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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND STRUCTURE

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CHARACTERISTICS

  • Used primarily for occassional consultation.

  • Information included is collected from many sources.

  • Proper arrangement of information – well organised.

  • Usually kept in libraries – issuing is not promoted much.

  • Some reference books – only bird-eye-view of information.

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STRUCTURE

  • There will be publication details.
  • Basic divisions three or four.
  • Preface / Foreward / Introduction.
  • How it can be used?
  • Contents.
  • Some references – Index of Authors, About the Author, Contributors.