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As conference publications are probably the most difficult to locate through existing online services, librarians will find this guide useful for acquisitions, cataloging, and interlibrary loans. Research-level librarians will find patrons need this guide. CHOICEThis Guide cites and indexes approximately 26,000 publications derived from, or based upon, both governmental and private conferences throughout the world. The sources listed have been cataloged during the past year by the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress. The Guide contains entries for proceedings, reports, and summaries of conferences, meetings, and symposia in all fields, as well as collections or partial collections of papers presented at conferences. Conference publications from all countries and in all languages are represented.The Guide covers an array of conference subjects, from Annuals of the New York Academy of Sciences to Perspectives on Human Rights to The Future of Asia-Pacific Economies.1997 approx. 1,547 pp. 2 vols.