ABOUT GUIDE TO REFERENCE

Guide to Reference is a cornerstone of the literature of librarianship.

The new online edition takes full advantage of the Web's capacities to connect information sources; it also creates and links to content that makes it a center for learning about and practicing reference librarianship.

It is used internationally as the “source of first resort” for identifying local materials that answer users’ questions, training reference staff, inventorying and developing reference collections, assisting interlibrary loan staff, and serving as a gateway to the wider repertory of the reference literature.

General Editor's Introduction

Also, read an interview with general editor Bob Kieft that appeared in Booklist Online (Jan. 28, 2009).

History

List of Editors - View by discipline or by Editor
     • General Editor and Editorial Review Board
     • Editors by Subject
     • Editors by Name

Acknowledgments

Using ALA's Guide to Reference—An Introduction - Demonstrates the benefits of using the Guide in your library for reference, staff training, collection development, and LIS instruction

List of Categories - View the full list of categories

Selection Criteria - View concise or detailed selection criteria

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