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Definition: Books designed by the arrangement and treatment of their subject matter to be consulted for definite terms of information rather than to be read consecutively. Reference books include DICTIONARIES; ENCYCLOPEDIAS; ATLASES; etc. (From the ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)  IM   
See Also Textbooks as Topic
Examples Almanacs as Topic; Atlases as Topic; Dictionaries as Topic; Directories as Topic; Dispensatories; Encyclopedias as Topic; Formularies as Topic; Pharmacopoeias as Topic; Reference Books, Medical 		Other names Reference Book; Books, Reference; Book, Reference

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