Reference Books

CIMENT, James, ed. World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era. 3 vols. 2nd ed. 1016p. illus. maps. photos. reprods. appendix. bibliog. chron. further reading. glossary. index. Web sites. More...

ARNOLD, James R. & Roberta Wiener, eds. American Civil War: The Essential Reference Guide. 432p. maps. reprods. bibliog. chron. further reading. index. CIP. ABC-CLIO. 2011. PLB $85. ISBN 978-1-59884-905-9; ebook $85. ISBN 978-1-59884-906-6. LC 2011018004. More...

BARBER, James G., ed., et al. The Civil War: A Visual History. 360p. maps. photos. reprods. chron. index. DK. 2011. Tr $40. ISBN 978-0-7566-7185-3. LC number unavailable.   Gr 5 Up–A stunning, large-format pictorial history. More...

BROSNAN, Kathleen A., ed. Encyclopedia of American Environmental History. 4 vols. 1516p. charts. maps. photos. reprods. bibliog. chron. further reading. index. CIP. Facts On File. 2010. Tr $350. ISBN 978-0-8160-6793-0. LC 2010021963. Gr 8 Up–Effectively More...

ALEXANDER, Becky, et al., eds. Natural History: The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth. 648p. (Smithsonian Series). diags. illus. maps. photos. reprods. glossary. index. DK. 2010. Tr $50. ISBN 978-0-7566-6752-8. LC number unavailable.   More...

BANE, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology. 199p. bibliog. index. CIP. McFarland. 2010. PLB $75. ISBN 978-0-7864-4452-6. LC 2010015576. Gr 9 Up–A self-proclaimed vampirologist (who doesn’t believe in the creatures) covers diverse beliefs about vampires and More...

SLJ talks to Rick Riordan about his latest bestseller 'The Red Pyramid,' book one of the Kane Chronicles. More...

This 10-part World War II miniseries premiered on HBO on March 14 with new episodes airing weekly on Sunday evenings. Executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman, the team behind HBO's Band More...

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Unlike thousands of other teachers or librarians, I have had the unique privilege to chaperone high school students on school-sponsored trips to other countries and around the United States. During each of these trips, I More...

Every day, librarians around the world turn to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as the definitive resource. This trusted authority, however, has a shocking secret—the venerable OED began life as a wiki. Well, sort of. More...

Selecting digital resources can be difficult for many reasons. The quality of the content can be questionable. You may be frustrated in knowing whether the content is being used or not. And finding those funds More...