I don’t think I’m alone among librarians in noticing that luck and accident are often involved in finding information online, no matter how well crafted the query or how well designed the finding aid.

Best Reference Books for Chemistry Class 12: Having a good textbook is like having a good tutor. It resolves half of your queries and concerns related to the subject. An updated reference book follows ...

What are the essential reference books that anyone with an interest in animation history should have on their bookshelf? It’s a question I’ve rarely seen discussed and would be curious to hear readers ...

100 Buildings: 1900–2000, by Now Institute, Rizzoli, 304 pages, $25. Destination Architecture: The Essential Guide to 1000 Contemporary Buildings, by Phaidon editors, Phaidon, 560 pages, $29.95.

For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa. But unlike in the case of Hoffa, no one in the library field ...

Reference books are books in which the information is organized so that you can find the information you need relatively quickly. Books in the reference section summarize and organize information so ...

You can get library books on a Kindle device through Amazon's partnership with OverDrive, as long as you have a library membership with a participating institution ...

I have two kids completing undergrad and grad school this year which first prompted some reflection on what business books would be most beneficial to gift each of them. While my library has grown, ...

Best Reference Books for Physics Class 12: When we talk about an ideal book to cover the syllabus of a subject, there cannot be a single choice. Thus, students need to study different books to gain ...