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Ready Reference: General

This is a comprehensive collection of all Library of Congress-classified titles previously located in the Geisel ready reference collection, now merged into the general reference collection.

Please note that links go to the catalog record for the print editions; online editions may also be available.

Call Number                           Title
AG106 .C425 2005               Chambers book of facts
AM1 .M76                              Museums of the world = Museen der Welt
AM10.A2 O4                          The Official museum directory
AS8 .C734                               Commonwealth universities yearbook
AS8 .I65                                   International handbook of universities
AS8 .I654                                 International research centers directory
AS25 .R432                             Research centers directory
AS911.A2 F65                         The Foundation directory
AS911.A2 I55                          The Europa international foundation directory
AS911.A2 W585                     World guide to foundations
AY40 .W927                             The World almanac and book of facts
AY81.C66 P73 1995                The practical guide to practically everything
AY754 .W5                               Whitaker's almanack
AY2001 .D55                            Directories in print
AY2001 .G85                            Guide to American & international directories
AZ188.U5 D57                         Directory of grants in the humanities
AZ221 .B53 2000                     The humanities : a selective guide to information sources
BF76.7 .C66 2010                    Concise rules of APA style
BF76.7 .P83 2010b                  Publication manual of the American Psychological Association[APA]
BF77 .G73                                 Graduate study in psychology
CT120 .W64                              Who's who
CT120 .W645                            Who's who in the world
D11.5 .C48                                Chase's ... calendar of events
D20 .A55 1995                         The American Historical Association's guide to historical literature
E154.5 .C69                              Counties USA : a directory of United States counties
E178 .P47 2003                        United States history : a multicultural, interdisciplinary guide to information sources
E663 .W56                                 Who's who in America
F869.S22 F6                              Fodor's San Diego
G1 .C67                                      Countries of the world and their leaders yearbook
G1201.P2 M5                            Michelin road atlas : USA, Canada, Mexico
G1201.P2 R35                           Road atlas: United States, Canada, and Mexico
G1525 .T5                                  California road atlas
G1528.L6 T5                              Los Angeles County street guide
G1528.O7 T5                             Orange County street guide and directory
G1528.S23 T56                         San Bernardino and Riverside counties street guide and directory
G1528.S24 T5                            San Diego County, including portions of Imperial County, street guide and directory
H61 .L5 2000                             Social science reference sources : a practical guide
H61 .S648 2002                        The social sciences : a cross-disciplinary guide to selected sources
HA1 .S73                                    Statistics sources
HA154 .W67                              World statistics pocketbook
HA201.122 .W48 2012             The who, what, and where of America : understanding the American Community Survey
HA202 .A3                                  ProQuest statistical abstract of the United States
HA202 .H57 2006                      Historical statistics of the United States : earliest times to the present 
HA202 .K87 2007                      Datapedia of the United States : American history in numbers
HA203 .C68                                County and city extra : annual metro, city and county data book
HA203 .P58                                Places, towns, and townships
HA203 .U17                                State rankings : a statistical view of the 50 United States
HA261 .P76                                Profiles of California
HA266 .M64 1981                     Population history of California : 1850-1980
HC101 .B82                                 Business statistics of the United States
HC101 .S84                                 Standard & Poor's basic statistics
HC101 .S84                                 Standard & Poor's current statistics
HC101 .S84                                 Statistical service. Security price index record
HC106.6 .S74                              Standard & Poor's industry surveys
HC110.C6 M545 2005               American generations : who they are and how they live
HC110.P63 G68                          Government assistance almanac
HD72 .H75                                   Human development report
HD4826 .I627 1990                    Year book of labour statistics, 1945-89
HD4973 .A67                               American salaries and wages survey
HD8064 .A32                               Handbook of U.S. labor statistics
HF54.52.U5 F74 1991                Business information desk reference : where to find answers to business questions
HF1042 .N67                               North American industry classification system, United States
HF1118 .E884 2013                    Essential GMAT
HF3163.S38 S28                          San Diego business journal. Book of lists
HF5351 .E93                                Encyclopedia of business information sources
HF5382.5.U5 D8                         Career guide
HF5383 .N62 2007                     Gallery of best résumés : a collection of quality résumés by professional résumé writers
HF5549.5.C67 A5                       The Almanac of American employers
HF5681.B2 R58                           RMA annual statement studies
HF5681.R25 I53                          Industry norms and key business ratios
HF5726 .B67 2005                     300+ successful business letters for all occasions
HG151.7 .B37 1995                   The international financial statistics locator : a research and information guide
HG4057 .A147                            America's corporate families : the billion dollar directory
HG4057 .A237                            D & B business rankings
HG4057 .A4758                          Standard & Poor's 500
HJ275 .A5                                    Annual register of grant support
HJ4652 .J2                                   J.K. Lasser's your income tax
HM569 .A54 2019                      American Sociological Association style guide
HV89 .N26                                   National directory of corporate giving
J9.5 .G37 2002                            The complete guide to citing government information resources : a manual for social science and business research
J83 .S43 2001                              Using government information sources : electronic and print
JA1.A1 L34                                   Worldwide government directory, with international organizations
JA51 .I57                                      The International year book and statesmen's who's who
JF37 .P6                                        Political handbook of the world
JK421 .E65                                   Encyclopedia of governmental advisory organizations
JK1012 .A44                                The Almanac of American politics
JK1118 .D58                                Washington representatives
JK2403 .B724                              The Book of the States
JK2495 .S689                              State legislative sourcebook
JK8701 .C337                              California journal ... roster & government guide
JK8730 .P645                              Pocket directory of the California legislature
JZ4838 .W48                              Who's who in international affairs
KF90 .S52                                    Shepard's acts and cases by popular names, federal and state
KF90 .S52 Suppl.                        Shepard's acts and cases by popular names, federal and state
KF240 .J3 2009                           Fundamentals of legal research
KF245 .U55                                 The Bluebook : a uniform system of citation
KF285.Z9 C7                               Cracking the LSAT
KF3020.Z9 K685 2004               Every writer's guide to copyright and publishing law
L901 .A535                                  Best graduate schools
L901 .F53                                    The Fiske guide to colleges
L901 .H4                                      Higher education directory
L901 .P442                                  Peterson's graduate and professional programs, an overview
L901 .P443                                  Peterson's graduate programs in the humanities, arts & social sciences
L901 .P444                                  Peterson's graduate programs in biological/biomedical sciences & health-related medical professions
L901 .P445                                  Peterson's graduate programs in the physical sciences, mathematics, agricultural sciences, the environment & natural resources
L901 .P446                                  Peterson's graduate programs in engineering & applied sciences
L901 .P447                                   Peterson's graduate programs in business, education, health, information studies, law & social work

