"Reference Books" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D012013
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.682.192.836
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| Concept/Terms |
Reference Books- Reference Books
- Book, Reference
- Books, Reference
- Reference Book
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