Biannually in January and July

Cost Individual issues are available from the publisher for $149.

31 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Uses and Overall Evaluation This directory would be useful to libraries who are looking to subscribe to a database that included specific periodicals, or for researchers who are looking for a specific periodical or articles on a specific subject online.

Gale Citation Gale’s Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. 2005. 140th edition. (New York: Thomsen Gale).

Scope Latest Edition of Gale was published this year in 2009 with another to be published in September 2009. This material excludes newsletters and directories. There are Five Volumes; Volume 1: Alabama-New Hampshire, Volume 2: New JerseyWyoming and Canada, Volume 3: Indexes, Volume 4: Regional Market Index, Volume 5: International. The information provided is through media professionals who responded to requests for updates of their information by the Gale publishers. There are daily removals of organizations identified as ceased.

Listings of radio, cable, and television stations as well as companies. The addresses, fax, telephone, webpage, email, date when founded, subscription rates, availability, and top ranking employees are listed.

32 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Authority Publisher websites, publication websites, and replies from organizations.

Format Comes in print and is distributed in the United States, Canada, and other countries. It continues to be published as well as free updates sent out as a supplementary issued in between editions. There are electronic formats available as a database at their website gale.com/bizdev.

Arrangement The material is arranged alphabetically by state then by Canadian regions followed by International Countries. Within those alphabetized states, regions, and countries the companies and stations are alphabetized by name. Within the station and companies information the name of the company, enumerated on the left, there is the address, Telephone number, fax number, Email address, Owner’s name, hours of operation, Key personnel employee, their rates or subscription price, and URL.

Special Features Supplementary updates are sent in between editions.

Cost $1,100 as listed in BookInPrint.com

33 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Jake Citation (2003). Jointly administered knowledge environment. Retrieved March 16, 2009, from Jake Web site: http://jake.openly.com/

Purpose Jake or the Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment is the first open source URL link-server. It links to several databases which have a variety of articles and journals.

Scope The scope of Jake is hard to determine as no preface or “about Jake” section are available on the website. A quick search however provides a large range of materials from a variety of sources including HealthWatch, ERIC, Academic Universe, Informe, Biology Digest, and many others. Based on this search it is evident that many different disciplines are covered as well as more than one language is used.

Authority Jake is an open source network associated with Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University School of Medicine, and Genamics.

Format

34 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The format for Jake is an online search engine maintained by Open Source technology.

Arrangement Jake uses a search option in order to obtain results. If the title of the journal or database or the ISSN is known the items can be found easily. Further search options include “sounds like” and “don’t auto-truncate” buttons. There are locations for further information such as volume, issue, pages, and year.

Each entry contains the following information: the name of a database or journal; the Jake ID number; type of publication; ISSN; the number of databases is it indexed in; whether full-text documents exist; and the names of the databases in which it is indexed.

Cost Free

Frequency of Publication Updated daily

Uses and Overall Evaluation This website is hard to understand and use. The interface is not user friendly and there are very few search options. Although some interesting and beneficial results

35 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi can be obtained from a search most links do not work and any real links to information is hard to find. Overall this site is disappointing and needs to be better maintained.

Magazines for Libraries Citation Laguardia, C., & Katz, W. A. (2008). Magazines for libraries. New Providence, N.J.: ProQuest.

Purpose The purpose of this publication is to provide information on periodicals for readers, school libraries, and public libraries. The publication is distinguishes itself from other bibliographies featuring periodicals because it aims to be an authority on the usefulness of serials to a library’s collection, and inclusion in the work should be considered a recommendation. Its annotations are more detailed and critical than other works of its kind.

Scope The publication contains bibliographic data on magazines, journals, and newsletters that might be useful for public, academic, and school libraries. It aims to contain only the highest quality publication within the given specifications. It gives a good overview of general publications that might be available on a given topic, but those

36 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi looking for a periodical on a very specific topic may not find what they are looking for.

Published in December of 2008, the work appears to be quite current. Web addresses are provided for most publications. However, few, if any, exclusively online publications are listed.

Authority Information is provided by publishers compiled by subject specialists working for Magazines for Libraries.

Format Magazines for Libraries is a print index that provides bibliographic data and descriptions of in-print periodicals.

Arrangement The bibliography is organized by alphabetically subject heading, then alphabetically by title. The table of contents displays the order in which the subject headings occur. There are cross references within the text. The indexes list entries by title, by ISSN, and by topic. Each entry is formatted consistently, with a sample entry and description of each part of the entry in the “How to Use this Book” section. There is also a glossary for abbreviations used, and a list of suggested abstracts and indexes.

37 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Each entry is followed by a short, critical annotation about the work. According to the “How to Use this Book” section, the annotations describe “the scope, purpose, and intent of each magazine, bias (if any), and target audience”. While the annotations provide information on strengths and weaknesses, inclusion of the title in Magazines for Libraries should be considered a recommendation.

Special Features The most obvious special feature associated with this publication is the extended annotations.

Libraries may also subscribe to an updating service for this publication through Ulrichsweb.com.

Latest Edition 17th edition

Frequency of Publication Yearly

Cost Available for purchase from publisher’s website (Bowker) for $330.

Nation Union Catalog

38 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation Library of Congress, & American Library Association. (1968). The National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints; A cumulative author list representing Library of Congress printed cards and titles reported by other American libraries. London: Mansell.

Purpose The purpose of the National Union Catalog was to create a list of holdings of major research libraries in the United States and Canada. More than 1,000 libraries reported their holdings over a 70 year period to create this list.

Scope There is entries for all motion pictures even the filmstrips and are not available in microform. It includes new and previous cataloging information in the Library of Congress catalog cards. Each catalog entry includes the film’s producers and distributing agencies. Since 1957 the cards that are included in the National Union Catalog have been Catalog by the Library of Congress but were previously provided by other sources. There is also a list of abbreviations, marks, and symbols used in the entries.

The Nation Union Catalog covers all film and motion picture materials located in the library of congress catalog. It also has a list of film distributor companies, production companies, and addresses of said companies.

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Authority The content is collected from 1,000 different libraries but began as the card catalogue of the Library of Congress, to be distributed to libraries. The American Library Association sponsored the printing.

Format The format is in print and comes in 754 volumes. It is the written out form of the catalog cards. It is compiled by the Catalog Maintenance and Catalog Publication Division of the Library of Congress. They are listed as those to contact if further inquiry or correction is needed. This is no longer published; however, the Library of Congress now has its catalog with all of its materials online at catalog.loc.gov.

Arrangement The first portion lists different Film Libraries, Distributers, Production Companies, and Manufacturers. The National Union Catalog goes on to list Production companies and the films produced by them. The films produced include the length, whether or not it is in color, the year distributed, if it was shot in more than one part or sequence, subject words that can be associated with the film, and a brief summary.

Latest Edition The latest available edition lists that it ranges in movies from 1968-1972 and is available online on the Internet Archive Search Database.

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Frequency of Publication/Update It is no longer published or updated but is preserved online and in library reference archive sections.

New Serial Titles

Citation Library of Congress, & R.R. Bowker Company. (1975). New serial titles, 19501970, subject guide. New York: Bowker.

Purpose The purpose of this work was to provide bibliographic data on the serials received by the Library of Congress and other participating libraries. This would be a useful list to researchers and non-participating libraries.

Scope According to the preface, “entries [were] included for all titles regardless of initial data of publication or type of serial” with the exception of newspapers, which were not included.

The directory began publication in 1950 when Union List of Serials ceased publication. This directory ceased publication in 1999. It is assumed that the

41 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Library of Congress chose to focus its efforts on expanding its online catalog, rather than maintaining a print record. The new title is misleading in that it implies it is a directory of newly published serials, rather than a continuation of the union list.

Authority Information is compiled from the card catalogs of the Library of Congress and participating libraries.

Format New Serial Titles was both a print index and a union catalog, providing information on new and reformatted periodicals as they were published from 1950 onward.

Arrangement This work was compiled from the cataloging records of the Library of Congress and other participating libraries. The entries in this directory are set up like a “card catalog”. Because a group of libraries were responsible for compiling the entries for this directory, there is little consistency from record to record.

The publication has two volumes. Periodicals in this index are arranged alphabetically by title, with volume one covering A-K and volume 2 holding M-Z. Cross reference are provided for journals with former titles. New additions to the collection, title changes, periodicals experiencing a new start, and periodicals in prepublication are clearly marked. An ISSN index is also included.

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The majority of entries in this directory depended on Library of Congress Subject Headings to describe the listed periodical. In some cases, a short description was provided in addition.

Special features A list of participating libraries is included, and each entry indicates which libraries receive the periodical. The list indicates whether libraries lend periodicals, or whether they can furnish photocopies or microfilms.

Latest Edition The latest cumulative edition of this reference was published in 1999.

Frequency of Publication Monthly, with culminations

Cost The Cataloging Distribution Service of the Library of Congress is offering annual accumulations for a discounted price of $135 in North America, and $165 outside of North America.

OCLC Online Union Catalog

43 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation OCLC. (1992). OCLC FirstSearch. [Dublin, Ohio]: OCLC. http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP.

Purpose The purpose of OCLC is to connect libraries and countries to work together in order to create a global resource which has as much organized material as possible. It is through the resources of OCLC that many digital problems are being dealt with and solved such as access, discovery, delivery, and preservation of content.

Scope The scope of OCLC includes: Every type of physical and electronic format such as books, videos, serial publications, articles, recorded books and music, sheet music, genealogical references and many more; popular and rare resources; and materials in more than 470 languages ranging from 112 countries and territories.

Authority OCLC creates its’ large databases with the help of libraries from around the world. The Preseident and Chief executive officer is Robert L. Jordon. Other administrators are Rick J. Schwieterman, Karen Calhoun, Rein van Charldorp, Bruce Crocco, Lorcan Dempsey, Catherine K. De Rosa, and many others.

Format

44 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Access to OCLC is available through different search tools such as FirstSearch. FirstSearch works with WorldCat and other OCLC programs to bring the most comprehensive search possible to users. Through FirstSearch there are more than 85 million records, several million of which are full-text. The web interface is easy to use and can be customized to each user.

Arrangement Results in FirstSearch are returned according to the default ranking called “Number of Libraries.” This means that records are ranked according to the amount of libraries in possession of the item, with the records that are held the most being recalled at the top of the list.

Entries Entries are input according to MARC formatting rules designed by the Library of Congress.

Special Features •Limited free versions of WorldCat are available at WorldCat.org •Link to your library’s web-based catalog •Seven different choices for interface languages including English, French Spanish, and Japanese

Uses and Overall Evaluation

45 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Online Union Catalog is easy to use and has a more comprehensive list of resources than any other catalog today. With billions of records and millions of fulltext articles OCLC is extremely effective in today’s digital age. OCLC can be used to find out which titles a library holds, or to place an ILL request within FirstSearch. Its quick responses, large collection and easy to use features make it one of the best resources of the day.

Cost Some elements of WorldCat are available for free at WorldCat.org.

Frequency of Publication Updated consistently PubList Citation PubList.com. Infotrieve. http://www.publist.com/

Scope The information provided about publications is the title, formats available, publisher address, editor contact information, ISSN number, and circulation information. Journals could be in .pdf format or photocopies of full-text.

Subscription access to print and electronic publications of magazines, journals, ejournals, newsletters, monographs, formats of titles, publisher address, editor

46 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi contacts, ISSN numbers and circulation information. Infotriece allows for abstract and full-text access to online journals.

Authority Publishing companies of the searchable titles provide the information.

Format It is an electronic-based reference website with access to publication information of print and electronic publications such as; magazines, e-journals, newsletters, monographs, and journals.

Arrangement The search quick search options provide a title search only, however, the advanced search options a search can be conducted by title, publisher, subject, ISSN, and country of publication.

Special Features A feature called Infotrieve can give access to the full-text version of journal articles over the internet.

Cost PubList.com is free however, journal articles can be purchased.

47 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Reader’s Adviser Citation The Reader’s Adviser. 1994. 14th edition. 6 volumes. New Providence, New Jersey: R.R. Bowker, A Reed Reference Publishing Company.

Purpose Materials are meant for use of librarians and patrons. Originally compiled by a bookseller it is intended to give book retailers a basic inventory of essential print titles to recommend to costumers. It is a guide to classic titles which include their bibliographic details. It also includes encyclopedias, chronology of authors included in the material, rare books, literature divided into time periods and origin, as well as a list of other novels written by the author.

Scope It has a list of abbreviations, chronology of authors, reference works, and bibliographies: historical, analytical, enumerative, it lists titles from literatures from certain cultures i.e. Volume 1: The Best in Reference Works, British Literature and American Literature, Volume 2: The best in World Literature, Volume 3: The best in Social Sciences, History, and the Arts, Volume 4: The Best in Philosophy and Religion, Volume 5: The best in Science, Technology, and Medicine.

Authority Published by R.R. Bowker.

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Format Print form

Arrangement It first shows the contents of the material, then the preface, which explains the historical origins of the material, a list of abbreviations used in the material, the chronology of the authors, the introduction, and then the titles of Reference Works, British Literature, and American Literature in Volume 1.

Special Features Includes tips for book collectors, tools for book selection, as well as tools for periodical and newspaper identification.

Cost $140 per volume but can receive the whole set for $500 as listed by their publishers Greenwood Publishing Group http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/BORA146V3.aspx.

Standard Periodical Directory

Citation

49 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Standard Periodical Directory 2009. (2009). Oxbridge Communications.

Purpose The purpose of the Standard Periodical Directory is to be a comprehensive bibliography of periodicals in the United States and Canada. It does not limit entries based on quality, but strives to be as thorough as possible within its geographic limitations. It would serve as a good alternative to the print version of Ulrich’s for small libraries who have little need for access to foreign serials.

Scope This index lists a total of 64,355 titles, which include magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, journals, directories, and yearbooks. Many of these publications are exclusively online, but most are in print with an online presence.

Authority Information is provided by publishers and edited for clarity and brevity by directory staff.

Format The Standard Periodical Directory is comprehensive a print index of periodicals published in the United States and Canada.

Arrangement

50 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The periodicals in the directory are listed alphabetically by subject, and then by title. The table of contents lists the page number for each subject heading. There is a title index, as well as an index for periodicals that have changed their names.

The information within the directory is provided by publishers, but it is edited by the directory’s staff for clarity and brevity. It is unclear whether the authors have viewed the materials or not.

Each entry includes a one-sentence description of the publication, which provides a clear statement of the scope and purpose of the title without criticism.

This index appears to be very current. It contains web-based publications, such as online magazines and blogs, in addition to print materials.

Latest Edition The latest edition published is the Standard Periodical Directory 2009.

Frequency of Publication Yearly

Cost Available for purchase through the publisher for $1895

51 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory Citation Ulrich's international periodicals directory: A classified guide to current periodicals, foreign and domestic. (2000). New York: R.R. Bowker.

Purpose The purpose of Ulrich’s is to provide libraries with a comprehensive index of periodicals published worldwide. Both the print and online versions of Ulrich’s were created to be used in libraries.

Scope This publication was first published in 1932, and continues today. It aims to be a comprehensive directory of periodicals available throughout the world, in-print or online. The print version is published in four volumes. The current addition contains over 218,290 serials classified under 898 subject headings. 62,061 of these are available exclusively online, or in addition to other media.

According to its “FAQ” section, the online version has a greater number of entries and more detail to its entries than the print version. It also has more access points available for searching.

Authority

52 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This directory is a collaborative effort between Ulrich's staff, information specialists, serialists, national libraries, and serials publishers who continuously update, maintain, and add to its collection.

Format Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory is both a print index and an online database of periodicals published around the world.

Arrangement The print version is arranged alphabetically by subject heading, with the first three volumes of the work containing classified listings of serials, and the fourth volume containing a title index, an ISSN index, an index of publications of international organizations, and listings of U.S. newspapers, ceased serials, serials online and serials on CD-ROM. The “User’s Guide” section provides information on the formatting of each entry, along with a sample entry and key. It also explains the meaning of symbols that appear next to the titles. A “Subject Guide to Abstracting and Indexing” is included, along with a translation of the subject headings into French, German, and Spanish.

Online, serials may be browsed according to 21 different classifications, including title, subject, language, country of publication, Dewey Decimal Number, etc. Advanced searching options are available to connect users to periodicals through every possible access point.

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Special Features Because of the scope and size of the print version of Ulrich’s it is limited in the special features it can offer. The online resource is offered as an alternative to the print version, rather than a supplement.

The online version contains a variety of special features. A desktop alert feature keeps subscribers updated on serials that are added to the directory, have changed names, or have ceased publication. Free technical support and product training are available with each subscription.

Latest Edition The 47th edition is the latest publication of the print version. The online version is updated continuously.

Frequency of Publication A new edition of the print version is published yearly. The online version is updated on a daily basis.

Cost The print version may be purchased through the publisher for $966. A subscription to the online version depends on the type of library the product will serve and how many individuals will use the product.

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What Do I Read Next? Citation What Do I Read Next? Reader's adviser. Thompson Gale. http://0-rqst-agent.autographics.com.csulib.ctstateu.edu/LoginModule /Goto.aspx?cuid=rqst&dataid=52

Scope It ranges from older publications as well as the latest titles and ranges in both fiction and non-fiction. There are over 100,000 searchable titles include Adult, Children, and Young Adult non-fiction and fiction.

Authority Printed by Thompson Gale.

Format Accessed online through agent or IConn.org in which literature both fiction and nonfiction can be searched. New titles are added couple times a year.

Arrangement The information is accessed through basic and advanced search tools with a keyword search, exact title, series, genres, and award winners. Include characters or the

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Special Features Award winning books are searchable within the database.

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Evaluation Set #2 Group 4 Meghan Glasgow evaluated numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 Christina Hill evaluated numbers 8, 9, 10, and 11 Jessica Venturo evaluated numbers 14, 15, 16, and 17 Terry Wasserman evaluated numbers 18, 20, 21, and 22

Indexes and Abstracts

Article1st Citation OCLC. (1990s). ArticleFirst. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Library Center. http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=Article1st;done=referer;FSIP.

Purpose Aritcle1st is one database available through FirstSearch supplied by OCLC that indexes journal articles from more than 16,000 different journals.

Format

57 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Article1st is an online database supplied by OCLC on FirstSearch. There is no CDROM or print version available.

Scope There are over 16,000 sources with 23,000,000 records from journals dealing with business, medicine, science, technology, social sciences, and the humanities. Dates included are from 1990 until the present.

Authority Article1st is produced by OCLC, Online Computer Library Center, and is available through FirstSearch and WorldCat.

Arrangement Each entry describes one article, new story, letter, or other item from a journal. Search options include keyword, author, title, OCLC number, source, volume, publisher, and more. Searches can be limited by year and full text.

Special Features Search options include the ability to limit based on libraries held at local libraries.

Frequency of Publication Updated daily.

58 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Book Review Digest Citation H.W. Wilson Company. (1906). Book review digest. [Bronx, N.Y.]: H.W. Wilson.

Purpose The Book Review Digest includes both book citations as well as citations for reviews written about each text included. More than 8,000 current texts are included in the monthly printings. The Digest allows for patrons and librarians to obtain information about newly published books both fictional and nonfiction for all ages. It can be used for both patrons research and for collection development.

Format It is available in print and CD-Rom versions. Also there has been a web based version available at www.hwwilson.com/Databases/brdig.htm, since 1983.

Scope Book Review Digest includes more than 8,000 different current texts with more than 112,000 books to date including juvenile and adult fiction, as well as nonfiction, pulled from more than 109 periodicals published in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. The only language included is English. Government publications, textbooks, and technical books in both science and the law are excluded from coverage. In order for books to be listed within the Digest they must contain the following requirements: published or distributed in the U.S. or Canada; nonfiction

59 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi books must have been review by at least two sources; fiction texts must have three review; reviews must have been written within 18 months of publishing; any review written in Reference Books Bulletin is automatically included; and at least one review must come from within the United States.

Book Review Digest Plus, the online version of Book Review Digest contains more than 1.3 million reviews on 660,000 texts.

Authority Published by The H.W.Wilson Company and is available online through the Wilson Web with indexing completed by professionals.

Arrangement The entries are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the Library of Congress Filing Rules, by the author’s last name or if no name is included then the citations are included under the title. Included in the books citations are title, authorship, edition, series, pagination, illustration notes, binding, year of publication, publisher, price, classification accorded to Dewey’s classification system for the nonfiction entries, and subject headings under the Sear’s list. Also given are the ISBN and Library of Congress Control Number when they are available. Notes are included on the appropriate age or grade level.

60 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Excerpts and review citations are contained in separate sections, arranged by journal in which they had appeared. Review citations are labeled as Review. They are arranged alphabetically by the periodical title abbreviation. Also included in the review citations are the reviewers name volume number, pages, date of the periodical and the approximate number of words included in the review. The excerpt follows the citation when one is included.

Book Review Digest Plus contains an easy-to-use interface with content that contains the same bibliographic data as the print version, review excerpts, review citations, full-text reviews, and book summaries. In addition to basic search options there are “Master” records available which connect to reviews from sources outside of the website. The web version also contains up-to-date subject headings, descriptive annotations, and a library holdings indicator which allows libraries to link their OPAC to the index.

Special Features •There are separate subject and title indexes included at the end of the main body of text. They are interfiled alphabetically. •There are separate sections listed under “Children’s Literature” and “Young Adult Literature.” •A list of periodical names is given in order to decipher the abbreviations listed with each review citation. •Contains added entries for co-authors, editors, illustrators, and variations of titles.

61 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi •Online version allows libraries to connect citations with OPAC features to let users know what periodicals are available at the library.

Frequency of Publication Book Review Digest is published monthly except for February and July. There is also an annual bound cumulation. Book Review Digest Plus is updated daily.

Cost The annual bound cumulations cost $470.

Use and Overall Evaluation The Book Review Digest is a great resource however it is limited in that in order to be included fiction books need to have been reviewed by three journals and nonfiction by at least two. It would be extremely helpful in reference work for those books that are popular enough to be included. This text is useful to both the patron completing research and the librarian looking for assistance when building a library collection.

Book Review Index Citation Gale Research Company, & Gale Group. (1965). Book review index. Detroit: Gale Research.

62 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Purpose The purpose of Book Review Index is extremely similar to Book Review Digest in that it too provides access to reviews of thousands of books. More books and reviews are indexed than in Book Review Digest, due to fewer criterions as to what can be included. Another difference is that no excerpts or full-text reviews are included which results in a user having to go to source to read the review, however the online version does contain full text reviews.

Format The Book Review Index is available in text and an online format through two different subscriptions, Book Review Index Online Plus or the index-only option. While the index-only subscription offers more than 5 million citations the Book Reivew Index Plus also offers 664,000 full text reviews through InfoTrac, OneFile, and InfoTrac Expanded Academic.

Scope Book Review Index contains more than 4,000,000 reviews on more than 2,000,000 different books ranging in subject from the social sciences, humanities, sciences, business, fine arts, and other general areas of interest. Years from 1969 to the present are covered. Book, audio books, and e-books are all included in the reviews. More than 400 journal publications from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia are included. Sources that reviews come from include: reviewing journals such as Choice, Booklist, and School Library Journal; national publications; scholarly and

63 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi literary journals, and electronic publications. Citations are included for any type of published or soon to be published book including adult fiction and nonfiction books, poetry and song books, children books, audio books and electronic editions, and ebooks for all ages. Each book must be at least 50 pages long with the exception of children’s literature and poetry.

Authority Published and indexed by Thompson Gale.

