ATLASES AND GAZETTEERS
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Reference G103.5 .C65 1998
Provides descriptions for places found all over the world.
Historical Atlas of Canada. v 1. From the beginning to 1800 -- v. 2. The land transformed, 1800-1891 -- v. 3. Addressing the twentieth century, 1891-1961 Reference-ATLASES G1116.S1 H5
Nebenzahl, Kenneth, Atlas of the American Revolution Reference-ATLASES G1201.S3 N4 1974
The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War Reference-ATLASES G1201.S5 U6 1983
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide Reference-ATLASES G1019 .R22
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AUTHORS
The Contemporary Author series is a guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other fields.
Contemporary Authors. Reference
Z1224 .C6
Also available on InfoTrac
(Contemporary Authors)
Contemporary authors; a bio-bibliographical guide to current authors and their works. 1st revision Reference Z1224 .C59
Contemporary authors cumulative index Reference
Z 1224 .C6 Index
Contemporary authors New revision series
Reference Z1224 .C58
Contemporary authors autobiography series
Reference PN453 .C63
Contemporary authors, permanent series: a bio-bibliographical guide to current authors and their works Reference Z1010 .C67
Cyclopedia of World Authors Reference PN451 .M36 1997
European Writers Reference PN501.E9 1983
Covers the Middle Ages through Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century Authors, a Biographical
Dictionary of Modern Literature. Plus Supplements
Reference PN771 .K86
World Authors, 1950-1970; a Companion Volume to Twentieth Century Authors Reference PN451 .W3
World Authors, 1970-1975 Reference PN451 .W67
World Authors, 1975-1980 Reference PN451 .W672 1985
World Authors, 1980-1985 Reference PN451 .W672 1991
World Authors, 1985-1990 Reference PN451 .W673 1995
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AUTHORS FOR WORK FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUTH
This category of author biographies has a photograph of each author along with an essay about them and their work.
Something About the Author Reference PN451 .S6
Children's Literature Review Reference PN1009.A1 C5139
Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children: Facts and Pictures About Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People, From Early Times to 1960 Reference PN451 .Y4
The Junior Book of Authors Reference PN1009.A1 K8 1951
More Junior Authors Reference PN1009.A1 F8
Third Book of Junior Authors Reference PN1009.A1 D45
Fourth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators
Reference PN1009.A1 F6
Fifth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators
Reference PN1009.A1 F47 1983
Sixth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators
Reference PN1009.A1 S3936 1989
Seventh Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators
Reference PN1009.A1 S3936 1996
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEXES
Almanac of Famous People. Reference CT104.A44
Gives biographical information about people from biblical times to the present. Provides references to collective biography sources in which the person will be found.
Biography Index. 1947-Present (Periodical Index) Periodical Index Shelves
Gives citations to periodical articles about people as well as reference to some collective biography resources and books written about the various individuals.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Book Review Digest, 1905-. Reference
Z1219.C95 annual
Provides summaries of book reviews that appeared in periodicals usually during the year a book was published.
Book Review Index, 1965-.Reference
Z1035.A1 B6 annual
Provides citations to book reviews that are found in several hundred periodical resources. Book reviews usually are published in during the year of the publication of the book.
ProQuest
Direct– To find the reviews in
the database do a keyword search using the title of
the book with the “and” connector then
the word “reviews”.
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COLLECTION INDEXES FOR ESSAYS,
PLAYS, SHORT STORIES
Essay and General Literature Index
Reference AI3 .E752
Title, subject, author (by and about) index to essays and general literary works found in collections.
Play Index Reference Z5781
.P53
Title, subject, author and number of cast members
index for plays found in collections and published
as individual publications.
Short Story Index Reference
Z5917.S5 C62
Title, author , and subject indexes to stories found
in collections and periodicals.
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COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHIES (Special
Subjects)
American Indian Biographies Reference E89.A46 1999
American Men & Women of Science Reference
Q141.A474
Includes professionals in the various scientific
fields of study.
