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Kenneth F. Kister (born November 3, 1935) is an academic, professor of library science and authority in the field of reference and information sources.[1]
As an academic he taught in the 1960s on "Intellectual Freedom and Censorship".[1] As an author, he edited Kister's Best Encyclopedias and Kister's Best Dictionaries, and has written on the history of librarianship.
He is also the biographer of influential librarian and editor Eric Moon.
Books
- Kister's Atlas Buying Guide: General English-Language World Atlases Available in North America. Phoenix: The Oryx Press, 1984.
- Kister's Best Dictionaries for Adults & Young People: A Comparative Guide. Phoenix: The Oryx Press, 1992.
- Kister's Best Encyclopedias: A Comparative Guide to General and Specialized Encyclopedias, Second Edition. Phoenix: The Oryx Press, 1994.
- "in-depth evaluations of 77 general encyclopedias, including electronic products; reviews of some 800 subject-specific encyclopedias (covering 29 subjects); and reviews of 44 foreign language encyclopedias covering nine languages."
- Eric Moon: The Life and Library Times. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2002.
- "..well written, impeccably documented, and extensively indexed. It should be in the collections of academic libraries throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, particularly those serving institutions with graduate programs in library and information science."[1]
- Florida on the Boil: Recommended Novels and Short-Story Collections Set in the Sunshine State. Philadelphia: Xlibris, 2007.
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