Paper versus Web

Paper Versus Web

When to start with Books / Magazines / Newspapers / Pamphlets / Web

Books

Ref 031 Encyclopedia Britannica (Current edition)

Ref 282.08 New Catholic Encyclopedia (c. 1911 edition)

Ref 310 Time Almanac (with Information Please) (Current edition)

Ref 317.7 Statistical Abstract of the United States (Current edition)

323.623 By the People...U.S. Govt. Structure (How Laws are Made) (Not same work but two links on same subject)

How a Bill Becomes Law

Ref 331.7 Occupational Outlook Handbook (Current ed.) | Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Current ed.) |

Allied Health Education careers (Current ed.)

Ref 338.973 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (Current edition)

Ref 340.025 Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (Current edition)

Ref 340.025 Texas Legal Directory

Ref 340.03 Black's Law Dictionary (Not available online. Web page allows paper version to be purchased.)

Real Life Dictionary of the Law

Everybody's Legal Dictionary

Tx Ref 342.764 Vernon's Texas Statutes & Codes
(Current through the 76th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, 1999. Changes to the statutes enacted by the 77th Legislature, which convenes in January 2001, will be incorporated as soon as possible after the end of the session.)

Ref 368.3 Best's Key Rating Guide: Life/Health (Current)

Ref 370.976 Snapshot (Most recent is 1999-2000 school year)

371.262 TAAS study guides

371.262 TASP study guides, (etc.)

Ref 373.222 Peterson's Private Secondary Schools (Current)

Ref 378 Peterson's College Money Handbook (Current)

Ref 378.34 Complete Scholarship Book (Current)

Ref 380 Thomas Register of American Manufacturers & Thomas Register Catalog File (Current)

Ref 690.029 Sweet's General Building & Renovation Catalog (Current)

Ref 380.102 World Chamber of Commerce Directory (Current)

Ref 383.145 National Five-Digit Zip Code & Post Office Directory (Current)

398.2 Bulfinch's Mythology (c. 1855 edition)

423.1 Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (c.1995 or so)

Ref 603 New Illustrated Science & Invention Encyclopedia (AKA New How It Works) (Paper version not on Web) | Simple Machines |

Ref 616 Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy (Current & even more up-to-date than paper version)

Ref 616.047 Physicians' Guide to Rare Diseases (Current)

Ref 616.89 DSM-IV-TR (Paper version not available on Web site.) | DSM-IV-TR codes (Current) |

Ref 658.311 Directory of Executive Recruiters (Paper version not directly available online. This site is used to search work. Current.)

658.401 Business Plans for Dummies (This site is on this topic. Current) | Starting a Small Business |

Ref 690.092 Blue Book Building & Construction, Houston (Current)

Ref 769.56 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue (The paper version of this is not online. Site does have a good page on how to read the entries.)

Ref 803 Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (Likely not at all current)

Ref 808.02 Literary Market Place (Current)

Ref 808.025 Writer's Market (Current)

Ref 808.027 MLA Handbook (Paper version not on Web as such. This is a link on this topic)

808.042 Elements of Style (Strunk & White, c. 1918)

How To Cite Internet Sources

Ref 808.066 Publication Manual of the APA (Again, the paper version is not exactly online. This is from APA and is on this topic. Current)

Citations | More How To Cite |

Ref 808.882 Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (c. 1919)

813's Literary Criticism (Internet Public Library. Current)

Ref 910 World Factbook (Current. Web version has BOTH country map AND country flag.)

TX Ref 912.764 County Maps of Texas (Paper version not online. This is close but you cannot read the names of the counties whereas you can see these in the paper version clearly.) | More TX County Maps (Counties by number) |

914-919 Fodor (Current) | Frommer (Current) | Lonely Planet (Current) |

History | Biography |

TX Ref 976.4 New Handbook of Texas (Current. Web version does not have photographs & other illustrations found in paper version.)

Magazines / Periodicals

American Heritage (Very current. Web site has only an issue or two as online archives.)

Background Notes (Current) | Email Signup |

Consumer Reports (Current) | Auto Hub |

Consumer Reports (& other periodicals) fulltext online in the MasterFILE Premier database (Ebscohost) via Texas State Library electronic databases IN library branches)

Fortune 500 (Current) | Houston Business Journal Book of Lists |

Money Magazine Best Places to Live

NADA | Kelley Blue Book | Edmunds | Buying a New or Used Car |

National Geographic (Again, very current)