Arrangement This text is split into two major parts. The main section of the book contains review citations arranged by the author’s name of the reviewed book. These citations include: title; illustrations; name of the reviewing source; date of publication; length of the review; and in some cases the age range that the book is appropriate for. In addition to this main section there is a title index which gives cross reference points.

Special Features •Works are coded to allow for easy access •A periodical abbreviations list to correspond to a full title used is included in the front of each edition.

Frequency of Publication

64 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi It is published three times a year, cumulating annual. The online version also updates at least three times a year.

Business Periodicals Index Citation H.W. Wilson Company. (1959). Business periodicals index. New York: H.W. Wilson.

Purpose The purpose of Wilson’s Business Periodicals Index is to provide an index of English-language periodicals from across the world. It covers a wide degree of business areas in both print and online formats.

Format Can be found both in print and online at Wilson Business Full Text. Other online options include Wilson Business Abstracts, Business Periodicals Index, Business Periodicals Index Retrospective: 1913-1982, and Applied Science & Business Index Retrospective. Each of these online services offers a slightly different scope of information for instance Wilson Business Abstracts contains the same citations at Wilson Business Full Text but does not contain full text articles.

Scope

65 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Business Periodicals Index contains more than 1.6 million records pulled from 527 international English periodicals adding more than 96,000 entries each year. It covers from 1982 through the present. Subjects included are: behavioral and social sciences; management sciences; accounting; acquisitions and mergers; engineering; government regulations; insurance; finance and investment; and many other. Document types include product reviews, biographical sketches, corporate profiles, reports of association, graphical data, and other items can also be found.

Authority Selection of periodicals for indexing is accomplished through a subscriber vote. They are asked to rate periodicals under consideration and also to give particular consideration to the balance of subjects being entered so as to not over look any one subject. Final decisions for the periodicals to be index are ultimately determined by the H.W. Wilson Company.

Arrangement The main body consists of subject entries arranged alphabetically, with numerals appearing before the A terms. In addition to this main body of text there is a separate listing of citations to book reviews. Within each entry the article title, subject heading, author, document type, a physical description, any websites, whether it was peer reviewed, and all magazine citation information is given.

Special Features

66 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi •Notes can be added by the indexer to help clarify the meaning of the title if necessary within the entries. •Links to OPAC to allow views of holding in your library. •Additional subscriptions can purchase retrospective article ranging back to 1913. •Contains a Subject Thesaurus

Frequency of Publication The online version is updated daily while the text version is updated once a year.

Cost The cost of the print index is 650 dollars for a one year period.

Use and Overall Evaluation This is an extremely valuable resource for business professions, as it indexes information that can be used to track competitors, monitor new products, and gather data on industry and financial trends and more.

Children’s Magazines Guide Citation Children's magazine guide. Subject index to children's magazines including professional supplements. Multimedia index. (1994). New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker.

67 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Purpose Children’s Magazine Guide indexes by subject more than 60 magazine commonly used in public libraries, schools, and at home. Beyond magazine coverage they also recommend websites which correspond to the subjects covered

Format It is available in both print and online.

Scope Children’s Magazine Guide indexes more than 60 magazines that are used in Public Libraries, Schools, and at home. Magazines indexed include but are not limited to Boys’ Life, Children’s Digest, Cobblestone, Discovery Girls, Highlights for Children, Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine, Your Big Backyard, Time for Kids, and many more.

Authority Children’s Magazine Guide, produced by Libraries Unlimited, has received praise worldwide and within the United States from such reviewing journals as Booklist. Each magazine included in their index must reach all criteria including accuracy, child appeal, and age appropriate writing for their audience.

Arrangement Entries are organized according to subject alphabetically Each entry contains a subject heading, article name, notes if clarification needed for the title along with

68 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi illustration notes, author, magazine, issue, date of publication, and page numbers. Cross-references are provided that help find more information on alternate terms or the proper term.

Special Features •Many entries contain suggested websites thought appropriate and topic related. •Each entry contains explanatory notes which can add detail to the article title and give illustrations and other notes. •Each issue of Children’s Magazine Guide includes a “Whiz Quiz” that help students us the Guide and to help build literary skills. Quizzes are also available online.

Frequency of Publication Children’s Magazine Guide is published 9 times a year, one each month except for June, July, and a shared edition for the April and May months. The August issue is an annual cumulation which included June, July, and August.

Cost The cost of a subscription is 79.95 for one year, 136.00 for two years, or 10.00 for any single back issue. The online database is provided free with the print subscription.

Use and Overall Evaluation

69 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Children’s Magazine Guide is an excellent resource with some possible uses including: acting as a guide to the best magazines available for children; helps to locate specific subject articles; Helps teachers and Parents find curriculum oriented materials.

The Columbia Granger’s Index to Poetry in Anthologies Citation Frankovich, N. (1997). The Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies. New York: Columbia University Press.

Purpose The Columbia Granger’s Index of Poetry has been the definitive source in English for locating poems within anthologies since first being published in 1904.

Format Granger’s is available in print, CD-Rom and online.

Scope The Columbia Granger’s Index of Poetry online contains more than 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations. The most recent print version of Granger’s contains 85,000 poems by 12,000 poets. Languages included in the text are English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Yiddish, Wels, Gaelic, and

70 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi other Celtic languages. Both classical poets and current poems pulled from current poetry magazines such as Poetry Magazine and The Southern Review.

Authority The 13th edition of Granger’s is edited by Tessa Kale and published by Columbia University Press.

Arrangement The volume is divided into three different sections. The first is title, first line, and last line index, the second is an author index, and the final is a subject index, consisting of more than 6,000 different subject headings. Each of these sections is arranged alphabetically and each poem covered within the text is cited at least once in each section. Each entry includes author, title, the name of anthology found in, first line of the poem, and the last line of the poem.

Special Features •The online search features include the ability to search within schools, ears, religion, nationality, and language. •Translations of poems •The complete bibliographical citations for each anthology are included within the list of abbreviated symbols.

Frequency of Publication

71 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The latest version was published in January 2007.

Cost The print version is available through the publisher for $295. For the online version, Granger’s costs different amounts based on the type of institution using the product and the amount of people who will be using it. The subscription length is for one year. For Public libraries there are four different price ranges based on population size. For locations under 10,000 people is cost $630, $735 for 10,001 to 50,000 and $840 for 50,000 to 100,000. Elementary and High school age libraries would pay $475 for the yearly subscription. Undergraduate and graduate level is based on a tier system in which prices range from $725 to $1,200.

Use and Overall Evaluation There are many different uses possible for an Index such as Granger’s. Granger’s allows for a variety of poems from different authors, on different subjects and from different parts of the world. All of this dissimilarity allows for the experienced fan to expand their knowledge or for the novice to begin their searches. There is also the possibility to create a person’s own anthology by letting them locate all poems on a certain topic or within a certain anthology. Finally, there are helpful tools to allow a person to compare different types of poems.

Dissertation Abstracts Online Citation

72 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi ProQuest Information and Learning Company, & OCLC. (2000s). Dissertation abstracts online. Ann Arbor, Mich: ProQuest. http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=Dissertations.

Purpose Dissertation Abstracts Online is a subject, title, and author guide to every American dissertation written and accepted at any accredited institution since 1861. Since 1961 a select amount of Masters Theses have been included as well as citations for dissertations from 50 British universities since 1988.

Format Dissertation Abstracts Online is available online. Dissertations included are from 1861 through the present and are updated monthly. The print counterpart is Dissertation Abstracts International.

Scope Any abstract dissertation written at for an accredited American institution since 1861 is included in this Index. Also selected international dissertations are incorporated. Subjects included are: Agriculture; Astronomy; Biological and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics; Chemistry; Education; Engineering; Geology; Health Sciences; History; Physics; and many others.

Authority

73 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Dissertation Abstracts Online is published by ProQuest Information and Learning. Dissertations are collected from individual, degree-granting universities and colleges who submit copies of dissertations and theses to University Microfilms International. Other publications that submit dissertations include American Doctoral Dissertations, Comprehensive Dissertation Index, and Masters Abstracts International.

Arrangement Each entry includes title, author, degree, year published, institution degree was earned from, supervisor, source information, number of pages, and subject descriptors.

Special Features •Can limit the search by publication year and the level of dissertation being looked for. •Options for current searches. •Duplicates can be removed from any search.

Frequency of Publication Updated Monthly

Cost

74 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cost varies based on ways of purchasing. Cost per minute totals 62 cents while per month the total would be 22.47.

Essay and General Literature Index

Citation Greenfieldt, J. (Ed.) (2000). Essay and general literature index 1995-1999. New York: H.W. Wilson.

Purpose A digital guide to 86,000 essays in 7,000 anthology collections.

Format Online and in Print http://www.hwwilson.com/Databases/eglit.htm.

Scope Twenty selected annuals and series, as well as 300 single and multi-author collections. The material covers humanities, social sciences, literary works, art history, drama, and film. There are 300 volumes indexed annually. Covers works from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Covers works dating back to 1985.

Authority

75 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Created by professionals.

Arrangement Searches can be performed by keyword, subject, title, author, date of publication, or any combination. There are citation links that list other works in the collection and by other authors of similar subjects.

Frequency of Updates Indexed annually, updated daily.

Ethnic NewsWatch Citation Ethnic NewsWatch. (I entered this database through the Wheaton College Library’s homepage, since my first try using the suggested link failed).

Purpose A compilation of full-text articles and citations from racial and ethnic newspapers, magazines, and journals from the United States.

Format Web based

Scope

76 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The ethnicity of the publications are comprised of African-American, American Indian, Asian American, and United States Latinos. Publishers directory, advertising rates, history of the newspapers, and circulation statistics. It is also in Spanish and English. The archives date back to 1995.

Authority Various ethnic publications.

Arrangement There is both a basic and advanced search. The search applications allow for Boolean search techniques. The results can be ordered by relevance, chronologically, or by format such as scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazines.

Frequency of Updates Updated monthly

General Science Index

Purpose Indexing and abstracting of popular science magazines and journals. Provides access to scientific disciplines.

Format

77 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Print

Scope The database indexes houses 190 popular and professional science journals published in the United States and Great Britain, and the Science section of the New York Times. The indexes cover both the United States and Great Britain. Subjects include atmospheric science, earth science, conservation, food and nutrition, genetics, nursing and health, physiology, and zoology. Broad subjects covered are Physical Science and Engineering.

Authority Gathered from Professional journal publications, science magazines and the New York Times Science Times.

Arrangement Subject headings are meant for use by both non-specialist and students and crossreferenced with technical, chemical, and common language terms.

Global NewsBank

78 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Global NewsBank. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/ I wasn’t able to use this database. I looked at the information on the Web site.Purpose- Current and archived news source for both foreign and domestic issues. Users can research about worldwide developments.

Format Web Based

Scope \The cllection covers both foreign and domestic issues about politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, the environment, and etc. Full-text newspaper articles are available as well as full-text periodicals. Wire services, magazines, radio and television broadcast transcripts, news agency transmissions and government documents from Asia, Africa, Europe, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, the Middle East, and other countries. Provides current and archived news dating back from 1996 to the present.

Authority Global News Bank carefully selects articles based on its research value.

Arrangement Extensive reviews and indexing processes for every article.

Special Features

79 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The database contains over 1,000 popular and hard to find sourceses world wide. Maps and statistics are included. Both knowledgeable and beginning users have specific searches tailored to them. Humanities Index Citation Humanities index. (1975). [New York]: H.W. Wilson.

Purpose The Humanities Index is a collection of English language periodicals organized into author and subject entries.

Format Available in both print and web subscription services.

Scope More than 600 periodicals are indexed dating back to 1984 with more than 400 being peer-reviewed. Included are the following: feature articles; interviews; obituaries; bibliographies; reviews of plays, operas, ballets, dance, musicals, motion pictures, video recordings, television and radio programs; and works of fiction, drama, and poetry. Excluded works include advertisements, announcements of meetings, and other similar items. Subjects covered are archaeology, classical studies, area studies, folklore, history, language, literature, performing arts, philosophy, religion, and other

80 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi related subjects. The online version of the text has more than 250 in-depth articles dating back to 1995.

Authority Published by H.W. Wilson Company.

Arrangement Humanities Index contains author and subject entries to periodicals arranged alphabetically. Subject headings are arranged beginning with the numerals and following according to the alphabet. Subdivisions of subject headings are group by historical period, form and topical, and geographical. Under the author entries articles are indexed under the surname of the author. Each entry indexed contains as much of the following information as can be supplied: title of article; author; type of article; journal; volume; page number; publication year; language of the article; ISSN; any websites; and a short explanation of the work.

Special Features •Each entry is accompanied by an explanation of the work that was indexed. •Contains a library holdings indicator through your OPAC. •Links to websites cited in the text. •Contains uniform name authority control while makes searching easy and reliable. •Online text contains graphical content including PDF images, to accompany full text articles.

81 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi •Also available through willsonweb are Humanities Abstracts, and Humanities Index Full Text.

Frequency of Publication The web based version is updated daily while the print version is updated quarterly with an annual cumulation.

Cost The print version costs $650.

Media Review Digest Citation Media review digest. (2008). Ann Arbor: Pierian Press.

Purpose The purpose of the Media Review Digest is to make an annual list of the reviews, evaluations, and descriptions of all non-book materials.

Format Media Review Digest was available in Print and web services but it was cancelled in 2007.

Scope

82 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Media Review Digest contains more than 40,000 citations, and cross-references to reviews and descriptions of films, videocassettes, videodiscs, and filmstrips; educational and spoken-word records and tapes; slides, transparencies, illustrations, globes, charts, media kits, games and other media forms ranging from 1989 to the present. The emphasis is placed on educational, instructional, and informational media. A separate index contains addresses, frequency, and subscription information.

Authority Published by The Pierian Press and edited by Lesley O. Regan.

Arrangement The text is divided into several sections covering different media forms. The four sections are film and video, filmstrips, audio, and miscellaneous. Each section is alphabetically order by title or other main entry. Entries include: title or series title; a brief description of the theme or content; producer or distributor, or country of origin; date released; total running time; sound (silent, dubbed, or subtitles); blackand-white, color sepia, or colorized by computer; and pricing information. Cataloging rules were applied according to the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Each entry also contains a level of appropriate audience rating from prekindergarten to adult. Also each entry is given a rating from ++ meaning excellent to – worst.

83 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Special Features •Cross-references bring users to foreign-language titles, and series titles. •Carries a listing of important awards including Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and more. •Contains indexes: video; general subject; alphabetical subject; reviewer index; geographical. •Contains a directory with the producers and distributors who’s media have been included.

Frequency of Publication This publication was cancelled and has not been available since June 30, 2007.

Cost The 2006 edition of Media Review Digest cost $310.

New York Times Index Citations In print: New York Times Index. (2008). New York: New York Times Co. Online: New York Times Articles Archive. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html

Purpose

84 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The New York Times Index acts as an index and historical archive to the New York Times. It provides access points to its contents by subject headings, so that they may be searched by researchers.

Scope The New York Times Index lists all articles published in the New York Times from 1851 to the present. Print volumes are still available, but the publication seems to be shifting emphasis to its online New York Times Articles Archive.

Authority The index is arranged by staff of the New York Times Company.

Accuracy As the staff is responsible for indexing only one periodical and are employed by the company that publishes it, accuracy should be expected. Any corrects are printed in the Addenda and Errata section of the annual cumulations.

Arrangement Articles listings are arranged alphabetically by subject headings and subdivisions that appear under those headings. Under each subject heading and subdivision, entries appear in chronological order by the date they were printed. Geographical names are cross-referenced to applicable subject headings, meaning that subject headings for each news event that occurred in a specific country, state, or city would

85 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi appear under it in the index. The listings include the title of the article, date it was published, section in which it appears, page number, and column. Abstracts appear for significant news stories, along with an indication of the length of the article (“L” for long, “M” for medium, and “S” for short). Each entry also indicates if there are graphics or photos associated with each article.

Frequency of Publication Bi-monthly, with quarterly and annual cumulations

Special features Bi-monthly issues contain pictures and a featured story. The abstracts of significant news stories can also be considered special features.

Cost Cost was not specified in the printed resource. It is virtually impossible to find any information on the printed index online. Nytimes.com is offering free public access to the New York Times Articles Archives, though the bibliographic data for is not as complete as it is in the index. Articles in the public domain and some of the more current articles can be viewed for free, while premium articles may be purchased for $3.95 per article, or as part of a “10-pack” for $15.95. With a bit more emphasis on bibliographic information, the archives could replace the index as an electronic resource.

86 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi NewsBank NewsFile Collection Citations NewFile Collection. (n.d.) Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://www.newsbank.com/Libraries/product.cfm?product=33 NewsBank Databases. (2005). Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/lessons/newsbank/

Purpose This product provides online access to full text news articles. It is primarily marketed to public and small academic libraries for use by their patrons and librarians.

Scope NewsBank NewsFile Collection is an online subscription database that indexes full text articles from more than 500 American and international sources from 1992 to the present. The product’s website lists the topics covered in the database, which include “social issues, economics, environment, health and science, government, sports and much more. Additionally, NewsFile Collection provides news articles and reviews on theater, film, art, music, literature and TV, as well as biographical articles on individuals, professions and vocations. It also offers graphics—maps, illustrations, charts, tables and more (NewsFile Collection, 2009).”

Authority

87 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Now specializing in web-based research products, NewsBank has been an information provider for more than 35 years. They partner with publishers to provide access to current and archived information to libraries that purchase their products.

Accuracy As the content of this database comes directly from the publishers of the material, it should be accurate.

Arrangement Articles are indexes by subject heading, and can be browsed by subject on the main page. Searches can be limited by date of publication. Terms can be searched for in the following fields: “in All Text”, “in Lead/First Paragraph”, or “in Headline/Title”.

Special Features NewsFile Collection can also be purchased with Popular Periodical Premier, which allows patrons to search for magazine articles in addition to newspapers and newswires. It also includes a section that helps patrons cite articles they find in NewsFile in APA format.

Frequency of Update This source is updated daily.

88 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cost The cost was not provided on NewsBank’s website. Most likely, the cost is variable based on the institution subscribing to it.

PAIS International in Print Citations PAIS International in Print. (2006). Bethesda, MD: CSA Journal Division. PAIS International. (2009). Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://www.csa.com/factsheets/pais-set-c.php

Purpose PAIS International focuses on indexing internationally published public and social policy materials of use to legislators, government officials, the business and financial community, policy researchers, academics, and students.

Scope The latest print edition of PAIS International includes 14,400 total entries from 5,378 monographs and serials from 254 publishers and distributors. This includes 8,639 articles from 783 different journals, 4,297 internet documents, 383 websites, and 1,718 government documents. Because of the great variety of government documents available, this work does not index all of them. There are 6,757 subject headings. All subjects pertaining to contemporary public issues and the making and evaluating of public policy, regardless of source, are

89 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi included. Business related topics emphasize economics and business in relation to society. Publication of the print version ceased in 2006, a year prior to eh publisher’s merge with ProQuest. It is now available as an online subscription database that contains 610,754 records as of March 2009.

Authority PAIS International’s publisher, CSA, merged with ProQuest in 2007. ProQuest is a leading database vendor; its products are used by many of the country’s top universities. ProQuest is, in turn, part of the Cambridge Information Group.

Accuracy I was unable to identify any inaccuracies in the text of this source.

Arrangement There are two volumes to the printed resource: the subject index and the author index. The subject index is arranged alphabetically by subject heading and subheadings, with entries appearing in alphabetical order according to author. An abstract of the article is published along with the bibliographic information. A web address where the article can be retrieved is also included where applicable. Entries for monographs include their price. Entries are cross-references with “see” and “see also” headings.

90 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The author index is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author. Each article written by the same author is listed separately, and arranged alphabetically by title. The entries in the author index are abbreviated in comparison to the subject index, and they contain no abstracts. Both volumes include a guide to using the index, which includes a key to abbreviations, examples of headings, and a sample entry. They also include a “Key to Periodicals Referenced in this Issue” section, which includes the name and contact information for the subscription department of each publication, a directory of publishers, and a “Websites Referenced in this Issue” section.

The online database can be browsed according to 24 “Broad Topic” subject headings, and 569 subtopics. It can be searched through 21 indexed fields. The publisher’s website includes a link to a database guide that describes the database’s features and provides instructions for searching the database and a key to field abbreviations.

Special Features The online database can link to other CSA Illumina databases. It also provides a utility for formatting citiations.

Frequency of Publication/Updates The print version was published annually. The online version is updated monthly.

Cost

91 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The cost of the PAIS International database varies depending on the institution. Current issues of PAIS International in Print can no longer be purchased.

Periodicals Contents Index (Now called Periodicals Index Online)

Citation Information Site – Periodicals Index Online. (2009). Retrieved March 21, 2009, from http://pio.chadwyck.co.uk/marketing/index.jsp

Purpose Periodicals Index Online provides bibliographic data for articles published before 1995. Their aim is to highlight content that has not been digitized or indexed previously.

Scope The database indexes nearly 16 million articles from over 4,700 journals. The dates of coverage range from 1665 to 1995. 37 subject areas are indexed from the across the fields of art, science, and social science.

Authority PIO is published by Chadwick-Healy, another member of the ProQuest family of databases.

92 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Accuracy As I did not have direct access to the database’s interface, I was not able to effectively evaluate the accuracy of this database.

Arrangement The database can be browsed according to 37 subject headings. It can be searched using a “Quick Search” tool, or a detailed search screen. Fields that can be searched include Article Title Keyword(s), Author, Journal Title, Language, Journal Subject, Year of Publication, and ISSN.

Special Features Users who have access to PIO’s sister database, Periodical Archives Online, or JSTOR can link directly to a full text version of articles they retrieve. They can also save article citations and searches via the “My Archive” feature.

Frequency of Updates Not specified on vendor’s website.

Cost The cost is not specified on vendor’s website. Most likely, it varies based on the institution subscribing to it. Play Index

93 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citations Yaakov, J. & Greenfieldt, J. (Eds.). Play Index. (1998). New York: H.W. Wilson Co.

Purpose Whether published separately or in a collection, the PI provides the full publication details, allowing theatre groups, drama coaches, students and performers to quickly and easily locate the play they are searching for.

Format The Play Index (PI) is available in print or online.

Scope The cited volume includes 4617 plays that were published between 1993-1997 and written in or translated into English. The scope of the publication is broad enough to include everything from classical drams to puppet plays making it useful for every dramatic need. The online version includes 31,000 plays published between 1949 and the present. Authority H. W. Wilson

Accuracy

94 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Due to the professionalism of H.W. Wilson’s staff, the afore-mentioned volume is likely to be very accurate. The online version, which contains materials from 1900 onwards is likely to be the most accurate as it is updated so regularly.

Arrangement & Entry Part 1 is the Author, Title and Subject Index; part 2 is the Cast Analysis, part 3 is the List of Collections indexed and part 4 is the Directory of Publisher and Distributors. Part 1 is organized under author title or subject in a single alphabetic list. The author entry is the most inclusive and lists the author, title, descriptive note, number of acts and scenes, size and composition of cast and number of sets.

Special Features The online version includes all sorts of special features: keyword search, links to full text plays, 600+ monologues, the ability to search for roles by gender and the ability to search for plays by age (under 6th grade, 7th-12th, adult).

Frequency of Publication The print version is updated every 4-7 years; the online version is updated weekly. Cost The print version is $285 and the online cost can be obtained by contacting H.W. Wilson. Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

95 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation H.W. Wilson Company. (1904). Readers' guide to periodical literature. Minneapolis: H.W. Wilson.

