IRC Reference Collection

Ashland University Columbus Center IRC has a reference collection developed to assist with locating, selecting, evaluating, and researching children and young adult author and illustrators. Within this collection are subject categories of awards and directories, bio-bibliographies and biographies, encyclopedias and dictionaries, history and criticisms, and indexes. IRC reference items are part of the non-circulating collection.

The following books have been added to the AU Columbus Center IRC reference collection:

• The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English
  PR990.C36 2001


• Black Books Galore! Guide to More Great African American Children's Books
  Z1361.N39 R33 2001


• The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators
  Z1232.E85 2002


• 60 Years of Notable Children's Books
  Z1037.S59 2003x


• Real Lives Revealed: A Guide to Reading Interests in Biography
  Z5301.R56 2009


• Children's Authors and Illustrators Too Good to Miss: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies
  PS490.M398 2004


• Bilingual Children's Books in English and Spanish: An Annotated Bibliography, 1942 - 2001
  Z1037.7.D36 2003


• Newbery and Caldecott Mock Elections
  Z1037.A2 S72 2001