For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa. But unlike in the case of Hoffa, no one in the library field ...

One year ago, columnist Brian Kenney wrote a piece for PW titled “Where Reference Fits in the Modern Library.” The column addressed his frustration with the gulf between reference work as he ...

Last portrait of James J. Hill taken in 1916 fronm "James J. Hill and the Opening of the Northwest," by Albro Martin. Oxford University Press, Fall 1976 James J. Hill Center officials announced ...

REDMOND, Wash., June 27, 2002 — Building on its ranking as the No. 1 best-selling encyclopedia brand,* Microsoft Corp. today launched Encarta® Reference Library 2003, offering innovative homework ...

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 25, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. today launched Encarta® Reference Library 2002, the latest and most comprehensive resource from Encarta, the best-selling reference brand worldwide and ...