Purpose Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature serves a wide variety of users through their print and easy to use database. It provides indexing and accurate bibliographic data for schools, colleges, and public libraries. It is meant not for one specific subject area or age group but for all people to be able to use and understand.

Format Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature is available in both print and online formats.

Scope Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature indexes more than 400 periodicals dating back to 1983. Full-text articles from 215 journals from 1994 through the present are available through online services. Subjects covered include antiques; arts; computers; dance; education; fashion; fiction; food; literature; popular culture; science; and many more.

Authority Published by H.W. Wilson with indexing completed by professionals.

96 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Arrangement Entries are arranged in an author and subject index organized alphabetically. Some basic organizational rules within the Readers’ Guide include that subjects beginning with numerals are placed before the alphabet; subdivisions are possible within subject headings such as topical, geographical, and chronological; and titles by an author precede titles about an author. Types of entries include books, reviews of sound recordings, videos, television programs, operas, plays, and others. Within each entry information is given on the author, title, any clarify notes, name of the magazine, volume and issue number, page numbers, publication date, notes about bibliographies, illustrations, portraits, footnotes, or maps.

Special Features •Contains cross references to guide users from one subject heading to another. Types of cross-references include “see” and “see also”.

Frequency of Publication The guide is published 12 times a year. A quarterly issue appears four times in three month segments and hardbound compilation is created annually while the online version is updated daily.

Cost A subscription to Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature costs $440 within the United States.

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Use and Overall Evaluation The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature enables the user to find information spread out between 300 popular magazines. An easy to use subject and author index helps users to find these periodical titles quickly and easily. In addition crossreferences, abbreviations lists, and an easy to use online database assist even further.

Short Story Index Citations Greenfieldt, J. & Yaakov, J. (Eds.). Short Story Index. (1999). New York: H. W. Wilson Company.

Purpose The Short Story Index indexes short stories that are written in or translated into English; the index is used by readers, students and teachers.

Format This index is available in print and online.

Scope The cumulative volume cited above included short stories published in collections and selected periodicals between 1994-1998. This index contained 23,397 stories: of these 19,320 appeared in 1,143 collections and 2,933 appeared in 97 periodicals.

98 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Short Story Index printed volumes go back to 1900; the online version covers 1984 to the present.

Authority H. W. Wilson publishes the volume—the publisher is probably the best known in the field and highly respected.

Accuracy Due to the professionalism of H.W. Wilson’s staff, the afore-mentioned volume is likely to be very accurate. The online version, which contains materials from 1984 onwards is likely to be the most accurate as it is updated so regularly.

Arrangement & Entry Part 1 is the index it is arranged in alphabetical order in a single list consisting of author, title and subject entries. Part 2 is a List of Collections Indexed. Part 3 is a Directory of Publishers and Distributors and part 4 is a directory of periodicals. Each entry in part 1 includes basic citation information.

Special Features Short stories are also indexed in two of Wilson’s other publications, Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature and Humanities Index. The online website includes links to full text stories, a library holdings indicator and up-to-date subject headings to keep up with modern interests.

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Frequency of Publication The print version is indexed annually and a cumulation is published ever 5 years. The online version is updated daily.

Cost The price for the print version is $260 per annum and WilsonWeb should be contacted to find out the price of the online version.

Social Sciences Citation Index Citation Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Accessed via Web of Science. Retrieved 19 March 2009.

Purpose The SSCI is a multi-disciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences —it provides full reference citation for each article. SSCI is a research tool to be used by scientists, students, researchers and information professionals.

Format SSCI is available in print and web-based formats.

Scope

100 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi SSCI covers all of the social sciences from anthropology to library science to social work to women’s studies—the index ranges from 1956 to the present. It indexes 1950 journals in 50 social science disciplines and indexes individually selected, relevant items from 3300 of the world’s leading science and technology journals.

Authority SSCI is available via Web of Science which is a product of Thomson (Reuters).

Accuracy Thomson Reuters is a business service, created and maintained for both researchers and potential investors and is run by educated professionals—because of the possible financial implications of incorrect information, it is a reliable source of scientific information.

Arrangement & Entry The index is arranged by subject and citations can be found via a keyword, title or author search. Each entry contains title, author, source, pagination, publication date, times cited on index, references, abstracts, document type, language, reprint address, publication information, e-mail, IDS number, ISSN and DOI.

Special features Web of Science is a fantastic resource, gathering seven databases together and dispensing citations from thousands of scholarly journals, books, reports,

101 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi conferences, etc… However, when searching a term, there is no way to know which index database it was found on. The Related Records and Additional Information sections on the right of the screen for each citation are very useful as is the “times cited” part of the entry that tells the researcher when/where the article was cited elsewhere in Web of Science. It is also interesting to note that the SSCI was one of the first databases to become computerized.

Frequency of Publication The online database is updated weekly. The print version is published three times per year with annual and five year cumulations.

Cost No cost was listed, but cost can be obtained by contacting Thomson Reuters.

Social Sciences Index Citations Social Sciences Index. (2008). New York: The H.W. Wilson Company.

Purpose This is an English language index for articles written on topics within the social science spectrum for use by librarians, researchers and students.

Format

102 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Social Sciences Index (SSI) is available both in print and online.

Scope SSI provides cover-to-cover indexing of over 500 key international English-language periodicals and spans all of social science. Beginning in 1974, the index indexes all feature articles, review articles, scholarly replies, interviews, obituaries and biographies.

Authority The publisher, H.W. Wilson is responsible for all editorial decisions; however the publisher is advised by the Committee on Wilson Indexes of ALA’s RUSA. RUSA conducts in-depth studies of the content of SSI and attempts to build a selective and well-balanced list that allows coverage of all subject areas in the index.

Accuracy H.W. Wilson is a highly respected publisher in the world of indexes and with a ALA over-sight, it’s hard to envision too many inaccuracies making their way into SSI.

Arrangement & Entry SSI is arranged in alphabetical order in one author/subject index. Under author or subject headings, titles are arranged alphabetically. Subdivisions within subject headings are arranged alphabetically except in the case of historical period subdivisions, which are listed chronologically. Subject headings are based on

103 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Wilson’s own categorization, which itself is based on LOC, other reference works and the literature itself. Each entry includes basic citation information.

Special features Though the online version of SSI is available and updated daily, Wilson also puts out an online Social Sciences Full Text database that would be additionally useful to students, scholars and researchers.

Frequency of Publication The print edition is published quarterly with additional annual cumulations. The online edition is updated daily.

Cost Though the cost depends on a variety of factors, the print version is minimally $650 and H.W. Wilson should be contacted for price quotes for the online version.

Evaluation Set #3 Group 4 Reference Sources and Services Spring 2009

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Jessica Venturo evaluated encyclopedia numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and dictionary numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 Meghan Glasgow evaluated encyclopedia number 5, 6, 7, 8 and dictionary numbers 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 Christina Hill evaluated encyclopedia numbers 9, 10, 11, 12 and dictionary numbers 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 Terry Wasserman evaluated encyclopedia numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and dictionary numbers 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26

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Academic American Encyclopedia Citation Academic American Encyclopedia. (1986). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

Purpose / General Information The Academic American Encyclopedia is meant to serve as a reference for the mid-level student. With a multitude of entries, it can serve as a well-illustrated ready reference tool as well. This is the only encyclopedia I examined that contained exclusively full-color illustrations. It also seemed to have more cross-references than other works.

Scope This encyclopedia is comprehensive, but seems to strive for a breadth of entries rather than depth. Compared to other general encyclopedias, the entries are mid-length.

Format The encyclopedia is divided into 21 volumes.

Audience The preface identifies the main users of the encyclopedia as students in the upper elementary grades, junior high, high school, college, and “the inquisitive adult”. It outlines how the editors of the encyclopedia attempted to meet the expectations of these users by creating a readable, easily navigable, objective, and comprehensive

106 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi encyclopedia with full-color visuals.

Authority This encyclopedia is published by Grolier, a well-recognized publisher of general encyclopedias. The preface describes the editing process, which is carried out by scholars and subject specialists.

Writing Style Entries are short and succinct. They are very easy for the lay person to follow.

Currency While the print volume I evaluated was published in 1986, the information it contained seemed quite current for the time. The preface indicates that a yearbook was published annually. According to the Books in Print database, the most recent edition was published in 1998 by Scholastic Library Publishing. Most likely, it was replaced by the Grolier online portal.

Viewpoint and Objectivity The objectivity of the text is scholars and experts in each field. The preface also states that the book attempts to not offend readers, and is “free of sexist addressed in the preface, which states that the editors seek to incorporate multiple perspectives from language”.

107 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Arrangement and Entry Like most encyclopedias, this volume is arranged alphabetically by subject and contains many cross-references. Many of the entries are supplemented with full-color illustrations, fact boxes, graphs, maps, and bibliographies.

Index The index appears in the final volume of the encyclopedia. It provides additional crossreferences to what appears in the text.

Cost Books in Print lists the 1998 edition for $725. It classifies the availability of the work as “hard to find”.

Cambridge Encyclopedia Citation Cambridge Encyclopedia. (1997). (3rd ed.) New York: Columbia University Press

Purpose / General Information The Cambridge Encyclopedia is a single-volume encyclopedia that was first published in 1990. Despite receiving positive reviews, it has since been overshadowed by the older and well-respected Columbia Encyclopedia.

Scope

108 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cambridge aims to be comprehensive, and focuses on breadth rather than depth.

Format This is a single volume encyclopedia. In addition to the A to Z entries, there is a tabular ready reference section.

Audience Although the entries are short, the vocabulary in this work is very advanced. It is most likely aimed at the high school level and above.

Authority Cambridge University Press is a leading publisher of academic texts and journals around the world. It is associated with Cambridge University in the UK.

Writing Style Because a number of entries are condensed into a single volume, this encyclopedia reads more like a dictionary. The writing style seems to assume that the reader has a fairly advanced vocabulary.

Currency Based on the reviews in the Books in Print database, it appears that this encyclopedia was quite current when it was published. The most recent edition was published in 2000.

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Viewpoint and Objectivity It would be difficult to provide an in depth explanation of an issue in the space allotted to each entry in this encyclopedia. As such, controversial issues are presented and defined, but the controversy surrounding them is given little more than a mention. There does not appear to be an discriminatory language in any parts of the book I perused.

Arrangement and Entry Entries are short and succinct. Some of them have full-color or black and white illustrations. Cross references appear throughout the text.

Index Because this is a one volume work, it does not have an index to accompany it.

Cost $60, according to Books in Print.

Collier’s Encyclopedia Citation Collier’s Encyclopedia. (1996). New York: P.F. Collier.

Purpose / General Information

110 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Collier’s Encyclopedia is a general encyclopedia for more advanced students and readers.

Scope The preface states that the major areas covered in the text are physical science, life science, earth science, social sciences, and humanities. The encyclopedia seems to focus more on depth than on breadth.

Format Collier’s is separated into 24 volumes, with a list of contributors and preface in the first volume and the index and bibliography appearing in the final volume.

Audience The preface states that the encyclopedia is meant to support the curricula of colleges, secondary schools, and advanced classes in lower grades.

Authority Collier’s is a recognizable name in encyclopedia publishing. Its editors and outside contributors, which hale from prestigious universities, are listed in volume 1 along with their credentials and which articles they contributed.

Writing Style

111 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Compared to other general encyclopedias, the writing appears to be aimed at this more advanced group of students. The information is aimed at non-specialists, but is meant to be relevant to professionals as well.

Currency Because the latest volume of Collier’s was published in 1997, it cannot be expected to excel in currency.

Viewpoint and Objectivity The preface states that “articles are submitted to authorities representing all major points of view” to insure objectivity.

Arrangement and Entry This work is arranged in a similar fashion to other encyclopedias, but contains more indepth, general articles than short, specific articles. As such, use of the index is essential for research on specific topics, as it includes more cross-references for specific subjects than the encyclopedia itself. Additionally, the bibliography is provided in the final volume rather than at the end of each article. The bibliography contains a subject guide and is divided by subject headings, with sub headings for more specific categories and types of publications. Articles are supplemented with illustrations and photographs, both in color and black and white.

Index

112 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The bibliography and the index appear in the final volume. As mentioned above, the index is comprehensive and essential to successful research on specific topics.

Cost Books in Print lists the price of the latest edition as $499.

Columbia Encyclopedia Citation Print: Columbia Encyclopedia. (2000). New York: Columbia University Press.

Electronic: Columbia Encyclopedia. (2007). New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://www.bartleby.com/65/

Purpose / General Information The Columbia Encyclopedia is a single-volume reference work that attempts to cover a bit more ground than the Cambridge Encyclopedia.

Scope Like Cambridge, this encyclopedia focuses more on breadth than depth, but to a much greater degree. Its entries are shorter and more numerous than those in Cambridge.

Format

113 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This work is a one-volume print encyclopedia. It also appears as a free, searchable encyclopedia through bartelby.com.

Audience The audience is not specified in the preface, but the writing style appears appropriate for advanced elementary students and up.

Authority Columbia University Press publishes some of the most respected reference texts. Columbia Encyclopedia has been published since the late 1800s and today is unrivaled as a single volume encyclopedia.

Writing Style Columbia Encyclopedia is written so that it reads like a dictionary, more so than the Cambridge Encyclopedia. The vocabulary is simpler than Cambridge and it seems to be aimed at less advanced readers.

Currency The edition I evaluated was published in 2000, and therefore does not contain any of the events that have occurred over the last decade. However, the most recent edition was published in 2007, and contains over 1,300 new entries according to Books in Print.

Viewpoint and Objectivity

114 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The length of the entries warrants only a brief definition of controversial issues. I did not see any evidence or discriminatory language.

Arrangement and Entry The beginning of the encyclopedia contains a short user’s guide, an extensive list of abbreviations, and a pronunciation key. The entries are arranged alphabetically with cross references, and are supplemented by small illustrations. The illustrations are smaller and less colorful than those that appear in the Cambridge Encyclopedia.

Index No index is included with in this work.

Cost $80.50

Bartleby.com Citation The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001–07. www.bartleby.com/65/

Purpose / General Information Bartleby.com provides free access to books of all kinds. Included on this site are reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction books. A few reference texts include Columbia

115 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of World History, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, World Factbook, Anatomy of the Human Body, Robert’s Rules of Order, and many more.

Scope Bartleby has a strong literature focus with sections on verse, fiction, and nonfiction. Despite this a wide variety of subject are covered within this area including anatomy, geography, etiquette, and more. Encyclopedia reference is pulled from the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition. This text is a general encyclopedia and contains information on most topics.

Format Bartleby is an internet resource. They do however have a store from which print versions of many of the online resources can be purchased.

Audience Text is written for high school through adult audiences.

Authority Bartleby receives information directly from well known and established publishing companies.

Writing Style All text is taken directly from other resources.

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Currency The Columbia Encyclopedia through Bartleby.com webpage was last updated in December 2007.

Arrangement and Entry Bartleby.com allows for keyword searches within any one text on the website or through the entire website. Bartleby Daily provides a biography, definition, quotation, and poem of the day. Through Columbia Encyclopedia entries are listed in an alphabetic index of more than 51,000 entries. Search options for this section also include keyword full text search and entry word search. Other information included within the encyclopedia page is bibliographic record, an abbreviations guide, and a pronunciation key.

Index Searches can be completed on the website through the subject, title, and author indexes. Within the Columbia Encyclopedia page there is an alphabetic index of entries as well as an index to biographical entries.

Cost All features are free of charge however Bartleby.com reserves the right to charge fees at any time.

The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia

117 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation

Purpose / General Information The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia is also known as Encyclopedia.com. This multimedia encyclopedia covers many different topics with access to more than 50,000 topic summaries, pictures, and videos. This website provides credible entries from published sources such as Oxford University Press and Columbia Encyclopedia.

Scope As a free online encyclopedia, Encyclopedia.com covers information on many different subjects including art, science, sports, medicine, accounting, and management. A few well known encyclopedias that are available through this source are The Columbia Encyclopedia, Oxford’s World Encyclopedia, and The Encyclopedia of World Biography. The Dictionary collection contains items that are both general and very specific such as the Oxford Pocket Dictionary and A Dictionary of Food Nutrition.

Format This is an online reference resource with keyword search options. It contains information from more than 49 encyclopedias from a wide array of reliable print and online sources.

Audience

118 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The audience that these entries are written for are all ages. According to the website “Encyclopedia.com is an ideal online reference source for researchers, students, educators, and professionals alike.”

Authority A few reliable encyclopedias that are available through this online “research library” include: The Columbia Encyclopedia; World Encyclopedia; Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery; and Encyclopedia of World Biography.

Writing Style Entries are taken directly from other encyclopedia sources. The writing style for each entry therefore depends on the original entry’s location.

Viewpoint and Objectivity Due to the fact that this website only provides information from other sources no personal opinions seem to be expressed. Included in the “essential readings” section of the webpage are links to articles of a factual nature, and opinions pieces from both sides of an issue.

Arrangement and Entry Entries are returned through keyword searches. Searches return results from several different sources such as The Columbia Encyclopedia, or The Oxford Dictionary and an option to compare entries side by side. There is also a section of related topics with links

119 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi to other entries. Also provided are links to “essential readings” These readings can include other encyclopedia entries, newspaper and magazine articles, and facts or information from other sites.

Cost This reference tool is available free of charge at www.encyclopeida.com.

Compton’s Encyclopedia and Fact-Index Citation Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc. (2007). Compton's encyclopedia & fact-index. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Purpose / General Information The 2007 Edition of Compton’s Encyclopedia and Fact-Index contains more than 50,000 articles, maps, charts, tables, and other images in 26 volumes for students ages 10 to 17. They work to give the basic facts while providing students with the desire to dig deeper for their answers to more complex questions.

Scope Compton’s Encyclopedia and Fact-Index includes 37,000 articles and 23,000 maps, charts, table, and other images over 26 volumes of text. The information is meant for use for students ages 10 to 17 however college students and adults might also find some

120 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi information covered useful. Coverage of school subjects is extensive. Special features include biographies, glossary of terms included in articles, times lines, previews or table of contents for longer articles, and 23,000 images to make the text visually appealing.

Format Compton’s Encyclopedia and Fact-Index is available in Print, CD-ROM, and online formats. The Print version is contained in 26 volumes that weight about 56 pounds. The CD-ROM format contains up-to-date interactive material.

Audience This encyclopedia is designed for use by students ages 10 to 17.

Authority Compton’s Encyclopedia is produced by Encyclopedia Britannica.

Writing Style The writing in Compton’s Encyclopedia is straightforward and easy for elementary and high school student to understand. Information is consistent with the content for National Curriculum Standards and benchmarks.

Currency More than 50 percent of the content has been revised or is entirely new since 2004. Articles included in these revisions include Australia, genetic engineering, global

121 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi warming, Hamas, Iraq, New Orleans, Pope Benedict XVI, astronomy, and more. The CD-ROM version is updated monthly.

Viewpoint and Objectivity This encyclopedia is objective in its articles with equal representation of both sides of controversial items through bibliographic materials.

Arrangement and Entry Entries are organized in alphabetical order. Some important features contained in each volume include lists of question that introduce each volume, and a guide that organizes the information contained in the volume into subject, articles and page numbers. Most entries include bibliographies with related sources that are written in language that children from 10 to 17 would find easy to understand. Also included are numerous pictures. Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia 1999 Edition, the CD-ROM version of the text, has an easy to use user-friendly interface. Searches are completed through a Boolean search engine. Video clips, sound clips, pictures, and web links are also incorporated with many articles.

Index Volume 26 of this encyclopedia contains the Fact-Index. The Fact-Index is a miniature encyclopedia that has more than 29,000 short article entries. It also contains a traditional index.

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Cost Compton’s Encyclopedia can be purchased in print format for 599.00 dollars. The CDROM version, Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia 99 costs only 40 dollars and the online version is available at www.comptons.com/encyclopedia for no cost.

Encyclopedia Americana Citation Scholastic Library Publishing. (2006). Encyclopedia Americana. Danbury, Conn: Scholastic Library Pub.

Purpose / General Information Encyclopedia American was the first encyclopedia ever published within the United States. It is an encyclopedia written for a mature audience, grades 8 and up, with 30 volumes of information. The 2006 edition contains more than 45,000 articles written by experts in easy to understand language. There is a strong scholarly emphasis as well as a focus on the United States.

Scope The 2006 edition of Encyclopedia Americana is contained in 30 volumes with 45,000 articles, 23,000 illustrations, and 353,000 index entries. Its focus is on U.S. history, geography, bibliography, science and technology. Other countries and topics are covered as well and they make a point of noting that these topics are not sacrificed for the others.

123 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Depth and coverage is extremely good. The 2006 edition includes major revisions on articles having to do with science, technology, society and politics, visual and performing arts, literature, philosophy, and others.

Format The print edition is available in 30 volumes. It is also available on CD-ROM, exactly the same as the print edition. The online version is available through a subscription with Grolier.

Audience Encyclopedia Americana is advertised as being a resource for “grades 8 and up” yet many entries in the text prove that it can be used as a general reference source for most adults.

Authority Encyclopedia Americana was the first encyclopedia printed in the United States and has been published for more than 175 years. Articles are written by experts in their respective fields. It is also published by Scholastic with the online version being produced through Grolier.

Writing Style Articles are written by experts in their fields. Some articles can be technical in language however the majority are very easy to understand.

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Currency The print version is updated annually. The 2006 edition included 9,500 pages that were revised or added from the 2005 edition as well as 450 new photographs, illustrations and maps. The American Annual is also published annually which compiles all of the year’s main events. The online version is updated quarterly and monthly updates to links.

Viewpoint and Objectivity The text remains objective throughout controversial article topics.

Arrangement and Entry The print version of Encyclopedia Americana is organized alphabetically. Articles vary in length from a couple hundred words to more than 100 pages. Several articles even include their own table of contents and bibliographic materials. Cross-references can be found throughout the text. Illustrations are used sparingly with only 23,000 appearing in the entire text and only 20 percent of those being in color. The online version allows for keyword and Boolean based searches. Other features of the online version include access to The Americana Journal, 6,000 bibliographies, 155,000 website links, and access to several other resources.

Index There is a comprehensive index included for the print version.

125 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cost The 2006 text can be purchased for 729.00 dollars.

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Citation: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 19 vols. New York: Free Press/Macmillan, 1968-1991.

Scope Text written for researches inside and outside academia, the audience is high school and college students. Includes cross-referencing and indexes. Some topics include the routinization of the use of applied statistics and mathematically modeling as well as the rise of cultural studies. Social developments that have transformed Orientalism, causality, post colonialism, etc. society are included such as

Authority Edited my expert William A. Darity Jr. Professor of Economics and adjunct faculty in sociology at the University of North Carolina. Over 2,000 authors.

Kister’s Best Encyclopedias: A Comparative Guide to General and Specialized Encyclopedias

126 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation Kister, Kenneth F. Kister's Best Encyclopedias: A Comparative Guide to General and Specialized Encyclopedias. 2d ed. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1994.

Purpose Provides authoritative answers to such questions about general topics. The encyclopedia aims to guide consumers to distinguish the quality of an encyclopedia.

Scope Descriptive and critical information about more than 1,000 encyclopedias.

Authority A compilation by various librarians, scholars, and experts.

Accuracy Describes all aspects of the encyclopedia to the best of their ability.

Arrangement The front of the book provides notes concerning all the important aspects of an encyclopedia, the purpose, history, types, uses, publication, merchandising, and evaluation. There is a preface, acknowledgments, entries, then index.

