New Items in Reference - 6/13/2011

Breaking News - for those of you who need to be constantly connected to Refman's World - the site has now been optimized for viewing on smart phones!

A Librarian's Guide to an Uncertain Job Market (020.2373)  A timely resource just for us, Librarian's Guide deals with the issues that face those who work in libraries during this period of budget-cutting.  Includes tips on recession-proofing your present job, dealing with sudden job loss, composing a resume and a job-hunt primer.  This will be kept beneath the Reference desk - take a look at it while you're there.


Florida Business Directory, 2011-2012 (338.00294759)  A great resource.  Published by ReferenceUSA (remember them?), the Florida Business Directory contains over 900,00 businesses, arranged by city, yellow page category, major employers and SIC Code.


The Municipal Year Book, 2011 (352)  Issues, trends, resources and statistics for local governments.


Weiss Ratings' Financial Ratings Series (360s - kept in slipcase)  Consumer guides for various insurance and financial products, including variable annuities, homeowner's insurance and long-term care insurance.


American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory, 2011 (381.2029473)  As the name implies, it's a directory covering nearly 30,000 wholesalers and distributors; geographic and alphabetic index.


The American Heritage Medical Dictionary (610.3)  Over 25,000 definitions.


Handbook of United States Coins, 2012 (737.4)  Also known as the Official Blue Book; identification and pricing guide for US coins from 1793 to date.


Theatre World, v.66 (792.05)  An annual guide and record of the American theatre season.


The Penguin Atlas of World History Volume 1 (911)  The only question is will this tome of world history have future volumes or end at the first? (see Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part I)