Basic Information Services, Volume I of Introduction to Reference Work, explains the essential reference processes and sources in today’s libraries. It is a tool for understanding and mastering fundamental reference forms - online, in print, and elsewhere. This eighth edition is completely rewritten to reflect the radical changes library science has undergone since the advent of widely available electronic databases and the Internet.
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Eighth edition is even more of a yawner than the earlier editions...,
By R. Neil Scott "Writer, Professor & User Servi... (Murfreesboro, TN USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Introduction to Reference Work, Vol. 1: Basic Information Services, 8th Edition (Hardcover)
I've been a librarian for - jeees -- 32 years and looking at this current, eighth edition, cannot believe that Katz hasn't spent some of his royalties to edit this book down to a manageable number of essential resources and had the text redesigned to be more visually interesting and vibrant to help convey some of the fun that being a reference librarian is all about. The presentation is poorly presented, boring, tedious and zzzzzzzzzzz ... Oh, I'm sorry, I was looking through the text again. I must have dozed off, where was I?
Oh yes, as I was saying -- Reference work is fun! Don't let this book turn you off. If you enjoy talking to people, are curious and always find yourself asking: Who? What? When? Where? How? You're either a born reporter or a reference librarian and just didn't know it! Reference work is a holy profession, full of bright, cheerful and caring intellectual people; don't let this book get you down! Katz is highly respected in the profession and knows reference resources inside and out. Unfortunately, for you, the reader, he has not done a good job to persuade McGraw-Hill to produce a very reader-friendly book.
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Just when you think you know all about reference resources, you are bound to learn something new in this book. For a beginner or an experienced person if you are looking for ways to reach different references , this book is great! I think it is worth every cent I paid for it... now looking to buy the second Volume.
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A waste of money,
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This review is from: Introduction to Reference Work, Vol. 1: Basic Information Services, 8th Edition (Hardcover)
This book is terrible. I bought it for a class and by the end of the semester I was completely disgusted with it. It is full of errors: misspelled words, improper examples, inconsistencies in style and usage, and the like. It's hard to believe that this is the book's 8th edition! If you can ignore all of this then maybe you'll find some of the information useful. I'm not sure about its companion volume, I didn't bother reading it. All I know is that when I pay $120 for two thin books I expect far better quality than this.
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