NIMITZ LIBRARY| Types of Reference Books | ||
| TERMS: | DEFINITIONS: | EXAMPLES IN NIMITZ LIBRARY: |
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| Almanacs | Factual and statistical information | Almanac of American Politics |
| Atlases | Topographic and geographic information | Times Atlas of the World; Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy |
| Bibliographies | List of sources on specific topic. May also appear at the end of books and as titles in the general collection | American Naval Bibliography |
| Biographical Sources | Information about the lives of individuals | Dictionary of American Biography |
| Chronologies | Dates and timelines for topics and events | Timetables of History |
| Compilations | Collections of documents or excerpts of texts | Contemporary Literary Criticism |
| Dictionaries | Definitions or meanings of words or terms; can be general or specific | Webster's Third New International Dictionary; American Dictionary of Campaigns and Elections |
| Directories | Address and phone number information | Congressional Staff Directory |
| Encyclopedias | Overview source. May be very general or on a specific subject and may be one volume or many volumes | Encyclopedia Britannica; Britannica Online; Encyclopedia of the American Presidency |
| Handbooks | Collections of useful information about a subject | Handbook of Campaign Spending |
| Indexes | Lists of citations to articles or newspapers; may be general or very specialized | Humanities and Social Sciences Index |
| Statistical Sources | Numbers and statistics | Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. |
Last updated: 28 October 2003 |
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