Bloomsbury Academic The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information Sources: A Selective Guide to Information Sources, 5th Edition (Library and Information Science Text)

The number of information sources and the diversification of formats are revolutionizing library and scholarly practice. While accessing information is easier, evaluation of resources has become increasingly more difficult. Covering a broader territory and more sources than previous editions, this book offers an up-to-date, reliable guide to nearly 1,400 of the most important and representative information sources in the immense discipline of humanities studies. Following the basic organization of previous editions, Blazek and Aversa present chapters on sources (reference tools) and access (ways to find and retrieve information) for each subject covered (e.g., language and literature, philosophy, visual arts). For the first time the authors have included web resources and their URLs on a highly selective basis. All sources have been reviewed, updated, and in many cases expanded. Computerized databases (both online and CD-ROM) are integrated with the books. Detailed annotations give users an in-d Review ?Now in its fifth edition, the book remains the guide in the field, with extensive updating, expansion, revision of text content...Librarians and researchers will still find this book, with its high standard and fine tradition, to be an indispensable, up-to-date guide to information patterns and sources in the humanities. Highly recommended for all academic libraries.?-Reference & User Services Quarterly ?Review of previous edition: Detailed and comprehensive, this volume is a welcome addition to any personal or institutional humanities collection.?-Public Library Quarterly ?Review of previous edition: For a very up-to-date overview The Humanities is highly recommended for public and academic libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ?Review of previous edition: New emphases on the influence of women and multiculturalism and on the impact of electronic information make this guide even more valuable...Annotations are thorough and informative...Recommended for all libraries.?-Choice ?Review of previous edition: Remains as fundamental a source as Sheehy's Guide to Reference Books (Current Reference Books, September 1992) has been under its various editors.?-Wilson Library Bulletin "Review of previous edition: Detailed and comprehensive, this volume is a welcome addition to any personal or institutional humanities collection."-Public Library Quarterly "Review of previous edition: For a very up-to-date overview The Humanities is highly recommended for public and academic libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin "Review of previous edition: New emphases on the influence of women and multiculturalism and on the impact of electronic information make this guide even more valuable...Annotations are thorough and informative...Recommended for all libraries."-Choice "Review of previous edition: Remains as fundamental a source as Sheehy's Guide to Reference Books (Current Reference Books, September 1992) has been under its various editors."-Wilson Library Bulletin "Now in its fifth edition, the book remains the guide in the field, with extensive updating, expansion, revision of text content...Librarians and researchers will still find this book, with its high standard and fine tradition, to be an indispensable, up-to-date guide to information patterns and sources in the humanities. Highly recommended for all academic libraries."-Reference & User Services Quarterly About the Author RON BLAZEK is Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee. ELIZABETH AVERSA is Professor and Director, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.