This document summarizes several commonly used print reference resources, including dictionaries, used car value guides, maps, consumer product reviews, almanacs, telephone directories, and literary criticism indexes. It provides brief descriptions of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, NADA used car guide, Key Maps, Consumer Reports magazine, the Texas Almanac, Cole Directory/telephone books, and the Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, and Contemporary Literary Criticism indexes. Publication details and comparable online resources are also mentioned for some items.

1. Print Resources Commonly used ready reference resources

2. Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Definitions, spelling, pronunciation, etymologies Foreign words and phrases Biographical names Geographical names Forms of address Signs and symbols A handbook of style www.m-w.com

3. Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

4. Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

5. N.A.D.A. Used car values Covers anywhere from a 6 to an 11 year period, listed on the front cover Updated throughout the year Also available online at www.nada.com

6. N.A.D.A. Clean Trade-In Body Type Model No. M.S.R.P. Weight Loan Clean Retail

7. N.A.D.A.

8. Key Maps Street Maps HOV Lane Schedule Building index Street index Look up street name in alphabetical list, which points to page number and square letter for location Comparable website: maps.google.com

9. Consumer Reports Brief overviews of various products 4-year index references reviews in past issues Website allows access to issue index and some content, but full access allowed only for paying members HCPL has a database subscription through Masterfile Premier

10. Consumer Reports

11. Consumer Reports

12. Consumer Reports

13. Texas Almanac State profile Government information – state, local, and federal (relative to Texas) County and city statistics Maps

14. Cole Directory Also known as the “Criss Cross” directory Find persons or places by address or telephone number HCPL Business database Reference USA a comparable online resource

15. Cole Directory Sections for marketing purposes

16. Cole Directory Find names and numbers by street address Several volumes list addresses by area (Suburban directory) Find names and addresses by phone number

17. Literary Criticism Nineteenth Century (NCLC), Twentieth Century (TCLC), and Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) Single volume indexes for each – Ready Reference Counterpart online databases: Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Literature Resource Center