American Popular Culture: A Guide to the Reference Literature
- ISBN-10
- 1563081423
- ISBN-13
- 9781563081422
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
- Pages
- 286
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Author
- Frank W. Hoffmann
Description
Organized by types of information sources, the book selectively covers guides to the literature of popular culture, including general and subject encyclopedias; subject dictionaries; handbooks and manuals; biographical compilations; directories, indexes, and abstracts; bibliographies, discographies, and videographies; and supplemental sources (e.g., periodicals, research centers, associations). Each section is arranged by subject: general; popular arts (e.g., music, fine arts); mass media (e.g., radio, computers); folkways/oral tradition; and fads, events, trends, and other social phenomena. Selective rather than comprehensive, the book offers entries with descriptive and sometimes evaluative annotations. Essential as a research tool in academic and public libraries, this guide will also be useful in collection development.
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- 1984
- 246 pages
- Paperback
- ABC-Clio Information Services
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- 1982
- 435 pages
- Paperback
- Gale Research Company
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