林串良
一提到百科全書,許多人的腦海裏就會浮現出一套又厚又重的大部頭圖書。沒錯, 這就是一般人對於百科全書的第一印象。從這裏我們就可以知道,百科全書所涵蓋的 範圍是極為廣泛的,其編排通常也都採用相當容易的檢索方式,並且附有輔助索引。 而實際上,除了這類的大型百科全書之外,還有其它為數不少的中、小型百科全書。
如果從包含主題的多寡來區分,則可以概括為一般性的百科全書以及專科性的百 科全書。前者以大英、大美百科全書為經典之作,後者則幾乎各學科都有其代表作品。 不過,值得注意的是,有一些書雖以"Encyclopedia"為名,但實際上其性質與功用卻只 相當於一本辭典。而有些則是以"Encyclopedia"為名,但卻是一系列的叢書。讀者在使 用時,最好能夠分辨清楚。
我們在從事研究工作時,若想了解某一主題的背景資料,則百科全書可說是一個 相當好的切入點。經由百科全書提供的相關資訊及參考書目,讀者可以循序漸進閱讀 其它文獻,進行更深入的研究。
由於百科全書的編排和檢索方法都大同小異,因此本文僅介紹兩種專科性百科全 書,文後列出工圖現有與百科全書相關之館藏,以利讀者參考之用。

書名:Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment
冊次:共四冊
出版地:New York
出版者:John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
出版年:1995
編者:Bisio, Attilio
Boots, Sharon
位置:本館參考區
索書號:Ref TJ163.235/E53/1995


書名:The Water Encyclopedia (2nd edition)
冊次:共一冊
出版地:Michigan
出版者:Lewis Publishers, Inc.
出版年:1990
編者:Leeden, Frits Van der
Troise, Fred L.
Todd, David Keith
位置:本館參考區
索書號:Ref TD351/V36/1990
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