Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherished - and the treasures they've housed have evolved from early stone tablets to the mass-produced, bound paper books of our present day. This title includes insightful quotations, and the many mysteries of libraries.

Are you ready for a library adventure? Join a group of children as they explore the Dewey decimal system! Search for ghosts in the 100s section, track down everything from costumes to cars in the 300s, and be on the lookout for sports and music in the 700s. By the end of the book, you'll be more than ready to dive into Dewey on your own!

Results from twelve years of the Text REtrieval Conference (TREC), documenting test collections, evaluation standards, and current best practices.

An essential guide to a librarianship based not on books and artifacts but on knowledge and learning.

This full-color 2 Volume set complement to "Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, " explores extinction and extinct life in detail.

Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of Nineteenth-century Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short-story Writers, and Other Creative Writer

This easy-to-use alphabetically arranged dictionary serves as a guide to current sources of factual quantitative information on more than 20,000 specific subjects, incorporating almost 135,000 citations and more than 1,600 sources.

This illustrated series covers more than 600 writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Typical entries consist of a listing of major works and awards and criticism from significant reviews and commentaries on the author's or artist's works.