Selected Reference Books of 1990-91

Selected Reference Books of 1953 - 1954

L K E T H E PRECEDING ARTICLES in this ' semi-annual series 1 this survey is based on notes written by members of the Re fer ence Staff of the Columbia University L i braries. A n innovation in this issue is the inclusion of a f e w titles in the sciences, annotations for which were written by assistants in the Columbia science libraries. Notes written by assistants and used unchanged are signe...

Selected Reference Books of 1958 - 1959 By CONSTANCE

LIKE T H E PRECEDING ARTICLES in this semiannual series1 this survey is based on notes written by members of the staff of the Columbia University Libraries. Notes written by assistants are signed with initials.2 As the purpose of the list is to present a selection of recent scholarly and foreign works of interest to reference workers in university libraries, it does not pretend to be either wel...

Selected Books on Mentoring Women

Presidential review of the year's activity 1990-91.

Workers' compensation: coverage, benefits, and costs, 1990-91.

Workers' compensation programs provide protection to workers and their families. The programs compensate for lost wages and medical expenses incurred as a result of work-related injuries or illnesses. Survivor benefits are also provided when the disabilities result in death. In 1991, about $16.8 billion in medical benefits and $25.3 billion in wage-loss compensation was paid in settlement of cl...