Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Science and Technology v. 1
A. J. Walford(Editor)
Library Association Publishing
6th Edition
Published on 25. November 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
960 pages
978-1-85604-015-0 (ISBN)
Description
An annotated guide to reference material on science and technology. This revised and updated edition contains over 7000 entries, the subject arrangement of which is based on the Universal Decimal Classification BS 1000M. A full subject index reflects the importance of the subject arrangement. The subject index has been streamlined and simplified, and includes more differentiation between levels of subject heading and an index to online and database services. Critical annotations and reviewers' comments accompany the citations. The entries are selective and evaluative in order to guide the enquirer to the best source of reference in subject area, whether the source be a journal articles, a textbook, a database, a bibliography, an encyclopaedia, a directory or a monograph.
More details
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Facet Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
author/title index, subject index, online and database services index
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 252 mm
Weight
1980 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85604-015-0 (9781856040150)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction; abbreviations; science and technology; mathematics; astronomy and surveying; physics; chemistry; earth sciences; palaeontology; anthropology; biology; natural history; botany; zoology; technology; patents and inventions; medicine; engineering; transport vehicles; agriculture and livestock; household management; communication; chemical industry; manufactures; industries, trades and crafts; building industry.