UPDATE: This collection has been chosen as winner of the Outstanding Reference Source for Adults designation by the American Library Association. For more information, visit http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/reference-experts-announce-annual-outstanding-reference-sources-list-adults.
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