Book Review: Holidays Around the World

IF 0.1 4区 管理学 Q2 Social Sciences
D. Lucisano
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“I have to write a paper about Eka Dasa Rudra,” explains the teenager who has just approached the reference desk. Talk about out-of-the-blue! “How did you hear about him?,” you ask. The student explains that it isn’t a person. It’s a gathering involving hundreds of thousands of people that happens once every hundred years. Where? The student doesn’t know. “Oh wait, someplace where there are volcanoes,” she says. With a little more prompting, the student explains that the gathering takes place at a temple which was built on the slopes of a volcano. Luckily, you had the foresight to order a copy of Holidays Around the World because your hunch that this just might be some obscure religious observance proves correct. With the help of this directory, researchers may obtain interesting background information about all kinds of holidays and celebrations in all fifty US states and in more than 100 countries. Each entry provides information on that holiday’s origins and cultural or religious context, as well as a brief list of organizations to contact for further information.
书评:世界各地的假期
“我必须写一篇关于Eka Dasa Rudra的论文,”刚刚走近咨询台的少年解释道。说到突然!“你是怎么听说他的?”你会问。学生解释说它不是一个人。这是一个每百年举行一次的聚会,有数十万人参加。在哪里?学生不知道。“哦,等等,有火山的地方,”她说。在更多的提示下,学生解释说聚会是在一座建在火山斜坡上的寺庙里举行的。幸运的是,你很有先见之明,订购了一本《世界各地的节日》,因为你的预感证明这可能是某种晦涩的宗教仪式。在这个目录的帮助下,研究人员可以获得关于美国所有50个州和100多个国家的各种节日和庆祝活动的有趣背景信息。每个条目都提供了有关该节日起源和文化或宗教背景的信息,以及可以联系的组织的简要列表以获取更多信息。
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Reference & User Services Quarterly
Reference & User Services Quarterly INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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期刊介绍: Reference & User Services Quarterly is the official journal of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association. Its purpose is to disseminate information of interest to reference librarians, information specialists, and other professionals involved in user-oriented library services. This Web site serves as an online companion to the print edition.
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