Library &
Information Show 2006
At this year's ISG (CILIP)/Nielsen
BookData Reference Award ceremony, The
New Walford: Guide to reference resources, Volume 1: Science, Technology
was Commended.
Amanda Duffy, Chair of
the Besterman / McColvin Printed Panel in citing the commendation
said, "The New Walford is the first volume of a radically different
guide. Published in a three-volume cycle, it points you to an expertly
chosen selection of key quality resources - accessible via the web
and in print.
This enormous job has
been tackled with a refreshing new approach, the coverage is impressive
and the work is very easy to access, and should appeal to a wider
market than librarians and information workers."
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Reviews
'For a bibliographer caught in between
recent analogue past and entirely digital future of our rapidly
developing 'information world' the pleasure of holding this substantial
guide to the guides is close to ecstasy. The quality of print and
design of the book is remarkable, the paper of high quality, the
structure, lay-out and explanations transparent, the possibilities
of browsing and searching as good as one can get in the printed
reference book.'
Information
Research
'Ray Lester and his team of sixteen subject specialists have tackled
an enormous job with a refreshing new approach ...The result is
a marriage of the Aslib directory , the Directory of British associations
, and the old Walford, but resulting in more than the sum of those
parts. The volume also looks different; it has reverted to the smaller
format of the 7th edition, and the typeface is now sans serif, with
a much clearer page layout. It is an excellent start for the 21st
century Walford ...'
Refer
First published in 1959,
Walford’s guide to reference material achieved
international recognition as a leading bibliographic tool across
all subject
areas. But, in the 1990s, the web transformed the information universe;
and
so we have now transformed Walford.
What is The New Walford?
Published in a 3 volume
cycle, TNW will form the most substantial work
of its kind in the English language. This book provides a pathway
through the huge quantity of information now accessible via the
web. The types of material
cited have been greatly widened to reflect the revolution brought
about by the use of networked information; but we have made sure
that print resources are not ignored where these are still valuable.
If you are approaching a subject for the first time, TNW
will get you on your way, guiding you to the best starting points
for your query. For the information professional, TNW's
new way of categorizing resources reflects the
fundamental changes that have taken place in the scientific, business,
political and social information landscapes.
Who
is it for?
This new reference book will be valuable for professionals worldwide
who need to suggest resources to people who are relatively unfamiliar
with the nuances of a topic and who are asking ‘where should
I start?’
The focus is on resources that are
most likely to be found and used within public, government, education
or business information services. If you are an LIS professional
responsible for developing and revising a reference collection,
new
to reference work, staffing an enquiry desk, a research worker or
student, you’ll welcome publication of this new work –
it's your paper portal to the world of reference resources.
Chair of Editorial
Board
Dr Ray Lester held posts in Unilever and a number of university
libraries before becoming Director of Information Services at the
London Business School and then the Head of Library and Information
Services at The Natural History Museum.
Volume 1:
June 2005; 720pp; hardback;
978-1-85604-495-0
; £149.95 (£119.96 to CILIP Members)
Volume 2: December
2007; 720pp; hardback; 978-1-85604-498-1; £159.95; (£127.96
to CILIP Members)
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