Acquisitions librarians, reference librarians and catalogers can all use this reliable guide to building and maintaining a well-rounded collection of the most highly-recommended reference and non-fiction books for adults.

Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction users can search over 12,000 titles (including over 1,000 analytical records for parts of collections or anthologies). Entries provide complete bibliographic data, price, subject headings, a descriptive annotation, and evaluative quotations from a review when available, plus information on electronic editions of works where available.

Addressing the needs of a broad readership

Listing works published in the United States—or published in Canada or the United Kingdom and distributed in the United States—Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction features extensive information across a wide range of subject matter, from health and hobbies to science and sports. Biography, poetry and literary criticism continue to receive comprehensive treatment. Reference works in all subject fields are included. 

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