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century
Classical Musicians Reference ML105
.S612 1997
Directory of American Scholars : A Biographical
Directory Reference LA2311 .C32
Includes professionals in fields of humanities and
social sciences.
Native American Women : A Biographical
Dictionary Reference E98.W8 B38 2001
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DICTIONARIES
These titles are representative of the general and
special subject dictionaries to be found in our library.
If you wish to know if there is a dictionary on a
particular topic you may go to the Black Hills State
Home Page and choose “Online Catalog”.
Do a keyword search using the term “dictionaries”
then the topic term that you are interested in finding.
If the library owns a book meeting the criteria established
by these terms the record will be displayed for you.
Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations
Dictionary. 28th ed. Reference P365
.A28 + Supp.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English
Language. 3rd ed. Reference PE1628
.A623 1992
Black, Henry Campbell, Black's Law Dictionary.
7th ed. Reference KF156 .B53 1999
Dictionary of Geography. Reference
G63 .D538 1999b
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music. 2nd ed. Reference ML100 .K35
1994
Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health
Dictionary. Reference R121 .M89
1998
The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
on Historical Principles. Reference
PE1625 .N49 1993
The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd
ed. Reference PE1625 .O87 1989
The Random House Dictionary of the English
Language. 2nd unabridged Reference
PE1625 .R3 1987
Random House Webster's College Dictionary.
2nd Random House ed. Reference PE1628 .R28
1999
Schoffler, Herbert, The New Enlarged Schoffler-Weis
German and English Dictionary: English-German/German-English.
Reference PF3640 .S435 1981
Ulloa, Miguel, Illustrated Dictionary of
Mycology. Reference QK600.35 .U4313
2000
Webster’s New American Dictionary.
Reference PE1628 .W5568 1995
Webster's New World College Dictionary.
3rd ed. Reference PE1628 .W5633 1995
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FEDERAL GOVT.
Congressional Directory Reference
JK1011 http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/browse.html
Provides information for the members of U.S.Congress.
Includes committee memberships and agencies that fall
under the jurisdiction of Congress. Includes members
of the press corps and the information about the membership
of foreign diplomatic delegations and embassies.
United States Government Manual
Reference JK421 .A32
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
Provides information on the organization of the United
States government. It covers the executive branch
including cabinet level departments; judicial branch;
Congress; commissions, agencies, and boards .
Occupational Outlook Handbook Reference
HF5382.5.U5 O23 http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Provides job descriptions related to careers including
level of education required, salary projections and
job availability in the future. or use O’NET
at http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Reference HA202 http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
Provides statistical data on virtually every aspect
of life in the United States with some comparisons
to foreign countries. Charts are developed from data
collected by U.S. government sources.
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GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Current Biography Yearbook Reference
CT100 .C8
Who's Who Reference DA28 .W6
Includes individuals who are from Great Britain
.
Who's Who in America Reference
E176 .W642
Who's Who in the Midwest Reference
E747 .W63
Who's Who of American Women; A Biographical
Dictionary of Notable Living American Women
Reference E176 .W647
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LITERARY CRITICISMS
These criticisms cover the works of novelists, playwrights,
short story writers, poets, mystery and science fiction
writers, nonfiction writers and screenwriters.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Reference PN771 .C59
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism
Reference PN761 .N5
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism
Reference PN771 .G27
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LITERATURE CRITIQUES
Masterplots. Rev. 2nd ed. Reference
PN44 .M33 1996
Masterplots Literary Annual. Reference
PN44 .M33 1996
Provides plot summaries and character analysis for
major works of literature.
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MEDICINE AND HEALTH
Children’s Health. Reference
RJ101 .C5276 1999
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders: DSM-IV. 4th ed. Reference
RC455.2.C4 D54 1994
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.
1999 Reference RC55 .M4
Physicians’ Desk Reference: PDR.
