Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Scope Notes
Here are entered comprehensive reference works in the English language consisting of explanatory articles arranged alphabetically or topically and not limited to a specific topic. Works of this type in other languages are entered under headings of the type Encyclopedias and dictionaries, [language], e.g. [Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French; Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Spanish.] Works about encyclopedias and dictionaries in general, and works about English-language encyclopedias and dictionaries, are entered under [Encyclopedias and dictionaries] with further subdivision, e.g. [Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism.] Works consisting of comprehensive alphabetical lists of the words of a specific language, usually with definitions, are entered under the heading for the language with subdivision Dictionaries, e.g. [English language--Dictionaries.] Works about dictionaries of a specific language are entered under the heading for the language with subdivision Lexicography, e.g. [English language--Lexicography.]
Used for
- Books of knowledge
- Cyclopedias
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries, English
- Knowledge, Books of
- Subject dictionaries
Editorial Notes
subdivisions [Dictionaries] or [Encyclopedias] under subjects