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A helpful tool in building a strong science collection. Recommended. -The Book Report The need for what is called science literacy, or the science knowledge one needs to understand public issues, has been growing over the years.-This book is an attempt to present sound advice to ease the problem. - Library and Information Science Sapp believes reading popular nonfiction is an important way for high-school students and adult learners to acquire knowledge about science. This book examines nearly 2,500 titles, about 70 percent of which have been published since 1990. Most comparable works emphasize reference materials rather than popular-science nonfiction. Public and high-school libraries should consider Ythis book for their collections. -Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ?A helpful tool in building a strong science collection. Recommended.?-The Book Report ?The need for what is called science literacy, or the science knowledge one needs to understand public issues, has been growing over the years.-This book is an attempt to present sound advice to ease the problem.?- Library and Information Science ?How often have you needed to recommend a resource for a patron on the spur of the moment? This is just the book you'll reach for to provide the support if the request is in the sciences. The superb organization of this book greatly facilitates the search process for the professional or the student and is friendly to the nonscience oriented reader. Librarians and teachers will want a copy of this book at their desk, as well as on the shelf.?-VOYA How often have you needed to recommend a resource for a patron on the spur of the moment? This is just the book you'll reach for to provide the support if the request is in the sciences. The superb organization of this book greatly facilitates the search process for the professional or the student and is friendly to the nonscience oriented reader. Librarians and teachers will want a copy of this book at their desk, as well as on the shelf. -VOYA

"""How often have you needed to recommend a resource for a patron on the spur of the moment? This is just the book you'll reach for to provide the support if the request is in the sciences. The superb organization of this book greatly facilitates the search process for the professional or the student and is friendly to the nonscience oriented reader. Librarians and teachers will want a copy of this book at their desk, as well as on the shelf.""-VOYA ?A helpful tool in building a strong science collection. Recommended.?-The Book Report ?How often have you needed to recommend a resource for a patron on the spur of the moment? This is just the book you'll reach for to provide the support if the request is in the sciences. The superb organization of this book greatly facilitates the search process for the professional or the student and is friendly to the nonscience oriented reader. Librarians and teachers will want a copy of this book at their desk, as well as on the shelf.?-VOYA ?The need for what is called ""science literacy,"" or the science knowledge one needs to understand public issues, has been growing over the years.-This book is an attempt to present sound advice to ease the problem.?- Library and Information Science ""Sapp believes reading popular nonfiction is an important way for high-school students and adult learners to acquire knowledge about science. This book examines nearly 2,500 titles, about 70 percent of which have been published since 1990. Most comparable works emphasize reference materials rather than popular-science nonfiction. Public and high-school libraries should consider Ýthis book¨ for their collections.""-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ""A helpful tool in building a strong science collection. Recommended.""-The Book Report ""The need for what is called ""science literacy,"" or the science knowledge one needs to understand public issues, has been growing over the years.-This book is an attempt to present sound advice to ease the problem.""- Library and Information Science"

How often have you needed to recommend a resource for a patron on the spur of the moment? This is just the book you'll reach for to provide the support if the request is in the sciences. The superb organization of this book greatly facilitates the search process for the professional or the student and is friendly to the nonscience oriented reader. Librarians and teachers will want a copy of this book at their desk, as well as on the shelf. -VOYA

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GREGG SAPP, head of Access Services at the University of Miami's Richter Library, writes the annual Library Journal column Best Sci-Tech Books for General Readers. He has studied issues related to science literacy, science education, and information resources for 10 years. He is coauthor of Notable Historical Figures in Fiction (1994) and Access Services in Libraries: New Solutions for Collection Management (1992) and currently preparing a work entitled Primary Sources: Original Scientific Texts and Their Publics?, a series of original essays in the history of science.

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