Citation
Chalcraft, T. (2013), "Editorial notes and queries", Reference Reviews, Vol. 27 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/rr.2013.09927baa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial notes and queries
Article Type: Editorial notes and queries From: Reference Reviews, Volume 27, Issue 2
Notes on key reviews in this issue
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American and British Theatre Biographies: An Index (RR 2013/064). Revises and expands a title first published in 1979 as American and British Theatrical Biographies: A Directory. c.90,000 individuals covered, the index entries linking to 130 sources.
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Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World (RR 2013/065). A substantial two-volume set from orientalist specialists Brill and published as a supplement to Index Islamicus. Vol. 1 on art has 20,596 entries, vol. 2 on architecture, 15.035.
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Directory of British Associations (RR 2013/043). Twentieth edition of this British reference stalwart and companion publication to the recently reviewed Councils, Committees and Boards (RR 2013/002), both of which will be familiar to generations of UK reference librarians. This edition continues to be available in print only.
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Encyclopedia of Housing (RR 2013/049). Second edition of this Sage title mainly focused on housing in the USA. A cheaper but less international alternative to the 2012 published seven volume International Encyclopedia of Housing and the Home from Elsevier.
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Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology and Art of Gaming (RR 2013/068). The first encyclopedic treatment of video games and encompassing, as the subtitle implies, all aspects including addiction, censorship, etc.
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Everyday Life of Women in America, c.1800-1920 (RR 2013/072). Another Adam Matthew Digital full text collection mainly comprising materials taken from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture at Duke University.
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World Food: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Social Influence from Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Globalization (RR 2013/050). Another significant reference work on food. Will merit comparison with the Encyclopedia of Food and Culture (RR 2003/370) and, in relation to the US, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America (RR 2005/261).
Tony Chalcraft