LA226 .A65                                American universities and colleges
LA226 .C6852                           The College blue book. Narrative descriptions
LA226 .C6853                           The College blue book. Tabular data
LA226 .C6854                           The College blue book. Degrees offered by colleges and subjects
LA226 .C6855                           Occupational education
LA226 .C6856                           Scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans
LA226 .C6857                           The college blue book. Distance learning programs
LB2331.63 .A46                        Best colleges
LB2337.2 .C65                          Peterson's how to get money for college : financing your future beyond federal aid
LB2337.2 .P48                          Scholarships, grants & prizes
LB2337.4 .L63                           Loans and grants from Uncle Sam : am I eligible and for how much?
LB2338 .D564                           Directory of financial aids for women
LB2338 .D565                           Financial aid for African Americans
LB2338 .D566                           Financial aid for Asian Americans
LB2338 .D567                           Financial aid for Hispanic Americans
LB2338 .D568                           Financial aid for Native Americans
LB2338 .D5685                         Financial aid for persons with disabilities and their families
LB2338 .D569                           Financial aid for military personnel & military family members
LB2338 .D57                             Directory of research grants
LB2338 .F6                                Foundation grants to individuals
LB2338 .G7                                The Grants register
LB2351.52.U6 M277 2015      The college application essay
LB2369 .G53 2009                    MLA handbook for writers of research papers
LB2369 .M52 2016                   MLA Handbook
LB2369 .T8 2010                       Student's guide to writing college papers [Turabian]
LB2369 .T8 2013                       A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations Chicago Style for students and researchers [Turabian]  
LB2381.A1 A52                         2 year colleges
LB2381.A1 A53                         4 year colleges
LD781.S2 A13                            Student digest : enrollment and graduation report [UCSD]
P88.8 .B48                                  Benn's media
P365 .G32                                   Reverse acronyms, initialisms, & abbreviations dictionary
PE1408 .H26 2012                     A pocket style manual
PE1408 .H2778 2015                A writer's reference
PE1408 .S772 2005                   The elements of style [Strunk]
PE1591 .O95 2009                     Oxford thesaurus of English
PE1591 .R73 2010                     Roget's international thesaurus
PE1625 .R3 2001                       Random House Webster's unabridged dictionary
PF3640 .C68 2003                     Collins German-English, English-German dictionary
PN41 .B4 2008                           Benét's reader's encyclopedia
PN41 .H355 2012                      A handbook to literature
PN44.5 .K46 2013                      Handbook of literary terms : literature, language, theory
PN147 .G444 2008                    MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing
PN161 .L5                                   Literary market place : LMP
PN161 .W83                               The Writer's market
PN171.F56 L55 2018                 Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles -- MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more
PN1059.M3 P59                         Poet's market
PN1601 .D73                              Catalogue of new plays
PN1661 .D7                                Dramatists sourcebook
PN4700 .E42                               Editor & publisher newspaper data book
PN4731 .U556 1990                  Union list of newspapers in the libraries of San Diego and Imperial counties
PN4783 .A83                              The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law
PN4832 .M34                             Magazines for libraries
PN5118 .W5                               Willing's press guide
Q179.98 .G68                            Government research directory
Q180.55.G7 C73 2016             The grant writer's handbook : how to write a research proposal and succeed
QD8.5 .A25 2006                      The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information
T11 .S386 2014                         Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers
T12 .D48                                     California manufacturers register
Z253 .U69 2017                         The Chicago manual of style
Z291.5 .I5                                   International literary market place
Z326 .C3                                     Directory of publishing. United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
Z475 .A5                                     American booktrade directory
Z475 .B67                                   Publishers directory
Z475 .P86                                   Publishers, distributors & wholesalers of the United States
Z674.3 .E52                                Information industry directory
Z695 .L695                                 Library of Congress subject headings
Z721 .I63                                    World guide to libraries
Z731 .A53                                   American library directory
Z731 .B786                                 Library and book trade almanac
Z1035.1 .G89 1996                   Guide to reference books [Balay]
Z1223.Z7 A574                          Guide to U.S. Government publications (Andriot)
Z6944.N44 S82                          Oxbridge directory of newsletters
Z6947 .S8                                   The Standard periodical directory
Z6951 .A97                                Gale directory of publications and broadcast media
ZA5050 .M67 2004                  International government information and country information : a subject guide