Provides a brief history of how reference works developed, but concentrates on how they reflect attitudes of their particular period of publication. Each chapter focuses on a basic reference form and highlights the major titles in its evolution.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0810832909
ISBN13:9780810832909
Release Date:March 1998
Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
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