Encyclopedia of Bird Reference Drawings Book

Name: Jill Messer
Title: Balay, R., Carrington, V., & Martin, M. (1996). Guide to reference books. Chicago, IL: American Library Association.
Type of Reference: Biographical Reference
Call Number: R 011.02 G941
Brief Description: This book is considered the “Bible” of reference sources, offering up thousands of pages worth of authoritative sources on reference materials. Edited and revised for many years, this book is a staple in most library media centers.
Citation of a Review: Booklist review. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Cost: $275.00
Relevance and Relationship: The relevance of the book Guide to Reference Books is that is a massive source of reference titles and information. It would be an excellent source of authoritative sources for anyone doing research.
Purpose: The purpose of having this book in the collection is because East currently has nothing like it. They do not have a go-to book that offers this many titles from all different genres of writing and reading.
Validity: The book has gone through many different editions and has been reviewed by Booklist.
Format: The format of this text is print.
Arrangement and Presentation: The book contains a vast index, which students can navigate through with relative ease. Although lengthy, the majority of information in the text is easy to understand.
Diversity: All levels of students, with some guidance, could use this book. Anyone needing quality references for research should check this book out.