obra de referencia

(n.) = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference

Ex. The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals, and reference books.

Ex. A university library, for example, might group its holdings into 'no loans allowed' for important reference works.

Ex. Librarians will need to take an active role in teaching researchers how to use finding aids and source materials.

Ex. The volumes can be used as handy desk references.

Ex. The author provides an annotated subject bibliography in order to bring to light these valuable reference resources.

Ex. His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.

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(n.) = reference book, reference work, finding aid, desk reference, reference resource, work of reference

Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals, and reference books.

Ex: A university library, for example, might group its holdings into 'no loans allowed' for important reference works.

Ex: Librarians will need to take an active role in teaching researchers how to use finding aids and source materials.

Ex: The volumes can be used as handy desk references.

Ex: The author provides an annotated subject bibliography in order to bring to light these valuable reference resources.

Ex: His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.

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obra de referencia

reference work