Walford's guide to reference material

• Other Authors: Chalcraft, Anthony, Prytherch, Ray, Willis, Stephen
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London The Library Association 1991
• Edition: 5th ed
• Subjects: Reference books > Bibliographies
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 From its first edition the purpose of Walford has been to identify and evaluate the widest possible range of reference materials. No rigid definition of reference is applied. In addition to the expected bibliographies, indexes, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, a number of important textbooks and manuals of general practice are included. While the majority of the items are books, Walford is a guide to reference material. Thus periodical articles, microforms, online and CD-ROM sources are all represented. In this volume a particular effort has been made to improve coverage of the latter two categories. To be of manageable proportions a guide such as this must inevitably be selective. Most major reference tools are included, whenever originally published, provided they remain useful. New material, often overlooked, is also covered in some depth. The geographic scope is international, but with an emphasis on English-language material. A special effort has been made to ensure that the output of small and specialist publishers is not neglected. Entries in Walford follow a subject arrangement based on the Universal Decimal Classification Medium Edition of 1985 (BS1000M).