Cost

127 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi $145.00

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Citation McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 8th ed. 20 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Scope Twenty volume set with topics ranging from 1994-1997 with 7100 entries and 1750 of 13,000 are of illustrations. Entries include acquired immunological tolerance, aircraft design, fingerprinting, industrial trucks, and narcotics.

Authority Around 5,000 authors from universities, industry, and government agencies including Nobel Prize winners.

Accuracy Revised for accuracy every 5 years.

Cost Full set $3, 407. 63

Microsoft Encarta Online

128 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation Microsoft Encarta Online. http://encarta.msn.com/

Purpose Encourages Learning and respect by ensuring their content follows the Internet Content Rating Association’s Guidelines.

Scope Covers various topics and includes articles as well as cross-references of searched topic. Over 5,000 detailed articles illustrations and photos.

Format Online

Authority Articles chosen are of award winning content.

Accuracy Contains award winning content about various topics.

Arrangement Articles will have the outline, media items, web links, related items, and further lists and links.

reading

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Special Features Premium subscription allows full access to up-to-date content, more multi-media and more relevant and reliable information.

Cost Will be discontinued refunds of yearly subscription will be issued.

Subject Encyclopedias: User Guide, Review Citations, and Keyword Index Citation Mirwis, Allan. Subject Encyclopedias: User Guide, Review Citations, and Keyword Index. 2 vols. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1999.

Purpose / General Information The Subject Encyclopedias is really a list of good subject encyclopedias written between 1990-1997 for older students or adults. It was published by Oryx Press, an independent well-respected publisher that has since been purchased by Greenwood Publishing Group, another, larger, well-regarded publisher.

Scope It is an index to assist students and/or library patrons in finding and using the appropriate subject encyclopedias for their research. Over 1100 subject encyclopedias are included.

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Format Subject Encyclopedias was published in print form only. The 2nd volume has a keyword index to articles from nearly 100 of the subject encyclopedias—these articles were chosen so as to be useful to library patrons in beginning their research.

Audience The audience for these volumes is older high school or college students and adults.

Authority Aside from the authority of the publisher, the editor chose only subject encyclopedias that had been reviewed in scholarly journals.

Writing Style Listings are clear and concise.

Currency The Subject Encyclopedias was published in 1999.

Viewpoint and Objectivity Including all “scholarly-recognised” subject encyclopedias means a great breadth of information and without comprehensive articles there is little room for bias.

131 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Arrangement and Entry Articles are arranged by partial LOC classification number. Each entry includes a bibliographic citation, citations to reviews and awards from library journals, approximate number of OCLC holdings, a title index, LC subject headings index, Dewey classification index, publisher index, and rating index are also provided. Part II of Subject Encyclopedias is a keyword index to specific articles from 98 subject encyclopedias, selected from the entries in Part I because they were deemed to be useful to library patrons in beginning a subject search.

Index The source is an index—there is no additional index.

Cost $187.95 for both volumes (on Amazon.com).

New Encyclopaedia Britannica Citation New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th ed. 33 vols. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., 1992. www.eb.com

Purpose / General Information First published in 1768, the Encyclopaedia Britannica has been a mainstay at most libraries since the turn of the last century. The publishing house moved from the United

132 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Kingdom to the United States in 1901, but retained its British orthography while broadening its subject matter to compete in the US market.

Scope Originally written at some length, articles are now concise and straight to the point while continuing the Britannica’s tradition of erudition.

Format The New Britannica is available in print and cd-rom, as well as an online edition of the Britannica.

Audience The New Britannica is written with college students and educated adults in mind. It is a general encyclopedia, useful to someone looking to get a first grasp on a new topic.

Authority Articles are not signed, but the editorial board is made up of academics from some of the most prestigious universities in the world. There are over 4000 contributors as well as a full time staff of 100—

Writing Style The sophistication of the writing fits well with the editors’ intended readership—it is written in an academic style for use by those familiar with scholarly writings.

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Currency The New Encyclopaedia Britannica begin evaluated was published in 1992.

Viewpoint and Objectivity The New Britannica is a fairly traditional and conservative encyclopedia. With the vast number of scholars a wide-array of viewpoints are given, but the encyclopedia does tend towards being more conservative.

Arrangement and Entry Entries are arranged in continuous alphabetical order, regardless of the spaces between the words. The encyclopedia is arranged into three basic sections: a micropaedia (consisting of short articles, usually fewer than 750 words, vol. 1-12), a macropaedia (consisting of long articles, 2+ pages, vol. 13-29) and a propaedia (a summary of all human knowledge, vol. 30).

Index The final volumes, 31-32, are the index.

Cost New Encyclopaedia Britannica published in 2007 costs $1149.

Britannica

134 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from www.britannica.com on 8 April 2009.

Purpose / General Information The encyclopedia itself is a general encyclopedia spanning the breadth of human knowledge in a clear and easy to read form. Whereas, the website is a watered down version of the old warhorse, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, now in its third century of publication. There is also a premium version of the website that contains the entire contents of the 32 print volumes as well as an online school edition for youths.

Scope In 1994 the Britannica became the world’s first online encyclopedia and remains a standard by which other compare. As of 1933 the encyclopedia was continually revised annually and it is updated even more frequently online.

Format While still available in a print version as the New Encyclopedia Britannica the many online versions have given it international prominence (Britannica Mobile, Britannica on YouTube, Britannica Online Premium, Britannica Online Student, etc…). A CD-Rom is also available of the encyclopedia and has been since 1989. Britannica also offers articles to users via other respected magazines and journals.

Audience

135 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Britannica is written for a general audience of educated adults. It is considered more academic than its oft-found shelf-mate, WorldBook.

Authority The writers and editorial board of Britannica consist of leaders in their fields, from Nobel Laureates to renowned artists, presenting a nearly unimpeachable façade of respectability, knowledge and authority.

Writing Style Articles in the Britannica are clear and easy to read (despite still being written using the English spellings instead of the American ones). The interface is also very user-friendly.

Currency The encyclopedia is updated frequently and the editorial board meets regularly to discuss changes and advances to the text.

Viewpoint and Objectivity Britannica is a fairly conservative encyclopedia where matters of controversy are concerned. It is certainly objective and gives broad coverage to a wide array of topics, but if there is a viewpoint to lean towards, the Britannica will lean towards the more conservative one.

Arrangement and Entry

136 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Keyword searches are easily performed and the interface is user-friendly, however, I repeatedly ran into the problem of not being a premium subscriber and so only being allowed to view part of an entry (not very rewarding or useful).

Index N/A.

Cost The cost can be obtained from the corporate office and depends on the features desired.

The Random House Encyclopedia New Revised 3rd Edition. Citation The Random House Encyclopedia. Rev 3rd ed. New York: Random House, 1990.

Purpose / General Information Random House is the largest American publishing house—known for its dictionaries and fictional presses (Knopf, Bantam Dell, Doubleday, etc.).

Scope The encyclopedia is geared towards older children and as a basic reference for adults. It would be easy for a teacher to create a curriculum based on the large subject areas covered in the “colorpedia’s” nearly 14,000 entries.

137 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Format The encyclopedia is available in a print edition. It is broken up into a number of sections: the colorpedia, time chart, alphapedia and atlas. The colorpedia has over 11,000 color illustrations, whereas the alphapedia is a more traditional all-print listing.

Audience Too sophisticated for elementary school children, the encyclopedia was likely intended for middle school and high schoolers. The articles can be long, but are exceedingly well illustrated and will retain a child’s visual interest.

Authority Articles are not attributed and so there is no way to decide who contributed to what— there is a list of editors and contributors, many of whom are specialists.

Writing Style The writing is more complicated than one would instinctually assume, given the wonderful illustrations. A younger child would love the pictures, but would be unable to read the text. However, the encyclopedia is really too simplistic for college students or educated adults, so it is best used by 12-18 year olds and adults looking for fairly simple explanations.

Currency

138 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi It is outdated, no doubt—it was published in 1990, before the World Wide Web.

Viewpoint and Objectivity Controversial topics are glossed over—there are fewer than 100 words on AIDS.

Arrangement and Entry It’s arrangement is unusual and although the “colorpedia” has excellent illustrations, the encyclopedia is not in an overly user-friendly form. The time chart and atlas are helpful, but it would have been easier to have one encyclopedia instead of two separate parts (colorpedia and alphapedia).

Index An index would have added greatly to this encyclopedias usefulness—without one, it is difficult to find articles.

Cost At the time of purchase, this edition cost $129.95.

World Book Encyclopedia Citation World Book Encyclopedia. 22 volumes. Chicago: World Book, 2008.

Purpose / General Information

139 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi World Book is probably one of the most used and best known encyclopedias in the library. It is a general knowledge encyclopedia and has been in publication for nearly a century.

Scope World Book is intended for a general audience and as such has an easy to use format and clear presentation of materials that elementary school children are able to follow. Articles begin with the basic information and progress to more advanced information within the article. Articles are not too long for a child’s attention span while still being informative. There are over 27,000 illustrations and 3800 contributors to the articles.

Format The World Book is available in many forms, from the print edition to the online edition to the dvd edition (that has over 10,000 pictures and illustrations and more than 1500 maps as well as a search engine). The print edition even comes in different spinal bindings: the classic binding or the spinescape.

Audience The World Book is written with students in mind and so the articles’ depth and length are suited to even elementary students.

Authority

140 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The World Book has nearly 4000 contributors, many of whom are specialists in their fields, and each article is signed.

Writing Style The writing style of the encyclopedia is student-friendly, the English is clear and easy to follow. Each entry begins fairly simply and the longer ones progress to a more advanced level, but even younger children can usually understand the first paragraph of entries.

Currency The World Book has updated or revised nearly a third of its content over the past half decade. Published and revised annually, it is as up-to-date as possible.

Viewpoint and Objectivity As it is written with children in mind, most topics are treated fairly and with a more international perspective due to the diversity of the contributors.

Arrangement and Entry The encyclopedia is arranged alphabetically, letter by letter. Each entry is well-layed out and easy to follow, the more complicated entries including outlines, chronologies and a list of related topics. There are also guides to writing and speech making included in the encyclopedia.

Index

141 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The index is a separate volume, entries are listed alphabetically by letter.

Cost The print edition for this year is $1009. The dvd is selling for $40 and the online subscription is $50.

Dictionaries

Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviation Citation Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary. (2006). Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale.

Purpose This dictionary lists and defines acronyms, intialisms, abbreviations, and similar contractions.

Scope This dictionary provides definitions for thousands of acronyms, initialisms, and abbreviations for a variety of fields.

Format

142 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The print edition has four volumes, which are arranged alphabetically. Capitalization, spacing, and punctuation are not taken into account. An e-book version also exists.

Authority Thomson Gale is a leading publisher of reference books. Contributions were compiled by experts in each of the represented fields.

Understandability Looking up an abbreviation that has several different meaning attached to it can be a bit dubious. Subject headings might lend this work a bit more clarity, but it is still an excellent resource.

Comprehensiveness There were over 800,000 entries in the 2003 edition, and the 2006 has since added to this number.

Currency The work was published in 2006 and contains new terms in areas such as associations, medicine, education, and the internet.

Value-added features

143 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi A companion volume, called Reverse Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations, can be purchased from the publisher. It arranges entries alphabetically by meaning.

Cost Print: $685 E-book: $984

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Citations Print: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. (1980). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Electronic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. (2000) Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Retrieved from: http://www.bartleby.com/61/

Purpose A desk dictionary for high school students and above.

Scope The scope of the American Heritage Dictionary is midway between a college dictionary and an unabridged dictionary, with an emphasis on etymology.

Format

144 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The American Heritage Dictionary is available in printed format and as a free online resource through bartleby.com.

Authority In addition to being one of the most recognizable names in standard desk dictionaries, American Heritage provides a list of editors, contributors, and their usage panel consulted while compiling the dictionary, along with their credentials.

Understandability Definitions are very comprehensible. Etymological notes add to the understanding of word.

Comprehensiveness The latest edition contains over 90,000 entries.

Currency 10,000 new entries were added to the 2000 edition. The latest edition was printed in June of 2001.

Value-added features Katz states that “American Heritage is the best singe desk dictionary for etymology and details on the linguistic sources of most words” (2002, pp. 393). The online version

145 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi contains 900 full-page, color illustrations, language notes, and root word appendixes.

Cost The price of the most recent print version ranges from $5.99 to $19.60, depending on the publisher. The online version is available for free.

Columbia Dictionary of Quotations Citation Columbia Dictionary of Quotations. (1993). New York: Columbia University Press.

Purpose This dictionary is a compilation of quotations that is arranged by subject to facilitate browsing.

Scope The book contains 18,000 quotations under 1,500 topics which were selected to represent the range of the human experience, according to the introduction.

Format The print version contains entries arranged alphabetically by subject with an index of sources. The book is also available online through bartelby.com.

Authority

146 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Columbia University Press is a leading publisher of world renowned reference books.

Understandability The book is well-organized, and often entertaining.

Comprehensiveness With 18,000 quotations, book is not quite as comprehensive as Fowler’s, but contains 11,000 quotations that have never appeared in any other quotation book.

Currency The most recent edition was published in 1993. Each entry contains a sprinkling of modern and historical quotations.

Value-added Features A citation is provided for each quotation. The introduction provides an interesting glimpse into how the quotations were selected.

Cost $64.50

Familiar Quotations Citation

147 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Print: Bartlett, John (ed.) (1992). Bartlett's Familiar Quotations : A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature. (16th ed.). Boston: Little, Brown.

Electronic: Bartlett, John (ed.) (1999). Bartlett's Familiar Quotations : A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature. Boston: Little, Brown. Retrieved from: http://www.bartelby.com/100/

Purpose Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations serves as a compendium of famous quotations from ancient Egypt and biblical times to the present day. It is a useful resource for writers and public speakers.

Scope The editors attempt to encompass all quotations that have influenced speech throughout the ages.

Format Familiar Quotations is available in print and online. Entries are arranged alphabetically by the source of the quotation. The index is searchable by author, subject, and keyword in both versions.

Authority

148 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations has been in print for over a hundred years and is regarded as a trusted source.

Understandability This resource is well organized and easy to navigate. Any incomprehensibility in the quotations is the fault of the author, not the compiler.

Comprehensiveness The most recent addition contains 25,000 quotations from 2,500 authors.

Currency The electronic version focuses mostly on historical quotations, but the print version contains quotations from modern personalities such as Maya Angelou, Bill Clinton, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Value-added features Footnotes provide added information about the origins of some quotations.

Cost The price of the print version ranges from $5.95 to $79.99 depending on the distributor. The online version is available for free at bartelby.com.

Dictionary of American Slang

149 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation Chapman, R. L., Wentworth, H., & Kipfer, B. A. (1995). Dictionary of American slang. New York: HarperCollins. Scope The third edition of the Dictionary of American Slang contains more than 19,000 terms of American slang. Words included range from the common and acceptable to the most unmentionable. All periods of American history are covered from railroad workers, to cowboys, to the rock ‘n roll world.

Format Dictionary of American Slang is available in print from HarperCollins.

Authority Edited by Robert L. Chapman and published by HarperCollins.

Arrangement and Entries Entries are arranged in alphabetical order. For each entry the term is given in bold print with variations of the term given in parentheses and the definition following. Use examples are given in italicized text following the definition. Cross-references are used considerably.

Accuracy Terms seem to be very accurate.

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Understandability The definitions that are given are easy to understand.

Comprehensiveness This dictionary accomplishes its goal of creating a dictionary of American slang from across many generations and America.

Currency The third addition contains over 2,000 new terms including terms that have come into being because of the invention of the computer and its popularity.

Value-added features Included in the text are pronunciation guides, word origins, and examples of appropriate usage. A highlighting system has also been integrated to help user know which terms should be used with caution.

Cost The fourth edition can be purchased through any bookstore for about forty dollars.

New Fowler’s Modern English Usage Citation

151 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Burchfield, R.W. (1996). New Fowler’s Modern English Usage. New York: Oxford University Press.

Purpose Fowler’s is a guide to properly using words when writing and speaking the English language.

Scope Entries describe the proper usage of thousands of English words, including proper grammar, syntax, style, and appropriateness. Word usage is covered for all major English speaking countries.

Format The most recent edition of Fowler’s is a single volume paperback book.

Authority The most recent edition was edited and updated by Robert Burchfield, who was the Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary from 1971 to 1984. The Chicago Tribune called him the “greatest living lexicographer”.

Understandability The entries in this book are quite readable, and often entertaining.

152 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Comprehensiveness Usage for thousands of English words are included in this text. Emphasis is placed on British and American usage, but Australian usages are presented as well.

Currency Burchfield added 24 new entries in a special supplement. Entries themselves have been updated to reflect usage in the 1990s.

Value Added Features Several entries reference popular culture.

Cost $29.95

Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language Citation Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language. (1963). New York: Funk and Wagnalls.

Purpose This dictionary was intended as a standard, unabridged dictionary.

Scope

153 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Standard Dictionary of the English Language was first published by Funk and Wagnalls in 1894. The New Standard Dictionary of the English Language is a result of several decades of changes and additions to that original text. The editors have attempted to capture the language as it is being used during the time of publication.

Format This is a print dictionary published in two volumes.

Authority The dictionary was prepared by 380 scholars and specialists under the direction of the editing staff.

Understandability The definitions are well organized and easy to understand.

Comprehensiveness Certainly one of the largest standard dictionaries available, but with very few modern words and word uses.

Currency I was unable to find any evidence that Funk and Wagnalls continues to publish dictionaries with this exact scope and title. The 1963 appears to be very outdated in both

154 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi appearance and scope.

Value-added features Several entries include small illustrations.

Cost Unavailable

A Dictionary of Modern American Usage Citation Garner, B. A. (1998). A dictionary of modern American usage. New York: Oxford University Press.

Scope A Dictionary of Modern American Usage is the authoritative reference work on the way American’s use the English language. Topics covered include: basic grammar; word preferences; punctuation; idiomatic phrases; and spelling. Modern American Usage prides itself on being the essential work for teachers, scholars and students, professional editors, proofreaders, businesspeople, advertising and public-relations writers, and others.

Format

155 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This printed text is available through Oxford University Press. It contains more than 700 pages in a single volume and weights approximately 2.8 pounds. This text can be found online through a subscription with Oxford University Press for their Oxford Reference online. It is one of more than on hundred texts included in the package.

Authority A Dictionary of Modern American Usage is published by Oxford University Press. It is written and edited by Bryan Garner.

Accuracy Library Journal refers the A Dictionary of Modern American Usage as “the best of its kind”. Entries are direct and precise with extreme accuracy.

Understandability Entries are clear and concise. Each entry is printed in bold text. Definitions of usage, examples, and a short history of origin and usage are given for many texts. Several entries also contain written examples to display how to use the rule. Cross-references are used heavily throughout.

Comprehensiveness This dictionary contains a vast amount of information on the English language as used by Americans, as is its mission.

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Currency A Dictionary of Modern American Usage reports the newest usages of the “American” language. Since 1998 a second edition has been produced under the name Gardner’s Modern American Usage. This text contains more than 1,300 new entries as well as revisions to several others.

Cost Through Oxford Press this text is available for $21.95. Oxford Reference Online which provides access to the dictionary can be purchased for $19.95 a month or for $159.00 for an annual subscription.

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Citation Merriam-Webster, Inc. (2003). Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster.

Scope The Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is written for an audience of college level students, yet the definitions and information found within would be helpful for all adults. This dictionary is based on the unabridged Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. However from this text definitions were simplified and shortened as well as terms that

157 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi were too technical, archaic, and esoteric were deleted. In addition to Webster’s Third, as with all previous editions of this text the words were taken from the collection of citations, which total more than 15,700,000, housed in the offices of the company. 5,700,000 of these citations were not available to the producers of Webster’s Third.

Format The Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is available in print, CD-ROM and through the internet. The CD-ROM and internet editions contain all of the text from the print version as well as some multimedia features such as sound and graphics.

Authority This text is published by Merriam-Webster.

Accuracy Entries seem to be extremely accurate.

Understandability Definitions are precise and clear with an emphasis placed on the contemporary use and pronunciation of the words. Entries are begun by the term in bold type. Following this term each entry includes the part of speech, pronunciation, inflections, etymology, definitions, notes of usage, and any synonyms. If possible the date of the first known occurrence of the word is given.

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Comprehensiveness This dictionary is one of the most comprehensive of its kind. It draws its words from Webster’s Third International Dictionary which is one of the most comprehensive unabridged dictionaries available. With more than 15,700,000 available citations for use this dictionary includes words that are used both commonly and uncommonly throughout the English speaking world.

Currency While Webster’s Third International Dictionary is known to be in need of revision to update many entries an emphasis is place upon having definitions that are consistent with the contemporary use and pronunciation of the words.

Value-added features •Separate lists of abbreviations; chemical elements; foreign words and phrases; biographical names; geographical names; signs and symbols are all included. •Contains a Handbook of Style •There are excessive explanatory notes •Explanatory chart at the beginning of the text details each part included in the entries.

Cost

159 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This dictionary is available through Merriam-Webster for $26.95. This print version comes with the CD-ROM. The internet edition is available online at http://www.merriam-webster.com/ free of charge.

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus Citation Merriam-Webster's collegiate thesaurus. (2003). Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster.

Scope The Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus is written for an adult audience and specifically the average college student. Similar to the Collegiate Dictionary the words included in this text are developed from word lists created based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. More than 340,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related and contrasted words are included in this text.

Format Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus is available in print, CD-ROM and through the internet. The Thesaurus is offered as a portion of the Merriam-Webster Online.

Authority The thesaurus is published by Merriam-Webster.

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Accuracy Entries are extremely accurate and informative.

Understandability Entries are organized in alphabetical order. Each entry contains a definition of the term, a list of synonyms, antonyms, and other terms that are related or contrast. The key term is separated from the rest of the text by bold font. A useful addition to the text is the guide words that can be found in the top corners of every page. This text also used thousands of examples to display how the words are mean to be used in context.

Comprehensiveness The list of words included in this thesaurus is generated based on the citation bank developed for the Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. It is therefore very comprehensive.

Currency There is a focus in this text similar to that of the Collegiate Dictionary to keep terms up to date and contemporary.

Cost This text cost $18.95 but can be accessed on the internet through http://www.merriamwebster.com/ free of charge.

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Merriam-Webster Online Citation (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved April 12, 2009, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary

Scope Merriam-Webster Online’s online dictionary is based on the print version of MerriamWebster’s Collegiate Dictionary (The 11th edition). Included from this text are the A-Z entries, Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections. It also includes illustrations and tables, with the exception of the Signs and Symbols section. In addition to the basic dictionary features there are also a Thesaurus, Spanish/English dictionary and a Medical Dictionary.

Format This is an online product that draws its information from several printed texts including Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus, and Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary.

Authority Published and edited by Merriam-Webster.

Accuracy

162 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi All text is taken from print publications. The text seems to be very accurate.

Understandability Entries are easy to understand. Entry titles are given in bold at the top of the page with different possible uses given directly under. Pronunciation, function, etymology, and a definition are all given as well. There is also and interactive feature that reads the word aloud.

Comprehensiveness This site encompasses not only a good general dictionary but a thesaurus, Spanish/English Dictionary and a medical dictionary. In addition to these texts they also have daily updates and games to learn spelling. Entries can be found through keyword searching and limited by the type of resource being searched.

Currency Due to the online format words are able to update much more quickly that the printed text. This being said almost all text is taken directly from the print versions.