Reference RS250 .P5
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PERIODICAL, NEWPAPER & BROADCAST
MEDIA DIRECTORIES
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media.
Reference Z6951 .A972 annual.
Geographically arranged by States for the United States
and by Province for Canada, this resource provides
names of newspapers and periodicals by city of publication
as well as the names of radio and television stations
and cable outlets for each city.
Magazines for Libraries. Reference
Z6941 .M23
Provides descriptions of periodical content and type
of library for which each title is recommended (school
k-12, public, academic or professional).
Ulrich's International Periodical Directory.
Reference Z6941 .U5 annual
International directory of periodical and serial publications
including newspapers for the United States and Canada.
Provides current subscription information for each.
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POETRY INDEXES
The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in
Collected and Selected Works Reference
PN1022 .C63
The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in
Anthologies Reference PN1022 .H39
1997
Title, subject, author and first line indexes to poetry
found in collections.
Index to Poetry for Children and Young People
Reference PN1023 .B
Title, subject, author, and first line indexes to
poetry found in collections for children and young
people.
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POLITICAL
These books provide information on the various countries
of the world. It may be one column in length up to
100 pages in length depending upon which resource
you choose.
Clements. Clements’ Encyclopedia of
World Governments. Reference JF37
.C53
Europa World Year Book Reference
JN1 .E85
The Statesman’s Year-Book.
Reference JA51 .S7
The World Factbook. Reference
G122 .U56a
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RETROSPECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Dictionary of American Biography with Supplements
Reference E176 .D563
Includes essays about individuals who are United
States citizens or have a made a contribution to
its history. All people who are found in this work
are deceased .
The Dictionary of National Biography :
From the Earliest Times to 1900
Reference DA28 .D4 v.1- v.22
The Dictionary of National Biography Supplement
Reference DA28 .D4s
Provides essays on British and Irish citizens or
individuals who have made a contribution to the
history of Great Britain. All people included are
deceased.
Dictionary of World Biography
Reference CT104 .D54 1998-
Multi-volume work covering people of the ancient
world to the present with essay articles.
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography;
an International Reference Work Reference
CT103 .M27
Webster’s New Biographical Dictionary
Reference CT103 .M48 1996
Who Was Who in America; a Companion Biographical
Reference Work to Who's Who in America
Reference E176 .W64
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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE DOCUMENTS
South Dakota Community Abstracts
Reference HA631 .S77
Provides demographic data related to the counties
and local communities in South Dakota. Includes statistics
on population, income, jobs, schools, hospitals, transportation
services and taxes collected.
South Dakota Occupational Outlook.
Reference HB2603 .S69 http://www.state.sd.us/dol/sdooh/
Provides job descriptions related to careers in South
Dakota. Includes information on education requirements,
salary projections and job availability in the future.
South Dakota Legislative Manual REFERENCE JK6531
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SPECIAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS
These titles are representative of the various subject
encyclopedias to be found in our library. If you wish
to know if there is an encyclopedia on a particular
topic you may go to the Black Hills State Home Page
and choose “Online Catalog”. Do a keyword
search using the term “encyclopedia” then
the topic term that you are interested in finding.
If the library owns a book meeting the criteria established
by these terms the record will be displayed for you.
Dictionary of American History.
Rev. ed. Reference E174 .D52 1976. +Supp.
The Dictionary of Art. Reference
N31 .D5 1996
Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2nd ed.
Reference HM425 .E5 2000
Encyclopedia of Special Education:
a Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and
Other Exceptional Children and Adults. 2nd ed. Reference
LC4007 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion.
Reference BL458 .E53 1999
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient
Times to the Present. Reference
GV567 .E56 1996
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American
Tribes. Reference E77 .G15 1998
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology. 9th ed. Reference Q121
.M3 2002
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
2nd ed. Reference ML100 .N48 2001
Violence in America : an Encyclopedia Reference
HN90.V5 V5474 1999
West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
Reference KF154 .W47 1998
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