Reference
Books
Reference Books are on
the first level of the Valle Verde Library.
They
are organized by the Library
of Congress Classification System.
Reference books are used in the library for consultation; they do not circulate.
Why use Reference
books?
- To
choose a topic
-
To narrow/broaden your topic
-
For an overview
-
For a background
- To
have better understanding of the topic
- To
find different terminology about the topic
Below
are some examples of some of V.V. Library Reference Books.
Broad
subject headings:
A -- GENERAL WORKS
- New
Encyclopedia Britannica
- Texas
Almanac
- World
Book Encyclopedia
B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION
- Encyclopedia
of Philosophy
- Encyclopedia
of Psychology
- Man,
Myth & Magic
C -- AUXILIARY BRANCHES OF HISTORY
- Current
Biography
- Dictionary
of World Biography
- Great
Lives from History
D
-- HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD
- Day
by Day: the eighties
- Dictionary
of the Middle Ages
- Facts
on File Library of World History
E -- HISTORY: AMERICA
- Cities
of the U.S.
- Handbook
of Hispanic Culture
- Oxford
Companion to United States History
F -- HISTORY: AMERICA
- New
Handbook of Texas
- Encyclopedia
of Mexico
- Mexico
a Través de los Siglos
G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION
- AAA
Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico
- Handbook
of Sport Psychology
- Lands
and Peoples
H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Business
Plans Handbook
- Encyclopedia
of Family Life
- Encyclopedia
of Crime and Justice
J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Europa
World Yearbook
- United
Nations System
- U.S.
Government Manual
K -- LAW
- Animals
and the Law
- Simple
Law Texas General Forms
- West
Encyclopedia of American Law
L -- EDUCATION
- College
Blue Book
- Standards
and Schooling in United States
- World
Education Encyclopedia
M -- MUSIC
- The
New Grove Dictionary of Music
- Rock
Stars Encyclopedia
- Contemporary
Musicians
N -- FINE ARTS
- The
Book of Art
- Art:
A World History
- Oxford
Companion to Western Art
P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- Dictionary
of Literary Biography
- Encyclopedia
of Monsters
- Oxford
English Dictionary
Q -- SCIENCE
- Atlas
of the Moon
- Computer
Desktop Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia
of Volcanoes
R -- MEDICINE
- The
New Wellness Encyclopedia
- PDR:
Physician's Desk Reference
- Practical
Guide to Natural Medicine...
S -- AGRICULTURE
- The
American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
- Pesticide
Fact Handbook
- Landscape
Architecture
T -- TECHNOLOGY
- Hazardous
Chemicals on File
- How
Things Work Today
- UFO's
from 1960-1979.
U
-- MILITARY SCIENCE
- Encyclopedia
of Prisoners of War and Internment
- Ancient
& Medieval Weapons & Warfare
V
-- NAVAL SCIENCE
- Jane's
Warship Recognition Guide
- Naval
Warfare
Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)
- Banned in U.S.A.
- Codes
Cyphers...
- Blackwell
Encyclopedia of Writing Systems
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