Value-added features •Word of the Day •Word Games •Spelling Bee Hive – Has coverage from the national Spelling Bee as well as the words used in the Bee and games with those words.

163 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi •Links to other sites such as Britannica Online, Learner’s Dictionary, and their online store. •Downloads to have Merriam-Webster Dictionary on Google or your desktop.

Cost Features on this site are free however many of the link require a subscription to use.

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Citation Knowles, E. (1999). The Oxford dictionary of quotations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Scope The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations compiles more than 20,000 quotations from more than 3,000 authors. The text chronologically spans centuries of literature and documents from 16th-century merchants to currant royalty. Quotations in this text can come from many different locations such as literature, technological and cultural change, or even royal figures. Texts that quotation can come from include: novels; plays; poems; diaries; letters; speeches; and biographies. This dictionary also contains many special sections including: Advertising slogans; Film lines; Newspaper headlines and leaders; and Last words. There is also a significant amount of cross-referencing in this text.

Format

164 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is available in print format. It is also available through Oxford Reference Online as one of many resources available in their reference package.

Authority It is published by Oxford University Press and written and edited by Elizabeth Knowles with Angela Partington.

Accuracy The quotations seem to be accurate. Each is taken directly from specific sources and the name of that source as well as page numbers is given in most entries.

Understandability Entries are arranged according to alphabetical rules by the author’s surname. Author’s names are followed by the dates of birth and death as well as a brief description as to who they are. Within each author’s entry text are separate by the location the quote was found and within each of these divisions they are arranged alphabetically according to title. Cross references are used throughout the text. Each quotation includes the actual quotation, the year it was published or said, and if possible the location that it was published as well as the page numbers.

Two indexes, a thematic index and a keyword index are included to assist in find entries. The thematic index contains a selection of quotations on a specific subject. Each subject

165 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi heading is followed by a short line from each of the selected quotations as well as a reference to author’s name, page number, and quotation number. The Keyword index organizes words by the most significant in each quotation and allows them to be traced in this way. These key words are kept in strict alphabetical order.

Comprehensiveness This dictionary accomplishes exactly what it set out to do, create a complied list of many important quotes from throughout history.

Currency For the 1999 edition of this text more than 2,000 brand new quotes were added. While this text does provide current quotations from people and authors of today it is also an important retrospective resource.

Value-added features •Contains a selective thematic index which allows the best quotation on given topics to be found. A few samples of topics are age, America, or the press. •Author descriptions for each quote. •Special section including: Advertising slogans; Film lines; Newspaper headlines and leaders; and Last words. Cost

166 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The print version of this dictionary can be purchased through Oxford University Press for $50.00. Oxford Reference Online which provides access to the dictionary can be purchased for $19.95 a month or for $159.00 for an annual subscription.

Oxford English Dictionary Citation Oxford English Dictionary. 2d ed. 20 vols. New York: Clarendon Press/Oxford University Press, 1989.

Purpose / General Information To provide alphabetical series words that have formed in the English language from the first known definition to its most present use along with all relevant facts, pronunciation and etymology.

Scope The dictionary lists all definitions associated with the word, the proper spelling, pronunciation, etymology, and other related facts.

Format Print

Audience

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Authority Amassed by the editorial staff with help of organizations and many different individuals.

Arrangement and Entry Preface, The New oxford English Dictionary Project description, an Introduction including special features, principles of integration, the translation of phonetic systems, new vocabulary, statistics, then general explications of vocabulary, classification of the vocabulary, main words, subordinate words, combinations, derivatives, ordering of entries, ordering of senses, pronunciation, the history of the oxford English dictionary, key to the conventions of the dictionary, key to the pronunciation, List of abbreviations, signs and note on proprietary names.

Cost $848 for the full set

Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Citation Partridge, Eric. Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. 8th ed. New York: Macmillan, 1984.

168 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Purpose / General Information To give a comprehensive and educational resource about unconventional colloquial and slang English words from a variety of English speaking countries and cultures.

Scope Over 60,000 entries and 2,000 pages. Coverage of English slang worldwide such as; America, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean.

Format Print

Audience Intended of educational use.

Authority Edited by Tom Slzell American Slang expert, Terry Victor a slang-collector and the original author Eric Patridge.

Cost $57.95

Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary

169 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Citation The Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary. 2d rev. ed. New York: Random House, 1998.

Purpose / General Information To provide an affordable comprehensive collection of definition of words from the English language.

Scope Over 315,000 entries and over 2,400 maps and illustrations as well as 1,000 entries of new words.

Format Print

Audience Personal, professional, and institutional library use.

Authority Consultants to the editors who expertise in linguistics and the English language.

Currency

170 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Updates of incorrect entries or modifications to entries.

Arrangement and Entry Contents, preface, new words section article, new words listed A-Z, vocabulary entries AZ. Can be browsed by main entry, definition, or anagram. Each word has the definition, etymology, written pronunciation, date of when word or phrase entered into the English language, part of speech, synonyms, antonyms, and usage.

Cost 49.95 Random House Webster’s College Dictionary Citation Random House Webster’s College Dictionary. 2d ed. New York: Random House, 1999. Purpose / General Information To be a source of information about the English language for not only college students but for most inquiring people.

Scope The correct spelling, hot it should be hyphenated, pronunciation, variety of forms, the meaning, origins, and history of a vocabulary entry.

Format

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Audience College students and most inquiring people.

Authority More than twenty years of research by random house staff.

Currency Words are frequently updated from suggestions and comments of users

Arrangement and Entry Preface, Staff list, consulting staff list, historical timeline of English language, etymology key, Language key, pronunciation key, foreign sounds key, an article of the Pronunciation of English, then vocabulary entries A-Z.

Cost $36.25 Random House Webster’s College Thesaurus Citation Random House Webster’s College Thesaurus. New York: Random House, 1997.

Purpose / General Information

172 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi To give accurate and up-to-date definitions to old and recent vocabulary in the English language.

Scope More than 12,000 main entries with synonym and antonym lists, over 400,000 word choices. Sentences giving examples of appropriate context.

Format Print

Audience College students, writers, public speakers, and scholars.

Authority Scholars and experts.

Currency Updated every couple of years.

Arrangement and Entry Vocabulary entries from A-Z.

Cost

173 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi $22.95

Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Citation Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus. 3d ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.

Scope Definitions, full list of synonyms, and appropriate usage, cross-referenced words, and an index which refers to related meanings.

Authority Most of the editors contain masters degrees or a Ph.D.

Accuracy Each editor specializes in a specific subject to master the vocabulary of that subject

to ensure the content is accurate and up-to-date.

Arrangement Preface, introduction, how to use this book, vocabulary entries A-Z.

Cost $36.99

174 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Roget’s International Thesaurus Citation Roget’s International Thesaurus. 5th ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

Scope More than 330,000 words and phrases organized into 1,075 categories, thousands of

cross references, hundreds of supplemental words and synonyms.

Authority Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D; Dr. Robert L. Chapman, Editor: Greg Chaput and contributions by Dr. Tracy Mansfield.

Arrangement Biography of Peter Mark Roget, How to Use this Book, Peter Roget’s Preface to the First Edition, Foreword by Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D, synopsis of categories, abbreviations used in this book, thesaurus of English words and phrases, index, and finally a how tot use this index.

Cost $79.81

Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage Citation

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Purpose The aim of the dictionary is to discuss commonly confused words or phrases explicating them via their historical and modern contexts.

Scope There are approximately 500 entries including both idiomatic phrases and commonly misused words.

Format It is available in print format and the words are listed in alphabetical order, letter by

letter.

Authority The authors and editors of the volume are on staff with Merriam-Webster and are listed by name in the preface. Merriam-Webster itself is over 150 years old and one of the most well-regarded leaders in the dictionary publishing industry—it is now a subsidiary of Encyclopedia Britannica.

Accuracy

176 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Given the authority and the fact that there were five copy editors/proof-readers going over the text, this dictionary is probably as close to accurate as is possible.

Understandability Written for a scholarly audience, the language is sophisticated without being convoluted. There are explanatory notes, a guide to pronunciation symbols and a history of English usage in the preliminary pages to assist the reader further. There is also a bibliography at the end of the volume.

Comprehensiveness The editors looked through a number of sources with similar concerns to find the subjects of this book and did a thorough job discussing most of the chosen terms/idioms. However, this is only 500 English words; many more are misused or misunderstood everyday and this is only a sampling of what the editors understood to be the most grievous issues.

Currency This volume was written in 1989 and the English language, due mainly to the introduction of the World Wide Web, has undergone an enormous overhaul. Another volume was published in 1994 and in 2002 a concise version came out as well.

Value-added features The brief history of English usage is particularly useful to the novice.

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Cost $18.45 for the 1994 edition on Amazon.com.

Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms Citation Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms. Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster, 1984.

Purpose A dictionary to help readers understand the subtle distinctions between synonyms.

Scope This dictionary distinguishes the differing implications, connotations and applications amongst synonyms to assist the reader in choosing the exact right word. It also lists antonyms as well as analogous and contrast words.

Format This dictionary is available in a single volume print edition. In addition to the dictionary, the volume offers a survey of the history of English synonymy, an analysis and definition of both synonym and antonym as well as an introduction to analogous and contrasted words. There are also explanatory notes and a list of the authors quoted in the

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Authority Merriam-Webster is one of the oldest publishers in the business and now a subsidiary of Britannica—it is an authority in and of itself. In addition, the writers of the dictionary were all from the editorial staff of Merriam-Webster and are acknowledged in the preface.

Accuracy This volume is a revision of a previous edition—the preface acknowledges the editorial staff who put together and revised this edition.

Understandability This is a fairly easy to use dictionary, including definitions of the words and, unlike Roget’s Thesaurus, lists of antonyms and analogous words are included with each entry as well. The definitions also use quotations to better explain word distinctions.

Comprehensiveness The dictionary is based on American English usage and as such is from a somewhat narrow perspective.

Currency

179 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The version being evaluated was printed in 1984.

Value-added features The way the synonyms are distinguished is very useful—especially the way the synonyms themselves are not only listed but defined so that the distinction can be made exceedingly clear. Some of the quotes really bring the dissimilarities to life.

Cost This edition can be purchased for $15.61 at Amazon.com.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary. Citation Webster’s New World College Dictionary. 4th ed. New York: MacMillan, 1999.

Purpose This dictionary is one of Merriam-Webster’s many that are on the market today.

Scope The dictionary’s aim is to assist students in the comprehension of the fairly esoteric words or unusual meanings of familiar words that they are likely to encounter in the course of their university studies.

Format

180 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This dictionary is in print form—In addition to the dictionary itself there are guides to the dictionary and to pronunciation. There is an essay by S.I. Landau on English language dictionaries as well as a world atlas. There is also an enormous Reference Supplement at the end of the book.

Authority There are a vast array of editors, writers and contributors; most of whom have academic credentials and the least of whom is still a scholar in his or her own right. The publisher itself, Merriam-Webster, is one of the best regarded in the industry.

Accuracy The dictionary is stored electronically and thus has the double assurance of having been checked over when being digitized. In addition, it took four years to compile this edition and so there was ample time to check for errors.

Understandability The entries are nicely presented and easily followed. The word-breaks are particularly useful and comprehensible. The cross-references, idioms and usage labels are especially helpful.

Comprehensiveness The editorial staff keeps track of the way language is used via the collection of thousands of expressions and citations each month. These then form the backbone of the

181 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi revisions to the word definitions.

Currency This edition is ten years old and could probably stand to be updated as the technical jargon of the last decade has been woven into our daily English usage.

Value-added features The Reference Supplement is by far the most value-adding feature including all manner of useful facts. To name but a few, the supplement contains world, Canadian and US city populations, monetary units, books of the Bible, American Sign Language, commonly used weights and measures, periodic table of elements, the Constitution and the Amendments.

Cost This can be purchased at Barnes & Noble for under $30.

Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language. Citation Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language. Unabridged. Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster, 1993.

Purpose

182 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Merriam-Webster’s comprehensive English dictionary, it defines nearly every word in the English language. It is also the dictionary of choice at the New York Public Library’s Humanities Research Division.

Scope This dictionary includes over 450,000 words—there are over 6 million citations included in the definitions. This edition took 757 editor-years to complete.

Format It is in one, gigantic printed volume.

Authority All of the authority of Merriam-Webster’s 100+ years stands behind this behemoth. In addition, the editorial staff consisted of scholars in almost every major field as well as 200 other supporting staff members.

Accuracy Beginning in 1936, dictionary editors began systematically combing through magazines, newspapers, journals, catalogues and books to discover word usage to include in the dictionary—this time-intensive process guarantees a well-developed understanding of word usage.

Understandability

183 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Enormous tome, tiny print and easily torn pages—every student on earth has dealt with one of these and although it is unwieldy, the definitions it provides are valuable.

Comprehensiveness The aim of the dictionary is the entire English language as it is currently being written and spoken. It’s as comprehensive as it gets.

Currency This dictionary is now sixteen years old. It does not include most of the new terms derived from internet usage and could stand an update. But if it cost $3.5m to produce this volume in 1993, the cost alone may well be prohibitive.

Value-added features In addition to a plethora of features contained in the preliminary pages (explanatory notes on spelling, plurals, capitalization, pronunciation, etc…), there are also more than 50 tables on everything from Easter dates to Morse code to Uralic languages included in the dictionary. In addition, there are eight full page illustrations.

Cost This dictionary can be purchased for $81.27 on Amazon.com.

World Book Dictionary Citation

184 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi World Book Dictionary. 2 vols. Chicago: World Book, 1997.

Purpose World Book Inc., well-regarded producer of the student encyclopedia, created a similarly simple and user-friendly dictionary.

Scope With a clear and concise writing style, the over 225,000 entries are made easily accessible to student readers (age 10+). And the 3000 illustrations not only assist in comprehension but serve to make the 2 volume set less intimidating.

Format The dictionary is printed in two volumes. It is also available online through a subscriber service. Included in the print edition is a pronunciation guide, a guide to prefixes/suffixes and capitalization.

Authority The dictionary was created for a well-regarded encyclopedia publisher by lexicographers, etymologists and linguists—it does not have the built-in authority of the OED, Merriam-Webster or even Random House, but it is still published by reputable source.

Accuracy

185 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Having created 3 million word usage quotations over the better 3rd of a century, the focus of the dictionary is on terms in common usage and not, say, the more esoteric terms found in the OED or Webster’s Unabridged.

Understandability Though 2 volumes might be a bit cumbersome, the articles are easy to read and begin with the most common form of the word (ie, the one children are most likely to have

heard and be comfortable with).

Comprehensiveness It is not meant as a comprehensive dictionary; rather it is a self-proclaimed abridged dictionary. However, the definitions are complete enough to be used by children or adults.

Currency It is over a decade old at this point, but it is still useful for the words it contains, it is simply lacking in newer ones.

Value-added features The online version is the best feature—it allows for keyword searches and for searches of the entire World Book library.

Cost

186 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The print edition is $89.95 and the online subscription is $79.95.

Your Dictionary Citation www.yourdictionary.com

Purpose YourDictionary is a website for students and includes well-regarded dictionaries, thesauri and glossaries.

Scope Intended for students or those beginning in a new field, YourDictionary has a full range of sources from Webster’s New World Dictionary to community forum discussion on etymologies to Roget’s Thesaurus to the American Slang Dictionary.

The website

makes available audio pronunciations, language forums and articles as well.

Format The dictionary is available online and is free.

Authority The site is produced by a media conglomerate (LoveToKnow) but the accuracy of definitions is guaranteed by the dictionary’s publisher, Merriam-Webster. Each definition

187 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi taken from Webster’s New World Dictionary is sited.

Accuracy The definitions from Webster’s New World Dictionary are highly accurate—as a Merriam-Webster publication, one would be hard-pressed to find a serious objection to the validity of the content.

Understandability The layout of the webpage is fairly easy to follow, though the Google sponsored ads

get in the way. A box including language and translation tools as well as a

separate area on how to create an effective search are both useful and on the homepage.

Comprehensiveness YourDictionary claims to be the most comprehensive site with over 2500 dictionaries

and grammars available in over 300 languages.

Currency The website is updated daily, however the important updates are those made by Merriam-Webster and Collins to Webster’s New World and Roget’s Thesaurus.

Value-added features The myriad dictionaries and articles that are available via the Language Articles tab are impressive and potentially handy. The community forums are very interesting for

188 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi “word nerds” and the world games present a fun way to broaden one’s

vocabulary.

Cost Free.

OneLook Dictionaries Citation www.onelook.com

Purpose OneLook is a search aggregator and not a dictionary in and of itself.

Scope OneLook has access to over 5 million words on 900 different online dictionaries. Users can find definitions of words, sites that translate that word into different languages and find words that fit a certain pattern (eg., b*?d: bard, bead, bird, etc…).

Format This is a free online site.

Authority Because this is a search aggregator, the user is relying on the dictionaries or websites supplied by OneLook. The site indexes around a thousand different online

189 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi dictionaries including such standards as the Compact OED, Merriam-Webster’s

Online,

Webster’s New World, American Heritage and InfoPlease. However, it also contains many, many unknown quantities and so the user must be cognizant of the site s/he is sent to.

Accuracy Again, the accuracy the user is interested in is not that of the search aggregator, but

of the websites themselves.

Understandability The site is easy to use and has such novel features as wildcard searches (especially

made for crossword buffs) and reverse dictionary searches.

Comprehensiveness Searching nearly 1000 sites defines comprehensive.

Currency The sites are all updated regularly and OneLook is updated daily.

Value-added features The ability to look up phrases is a bonus as is the translation search. But the best feature is the wildcard search that allows partial words to be queried. Though the reverse dictionary search that allows for meanings to be looked up is also a wonderful tool.

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Evaluation Set 5 Group 4 Reference Sources and Services Spring 2009

Christina Hill evaluated directory numbers 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and biographical numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

Terry Wasserman evaluated directory numbers 2, 3, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15 and biographical numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12

Meghan Glasgow evaluated directory numbers 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and biographical numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18

Jessica Venturo evaluated directory numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29 and biographical numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25

191 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Directories

AcgWeb’s Directory of Publishers and Vendors Scope An accompaniment to AcqNet which details acquisitions and collection development. The details are of links to information resources about collection development and acquisitions internationally.

Audience Those inquiring about or professionals of acquisitions departments, vendors and publishers as well as librarians who duties include collection development.

Format Web Based companion to AcqNet

Comprehensiveness There are verifications if an item is still in print, pricings, listings, if it is present in web collections or online catalogs as well as web pages for library vendors and publishers, associations and organizations for acquisitions and collection development, journals in reference to collection development and acquisitions, reference resources and other search engines.

Currency

192 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Updated once a month.

References There is an advisory board of librarian directors

Cost Free

American Book Trade Directory Citation American Book Trade Directory 2008-2009. 54th ed. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker, 1999.

Scope This directory includes 21,214 retailers and wholesalers—over 600 of which are new to this edition. It also includes almost 10,000 e-mail addresses, about 15,000 fax numbers and 12,500 websites.

Audience This directory was intended for booksellers, publishers and others in the book trade.

Format

193 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This book is available in a single print volume.

Authority This is the 54th edition published since 1915—it was published by Information Today, Inc., the publisher of Information Today, American Library Directory and Literary Market Place, amongst others.

Selection This directory is meant to be complete and thus include all relevant retailers and wholesalers in the U.S. and Canada.

Comprehensiveness Entries are listed alphabetically—there are six sections. The first is Retailers and Antiquarians, the second is Wholesalers, the third is Book Trade Information, the fourth is Dealers of Foreign Language Books, the fifth is an Index to the Types of Stores and the sixth is a general index. The information provided in each entry is chosen in order to allow the reader the best access to the right person/office for queries. Entries are concise without being abbreviated.

Currency The most recent publication, the 55th edition, was put out this year—this directory is updated annually.

194 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cost $309

American Library Directory Citation American Library Directory. 61st ed. 2 vols. New Providence, N.J.: R.R. Bowker, 2008.

Scope The directory is a listing of academic, government, public and special libraries in the U.S. and Canada.

Audience This directory can be used by the general public, students, librarians and information professionals.

Format This directory is available in print in 2 volumes.

Authority This is the 61st edition published—it was published by Information Today, Inc., the publisher of Information Today, American Book Trade Directory and Literary Market Place, amongst others.

195 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Selection This is meant as a comprehensive directory, thus it attempts to include every library in the U.S. and Canada.

Comprehensiveness Entries are arranged geographically and then alphabetized by state/province and then by city and then by library name. Entries provide the name of the library, its address, names of key personnel and the information on the library’s holdings. Entries may also include information on income, e-mail, subject interests, special collections, automation and publications. There are also organizational and personnel indicies.

Currency Updated biennially until 1978, it has been updated annually since then.

References Most information was provided by the libraries themselves, there is no mention of additional references.

Cost The current edition costs $309.

American School Directory Scope

196 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Over 105,000 schools ranging from Kindergarten to twelfth grade in the United States are listed. The entries contain, public, private and catholic schools, fax numbers, addresses, telephone numbers.

Comprehensiveness Each entry contains at least school name, address, office telephone, principal’s name, grade levels and type of school. It is searchable by school name, city, country, or zip code as well as maps showing the location of the school.

Currency There are weekly updates during the school’s academic calendar year.

Cost Subscription is $9.99 per month or $36 per year.

Annual Register of Grant Support Scope It is an authoritative reference source about financial support and grant funding.

Audience For those seeking funding in the fields of business, civic improvement, and social welfare that benefit hospitals, organizations, community service groups, research facilities, and

197 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi other institutions.

Format Print

Selection Grants were chosen that fund construction, facilities, or project costs for education, medical research, health care, civic improvement, programs donating consulting services instead of a direct money grant.

Comprehensiveness The details of each funding resource consists of type, purpose and duration of the grant; amount of money the foundation is willing to grant, the eligibility for grant applicants, most recent year of statistics available, application instructions and deadline; the foundations address, telephone number, fax number, email address, and website. Types of foundations listed offer non-repayable financial assistance directly to grantee, accept applicants from the United States or Canada, directed towards those earning their graduate or postgraduate degrees, etc.

Currency Updated annually by the foundations. Changes in the entry are added and research is continuous by the staff up until weeks before date of publication.

198 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi References An opportunity to update the entry data is offered to the foundations and funding sources. Any information not updated by the sources is then researched by the staff and is second hand information.

Associations on the Net Citation Associations on the Net (AON). Retrieved on 17 April 2009 from: http://wwwsun.ipl.org.ar/ref/AON/ or http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/

Scope This site is a collection of over 2000 Internet sites providing information about associations. Within these associations there is a wide variety of associations and organizations including academic societies, advocacy groups, art and cultural, labour unions, political parties, and professional and trade associations.

Audience This is a resource of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and as such is intended for public library users who use the internet. IPL includes a “kispace” and “teenspace,” but this particular information is meant for an adult audience.

Format

199 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The online format has ten different main subject categories and then each is further broken down into additional sub-categories. The ten main categories are business & economics; computers & internet; education; entertainment & leisure; health & medical; arts & humanities; law, government & political science; regional & country information; science & technology; and social sciences.

Authority The IPL began as an exercise in a graduate seminar at the University of Michigan in 1995. For ten years U. Mich. ran the site for the benefit of the public and the site broadened to what it is today and incorporated new technology as it came into existence. In 2006, Drexel University began hosting the site, though U. Mich. stayed on as an active partner and the University of Florida became a collaborator as well.

Selection The AON attempts to include all recognized associations and organizations within their ten categories. Associations either write in with their own information or users identify a source and the IPL staff checks the information.

