Draft:Outline of reference works

Publication to which one can refer for confirmed facts From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to reference works:

A reference work is a document, such as a paper, book, or periodical (or their electronic equivalents), to which one can refer for information. The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Such works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than being read in its entirety. The writing style used in these works is informative, with the authors avoiding opinions and the use of the first-person perspective, and emphasizing facts.[citation needed]

What type of thing are reference works?

Reference works can be described as all of the following:

Types of reference works

  • Abstracting journal – a published summary of articles, theses, reviews, conference proceedings, and other works of scholarship, arranged systematically
  • Almanac – an annual publication, listing a set of current, general or specific information about one or multiple subjects
  • Annals – concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically
  • Atlas – a collection of maps traditionally bound into book form
  • Bibliography – a systematic list of books and other works such as journal articles on a given subject or which satisfy particular criteria
  • Biographical dictionary – an encyclopedic dictionary limited to biographical information
  • Books of quotations – collections of quotations satisfying particular criteria, arranged systematically
  • Brand Book
  • Calendar – a record or a schematic set-up of the days and dates in the months of a specific year
  • Chronicle or chronology – a historical account of events arranged in chronological order
  • Compendium – a concise collection of information pertaining to a body of knowledge
  • Concordance – an alphabetical list of the principal words used in a book or body of work
  • Dictionary – a list of words from one or more languages, systematically arranged and giving meanings, etymologies etc.
  • Digest – a summary of information on a particular subject
  • Directory – a systematically arranged list of names, addresses, products, etc.
  • Encyclopedia – a compendium providing summaries of knowledge either from all branches or from a particular field or discipline
  • Field guide
  • Gazetteer – a geographical dictionary or directory used to provide systematic access to a map or atlas
  • Glossary – an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms
  • Handbook – a small or portable book intended to provide ready reference
  • Index – a publication giving systematic access to a body of knowledge
  • Leishu
  • Lexicon – a synonym for a dictionary or encyclopaedic dictionary
  • List – a published enumeration of a set of items
  • Manual – a handbook providing instructions in the use of a particular product
  • Phrase book – a collection of ready-made phrases, arranged systematically, usually for a foreign language together with a translation
  • Ready reckoner – a printed book or table containing pre-calculated values
  • Technica Curiosa
  • Thematic catalogue – an index used to identify musical compositions through the citation of the opening notes
  • Textbook – a reference work containing information about a subject
  • Thesaurus – a reference work for finding synonyms and sometimes antonyms of words
  • Timetable – a published list of schedules giving times for transportation or other events
  • Vertical file
  • Yearbook – a compendium containing events relating to a specific year

Meta-reference works

History of reference works

Reference works organizations

Reference works publications

Notable individual reference publications

Lists of reference works

Persons influential in reference works

See also

References

External links

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