General Catalogue of Printed Books

General Catalogue of Printed Books

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  • Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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  • Category : English imprints
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1362


The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books, 1993 to 1994

The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books, 1993 to 1994

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  • Author: British Library
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  • Languages : en
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Book Trade Catalogues in Early Modern Europe

Book Trade Catalogues in Early Modern Europe

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  • Author: Arthur der Weduwen
  • Publisher: BRILL
  • ISBN: 9004422242
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 570

This edited collection offers in seventeen chapters the latest scholarship on book catalogues in early modern Europe. Contributors discuss the role that these catalogues played in bookselling and book auctions, as well as in guiding the tastes of book collectors and inspiring some of the greatest libraries of the era. Catalogues in the Low Countries, Britain, Germany, France and the Baltic region are studied as important products of the early modern book trade, and as reconstructive tools for the history of the book. These catalogues offer a goldmine of information on the business of books, and they allow scholars to examine questions on the distribution and ownership of books that would otherwise be extremely difficult to pursue. Contributors: Helwi Blom, Pierre Delsaerdt, Arthur der Weduwen, Anna E. de Wilde, Shanti Graheli, Ann-Marie Hansen, Rindert Jagersma, Graeme Kemp, Ian Maclean, Alicia C. Montoya, Andrew Pettegree, Philippe Schmid, Forrest C. Strickland, Jasna Tingle, Marieke van Egeraat, and Elise Watson.


Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition

Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition

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  • Author: Allen Scott
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • ISBN: 0253014565
  • Category : Music
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 518

Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth of content and brevity of format makes it ideal for use as a textbook for students, a reference work for faculty and professional musicians, and as an aid for librarians. The introductory chapter includes a comprehensive list of bibliographical terms with definitions; bibliographic terms in German, French, and Italian; and the plan of the Library of Congress and the Dewey Decimal music classification systems. Integrating helpful commentary to instruct the reader on the scope and usefulness of specific items, this updated and expanded edition accounts for the rapid growth in new editions of standard works, in fields such as ethnomusicology, performance practice, women in music, popular music, education, business, and music technology. These enhancements to its already extensive bibliographies ensures that the Sourcebook will continue to be an indispensable reference for years to come.


Reference and Information Services

Reference and Information Services

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  • Author: Richard E. Bopp
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • ISBN: 1598848178
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 768

Reflecting the dramatic changes shaped by rapidly developing technologies over the past six years, this new fourth edition of Reference and Information Services takes the introduction to reference sources and services significantly beyond the content of the first three editions. In Part I, Concepts and Processes, chapters have been revised and updated to reflect new ideas and methods in the provision of reference service in an era when many users have access to the Web. In Part II, Information Sources and Their Use, discussion of each source type has been updated to encompass key resources in print and on the Web, where an increasing number of freely available sources join those purchased or licensed by libraries. A number of new authors are contributors to this new edition, bringing to their chapters their experience as teachers of reference and as practitioners in different types of libraries. Discussions of services in Part I integrate digital reference as appropriate to each topic, such as how to conduct a reference interview online using instant messaging. Boxes interspersed in the text are used to present scenarios for discussion, to highlight key concepts, or to present excerpts from important documents. Discussions of sources in Part II place more emphasis on designing effective search strategies using both print and digital resources. The chapter on selection and evaluation of sources addresses the changing nature of reference collections and how to evaluate new types of sources. Each chapter concludes with an updated list of additional readings to guide further study. A new companion website will provide links to Web-accessible readings and resources as well as additional scenarios for discussion and example search strategies to supplement those presented in the text.


General Catalogue of Printed Books

General Catalogue of Printed Books

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  • Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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  • Category : English imprints
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 590


Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H. M. Signet in Scotland

Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H. M. Signet in Scotland

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  • Author: Thomas-Graves Law
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  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 700


General Catalogue of Printed Books

General Catalogue of Printed Books

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  • Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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  • Category : English imprints
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 632


The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books

The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books

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  • Author: Edward Wilson-Lee
  • Publisher: Scribner
  • ISBN: 1982111402
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 416

This impeccably researched and “adventure-packed” (The Washington Post) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus’s son to create the greatest library in the world is “the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters” (NPR) and offers a vivid picture of Europe on the verge of becoming modern. At the peak of the Age of Exploration, Hernando Colón sailed with his father Christopher Columbus on his final voyage to the New World, a journey that ended in disaster, bloody mutiny, and shipwreck. After Columbus’s death in 1506, eighteen-year-old Hernando sought to continue—and surpass—his father’s campaign to explore the boundaries of the known world by building a library that would collect everything ever printed: a vast holding organized by summaries and catalogues; really, the first ever database for the exploding diversity of written matter as the printing press proliferated across Europe. Hernando traveled extensively and obsessively amassed his collection based on the groundbreaking conviction that a library of universal knowledge should include “all books, in all languages and on all subjects,” even material often dismissed: ballads, erotica, news pamphlets, almanacs, popular images, romances, fables. The loss of part of his collection to another maritime disaster in 1522, set off the final scramble to complete this sublime project, a race against time to realize a vision of near-impossible perfection. “Magnificent…a thrill on almost every page” (The New York Times Book Review), The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books is a window into sixteenth-century Europe’s information revolution, and a reflection of the passion and intrigues that lie beneath our own insatiable desires to bring order to the world today.


The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books, 1986 to 1987

The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books, 1986 to 1987

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  • Author: British Library
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  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 448