Comprehensiveness Each category is summarized in a sentence beneath the heading. Each entry includes the name and site of the association as well as a blurb describing it. The subject category and e-mail address are also included.

200 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Currency Most of the association information was put online before 2002, but newer associations have been included since then (and are only on the 2nd website noted above).

References The sources of information that IPL uses are the homepages of the associations and organizations themselves.

Cost IPL is a free service.

D & B Million Dollar Directory Scope Comprised of over 160,000 companies, 50,000 of which are top companies.

Format Print and Web Based

Authority Collaboration of D&B with expert business partners

Arrangement/Entries

201 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Arranged by specific companies and specific industries, each entry detailing key decision makers of the company and company prospect. The total employees, legal status, and annual US sales.

Currency Web site updated frequently

D & B Companies Online Scope Commercial database source for information about businesses. More than 140 million business records, covering topics of risk management, sales and marketing, supply management which range over 190 countries.

Audience Web site states it is for a diverse set of customers

Format Web based.

Comprehensiveness Entries may contain lawsuits, lien or judgments filed against the company, telephone numbers, changed numbers, and disconnected numbers, change of address, directorship, new business, company name change, or bankruptcy filed.

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Currency Use data collection tools that allow for updates over 1.5 million times per day. References (Sources of Information)- Data is integrated from a patented entity matching system which collects data from a variety of sources world wide.

Directory of Research Grants Scope Up to date information about funding for research-related programs and projects, scholarships, fellowships, conferences and internships. Over 4,000 research funding programs.

Audience Novice grant seekers and experienced grant seekers.

Format Print; one volume.

Selection Current foundations giving funds.

Comprehensiveness

203 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Entries contain the description of the foundation, what the requirements are for funding, the amount of money being granted the previous year’s amount of grant, the contact information with full address, telephone number, email and website, along with the deadline.

Currency Updated annually.

Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers. Retrieved from Gale’s Ready Reference via NYPL.org on 19 April 2009.

Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers. 24th ed. 3 vols. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Scope The Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers (DSLIC) includes information on more than 34,000 special libraries and information centers internationally. Special libraries, unlike public or academic ones, are restricted in their content by subject matter and would include such libraries as museum or historical society libraries, law libraries, medical libraries, corporate libraries and special collections (if maintained separately) of public or academic libraries. The directory covers topics from anatomy to zoology and everything in between.

204 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Audience The audience for DSLIC would be students, researchers or even the general public— anyone who is looking for subject-specific resources (particularly someone looking for primary source materials).

Format The DSLIC is available both in print as well as online. The online format is available through Gale Ready Reference which is a subscriber service. The libraries and information centers can be accessed by doing a nominal, geographic or topical keyword search.

Authority Thomson Gale is a highly respected reference publisher and the authority for this source.

Selection This is intended as a comprehensive source and as such attempts to include all special libraries/collections and information centers.

Comprehensiveness Each entry includes information on contacting, personnel, subjects, special collections, holdings, subscriptions, services, automated operations, OPAC availability, electronic resources, networks/consortia, publications, special catalogs, special indexes and subject categories (approximately 1000 words).

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Currency The most current print edition is from 2004 and the online source is also copyrighted to that year. It is updated periodically.

References The information is cross-referenced, but acquired from the original source and so there are no additional references.

Cost Amazon is selling the print edition for $410 (per volume).

Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organization of the United States Citation Gale, (2009). Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organization of the United States . Detroit: Gale Publishing.

Scope The material has over 25,000 organizations, some of which are as follows; public administration, engineering, educational, federations, Social welfare, labor unions, military, legal, etc.

206 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Format Print; Two volumes.

Authority Entries are provided by the organizations listed within the material.

Arrangement/Entries Eighteen subject sections have entries that detail the contact information of the organization’s name, founding date, head of the organization, staff, budget, languages, description, libraries, geographic awards, services, staff, scope, conventions and meetings, regional affiliates, publications, services, and awards. There is a key of abbreviations.

Currency Last edition was published in 2009.

Indexes The six indexes include a geographic index, keyword and name index, a description of numbered elements and an executive index.

Cost $660.00

207 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Foundation Directory Citation Jacobs, D. G. (2008). The Foundation directory, 2008. New York: Foundation Center.

Scope A listing of private foundations affording grants to the community projects in the United States.

Format Print; one volume and Web Based

Authority Compiled by the staff of the Foundations Center, Inc.

Arrangement/Entries The material’s entries contain in alphabetical order the address, name, funding description, data for previous funding years, officer and trustee list, as well as the IRS Employer Identification Number. The material provides a list of the top ten foundations reported that fiscal year.

Currency Yearly.

208 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Indexes Index contains, Donors, trustees and officers, support, subject, newly added foundations, and foundation names.

Cost Subscription costs for web based and 2006 print $195

Foundation Center Foundation Center. Retrieved on 18 April 2009 from www.fdncenter.org

Scope This online source provides a virtual ocean of information on foundations that provide grants. The site provides information on grant-seeking, grant-writing, classes and tutorials for grant-seekers as well as non-profit managers/fundraisers and a large, librarian-approved reference guide to over 20 different topics.

Audience The audience for this website includes individuals seeking grants, grant fundraisers, grant makers, the media and the general public.

Format This online format is user-friendly and efficient. There are five main drop-down menus (Get Started, Find Funders, Gain Knowledge, View Events and Shop) as well as ten

209 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi buttons across the top of the screen. There is a Welcome box and a What’s New/Headlines/Events box on the homepage too.

Authority The website is run by the Foundation Center, a non-profit founded in 1956. The Foundation is a well-respected authority on philanthropy, non-profits and grant makers. Their mission is to broaden public knowledge about U.S. philanthropies.

Selection They seek to publish all useful information about U.S. grants and philanthropies.

Comprehensiveness The website provides a bevy of information on foundations, philanthropies and grant makers, including a “foundation finder” service. The finder provides the contact information, the types of grants made, the IRS exemption status, the tax data and the EIN of the foundation. The “trend tracker” provides charts on philanthropies financial activity and the “990 finder” provides the total assets, type of form, number of pages and EIN for the philanthropy (all told, approximately 500 words on each foundation/philanthropy).

Currency The website claims that the website is updated daily.

References

210 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The website refers to their Foundations Online subscription service, their daily news service Philanthropy News Digest and their annual Foundations Today Series.

Cost This website is free to the public.

Foundations Online Citation Foundations On-line. Retrieved 19 April 2009 from http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/

Scope This is a subscription service that allows users to search the Foundation Center databases. These databases include information on over 95,000 foundations, corporate donors and grant-making public charities in the U.S. and 1.3 million of their recent grants.

Audience The site is intended for grant-seekers, grant-makers, policy makers and the media.

Format The online format requires a certain amount of work on the user’s part—there are many boxes to be filled in and it takes a certain amount of time. However, nothing compared to writing an actual grant application, so in that sense it’s a gentle foreboding of what’s to come. The homepage includes four main categories: Search Grantmakers, Search

211 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Companies, Search Grants and Search 990s. There are tutorials and tours of the site, free newsletters, Eye on FDO (blog), foundation-related stories and Update Central.

Authority The authority of the site is based on that of the Foundation Center, a non-profit founded in 1956. The Foundation is a well-regarded authority on philanthropies, non-profits and other grant makers. Their mission is to broaden public knowledge about U.S. philanthropies.

Selection All respected U.S. grant-making organizations are included—however, in a search, the searcher may limit the organizations to those that have given out grants recently. The searcher will also limit the search by state, type of grant making organization, type of grant, etc.

Comprehensiveness The FDO provides all of the necessary information for a grant-seeker to assess a philanthropy: a profile, basic information about the philanthropy, the donor, the background of the philanthropy, their limitations, their purpose and activities, their program areas, fields of interest, geographic focus, types of support, publications, application information, officers and trustees, number of staff, memberships, financial data, additional location information and selected grants (each entry, in its entirety

212 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi contains thousands of words).

Currency The site is worked on daily and the information is updated regularly, as needed.

References Foundation and philanthropy websites are referenced.

Cost The cost of a subscription begins at $19.95 a month; however, the site can be accessed for free at at all Foundation Centers and collaborating sites.

Hoover’s Online Citation Hoovers. Retrieved on 17 April 2009 from www.hoovers.com

Scope Hoovers offers business information and analysis on its website through a database of over 25 million corporations and organizations. It offers free and paid-subscription only information.

Audience

213 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Hoovers main source of revenue comes from selling its paid-subscription services to marketing, sales and business development professionals.

Format Hoovers is online as well as published in a print form. The online form includes tabs for Companies, People, Industries and Expert Advice as well as newsletters and two blogs (bizmologies). Searchers can browse through companies alphabetically or geographically as well as view industry overviews.

Authority Hoovers has been a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) since 2003. D&B is one of the best recognized and regarded names in business information and research in the field.

Selection All pertinent information on corporations and organizations business information is included in the database.

Comprehensiveness Each entry offers a brief overview of the subject and then, for the companies it states the headquarters, the news about the company, the financials and the jobs (all the data together is about 1500 words). In the case of industry overviews, there are 11 subject headings (under which are over a hundred sub-categories): Construction and Real Estate; Finance and Insurance; Food and Agriculture; Healthcare; Manufacturing; Public Service,

214 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Education and Recreation; Retails; Services; Technology and Communications; Transportation, Energy and Storage; and Wholesale.

Currency (which will include frequency of publication)

References Though most of the articles were written for Hoover, often the author’s name and home institution are listed (as proof of authority). Hoovers also includes information from TheLadders.com, Going Public LLC, Comcast Business, Franchise Gator, Kolbe Corp. and features sponsors (e.g., The Ladders) as well as partners (e.g., Franchise Gator).

Cost The student rate subscription begins at $50/month, the executive at $75/month or $845 for the year.

Literary Market Place Citation Information Today, Inc. (2008). Literary market place: LMP 2009 : the directory of the American book publishing industry with industry yellow pages. Medford, NJ: Information Today.

Scope Literary Market Place is a complete business directory for the American book publishing

215 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi industry. It attempts to include all United States and Canadian publishers who produce more than three books annually. This does not apply to publishers to dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, Braille books, or University Presses. Literary agents are only included Literary Market Place has received three letters of recommendations from publishers, on the list, that have worked with the agent.

Format This text is available in print, the newest edition is 2009.

Authority If any type of mistake is found within the text corrections can be submitted to the editors through the website.

Arrangement/Entries Entries are arranged in two easy to use volumes and 54 sections meant to organize everyone and everything having to do with the publishing industry. Volume one contains publishing industry information such as book publishers in the United States, Canada, and internationally if they have a U.S. office, book clubs, distributors, agents, organizations, events and literary awards. Each entry contains the name of the organization, address, telephone number, key personnel, branch offices, annotations and some descriptive information about the company. The second volume contains “yellow pages” of the industry and a directory of publishers and their toll free numbers. The “yellow pages” contains and alphabetical list of companies and personnel.

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Currency Literary market Place gets published annually with additions and revisions to old entries.

Indexes This text contains four indexes: Company Index; Personnel index; directory of publishers’ toll free numbers; and a general index to all of the sections.

Cost The 2009 print version of this text can be purchased for $309.00.

Literary Market Place Online Citation Information Today, (2009). Literary Market Place Online. Retrieved April 19, 2009, from Literary Market Place Web site: http://www.literarymarketplace.com

Scope This text has a similar scope to that of Literary Market Place however in addition to that printed text International Literary Market Place is also included. International Literary Market Place adds information from more than 180 countries.

Format

217 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Online, it is the electronic version of Literary Market Place and International Literary Market Place.

Authority If any type of mistake is found within the text corrections can be submitted to the editors through the website.

Arrangement / Entries The online version of Literary Market Place has joined with International Literary Market Place to bring subscribers listings on more than 30,000 companies, books, periodicals, awards, organizations, agents, and more. Search options on the website include quick search and advanced search. In advanced search there are four options to limit results and obtain the desired results quickly including: Publishers; Agents; Trade Services; and Trade Resources. Other search options include subject search, location, and name. In addition to the search options it is possible to view alphabetical listings of publishers, agents, and several industry services. Similar to the print text entries contain name, address, telephone number, key personnel, annotations, and some more descriptive company information.

Currency literarymarketplace.com is updated continuously.

Cost

218 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi An annual subscription to literarymarketplace.com cost $399.00 or a weekly subscription can be purchased for $19.99.

National Faculty Directory Citation Gale Group, & MSGi Direct. (2001). National faculty directory. Detroit: Gale Group.

Scope National Faculty Directory is a list of more 900,000 members of teaching faculties in the United States and some Canadian institutions. Community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities are included. The text covers more than 4,600 American colleges, and 240 Canadian institutions that use English instructional materials. Faculty members included in this text are obtained from class schedules and academic catalogs.

Format This directory is available in print format and through Gale Directory Library.

Authority This text is published by Gale.

Arrangement/Entries

219 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Each entry includes the name of the faculty member in bold print, their job title, address, institution name, department, and phone number. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order according to surname.

Currency This text is updated annually, each October, with supplements being published annually in April. Each supplement contains the names of faculty members not included in the most recent edition.

Cost The most recent edition, edition 40, of the 2008 National Faculty Directory is available through Gale for $1124.00. Peterson’s Citation Peterson’s. Retrieved April 19, 2009 from http://www.petersons.com/

Scope Peterson’s is a website that contains information on colleges, universities, graduate schools, career schools, online and continuing education, summer opportunities, study abroad, and K-12 schools and programs. In addition to basic information on each of these types of programs there is also financial aid such as scholarship information, and payment planning; college planning; test preparation; chats with experts; and career exploration.

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Format Peterson’s is available in print and online from http://www.petersons.com/.

Authority Peterson’s has been published since 1966.

Arrangement/Entries Entry information contains names of schools, location of schools, amount of students enrolled, SAT scores, ACT scores, tuition, and entrance difficulty. Some entries also have an extend listing with virtual tours, pictures, and live chats. Entries can be located through school searches. Search criteria on the site includes: location; size; male-female ratios; GPA; Selectivity; majors; clubs; housing; and more. Searches can also be done by subject or name.

Currency This website is updated continuously.

Cost Website is available free of cost.

PhoneDisc

221 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Scope PhoneDisc is a CD-ROM phone number listing of business, and residential listings. Through PhoneDisc several options such as PhoneDisc Business which offers 9.5 million business listings or PhoneDisc USA Residential which contains 81 million residential listings are available. Items are collected from phone books, and from mailing lists.

Format This is a CD-ROM format phone number directory.

Authority Published by Info USA

Currency Does not seem to be produced any longer

Publishers Directory Citation Publishers directory. (2008). Detroit: Thomson Gale.

Scope Publisher’s Directory includes approximately 30,000 United States and Canadian publisher, distributor, and wholesalers. Companies included range from small presses to groups promoting special interests from ethnic heritage to alternative medical treatments.

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Format Available in print and online.

Authority Published by Gale Publishing.

Arrangement/Entries Entries include full contact information; basic information about the publisher including sales, numbers of employees, date founded, affiliates, mergers, number of new titles, total titles, description of activities, ISNBs, and other useful data; subjects of concentration; listings of key officers and personnel; special services; subdivision and branch offices; and more. Entries are organized alphabetically by the name of the publisher.

Currency The next edition to be available will be in November of 2009. This text is updated twice a year.

Indexes Indexes give access point through name, imprints, areas of specialization and geographically.

Cost

223 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The print edition of the text cost $641.00 while for information on the online version a person must contact Gale Publishing’s representatives.

Research Centers and Services Directories Citation Research Centers and Services Directory. Retrieved April 20, 2009 from http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/facts/rcsd.pdf

Scope Research Centers and Services Directory is a comprehensive guide to nonprofit research organizations — government, university, independent nonprofit and commercial R&D organizations operating in the U.S and throughout the world.

Format This is a web-based resource.

Authority The information is compiled by Gale-Cengage, a leading database vendor.

Arrangement/Entries Searchable fields include: Research facility/institution name, Alternate and former name(s), Acronym, contact information, Head of organization, E-mail and home page, Sources of support, Annual research budget, Affiliations, Memberships, Research

224 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi activities and fields, Special resources, Publications and services, Meetings/educational activities, Awards (Fellowships, grants, scholarships and other forms of financial assistance), subject descriptor, and more.

Currency Updated constantly

Indexes N/A

Cost Varies depending on ordering institution.

Research Centers Directory Citation Research Centers Directory. (2004). (31st ed.) Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale.

Scope This directory lists nearly 13,700 university-related and other nonprofit research organizations with established, permanent research programs in agriculture, astronomy and space sciences, behavioral and social sciences, biological sciences and ecology, business and economics, computers and mathematics, education, engineering and technology, government and public affairs, humanities and religion, labor and industrial

225 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi relations, law, medical sciences, physical and earth sciences, and regional and area studies.

Format This is a print directory published in two volumes. It is also available in electronic format on CD-ROM.

Authority Published by Thomson Gale, one of the leading authorities in reference titles.

Arrangement/Entries Listings are arranged into 17 sections by subject, which are grouped into five broad categories. Entries are arranged alphabetically within each section. The first volume contains an introduction, a user's guide, a list of abbreviations and the descriptive listings. The second volume contains the four indexes.

Currency This volume was published in 2004. A supplement titled New Research Centers is available between printings of new editions.

Indexes The second volume contains four indexes. The Master Index is a arranged alphabetically and contains former names. The Personal Name Index lists alphabetically the names of

226 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi all research staff listed in the directory. The Geographic Index lists centers by the city and state or province in which they are based and includes complete contact information. The Subject Index provides terms and cross-references for classifying research centers based on their primary fields of study.

Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives Citation Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. (2009). Charlottesville, VA: McGraw-Hill

Scope The Register provides descriptive listings of over 75,000 corporations, the names and titles of over 390,000 executives, and 77,000 biographical sketches of top-level managers in the United States and Canada.

Format The Register is published in two print volumes.

Authority Information in the directory originates from Standard & Poor’s databases, and is revised with the assistance of daily news services, press announcements, trade publications, and contact with listed companies.

227 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Arrangement/Entries Volume 1 contains an alphabetical listing of corporations by name. Each entry includes the company’s contact information, officer descriptions, the names of company service providers, stock information, a description of the company’s products and services, North American Industrial Classification System code, annuals sales, number of employees, division names and functions, subsidiaries, and affiliates. Volume 2 has two sections. The first contains individual listings of directors and executives, along with their business affiliations, contact information, year and place of birth, college and year of graduation, and fraternal memberships. The second section contains the indices.

Currency The 2009 Register contains over 600 new corporate listings and over 11,500 new individual listings. It is updated yearly.

Indexes The second section of Volume 2 contains the indices, which are divided into seven sections. These include: a guide to the use of NAICS code numbers, a cross-reference to listed corporations by NAICS number, a geographical index, a corporate family index, an obituary section, a list of new individual additions, and a list of new company additions.

Subject Collections Citation Subject Collections. (1993). (7th ed.). New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker

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Scope This directory provides a listing of special book collections and subject emphases as reported by university, college, public, and special libraries and museums in the United States and Canada.

Format Published in two print volumes

Authority To compile the directory, editors sent questionnaires to listed institutions. Entries that were compiled through research by the editors have been marked with a dagger.

Arrangement/Entries Entries are arranged geographically under Library of Congress Subject Headings, then alphabetically by the name of the library. The first volume contains subject headings from A to L and the second volume contains M to Z.

Currency The most recent edition was published in 1993.

Indexes No index

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Cost Unavailable

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Citation Thomas Publishing Company. (2003). Thomas register of American manufacturers, 2003. New York: Thomas Pub.

Scope Thomas Register of American Manufactures, 2003 edition, contains 20 volumes of information on products and services of approximately 160,000 United States companies.

Format Thomas Register is available in print, CD-ROM, and electronically through Dialog. It is also available on the internet at http://www.thomasnet.com/ for free.

Authority Published by Thomas Publishing.

Arrangement/Entries The 20 volumes of this text are divided into three sections: Products and Services; Catalog File; and Company Profiles. Volumes 1 through 17 contain the products and

230 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi services, offering a subject approach to the text. These entries are arranged alphabetically by the service or product. Within each product or service entry manufacturers or sources are listed by state and organized within states alphabetically. Each of these entries includes company name and contact information. Volumes 18 and 19 contain the company profiles organized alphabetically. Each entry includes typical directory information such as company name, phone numbers, addresses, and type of product offered. Additional information could include: president’s name; subsidiaries and divisions of the company; and a complete product line. The Catalog File section contains the complete, current catalogs for more than 2,000 companies. These catalogs are crossreferenced to entries in the first two sections of the text.

Currency This text is updated annually. Online versions are updated more often, for example Dialog updates quarterly.

Indexes Volume 17 contains the index of products and services. It can be found directly following that section of the text. Volume 17 also contains the trademarks and brand names index.

Cost The complete text is available on the web at http://www.thomasnet.com/ free of change.

231 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The World of Learning Citation The Europa world of learning 2009. (2008). London: Routledge.

Scope The World of Learning is an international directory which provides information on research institutions, libraries, museums, and universities. The World of Learning includes more than 30,000 profiles of academic institutions and more than 200,000 staff. Each type of place of higher learning is included in the text including 6,200 entries in Universities and colleges, 6,600 research institutions, 3,000 museums and art galleries, 5,300 learned societies, 2,500 libraries and archives, and 26,000 publications.

Format This directory is available in both print and online formats.

Authority It is published by Routledge and the 2009 edition will is its 58.

Arrangement/Entries The minimum entry within this text contains the name of the institution, address, and telephone number. Other features which can be contained in each entry include: number of teachers and students; publication produced by the institution; institutions affiliated with it; names of faculty members; e-mail addresses; and collection details. Entries are

232 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi organized by country. Within each country section there are further subdivisions into museums or art galleries, learned societies, libraries, universities and colleges, and others. Each institution is then organized alphabetically.

Currency This text is updated annually.

Indexes An alphabetical index is provided at the end of the volume.

Cost The 2009 print edition can be purchased from amazon.com for $633.93.

Yearbook of International Organizations Citation Yearbook of International Organizations (1978). Brussels: Union of International Associations.

Scope This directory provides listings of governmental and non-governmental organizations from around the world that have an international focus.

Format

233 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The book was published as a single print volume. The current edition is published in six volumes, and a CD-ROM version exists as well.

Authority Inclusion in the directory was determined by the aims of the organization, its membership, structure, finance, relations with other organizations, activities, and other internationally based criteria.

Arrangement/Entries The Yearbook is divided into two sections. Section A provides descriptive listings of entries arranged by a number assigned by the publisher. Each entry includes the organization’s name, addresses, date established, aims, structure, staff, languages, finance, consultative status, NGO relations, activities, conferences, publications, members, and classification. Section B provides a listing of organizations with their numbers and inactive and defunct organizations.

Currency The only edition I had access to was published in 1975. The most recent volume was published in six volumes in 2009. A new edition is published yearly.

Indexes

234 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The book contains seven indexes, which provide cross-references to listings by subject, region, English name, other-language names, geographic location, initials and acronyms, English keyword, and French keyword.

Cost The most recent edition may be purchased from the publisher for $2894.

Biographical Resources

AnyWho Directories Citation AnyWho Directories. Retrieved April 19, 2009 from http://anywho.com/

Scope AnyWho Directory is an online directory that contains White Pages which a reverse lookup, Yellow Pages, Maps and driving directions, and an area code lookup.

Format AnyWho Directory is strictly and online phone service.

