5 Designed for acquisitions librarians and reference librarians, Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction (17th Edition, 2019) is a reliable guide to building and maintaining a well-rounded collection of the most highly recommended reference and nonfiction books for adults. The Core Collection is intended to serve the needs of public and undergraduate libraries and stand as a basic or “opening day” collection. The newer titles help in identifying areas that can be updated or strengthened. Retention of useful material from the previous edition enables the librarian to make informed decisions about weeding a collection. EASY-TO-USE ARRANGEMENT Arranged for ease-of-use by Dewey Decimal Classification, this helpful guide provides immediate access to over 12,000 highly recommended nonfiction titles. All areas of reference and nonfiction are covered. 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The Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction is an essential resource for library and media specialists looking to enhance and enrich their collection with the most important and highly recommended titles currently available. Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction 17th Edition FEBRUARY 2019 One Volume; 2,500 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-661-0 List Price: $420 ALSO AVAILABLE: 16th Edition MARCH 2017 One Volume; 3,000 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-071-7 List Price: $420 Collection Development Recommendations, by Librarians for Librarians Public Library Core  Collection: Nonction    Seventeenth Edition  New Edition! “This large and vital reference is a must for both public and academic libraries.” –American Reference Books Annual Core Collections PUBLIC LIBRARY CORE COLLECTION: NONFICTION FIFTEENTH EdITION 004.1—004.67 -- United States -- Biography 6. Entrepreneurship -- United States -- Biography 7. Nanjing hang kong hang tian da xue -- Biography 8. Political refugees -- United States -- Biography 9. Women computer scientists -- United States -- Biography 10. China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 -- Personal narratives ISBN 1591845521; 9781591845522 LC 2012035389 This book, by Ping Fu with MeiMei Fox, is the autobiog- raphy of a Chinese immigrant. “Born on the eve of China’s Cultural Revolution, Ping . . . grew up fighting hunger . . . and shielding her younger sister from the teenagers in Mao’s Red Guard. At twenty-five, she found her way to the United States.” This book “depicts a journey from . . . the dogmat- ic anticapitalism of Mao’s China to the high-stakes, take- no-prisoners world of technology start-ups in the United States.” (Publisher’s note) 004.1 General works on specific types of computers Johnson, George A shortcut through time; the path to a quantum computer. Knopf 2003 204p il hardcover o.p. pa $13 004.1 1. Computers 2. Quantum theory ISBN 0-375-41193-3; 0-375-72618-7 pa LC 2002-73013 The author “communicates some of the propositions of- fered by theorists about the virtually unlimited computing power that may follow certain practical triumphs that are not quite in sight.” N Y Times Book Rev “Johnson has presented the fascinating science of quan- tum computing and its future development in a down-to- earth style.” Libr J Includes bibliographical references 004.16 Personal computers Mueller, Scott  Upgrading and repairing PCs; by Scott Muel- ler. 14th ed. QUE 2013 xix, 1605 p.p ill. (hard- 004.67 Wide-area networks Boyd, Danah It’s complicated; the social lives of networked teens. Danah Boyd. Yale University Press 2014 296 p. (clothbound : alk. paper) $25 004.67 1. Teenagers 2. Internet and teenagers 3. Online social networks 4. Information technology -- Social aspects 5. Teenagers -- Social life and customs -- 21st century ISBN 0300166311; 9780300166316 LC 2013031950 Author Danah Boyd “uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens’ use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ulti- mately, Boyd argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagers’ ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions. Yet despite an environment of rampant fear-mongering, Boyd finds that teens often find ways to engage and to develop a sense of identity.” (Pub- lisher’s note) “This groundbreaking survey of the online social habits and realities of American teens, based on extensive field- work, also serves as an important corrective to numerous persistent, widely held notions about young people, public life, and the Internet...Boyd discusses bullying, media lit- eracy, and social inequality; debunks the pervasiveness of online predation; addresses problematic assumptions be- hind the term digital native; defends Wikipedia as a great educational tool that makes transparent the evolution of knowledge; and astutely points out that the technology may be new, but teens, as always, simply want to socialize, be known, spend time with friends, and participate in public life... Exciting, challenging, and liberating; this title is es- sential reading for adults with any interest in or control over teens.” (Library Journal) Includes bibliographical references and index Lessig, Lawrence The future of ideas; the fate of the commons in a connected world. Random House 2001 352p hardcover o.p. pa $15 004.67 1. Internet 2. Copyright 3. Information society ISBN 0-375-72644-6 pa LC 2001-31968 H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com