Introduction to Reference Books

alphabet American answer appeared arranged atlases biblio biographical dictionaries Britain Britannica British libraries British Museum British national bibliography chapter classified collections command papers compiled concerned consult contain countries cover cumulative deal described detailed directories documents edition Encyclopædia Britannica encyclopædias Encyclopédie English dictionary English language entries example foreign fuller give government publications important included individual issued journals kind large reference library larger latter librarians library catalogues Library of Congress literature London maps material monthly Mudge names national bibliographies newspapers official Ordnance Survey Oxford English dictionary periodicals persons printed public libraries public reference libraries quoted readers recent recorded reference books reports revised serials societies sometimes sources special libraries special subject subject bibliographies subject fields subject index supplement titles Unesco union catalogues United Kingdom United Nations universal decimal classification University usually writings yearbook