Authority White Page information is provided by Intelius Inc. and is derived from public records. Yellow page information is obtained from yellowpages.com.

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Arrangement/Entries Entries contain the name of the person, the address, and phone number. White page searches can be completed if the last name of the person is known along with the state, city, zip code, or first name. Background and e-mail searches are also available though this option. A reverse lookup can be completed if the phone number is known. Yellow pages can be searched by general subject or by specific company or organization. Results are limited by location.

Currency Entries are updated on a continuous basis.

Cost This website is free to use.

Biographies:

236 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Almanac of Famous People Scope Guide to more than 36,000 famous and infamous newsmaker from biblical times to present day. Entries detail the best known name of the individual, the complete name of the individual, the nickname, name of a group he or she was/is associated with; dates and places of birth and when appropriate death; as well as the nationality and occupation. Those considered newsworthy are those who earned popular recognition, caused controversy, or involved in scandal or crime. The persons are covered internationally.

Audience Public or University libraries.

Format Print

Selection By the Gale Group

Comprehensiveness There is an extensive list of popular reference sources such as indexes chronologically by year, date, geography, and occupation.

Cost

237 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi $195.00 American National Biography Scope Over 400 biographies of people who died between 1996-early 2001. Some persons mentioned include slaves, composers, assassins, and first ladies. The focus is on people of American decent, around 17,500 historical figures are profiled.

Audience Those inquiring about American history, university and school libraries.

Format Print and Web Based; 24 volumes

Selection Complicated and produced by the American Council of Learned Societies.

Comprehensiveness It is indexed by occupations and realms of renown.

Cost $1,995

Biographical Information

238 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rex/erefs/biography.htm http://www.uiuc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=2438 **Link did not work but I found the biographical section of the university of Illinois Library web site.

Scope General reference sources well detail prominent historical figures with a brief overview of biographical information.

Audience Students of the University of Illinois

Format Web based

Selection Based on reliable and affordable databases for the University.

Comprehensiveness National and International searches for bibliographic sources, people, obituaries and other people in the news, Genealogy Master Index, Biography Resource Center which contains over 325,000 people through history around the world spanning many disciplines and subject areas. There are over 427,000biographies from over 960 volumes and more than

239 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi 135 Gale sources with full-text articles from over 270 magazines.

Currency Updated frequently.

References University librarians in the serials acquisitions department.

Cost No cost to students (other than tuition cost)

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rex/erefs/biography.htm Citation Biography. Retrieved 20 April 2009 from http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rex/erefs/biography.html

Scope This source is an index of electronic biography resources. It includes 17 databases, 2 of which are open and accessible to the general public and 15 of which are subscription services.

Audience

240 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The audience for this website would undoubtedly be college and university students and staff.

Format This is an online resource.

Authority The reference staff at the University Library at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign (the main U. of Illinois campus) is the authority for the source.

Selection The site includes electronic biographical information that is deemed to be useful in college level research.

Comprehensiveness Each entry gives a comprehensive explanation of the site, its uses and the types of entries it provides. Entries on this site are approximately 350 words long.

Currency The website is updated frequently: more than once a month.

References

241 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Within the short explanations of the site there is no room for additional references. However, many of the websites that are linked to include references in their entries.

Cost This is a free service.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index Scope/Purpose Shows multiple listings for the same person, more than 12 million biographical sketches, biographical dictionaries, who’s whos, subject encyclopedias, volumes of literary criticism, indexes of reference books containing multiple biographies.

Format Print; three volumes

Selection Compiled by Mirana C. Herbert and Barbara McNeil.

Comprehensiveness Extensively give biographies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Individuals names, birth, and death dates when appropriate.

Currency

242 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Updates added to next edition.

References Source document is included in the entry.

Cost $325

Biography.com Scope Biography videos, audio, people database, top ten searched biographies, Bio channel television shows, top ten searched videos, and other related sites on AETN networks.

Audience Biography channel viewers and other television viewers or internet inquirers.

Format Web Based and television channel.

Comprehensiveness Very lengthy biographies that include picture of the individual, videos and images related to the individual, a photo gallery, related projects of the person, people related to the person who are of significance, and related sites.

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Cost Free

Biography Index Citation Biography Index. Webb, W. (ed.). NY: H.W. Wilson, 1984. Biography Index. Retrieved on 19 April from http://www.hwwilson.com/databases/bioind.htm

Scope The indicies are published quarterly with annual cumulations beginning in 1946 to the present. The information from the 1984 and onwards cumulations can be found in the database. Each year the Index covers the over 3000 publications indexed by Wilson, plus other selected journals and 2000 biographies or collective biographies or books that contain some biographical materials.

Audience The Index is intended for a general and scholarly audience.

Format In addition to the print format, there is an online format Biography Index 1984-present and a retrospective (which includes the new materials as well) Biography Index Past and

244 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Present.

Authority H.W. Wilson is one of the most well-regarded publishers in the industry; it is an authority in and of itself.

Selection The Index includes such biographical items as interviews, poetry, obituaries, collections of letters, diaries, memoirs and bibliographies.

Comprehensiveness The Index is intended to be comprehensive. Entries are listed alphabetically, letter by letter, by last name—they are very short, approximately 50 words and the list of abbreviations is essential in discerning an entry’s meaning.

Currency Originally published quarterly with annual cumulations, the online version is now revised at least monthly with daily updates.

References The print version includes a Checklist of Composite Books Analyzed for the reader to refer to.

245 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cost Print editions (retrospective available only) are $395 and an online subscription is also $395.

Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia Citation Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Scope The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia (CBE) contains approximately 11,600 biographies ranging from a sentence or two to full length treatments. More attention is paid to 20th c. personalities and special attention has been put to redressing the imbalance found in many biographical dictionaries regarding their coverage of minorities.

Audience The CBE is geared towards a general audience as well as students.

Format The CBE is available in print—the information contained within CBE is available on www.biography.com the website for the A&E’s Biography television series.

Authority

246 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cambridge University Press is the oldest printer and publisher in the world and one of the largest academic publishers. It is a name so well-known that nearly anyone, scholar, student or layman alike, will have heard of it and trust it.

Selection In addition to making a concerted effort to include more women, African-Americans, Aborigines and Maori, the CBE makes a point of including an international variety of personalities, especially those from English speaking countries.

Comprehensiveness (which will include length of entry) Organized alphabetically, the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia contains around 1600 full length entries. In addition there is a 150 page Ready Reference section of short entries on over 10,000 people. Most entries are around 70 words, but there are a few cases of whole page biographical essays. Each entry includes birth time/place information, family, career and any other pertinent information about the person.

Currency The 2nd edition has 500 additional people and has coverage through the year 1998.

References The print version includes cross-references—the online version does as well and also includes references to other books on the same person.

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Contemporary Authors Citation Contemporary Authors. Retrieved on 19 April 2009 via the New York Public Library’s Access to Galenet.

Scope The electronic version has 135,298 contemporary authors. This source lists biographical details on current writers as well as well-known 20th c. literary figures; on journalists, non-fiction writers, novelists, playwrights, poets and screenwriters.

Audience This source is geared towards students, book club members, journalists and legal departments.

Format This source is available in print editions as well as electronically. The print editions are no longer being produced.

Authority

248 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Information is generally provided by the authors themselves or by their publishers—so the authority is fairly well-informed. The publisher, Gale, is widely recognized for their research materials and is a highly-respectable authority.

Selection Authors listed are generally those who have been published in commercial print or by university presses—the list also includes prominent journalists, cartoonists and screenwriters as well as the literary greats of the early 20th century.

Comprehensiveness Each entry contains a full length profile of the author ranging anywhere from 5500 words to 12,000 or more. Most entries include the authors name, personal information (birthdate/place, family data, etc…), genre, autobiographical essays, pseudonym, nationality, ethnicity, education, political preference, religion, avocational interests, addresses, career summary, memberships, awards and honors, biographical and critical sources.

Currency Data updates are continuous online. The print version is updated periodically.

References Each entry includes further reading on or about the personality profiled.

249 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cost The print version can be purchased on Amazon.com for $255 and for the online subscription, interested parties must contact Gale directly.

Current Biography Citation Current Biography Yearbook 2004. Thompson, C. (ed.). NY: H.W. Wilson, 2004. Wilson Current Biography. Retrieved on 20 April 2009 from http://www.ovid.com/site/catalog/DataBase/174.jsp

Scope Each yearbook contains new and updated biographical profiles and thus supersedes the previous edition. The electronic version contains more than 15,580 biographies and more than 9260 obituaries covering 15,000 individuals from 1940 to today.

Audience The Current Biography series is geared towards students, researchers and reference librarians.

Format

250 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Current Biography is a monthly publication with annual yearbooks. It is available in a print edition. All biographies from 1940 onwards are available electronically.

Authority This source is published by Wilson, one of the best-regarded publishers in the industry. In addition, the writers and editors are all listed.

Selection Individuals are chosen for selection based on their prominence—Wilson attempts to include all living leaders in all fields of accomplishment. Obituaries are provided for these prominent people as well.

Comprehensiveness In the print edition there are different sections for biographical sketches, obituaries and then classifications by profession and an index. All are ordered alphabetically. Each entry provides such biographical information as profession, gender, birthplace, date of birth, education, race/ethnicity and much more. Entries tend to be fairly long, 2500 words.

Currency Eleven publications come out a year and then an annual cumulation. 200-450 additional profiles are added annually. The electronic version is updated regularly.

251 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi References Each entry includes a bibliography. Also, the preface refers to the many magazines, newspapers, etc. that were used as reference in order to create the biographies and obituaries.

Cost An annual subscription is $175 and a single copy can be purchased for $50.

Dictionary of American Biography Citation Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. 22, supp. 2. New York: Scribner’s, 1958.

Scope This supplement to the Dictionary of American Biography (DAB) covers biographies of well known American who died between 1936-1940. The DAB itself covers biographies from the beginning of our national entity until the early part of the 1930s. The first supplement picks up there and covers biographies of well-known Americans until 1935.

Audience The DAB is intended for a general as well as scholarly audience.

Format

252 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The DAB is in a print version; 20 volumes of the original with 10 supplements extending up to the year 1980.

Authority DAB is published by Scribner’s, one of the oldest and most venerable publishing houses in the U.S. (it was purchased by Gale a decade ago). Entries are signed by the authors.

Selection Biographies of the best known Americans (as understood by Scribner’s) are included in each the original 20 volumes, alphabetically. Each supplement includes biographies of well-known individuals who have died within the four year period the supplement covers.

Comprehensiveness Signed entries contain approximately 600-6000 words; there are also mini-biographies that have fewer words. Entries are fair and objective and the preface claims that every effort was made to secure new information and not to simply rehash old standards. However, there are fewer minorities represented here than there should be.

Currency The most recent edition, supplement 10 includes biographies of well-known Americans who died before 1980. Each supplement also includes corrections to the most recent edition.

253 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi References Each entry includes a list of references at the end that will help the scholar or student find out more information about the individual.

Cost Copies of the DAB can be gotten on Amazon.com for $75-$350.

Dictionary of American Negro Biography

Citation Logan, R. W., & Winston, M. R. (1982). Dictionary of American Negro biography. New York: Norton.

Scope Dictionary of American Negro Biography includes more than 700 entries of African Americans who have contributed to the history of America over more than three decades. People included range from athletes, artists, and scientists to cowboys, and explorers.

Audience This work is geared toward reference work and being used in a library.

Format Dictionary of American Negro Biography is available in print format.

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Authority This text took more than ten years to compile and includes many facts that previously unknown to anyone but experts. It is published by W.W. Norton. Each essay included is written by an expert and is signed by the author.

Selection People included must be African Americans who contributed significantly to the history of America.

Comprehensiveness Entries are arranged in alphabetical order based on the surname. Each entry ranges from a few paragraphs to several pages. They each include the name in bold font, birth and death dates, and an essay which includes a short biography and important events in the person life. No index is included in this work.

Currency The text was first published in 1982. It has not but updated or edited since.

References References are included at the end of each entry. The type of reference is explained by the author such as “Basic Facts can be found at…” or “… has many useful references.”

255 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Cost This text can be purchased through Amazon.com of only $9.00; the original cost was $50.

Dictionary of National Biography Citation Stephen, L., & Lee, S. (1909). The Dictionary of national biography. New York: Macmillan.

Scope The 1996 version of Dictionary of National Biography included essay entries about 37,986 deceased people from Great Britain, Ireland and the British Colonies. Since the original was published in 1909, ten supplements have been released.

Format Dictionary of National Biography is available in Print, CD-ROM, and online through subscription formats. Some information is available through the online version free of charge.

Authority This text is published by Oxford, since 1917, and each essay included in the collection is written by scholars.

256 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Selection Any deceased person who lived in Great Britain, Ireland, or one of its colonies and contributed to the history of Great Britain can be included in this text.

Comprehensiveness Each entry contains and essay ranging from a few paragraphs to more than 100 pages. On average the length of the essay is approximately one page. Each essay includes information such as birth and death dates, facts and dates from the subject’s personal life as well as the public life, and important events. These essays are easy to understand. Other helpful features include an index also known as Concise Dictionary of National Biography that serves the original printing and all supplements. This text also gives a brief introduction to each person included in the larger text.

The online text contains more than 56,862 biographies and 10,400 illustrations. Through CD-ROM and online versions keyword searching is available.

Currency Some essay date back to the original publication of the text, however new entries are added consistently with ten supplements since the first printing.

References References on the sources used to write each biographical essay are provided a the end of the essay.

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Cost The online version is available for either $295 for one year or $29.95 a month. For the newest edition through Oxford the print version costs $2,500.

Encyclopedia of World Biography Citation Gale Research Inc. (1998). Encyclopedia of world biography. Detroit: Gale Research. The International Who's Who, 2000. 63rd ed. London: Europa, 1999.

Scope Encyclopedia of World Biography contains 17 volumes with more than 7,000 entries of notable people from all over the world, although an effort was made to include Asian and African historical figures. Entries include both the living and dead from all professions. The new additional also has 500 completely new entries.

Audience This text is geared toward school age children but is very useful to all age groups through adulthood.

Format This text is available in print, ebook, and online through a subscription with Gale’s Biographical Resource Center which also provides access to Who’s Who and others.

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Authority Each article is written by a scholar who is extremely well versed on the subject. The articles were signed in the 1973 edition but not in this edition. The text is also published by Gale Research Inc.

Selection The selection of people was done to include individuals who were useful to school age children through college. A special effort was made to include people of Asian and African cultures.

Comprehensiveness This text contains 17 volumes with more than 7,000 entries. The seventeenth volume of the text is an index. Entries are arranged alphabetically by surname with portraits included where available. The length of each entry differs between person but most include birth and death dates and locations, a short description of why there are included, and a detailed biography with information such as childhood, school years and college, inspirations, events leading to their major achievements, their major achievements, and life afterwards.

Currency The 1998 edition of the Encyclopedia of World Biography contains 40 % more information than the 1973. This update was the first in more than 25 years. Supplements

259 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi are printed every year to provide new entries as well as revisions to ones already included.

References Each entry includes a “further reading” section and some have an “Additional Sources’ sections which provide articles, books, and even websites that contain more information.

Cost The print format can be purchased for $1559.00.

The International Who’s Who Citation The international who's who 2007. (2006). London: Routledge.

Scope The International Who’s Who includes biographical information for approximately 20,000 individuals from all over the world. Professions included range from business, politics, international affairs, diplomacy, and law to art, music, fashion, and sports. There is also a separate section that gives information on royal families based on country of origin.

Audience This text is specifically geared toward reference work and use within a library.

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Format This text is available in print, CD-ROM, and online through a subscription with http://www.worldwhoswho.com.

Authority It is published by Routledge.

Selection The editors attempted to include all individuals who have risen to the top of their respective fields. There are no limits based on profession or location however, people must be alive in order to be included.

Comprehensiveness Covering more than 20,000 individuals from all of the world and from all different occupations. Entries are arranged alphabetically by surname. Entries are fairly short with the person names, birth date, nationality, field, and degrees all listed quickly. Additional sections under each person include education, career information, any publications, and contact information when available.

The online format include more than 60,000 detailed biographies with entries including information such as nationality, date and place of birth, education, family details, career information, and contact information.

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Currency This text is updated annually. People who have died during the course of the previous year are removed from the text, and are included in an obituary page within the text along with their date of death.

References No reference information is given in this text.

Cost The print edition of this text costs $570.00.

Marquis Who's Who Scope The Marquis Who’s Who database provides access to biographies published in the Marquis Who’s Who print series. The text is international in scope with no limits based on occupation. Some texts included in this online database include Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Entertainment, Who’s Who in Religion, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Who Was Who, and many others.

Audience This text is appropriate for everyone.

262 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Format This format of Marquis Who’s Who is the online database available by Reed Reference Publishing.

Authority Published by Reed Reference. All information included in the text is provided to the editors by the subjects.

Selection The selection of information is determined by the text versions. The 2000 edition of the text states that it is the goal to “list people who, through their careers, affect the political, economic, scientific, and artistic life of the country.” There are no limited based on locations or occupation. Some print texts included allow only persons who are still alive to be included while others such as Who Was Who only include those that have died, others include both.

Comprehensiveness The database has an easy to use interface and allows for searching for more than a million biographies. Entries are able to be searched through 15 different criteria. The search can incorporate the entire body of printed text or can be limited. Most entries include the vital statistics of the person, education, family background, religious and political affiliations, contact information, career history, public works, club and professional memberships.

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Currency This website is updated daily.

Cost A subscription to Marquis Who’s Who on the web cost 1,595 per year with discounts available based on the type of organization using it.

Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary Citation Merriam-Webster, Inc. (1995). Merriam-Webster's biographical dictionary. Springfield, Mass: Merriam-Webster.

Scope Merriam-Webster’s Biographical Dictionary includes biographical information on people from all fields of work including sports, politics, business, the arts, popular culture, and science. Its emphasis is on historical figures from all eras and from all parts of the world. More than 30,000 individuals are included from around the world including Africa, Latin America, the Pacific, Europe, and the United States.

Audience

264 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi According to the publishers this text is useful for everyone who has ever had to write a research paper, or had a question about a person in history. It is practical for home, school, or work use.

Format It is available in hardcover print format from Merriam-Webster.

Authority Published by Merriam-Webster. It has been published since 1943, the 1995 edition is the most recent, and is considered essential for ready reference. Entries are collected and edited by the experts at Merriam-Webster.

Selection This dictionary attempts to include as many noteworthy names from across time periods, the world, and fields of work.

Comprehensiveness This dictionary provides short, usually one paragraph, entries. The entries are organized alphabetically according to surname. Information contained in each entry includes a definition of who the person was, the proper pronunciation of the surname, dates of birth and death, significant events in the individuals; career, nicknames, and pseudonyms. There are numerous cross-references included throughout. Other useful features are keys to abbreviations and pronunciation symbols.

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Currency The 1995 edition is the most recent and contains 287 new entries as well as revisions to entries from the 1988 edition.

References There are not further suggestions for readings included in the entries.

Cost The Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Biographical Dictionary is available for 3.95.

New York Times Biographical Service Citation New York Times Biographical Service (2001). New York: New York Times. Scope This source is a compilation of biographical information as it appeared in the New York Times. Audience All audiences

Format Entries are arranged by the date of their publication, and are printed as they appeared in the New York Times, with pictures included.

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Selection Only individuals who were written about in the New York Times in the year covered by the most recent edition are included.

Comprehensiveness N/A

Currency The latest edition I was able to find of this resource was published in 2001.

References Compiled from the previous year’s New York Times issues.

Cost Unknown

Who Was Who Citation Who was Who. (1916-1980). (Vols. 1-7). Medford, NJ: Marquis’ Who’s Who.

Scope

267 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This publication serves as a companion to Who’s Who. It provides an index to previous volumes, and documents biographees who have died.

Audience Researches in social and political history

Format This is a print source published in seven volumes.

Authority Marquis’ Who’s Who is a leading publisher of biographical sources.

Selection The biographees included in this volume are previous Who’s Who biographees who have died.

Comprehensiveness Each volume provides an alphabetical listing of each biographee who died during the indicated decade, along with their date of birth and death, and an indication of where their biography can be found in previous volumes of Who’s Who.

Currency The most recent volume was published in 1996.

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References The information in these volumes were compiled from previous editions of Who’s Who, along with reports from the estate of the biographees and research by the Marquis’ Who’s Who staff. Cost Unavailable Who Was Who in America, 2000 Citation Who was Who in America. Medford, NJ: Marquis’ Who’s Who.

Scope This biographical dictionary includes profiles of prominent Americans who have died since their names have last appeared in Who’s Who in America.

Audience Researchers in political and social history

Format A new volume of this source is published every year. There are currently 21 print volumes.

Authority

269 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Marquis’ Who’s Who is a leading publisher of biographical sources.

Selection Biographees have appeared in previous editions Who’s Who in America, but have died since its most recent publication.

Comprehensiveness Each volume provides an alphabetical listing of each biographee who died during the indicated year, along with their date of birth and death, and an indication of where their biography can be found in previous volumes of Who’s Who in America.

Currency The most recent volume was published in 2008.

References The information in these volumes were compiled from previous editions of Who’s Who, along with reports from the estate of the biographees and research by the Marquis’ Who’s Who staff.

Who’s Who in America Citation Who’s Who in America. (2009). Medford, NJ: Marquis’ Who’s Who.

270 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Scope Who’s Who in America is a biographical dictionary focusing on the lives of over 110,000 prominent Americans. The current edition celebrates the publication’s 110th anniversary with a special, full-color insert.

Format This source is published in two print volumes.

Authority Marquis’ Who’s Who is a leading publisher of biographical sources.

Selection The preface states that individuals are chosen to appear in Who’s Who in America based on their personal achievements, not by their desire to be listed. It goes on to say that information is sometimes provided by the biographees, but more often it is collected independently by the research and editorial staff. An asterisk indicates information that was researched by Marquis’ Who’s Who.

Comprehensiveness With over 110,000 listings, the source aims to be as comprehensive as possible in a limiting medium. Each entry lists the biographee’s full name, occupations, date and place of birth, family background, education summary, career summary, writings and creative

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Currency This source is published annually. The 2009 edition was published in October of 2008.

References Biographees are invited to submit their own biographical details, but in many cases the staff compiles the information from unspecified sources. The preface assures that a “wide assortment of tools to gather the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date information available.”

Cost $789.00

Who’s Who in the World Citation Who’s Who in the World. (2009). Medford, NJ: Marquis’s Who’s Who.

Scope Who’s Who in the World is a biographical dictionary profiles of 74,000 prominent individuals from around the world, representing virtually every major field of endeavor.

272 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Audience All audiences

Format This source is published in a single print volume. Entries are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the biographee. A professional index is included, which lists and crossreferences entries by the individual’s professional field.

Authority Marquis’ Who’s Who is a leading publisher of biographical sources.

Selection The preface states that “individuals profiled in Who’s Who in the World are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence, in a field are all taken into account. An individual’s desire to be listed is not sufficient reason for inclusion. Similarly, wealth and social position are not relevant criteria.” It goes on to say that information is sometimes provided by the biographees, but more often it is collected independently by the research and editorial staff. An asterisk indicates information that was researched by Marquis’ Who’s Who.

Comprehensiveness

273 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This text provides to be as comprehensive as possible in a limiting medium. It covers a broad spectrum of individuals, and provides a good amount of information about those individuals. Information provided in the entries include: include information such as name, occupation, vital statistics, parents, marriage, children, education, professional certifications, career, career-related information, writings and creative works, civic and political activities, military service, awards and fellowships, professional association memberships, clubs, and lodges, political affiliation, religion, achievements, avocations, home address, and office address. Few, if any entries will contain all of these headings. Some contain more than others where more information is available.

