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RUSA OUTSTANDING REFERENCE SOURCES
The times, they are a-changing: Almost all of this year's Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Outstanding Reference award winners are available as e-books. Much can be said in favor of e-books, but some of us will miss the multisensory experience of using a good encyclopedia in print. The new-book smell, the crisp ink on paper, the heft of a heavy volume in your hand, the opportunity to delve serendipitously into the contents cannot be matched by words on the screen. We are in a period of transition and this year's Outstanding Reference Sources reflect this change. Below, the committee highlights three of this year's winners. For complete listings and descriptions, see...