Edited by Mirela Roncevic for Library Journal with an Introduction by Francine Fialkoff
| ISBN: 9781555706852 Published: 2009 6 x 9 | 131 pp. | $55.00 Request an Exam Copy |  WorldCat record
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Overwhelmed by the number of electronic reference resources available? Having difficulty selecting the very best tools for your library? Find the help you’ve been waiting for in this premier co-publication from Library Journal and Neal-Schuman. This indispensable new guide is armed with concise, easily digestible ratings from an authoritative dream-team of practicing librarians and information professionals.
E-Reference Ratings test drives 180 resources in 14 subject areas, from Arts to Science to Technology and everything in between. Each subject category is matched with an easy-to-understand chart that ranks tools from one to four stars, in 7 categories including Scope, Writing, Design, Bells and Whistles, Ease of Use, Linking and Value.
Additional, in-depth descriptions of each tool are included, and a multitude of added features, including contributor biographies and exhaustive indexes, will earn this guide a spot at every reference desk.
E-Reference Ratings test drives 180 resources in 14 subject areas, from Arts to Science to Technology and everything in between. Each subject category is matched with an easy-to-understand chart that ranks tools from one to four stars, in 7 categories including Scope, Writing, Design, Bells and Whistles, Ease of Use, Linking and Value.
Additional, in-depth descriptions of each tool are included, and a multitude of added features, including contributor biographies and exhaustive indexes, will earn this guide a spot at every reference desk.
"While this book's target audience is public and academic libraries, law librarians could find this title helpful as a starting point when doing research in an unfamiliar subject area."
-- Legal Information ALERT, January 2010
"...an enthusiastically recommended acquisition for librarians and librarian administrators who don't want to be led around loops of verifying sources."
-- The Midwest Book Review, September 2009
"Librarians will be thankful for such a helpful guide ... For more busy librarians this book will give good guidance for their e-reference purchases."
-- American Reference Books Annual, May/June 2009
-- Legal Information ALERT, January 2010
"...an enthusiastically recommended acquisition for librarians and librarian administrators who don't want to be led around loops of verifying sources."
-- The Midwest Book Review, September 2009
"Librarians will be thankful for such a helpful guide ... For more busy librarians this book will give good guidance for their e-reference purchases."
-- American Reference Books Annual, May/June 2009
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