1989, ISBN: 9780029216514

Cengage Gale, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. The "Native Americans Information Directory" provides information on approx imately 4,500 organizations, agencies, institutions, programs, serv… Mehr…

Cengage Gale, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. The "Native Americans Information Directory" provides information on approx imately 4,500 organizations, agencies, institutions, programs, services, an d publications that pertain to native Americans, their life, and their cult ure. The directory is similar to Gale's parent volume, "Encyclopedia of Ass ociations", and its two specialized minority directories, "Black Americans Information Directory, 1990-1991" and "Hispanic Americans Information Direc tory, 1990-1991" [RBB Ja 15 90] The directory is divided into five parts. E ach of the first four parts covers a specific group (American Indians, Alas kan natives, native Hawaiians, and aboriginal Canadians) and includes descr iptive entries on tribal communities. The last section contains material of a general nature on native Americans. All five sections provide listings f or national, regional, state or provincial, and local organizations; federa l, state or provincial, and local government agencies; library and museum c ollections; research centers; education programs, scholarships, and fellows hips; and print and broadcast media, publishers, and videos. A master name and keyword index provides access to the entries in all five sections. A ma jor omission is the lack of information about federal Indian reservations S imilar information, except for native Hawaiians, can be found in the "Refer ence Encyclopedia of the American Indian" ["RBB" Ja 15 91]. It does include Indian reservations, plus a biographical section on living native American s. In a broader work, although now somewhat dated, "Minority Organizations: A National Directory" (3d ed. ["RBB" My 15 88]), information is included f., Cengage Gale, 1992, 3, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York / Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, first edition, 1989. Cloth, large 4to, 29 cm,. xv, 639 pp. From the blurb: "Special Collections in College and University Libraries is the only reference tool that equips the researcher with complete information about special collections. It is not simply a directory of special libraries nor is it a listing by subject of a library's holdings. Rather, it is a compilation of detailed, descriptive information about special collections, rare books, and manuscripts to be found in the libraries of colleges and universities throughout the United States. Moving beyond the “locked room” concept of special collections, this reference work broadens the term to include specialized collections that exist also within libraries' general stacks and in department libraries, from first editions of a local author to pamphlets from the French Revolution. Covering two- and four-year institutions that have special collections open to the public, this guide describes a remarkable array of holdings: topical collections in history, science, religion, the arts, and literature; and collections devoted to the work of a single individual, whether an architect's portfolios or a poet's letters. There are also holdings that center upon local concerns - records, ledgers, and other documents - and others formed on the basis of genre - childrens' books, genealogies, dictionaries, diaries, and the fascinating category of books about books. With more than 1,800 profiles of institutions of higher learning listed and two indexes - one for institutions, one for subjects - Special Collections delivers more data, more efficiently, than any other similar directory. Some ink sidelining and a few ink notes, otherwise near Very Good in dustwrapper. Fore-edge thumbed., Macmillan Publishing Company, New York / Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, first edition, 1989, 1989, 3<

1989, ISBN: 9780029216514

Macmillan Publishing Company, New York / Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, first edition, 1989. Cloth, large 4to, 29 cm,. xv, 639 pp. From the blurb: "Special Collections in Co… Mehr…

Macmillan Publishing Company, New York / Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, first edition, 1989. Cloth, large 4to, 29 cm,. xv, 639 pp. From the blurb: "Special Collections in College and University Libraries is the only reference tool that equips the researcher with complete information about special collections. It is not simply a directory of special libraries nor is it a listing by subject of a library's holdings. Rather, it is a compilation of detailed, descriptive information about special collections, rare books, and manuscripts to be found in the libraries of colleges and universities throughout the United States. Moving beyond the “locked room” concept of special collections, this reference work broadens the term to include specialized collections that exist also within libraries' general stacks and in department libraries, from first editions of a local author to pamphlets from the French Revolution. Covering two- and four-year institutions that have special collections open to the public, this guide describes a remarkable array of holdings: topical collections in history, science, religion, the arts, and literature; and collections devoted to the work of a single individual, whether an architect's portfolios or a poet's letters. There are also holdings that center upon local concerns - records, ledgers, and other documents - and others formed on the basis of genre - childrens' books, genealogies, dictionaries, diaries, and the fascinating category of books about books. With more than 1,800 profiles of institutions of higher learning listed and two indexes - one for institutions, one for subjects - Special Collections delivers more data, more efficiently, than any other similar directory. Some ink sidelining and a few ink notes, otherwise near Very Good in dustwrapper. Fore-edge thumbed., Macmillan Publishing Company, New York / Collier Macmillan Publishers, London, first edition, 1989, 1989, 3<