Thorough and in-depth coverage of reference materials is at your fingertips with "American Reference Books Annual". With nearly 1600 descriptive and evaluative entries, it continues its tradition as a comprehensive review source for reference works published or distributed in the United States. It encompasses the entire subject spectrum, covering such areas as general reference, history, education, literature, urban studies, economics and business, and science and technology. Some CD-ROMs and Canadian reference publications are covered. More than 350 reviewers (scholars, practitioners and library educators in all subject specialties) provide well-informed, signed reviews that cover strengths and weaknesses of the reference works. This basic reference tool is valuable for all collections.