"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

Table of Contents:
"Calligraphy, Donald M. Anderson Cambridge Language Research Unit (CLRU), Margaret Masterman Cambridge University Library, J. C. T. Oates Canada for Applied Linguistics, John Lotz Canada, Libraries in; Canadian Library Association, Elizabeth Homer Morton Canada. Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Erik J. Spicer Canada National Library, William Kaye Lamb Carnegie, Andrew, Stanton Belfour Carnegie Corporation of New York, Florence Anderson Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Ralph Munn CARUSO, Elaine Caruso Case Studies and Case Method, Thomas J. Galvin Case Western Reserve University, School of Library Science, Jesse H. Shera Cassiodorus, Flavius Magnus Aurelius; Catholic Libraries and Collections, Francis J. Witty Cataloging-in-Source, Elspeth Pope Catalogs and Cataloging, Eugene R. Hanson Catalogs and Cataloging; Censorship, Contemporary and Controversial Aspects of, Jay E. Daily Categorial Grammars, Robert Wall Catholic Library Association; Catholic Periodical and Literature Index, Matthew R. Wilt Catholic University of America, Graduate Department of Library Science, James J. Kortendick Caxton Club, James M. Wells Caxton, William, Thomas C. Pears, III Censorship, Martha Boaz Center for Applied Linguistics, John Lotz Central Asia, Libraries in, William Z. Nasri Centralization, Decentralization, and Specialization, Allen Kent Centralized Cataloging, George M. Sinkankas Centre National de Documentation Scientifique et Technique, Herman de Jaeger Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), J. H. d'Olier Centro de Documentación Bibliotecologica (CDB), Nicolas Matijevic Centro de Documentación Bibliotecologica (CDB); Centro de Investigaciones Bibliotecologicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires; Chile, Libraries in; Chile. University of Chile, School of Library Science, Savia A. Roxas Centro de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Josefa E. Sabor Centro Nacional de Información y Documentación (CENID), Betty Johnson de Vodanovic Certification of Librarians, Irving A. Verschoor Ceylon, Libraries in, R. S. Thambiah Chain Indexing, C. David Batty Chained Libraries, Sidney L. Jackson Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Library, B. Rose Williams Chapbooks, Roy B. Stokes Character Recognition, Joseph A. Genovese Charging Systems, Ralph H. Parker Chemical Abstracts Service, Dale B. Baker Chemical Information Centers, Edward M. Arnett Chemical Information Centers, Mary Jane Pugh Chemical Notations, Alan Gelberg Chemical Society Retrieval Unit in Information Dissemination and Retrieval, Anthony K. Kent Chicago Public Library, Alex Ladenson Chicago. University of Chicago, Graduate Library School, Leon Carnovsky Chicago. University of Chicago Library, Stanley E. Gwynn Chicago. University of Chicago, Graduate Library School, Don R. Swanson Children's Libraries and Librarianship, Florence W. Butler Children's Literature, Frances de Cordova Chile, Libraries in, Maria Teresa Sanz B-M. Chile. University of Chile, School of Library Science, Abraham Pimstein-Lamas Chile. University of Chile, School of Library Science, Alberto Villalón-Galdames China, Libraries in the People's Republic of, K. T. Wu China, Libraries in the Republic of, Ignatius T. P. Pao China, Library Association of, Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien CHOICE, Peter M. Doiron Chronicles, Howard W. Winger Church and Synagogue Library Association, Ruth S. Smith Church Libraries, Joyce L. White "