Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror (Reference Sources in the Humanities Series) - Hardcover

Burgess, Michael; Kok, Elsa R.; Bartle, Lisa R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563085488 ISBN 13: 9781563085482

Verlag: Libraries Unlimited, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

This revision of Burgess's critically acclaimed guide to reference works in the fascinating genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror thoroughly maps the territory of reference works, covering all major (and some minor) information sources published in the field starting in the 1950s and well into 2001. Annotations are lengthy, detailed, and evaluative, often comparing works to other similar titles. Approximately 160 of the 700 annotations are new to this edition; 50-100 others have been extensively revised. Fan publications, serials, periodicals with reference value and nongenre materials of interest to science fiction researchers are reviewed in addition to such standard tools as bibliographies, encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, and indexes. Major online resources and printed guides to the Internet have been added on a selective basis. The book also features core collection lists for academic, public, and personal research libraries. Aimed at librarians in academic and large public libraries.

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The late Michael Burgess was the retired head of technical services and collection development at California State University, San Bernardino. He was the author of numerous reference works, and also wrote literary and historical fiction. He lived in San Bernardino, California.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1563085488
• ISBN 13: 9781563085482
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 624
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