Reference & Information Science Books

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31. Encyclopedia of Police Science

    2-volume set

    Edited by Jack R. Greene

    In 1996, Garland published the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Police Science, edited by the late William G. Bailey. The work covered all the major sectors of policing in the US. Since then much research has been done on policing issues, and there have been significant changes in techniques...

    Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
32. Educational Assessment and Evaluation

    Edited by Harry Torrance

    Series: Major Themes in Education

    SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE! (Valid until 3 months after publication) Assessment and evaluation are crucial aspects of any educational system and rarely can they have been so central to educational policy-making and the reform of schooling as at the present time. (The introduction of the National...

    Published October 23rd 2012 by Routledge
33. Family Business

    Edited by Joseph Astrachan, Kristi McMillan, Torsten Pieper

    Series: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

    Until the early 1980s, serious academic research on family businesses was sparse, to say the least. The scholarship that did exist was primarily based on anecdotal evidence, and mostly biased toward the negative effects of family involvement, particularly in terms of nepotism and family feuds...

    Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
34. Patron-Driven Acquisitions

    Current Successes and Future Directions

    Edited by Judith Nixon, Robert Freeman, Suzanne Ward

    For over a decade, some academic libraries have been purchasing, rather than borrowing, recently published books requested by their patrons through interlibrary loan. These books had one circulation guaranteed and so appealed to librarians who were concerned about the large percentage of books...

    Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
35. The Middle East and North Africa 2013

    59th Edition

    Edited by Europa Publications

    Series: The Europa Regional Surveys of the World

    Now in its fifty-ninth edition, this title continues to provide the most up-to-date geo-political and economic information for this important world area. Users of the 59th edition will have access to a vast amount of new content, including: comprehensive coverage of the anti-government uprisings...

    Published October 18th 2012 by Routledge
36. Who's Who in International Affairs 2013

    8th Edition

    Edited by Europa Publications

    Series: Biographical Reference Series

    This eighth edition of Who's Who in International Affairs provides, in one volume, biographical information on more than 6,000 people prominent in the fields of international politics, diplomacy, law and economic affairs throughout the world. As well as politicians and...

    Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
37. James Joyce

    Edited by Colin Milton

    Series: Critical Assessments of Major Writers

    James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882–1941) is a towering figure in the development of English-language modernist prose fiction. And his influence extends well beyond the anglophone literary world; like his alter ego, Stephen Dedalus, Joyce flew by the nets of nationality, language, and religion,...

    Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
38. South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2013

    21st Edition

    Edited by Europa Publications

    Series: The Europa Regional Surveys of the World

    Published annually, this 21st edition brings together a unique combination of the latest data on, and detailed analysis of, a vast region. Scrupulously updated by Europa’s experienced editors, the volume also includes contributions from regional specialists. New for 2013: new essays on natural...

    Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
39. Mary Wollstonecraft

    An Annotated Bibliography

    By Janet Todd

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History

    First published in 1976, this was the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of Mary Wollstonecraft’s works and most of the critical and biographical comments on her in English written between 1788 and 1975. It is designed both as a research tool for scholars and students and as a revelation of...

    Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
40. Mrs Annie Besant

    A Modern Prophet

    By Theodore Besterman

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History

    Having already published a bibliography on Annie Besant, Theodore Besterman in this book continued with the story of her life. She was a prominent British Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator who lived between 1847 and 1933.Originally published in 1934, this work is fascinating...

    Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge