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Titles in the collection

Business 
Encyclopedia of American Industries
The Elements of International English Style: A Guide to Writing Correspondence, Reports, Technical Documents, and Internet Pages for a Global Audience

 
The Almanac of American Education, 2006

Education
Almanac of American Education
Copyright Catechism: Practical Ansewrs to Everyday School Dilemmas
Education: Meeting America's Needs?
Encyclopedia of Education
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
The College Blue Book

 

Environment

Climate Change: In Context
Endangered Species: Protecting Biodiversity
The Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes

 

General Reference 
Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary
The Elements of International English Style

 

American Decades Primary Sources, 2003

History
American Decades Primary Sources
American Inaugurals: The Speeches, the Presidents, and Their Times
Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers
Dictionary of American History
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
Gale Encylopedia of US History: Government and Politics
Gale Encyclopedia of US History: War
Terrorism Reference Library
U*X*L American Decades
U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library

 
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of American Government, 2005

Law
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government
Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning
Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library
Encyclopedia of Governance
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Encyclopedia of Law and Society
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
Major Acts of Congress
National Survey of State Laws
West's Encyclopedia of American Law

 
Cover of Your Library Goes Virtual

Library Science
Digital Libraries: Principles and Practices in a Global Environment Exemplary Public Libraries: Lessons in Leadership, Management, and Service
Planning the Modern Public Library Building
Your Library Goes Virtual

 

Multicultural Studies
The African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

 

Cities of the United State, 5th ed., 2006
US and the World
America's Top-Rated Small Cities
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States
Cities of the United States
Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Global Perspectives on the United States
Treaties and Alliances of the World
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States

 

Religion
Contemporary American Religion

 

Alternative Energy, 2006

Energy, Science & Technology
Alternative Energy
Biotechnology: Changing Life Through Science
Energy: Supplies, Sustainability, and Costs
Energy for the 21st Century
McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology
Space Exploration Reference Library

 

Social Changes in America: The historical Handbook, 2006

Social Sciences
AIDS/HIV
Abortion: An Eternal Social and Moral Issue
American Economy
Capital Punishment: Cruel and Unusual?
Careers and Occupations: Looking to the Future
Child Abuse
Electronic America
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Gambling: What's at Stake?
Growing Old in America
Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People?
Health Care System
Health and Wellness: Illness Among Americans
Minorities: Race and Ethnicity in America
National Security
Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook
Social Trends and Indicators USA
Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies
Sports in America: Recreation, Business, Education and Controversy
Weight in America: Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Other Health Risks
Women in American Society
World Poverty

 

 

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