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The New York Public Library’s Annual list of the Best
Reference Materials for 2003 Now Available  New
York, NY, May 13, 2003 -- Ever wonder about the behavioral characteristics
of the Portuguese Water Dog? Have questions about culinary history and the
food markets of the world? Interested in obscure horror authors? Have a
little time on your hands? Well, it’s time to get a copy of Best
of Reference 2003. The New York Public Library’s Best of Reference Booklist is an annual guide to the best reference materials available. Each one of the answers to the questions above and countless other inquiries on just about every subject imaginable, can be found in a reference source somewhere. To make finding the answers easier, NYPL reference librarians have once again listed the most useful reference books, Web sites, and electronic resources* under subject headings that are a variation on the theme of “Time.” Reference materials such as Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of Over 1,000 Breeds (which lists the physical, behavioral, and historical characteristics of over 1,000 breeds of dogs) can be found under “Timeless Pleasure.” The Scout Report and Archives (one of the Internet’s
longest running weekly publications, offering a selection of high quality
online material) is listed under “Time Moves On.” And the Encyclopedia
of Terrorism (which provides detailed discussions on the who, what,
when, where, and why of terrorism, amongst other things) can be found
under “Hard Times.” Selection criteria include the usefulness of the materials
in local branch reference collections, organization of material, style
of presentation, and authority of author and editor.
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