MeSH 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);
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)