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
