The 2008 list of Outstanding Reference Sources for Small and Medium-sized Libraries has been announced by the Reference and User Services Association's (RUSA) Reference Sources Committee. Image

The Current List

The 2008 list of Outstanding Reference Sources for small and medium-sized libraries has been announced by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association. The titles, selected by RUSA's Reference Sources Committee, represent high-quality reference works that are suitable for small to medium-sized libraries.

The Selections for Year 2008

APA dictionary of psychology. ed. by Gary R. VandenBos. American Psychological Association, 2007. 1591473802. $49.95

Encyclopaedia Judaica. ed. by Staff, Macmillan Reference U. S. A. 22 vols. Rev. ed. Gale, 2006. 0028659287. $1995

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. ed. by George Ritzer. 11 vols. Blackwell, 2007. 1405124334. $2,695

Encyclopedia of Body Adornment. by Margo Demello. Greenwood, 2007. 313336954. $79.95

Encyclopedia of Race & Racism. ed. by John Hartwell Moore. 4 vols. Gale, 2008. 9780028660202. $345

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History. ed by John B. Hattendorf. 4 vols. Oxford, 2007. 9780195130751. $550

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film. ed. by Barry Keith Grant. 4 vols. Gale, 2006. 0028657912. $425

Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre. ed. by Samuel L. Leiter. 2 vols. Greenwood, 2007. 03133529x. $225

Brave New Words: the oxford dictionary of science fiction. ed. by Jeff Prucher. Oxford, 2007. 0195305671. $29.95

Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural and Economic History. by James Ciment. 4 vols. ME Sharpe, 2007. 079568067x. $399

Oxford companion to world exploration. ed. by David Buisseret. 2 vols. Oxford, 2007. 019514922X. $250