Currency This source is published annually. The 2009 edition was published in 2008.

References No listing of references is provided outside of the assurance in the preface that the staff uses a “wide assortment of tools to gather the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date information available.”

Cost $590

Who’s Who of American Women Citation

274 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Who’s Who of American Women. (2009). Medford, NJ: Marquis

Scope Who’s Who of American Women is a biographical dictionary that includes profiles of prominent American women. The current issue includes a Then and Now, 1958-2008 feature.

Format The source is published as a single print volume. Entries are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the biographee. A geographic and professional index are also included.

Authority Marquis’ Who’s Who is a leading publisher of biographical sources.

Selection The preface states: “Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account in making selections for the book. Final decisions concerning inclusion are made following extensive discussion, evaluation, and deliberation.”

Comprehensiveness This text provides to be as comprehensive as possible in a limiting medium. It covers a broad spectrum of individuals, and provides a good amount of information about those

275 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi individuals. Information provided in the entries include: include information such as name, occupation, vital statistics, parents, marriage, children, education, professional certifications, career, career-related information, writings and creative works, civic and political activities, military service, awards and fellowships, professional association memberships, clubs, and lodges, political affiliation, religion, achievements, avocations, home address, and office address. Few, if any entries will contain all of these headings. Some contain more than others where more information is available.

Currency The source is published biennially. The 2008-2009 edition was published in 2008.

References Biographees are invited to submit their own biographical details, but in many cases the staff compiles the information from unspecified sources. The preface assures that a “wide assortment of tools to gather the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date information available.”

Cost $305

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Evaluation Set 6 Group 4 Jessica Venturo evaluated 1, 2, 3, and 4 Terry Wasserman evaluated 5, 6, 7, and 8 Meghan Glasgow evaluated 9, 10, 11, and 12 Christina Hill evaluated 13, 14, and 15

Geographical Resources

Atlas of the World Citation Oxford Atlas of the World. (2008). New York: Oxford University Press.

Scope This book is an all-in-one geography reference, containing full-color world maps, satellite images, a gazetteer of nations, and a geographic glossary.

Authority The atlas is published by Oxford University Press, a leader in academic publishing. Consultants and contributors are listed in prefatory material.

Currency and Accuracy

277 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi This edition was published in 2008 and contains up-to-date information on each country. The atlas is updated and published yearly to reflect global changes.

Balanced Coverage Every country has been included in this reference book. There is no apparent bias.

Legibility Maps are readable. The atlas is well-organized overall.

Scale and Projection Map scales vary based on type. Political, topographical, and city maps are all included.

Colors and Symbols Maps are in full-color and not cluttered. Symbols are clearly defined.

Index There are 84,000 names listed in the index. Entries include geographic features as well as towns and cities. Each entry lists latitude and longitude and letter/figure grid references.

Price $80.00 The Chambers World Gazetteer

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Citation Munro, D. (ed.). (1988). Chambers World Gazetteer. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press

Scope This is a geographical dictionary published in one volume.

Authority Published by Cambridge University Press, a leading publisher of academic literature.

Currency and Accuracy The most recent volume was published in 1988, when it was renamed from the Chambers World Gazetteer. This volume contains entries for the USSR and East and West Berlin.

Balanced Coverage Because of its size, this gazetteer excludes some towns and villages below a certain country’s population threshold, provided they have no historic or societal importance.

Legibility

279 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Guidance notes are provided in the prefatory pages to help the reader navigate the gazetteer. There is also a “specimen entry” that diagrams a sample entry on a country. Cross references are provided. Maps are legible.

Scale and Projection In the text, the maps are outlines with no physical features that indicate the legislative districts of each county. Full-color topographic maps are provided in the back.

Colors and Symbols Full-color maps are provided in the back of the text. The maps are no cluttered. Symbols are clearly identified.

Index No index

Price $44.95

Price $29.95

The Columbia Gazeteer Citation

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Scope This is a print gazetteer published in four volumes. It contains more than 170,000 entries.

Authority The Columbia Gazetteer is published by Columbia University Press and is edited by Saul B. Cohen. A list of contributors and consultants appears in the preliminary pages.

Currency and Accuracy The second edition was published in 2008 and was edited to reflect changes that occurred in the world between publications.

Balanced Coverage Entries range from brief mentions of small villages to longer entries on larger, developed countries.

Legibility The guide is well organized. Each entry is easy to read and understand.

Scale and Projection N/A

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Colors and Symbols N/A

Index No index

Price $595

Guide to Places of the World Citation Guide to Places of the World. (1987). New York: Reader’s Digest.

Scope The Guide to Places of the World is a print gazetteer published in a single volume. It contains about 10,000 entries.

Authority This gazetteer is published by Reader’s Digest. A full listing of consultants and contributors is provided in the preliminary pages.

Currency and Accuracy

282 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The edition that I evaluated, published in 1987, still lists the USSR and Czechoslovakia as countries.

Balanced Coverage Most entries are about 4 to 5 sentences in length. Large cities and countries receive expanded coverage through inserts and color photographs.

Legibility Entries are written in natural language. The book is well-organized and easy to follow. Inserts are written in the style of a magazine feature article.

Scale and Projection Maps are small in scale. They are easy to read, but do not offer the depth of an atlas.

Color and symbols This book contains a variety of full-color images and clearly illustrated maps.

Index No index

Hammond Atlas of the World Citation Hammond Atlas of the World. 2nd ed. New York: Reader’s Digest Association, 1999.

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Scope This is a world atlas—it begins with a section on interpreting maps and a quick reference guide to the world’s continents, countries, states, provinces, populations and capitals, all with page numbers. Then there is a section on global relationships, including maps, charts and graphs on world population, languages, religions, standards of living, energy, resources, agriculture, manufacturing, environmental concerns and climate. Then there is a section on the physical world with three-dimensional maps of the world and its continents/large sections; followed by the maps of the world broken into continents.

Authority The authority of this volume is both based on the many editors and cartographers that were employed in its creation as well as the publisher itself. Hammond Incorporated was started in 1900 by Caleb Stillson Hammond when he published his first map in that year —Hammond has been a well-regarded name in cartography ever since.

Currency & Accuracy The maps are beautiful and continually useful, but in our constantly changing political world, a map that is over a decade old is not entirely accurate. For instance, Kosovo, a country that declared independence last year, is not an independent nation in the atlas. However, newer editions of this atlas have since been printed, the most recent, the fifth edition, in October of 2007.

284 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Balanced Coverage The coverage of this atlas is fairly balanced, in that the rest of the planet is reported— however, North America receives 36 pages of coverage whereas Africa receives only 20. So, again here, coverage is based more on the anticipated audience of the atlas than on the world population or area as a whole.

Legibility Based on the beautiful computer-generated maps created for this atlas, it is highly legible. This edition of the atlas includes satellite imaging as well as a comprehensive collection of digital mapping.

Scale & Projection The computerized geographic database used for this atlas also included Mitchell Feigenbaum’s revolutionary map projection—a proprietary Hammond technology. Additionally, the digital maps include shaded hypsometric tints for land elevations and bathymetric tints to depict ocean depths. In this atlas, the most densely populated areas are shown at a scale of 1:1,000,000 or 1:500,000 and the least populated areas are shown at a scale of 1:9,000,000

Color & Symbols The colors and symbols are both readily understandable and standard in most atlases—for instance, Lake Elsinore is written L.Elsinore and colored blue.

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Price The fifth edition of this atlas can now be purchased for $59.95.

Historical Atlas of the United States Citation Historical Atlas of the United States. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1993.

Scope The focus of this atlas is to cover the spectrum of U.S. geographical history from the first century of European discovery/invasion of North America to the most recent geographical changes. This atlas takes a two pronged approach at this objective by utilizing both chronological sections (trends, events, ideas, etc.) and a thematic section (examining historical development in relation to geography. The atlas includes five sections, I. The Land (geology and climate change), II. People (first Americans, immigration and 20th c.), III. Economy (agriculture and industry), IV. Networks (transportation and communication) and V. Communities (small towns to megacities).

Authority

286 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi There are few better authorities for an atlas than the National Geographic Society—the society, started by 33 explorers over 120 years ago. It is famous internationally for its photos and geography education. In addition, the editors of this atlas are all listed in the preliminary pages and include contributions by scholars, notably Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael Kammen of Cornell University.

Currency & Accuracy This edition is an updated version of the centennial edition, put out in 1988. Though there are a number of modern events that aren’t covered (the presidency of George W. Bush, for instance) the historical sections are certainly accurate. The newer edition, published in 2004, contains more recent events, though is still lacking in the most recent events (like the election of President Obama, for instance).

Balanced Coverage As a U.S. atlas, coverage beyond the nation’s borders would be unexpected. This atlas actually does a fair job of trying to give a broader version of both geography and history than one might expect. Minorities, women and other potentially disenfranchised groups are included—for example, the names of rivers are given in both their English and original Indian versions.

Legibility This is an enormous book, almost too big to hold, and the visibility and legibility of the maps are wonderful.

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Scale & Projection The Lambert-Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection is used by the National Geographic Society for their small polar insets. Scales are different for each map.

Color & Symbols The National Geographic Society probably could have done more with colors as most of the ones they chose are fairly washed-out pastels and not always immediately distinguishable from one another. The symbols are familiar and easily understood.

Index The final section of this atlas includes sections on bibliography, acknowledgements and a broad index.

Price The 2004 version can be purchased for $40.

MapQuest Citation Mapquest. Retrieved on 23 April from www.mapquest.com.

Scope

288 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Mapquest is a digital mapping service that allows users to obtain maps and directions to their chosen destination/s. MapQuest began as a navigational software and has expanded into a more multi-dimensional service, even allowing users to search for the lowest gas prices in an area. MapQuest has broadened their reach enough that they are even partnered with On-Star, the in-car navigational guidance system, and so MapQuest turnby-turn directions can be accessible aloud in a car with On-Star. Users without On-Star can either send directions to their e-mails or use wireless MapQuest, at an additional cost, to text directions to their cell phones.

Authority MapQuest is one of the leading providers of directions and maps on the internet. They are trusted and recognized by millions of users globally. MapQuest uses the following software: And Products B.V., Centrus, DMTI Spatial, Inc., Tele Atlas and Navteq—all of which are known as authorities, especially Navteq which is the most widely recognized and trusted name in the digital mapping industry.

Currency & Accuracy The MapQuest maps and information are up-to-the-minute and updated constantly. Having said that, MapQuest directions are not always accurate, as anyone who has ever used them can explain. MapQuest directions navigate one generally to the right location, while either under-explaining turns (as in, “Left onto X Ave.” without the explanation that it is a five-way stop and there are two lefts) or describing roads by their route number instead of their commonly used name.

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Balanced Coverage MapQuest does not provide universal coverage—directions within the U.S. and Canada are easy to find and MapQuest also provides directions within France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K. as well as other nations of western Europe, but that’s it. After that, they provide maps and atlases of the rest of the world, but no directions.

Legibility The directions from MapQuest are easy to follow and the maps are generally easy to read, though when street names change, the maps do not always indicate where that occurs.

Scale & Projection MapQuest gives users the choice of scale with its zoom-in/zoom-out feature. It is incredibly useful and much better than a traditional map in this way. The maps are flat and appear to use the van der Grinten map projection.

Color & Symbols The colors are easily discernable and symbols are generally simple to recognize— however, if a symbol is not recognized, it is not always easy to figure out what it represents.

Index With keyword searches, online indicies are not very important.

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Price Free

Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary Citation Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary. 3rd ed. Springfield, Mass. MerriamWebster 1997.

Scope This is a single volume geographical dictionary. It covers the world as a whole and provides text, maps, spelling and pronunciation information, feature, location and population size, economy, history and other matters of importance. The entries defined here were chosen because of their interest to the general reader, for whom this work is intended. There are entries on city-states, independent and dependent states, historical locations and even administrative subdivisions.

Authority The authority of this source is both its publisher, one of the best regarded names in the dictionary publishing industry, Merriam-Webster, as well as its editors. The editors are listed in the preface as well as the cartographers—the maps were provided by the Cartography Department of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

291 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Currency & Accuracy At the time of its first printing, the 3rd edition was nearly perfectly accurate. However, this geographical dictionary is over a decade old at this point—many, even most, of the entries are still accurate. But, as would be expected, some of the information has changed; for instance, the population of Appleton, WI, here recorded as 65,695 is now 70,087.

Balanced Coverage The editor points out in the preface that the coverage is not even, but is biased towards the United States and Canada, the public of whom is expected to be the readership of this dictionary. Cities in the U.S. with more than 2500 people and in Canada with more than 4500 people are recorded here, whereas Brazilian cities of fewer than 50,000 or Bangladeshi cities of fewer than 100,000 are unlikely to be recorded.

Legibility The dictionary uses a small font, but puts entries in bold face as well as maps in colour and so is easy to see and read.

Scale & Projection The scale of the maps were easy to figure out and understand—they were not as large as maps in other sources, but were constrained by the size of the book. The projections appeared accurate and were different (conical, round, etc.) based on need.

292 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Color & Symbols The colors chosen by the cartographers were easily distinguishable and simple to follow. The symbols are well explained in the preliminary pages.

Index Though there is no index here, there are explanatory notes, abbreviations and symbols, map projections, map symbols, a list of maps and a world map in the preliminary pages. At the end of the book are the glossary and geographical terms in other languages—all of these tools are very useful to the novice and amateur cartographer alike.

Price $34.95

Atlas of the Universe Citation Moore, P. (1998). Atlas of the universe. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Scope The Atlas of the Universe includes information on the stars, planets, and the universe. Hundreds of photographs from both ground-based and Hubble Space telescopes, as well as images from robotic exploration of the planets are included. In addition to photographs this atlas provides star maps, a complete map of the moon, and topographic maps of the planets. This text is divided into seven section including: Exploring the

293 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Universe; The Solar System; The Sun; The Stars; The Universe; Star Maps; and The Practical Astronomer. The section on star maps is a complete atlas of the constellations. Both the northern and southern hemispheres are covered in 22 maps. Tables, magnitudes, and other technical data are included. There are more than 70 maps, 400 photographs, and 90 artworks.

Authority This text is written by Patrick Moore. He has written more than 60 books and is the presenter of The Sky at Night. He was knighted in 2001 for his service to astronomy. Also this text is published by Cambridge University Press.

Currency and Accuracy This text was originally written in 1970 and completely revised in 1988. The new edition includes events such as new mappings of mars, possible after mars landing, missions to Halley’s Comet and others. Since 1998 several editions of the text has been published including 2007. The maps are the most accurate of the field. Photographs are taken from the most reliable telescopes and from more than 40 years for robotic exploration on the planets. New editions have incorporated new information into the text.

Balanced Coverage All constellations, planets, and star areas are covered with the exception of earth.

294 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Legibility Maps and information are easy to read and understand. Philips writing is done in a way that is easy for the beginner to understand and yet not simplistic. Photographs are clearly labeled and maps are easy to read and labeled.

Color and Symbols The colors used in this text make the maps and diagrams easy to read. Symbols used in this text are clearly explained are easy to understand.

Index An alphabetical index is contained at the end of the text. For each entry in the index page numbers are given as to where an image or further information can be found. Subdivision can also be found for many topics, page numbers are also provided for each subdivision.

Price This text is available through amazon.com for $37.17.

The National Atlas of the United States of America Citation Geological Survey (U.S.). (2001). The national atlas of the United States of America. General reference. Reston, Va: The Survey.

295 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Scope The National Atlas of the United States of America is produced by from information gathered through the census and organized by the United States Geological Survey. The newest version of the National Atlas of the United States of America is available online. This website contains maps of all types of the United States. This version of the text contains eleven categories such as agriculture, biology, boundaries, climate, environment, geology, history, map reference, people, transportation, and water. Each of these sections provides articles for information, sections for map makers, sample maps, wall maps, dynamic maps, and printable maps. Not only does this site provide many different maps of all areas but it allows users to create their own maps with the information that they want contained as well as the area they want included.

Authority This atlas is produced by the United States Geological Survey. It collects information from more than 20 federal organizations.

Currency and Accuracy Maps are extremely accurate taking their information from census information. The website was last updated on October 27, 2008.

Balanced Coverage This website covers all aspects of the United States.

296 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Legibility These maps are easy to read. In addition to the maps there is a significant amount of supplemental written material provided with each map. This information contributes to the legibility of each map.

Scale and Projection The scale on maps is 1:1,000,000. It translates to one inch on the map equaling 16 miles of land. This is a new scale allowing maps to become more detailed than any time in the past. Additional levels of maps are being created at different scales which will be released in 2009. Alternate scales exist for some specialized maps.

Color and symbols The color of these maps differs based on the type of map being looked at. Each map is clear and easy to read with many colors displaying the different areas. Symbols are explained.

Price This service is available for free through http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html.

Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide Citation Rand McNally and Company. (2000). Rand McNally commercial atlas & marketing guide, 2009. Chicago, IL: Rand McNally &.

297 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi

Scope The Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide contains maps, tables, and charts on current economic and geographic information. This atlas covers all areas of the United States and has a focus in business data. The text is divided into six different sections: United States and metropolitan area maps; transportation and communications data; economic data; population data from the 1900 census with projections through the year 2004; state maps; and an index of places and statistics.

Authority Produced by Rand McNally.

Currency and Accuracy This text was last published in 2000 and has been updated again in 2009. The information contained within is accurate and despite no being update annually remains current.

Balanced Coverage Each section of the United States is treaded equally in this text.

Legibility

298 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Each map in this atlas is extremely easy to read with information contained both in prefatory sections and within the map as to how the map is to be read, scale, and symbols. All text in the map is printed large and is easily legible.

Scale and Projection Scales for each map differ based on the area covered in the map. Maps of larger area usually have a scale of approximately 1 inch to 50 miles while the small area maps cover 1 inch for 4.7 miles. Each map contains its own scale information in the bottom left hand corner of the page.

Color and symbols The colors used in the atlas differ between maps however each uses colors that allow for easy reading and sectional differences. At symbols are explained at the beginning of the text in the Legend as well as before each section in the introductory materials. In addition to these two places each maps also contains an explanation on specific abbreviations used within it.

Index An index is the sixth section of the book directly following the state maps. This index is organized by alphabetically by state and then alphabetically by place. There are more than 128,000 places listed in this index.

Price

299 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The 2009 edition of the text is available through Rand McNally for 395.00.

Rand McNally Road Atlas: United State, Canada, Mexico Citation Rand McNally and Company. (2009). Road atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico. Skokie, Ill: Rand McNally.

Scope The Rand McNally Road Atlas provides maps of the driving roads, including major highways, byways, and back roads to the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This text is divided into the three major categories of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. From here each of these sections is divided into states or province organized alphabetically. Maps are provided for each state or province and in some cases major cities are covered. Each map also contains sights to see and local facts for the area being covered.

Authority This atlas is created by Rand McNally.

Currency and Accuracy The Road Atlas is updated annually with the newest edition being the 2010.

Rand

McNally works extremely hard to keep the information contained as accurate as possible.

Balanced Coverage

300 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi While the areas of all places included in the text are covered extremely well there is definitely a U.S. bias to this text. Although the United States does take up the most area in North America a disproportional amount of maps on the United States in included while only one page of the text is dedicated to Mexico and only four are given to Canada.

Legibility All maps are easy to read with words printed largely.

Scale and Projection The map of the United States uses a scale of 1 inch to 146 miles. Each state map in the text differs based on its size. States such as Connecticut and California use very different scales.

Color and symbols All symbols are explained in a legend located in the beginning of the text. In addition to this legend prefatory material also includes a quick reference guide for areas that are used the most. All colors are easy to see to and vary enough to display differences in the land and roads.

Index There is an index divided into the three sections of the atlas, the U.S, Canada, and Mexico. Within each of these section states or province are arranged alphabetically and then broken down again into cities or towns. For each entry the map and the page

301 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi number it is on is given as well as it exact location on the map and population information for that area.

Price The 2010 edition is available for 13.99 through Rand McNally.

The Times Atlas of the World Citation Times Books (New York, N.Y.), & Bartholomew (Firm). (1999). The Times atlas of the world. New York: Times Books.

Scope New map of the world’s physical features and enhanced areas of importance. Geopolitical changes are represented in the eleventh edition such as Yugoslavia is now Serbia and Montenegro is now independent of East Timor. Continental satellite images of each continent, thematic maps, photographs, graphics and contributions from experts about the physical aspects of the world, demographic, and economic issues.

Authority Actual images taken from space and other aircrafts as well as cutting edge technology that ensures accuracy of the physical lay out of a territory.

Currency and Accuracy

302 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi It is current as of the date it was released.

Balanced Coverage It is not balanced from the perspective it takes on the world. It takes the perspective of a northern hemisphere bias, printing the northern hemisphere at the top and the southern hemisphere at the bottom of the page or the country facing north-to-south rather than south-to-north.

Legibility Color print with clear and crisp images.

Scale and Projection The scale is from continents to individual islands.

Color and symbols Land without major highways, routes, or roads are symbolized with the color green. Counties in states within the United States are labeled and outlined in purple, major highways are white with a red outline, state borders are black dashed lines highlighted in light purple, and major urban areas are highlighted in yellow. Non-man made areas such as rivers are blue, lakes are a darker blue with an even darker border, and major bodies of water are labeled.

Index

303 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi The Index is located towards the back of the book names are referenced by plate number, the first element of each entry, and by grid reference. Entries of the names have a small box which is followed by an index number. The Index of abbreviations is in alphabetical order, the rest of the index is divided into alphabetical sections then organized by number.

Price $250

The Times Atlas of World History Citation Parker, G. (1994). The Times atlas of world history. London: Times.

Scope It contains over 600 maps, 300,000 words of text, and 128 double-page spreads on major themes in world history.

Authority Thirty new contributors, compellation by Professor Lovett of Yale university.

Currency and Accuracy Thirty maps have been replaced and 29 have been changed.

304 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Legibility Drawings of maps and other illustrations have been replaced with photographs.

Scale and Projection International depictions

Color and symbols 126 color spreads

Index Place-name Index

Price $95

The Weather Almanac Citation Williams, J. (1999). The weather almanac. New York: Vintage Books. Scope Compliment to everyday sources that give information about the daily weather such as the internet, newspaper, radio, and television. Advises on precautions to take during violent storms, gives information on areas where most natural disasters frequent such as tornadoes or floods. Basic facts are given about hurricanes, blizzards, heat waves,

305 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi earthquakes, thunderstorms, lightning, tidal waves, and volcanic eruptions. Monthly averages, maps, temperature highs and lows, sunshine statistics, and growth season data.

Authority Quoted directly from reports and records prepared by different United States Government departments, agencies, and services.

Currency and Accuracy Section most frequently updated is the “Weather of 109 Selected U.S. Cities”, its webbased version is frequently updated.

Balanced Coverage It only covers the United States but does not specify in the introduction or the title.

Legibility Clear, concise, and well educated descriptions of the climates of a particular area. Nation wide maps are convoluted and practically unintelligible.

Scale and Projection Mostly on a national scale, however, the information and maps are specified by region if a particular natural disaster is being focused upon and frequents that area.

Color and symbols

306 Wasserman, T. Group 4’s Evaluation Sets Spring 2009 ILS 504 Okobi Black and white with many symbols.

Index Alphabetical order by state, subject, and natural occurrences.

Price $125