World Guide to Libraries (WORLD GUIDE TO LIBRARIES/INTERNATIONALES BIBLIOTHEKS-HANDBUCH) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3598207255 ISBN 13: 9783598207259

Publisher: K G Saur Verlag, 1999

Synopsis

Previous editions of this standard reference are cited in Sheehy's Guide to Reference Books, Books for College Libraries, 3d ed., and Walford's Guide to Reference Material . The present edition lists and details 43,570 libraries from 196 countries, with contact information (including website) as well as statistical details of holdings, and references to special collections. Arrangement is by country; indexing is by library name. Included are large national, research, and university libraries as well as smaller special libraries such as ecclesiastical and company libraries. Inclusion was determined depending on the magnitude of book holdings (with regard to the type of library); but Third World countries' libraries have been included even if they had lesser holdings. Information is current as of March 1999. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Synopsis

Previous editions of this standard reference are cited in Sheehy's Guide to Reference Books, Books for College Libraries, 3d ed., and Walford's Guide to Reference Material . The present edition lists and details 43,570 libraries from 196 countries, with contact information (including website) as well as statistical details of holdings, and referenc

Edition details

• Publisher: K G Saur Verlag
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3598207255
• ISBN 13: 9783598207259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1210
• Editor: Legenfelder Helga