Fundamentals of Reference

Almanacs, Handbooks, and Yearbooks 27

and now by Information Today, this compilation of industry

reports, statistics, news coverage and more has served librarian-

ship and the book trade well since 1962. A noteworthy feature is an

explanation of how to acquire an ISBN.

Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. A source for statistics,

descriptions of denominations, contact information about numer-

ous religious organizations, a listing of religious periodicals, and

more. The print version includes an online component.

notes

1. Michael Levine-Clark and Toni M. Carter, eds., ALA Glossary of Library and
   Information Science, 4th ed. (Chicago: American Library Association, 2012),
   s.v. “almanac.”


2. Ibid., s.v. “handbook.”


3. Ibid., s.v. “yearbook.”


4. Joan M. Reitz, Dictionary for Library and Information Science (Westport, CT:
   Libraries Unlimited, 2004), 164.