Dartmouth Medal

Given by Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

96 Works 5,625 Books 39 Reviews 4.3
The Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association is awarded annually to a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, published during the previous calendar year.
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All, No Category (96)
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All, 2024 (4), 2023 (5), 2022 (3), 2021 (4), 2020 (4), 2019 (3), 2018 (3), 2017 (2), 2016 (2), 2015 (1), 2014 (3), 2013 (2), 2012 (3), 2011 (2), 2010 (3), 2009 (1), 2008 (1), 2007 (1), 2006 (3), 2005 (1), 2004 (2), 2003 (1), 2002 (1), 2001 (2), 2000 (4), 1999 (4), 1998 (3), 1997 (4), 1996 (2), 1995 (2), 1994 (2), 1993 (2), 1992 (2), 1991 (2), 1990 (2), 1989 (1), 1988 (1), 1987 (1), 1986 (1), 1984 (1), 1982 (1), 1981 (1), 1979 (1), 1978 (1), 1977 (1)
Announced:
January 20: Winner2024 Recent
January 20: Honorable Mention2024 Recent

Winner 43

WorkYear
Hymenoptera: The Natural History and Diversity of Wasps, Bees and Ants by Stephen A. Marshall2024
The World Atlas of Trees and Forests: Exploring Earth's Forest Ecosystems by Herman Shugart2023
The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails by David Wondrich2022
The Cold War : the definitive encyclopedia and document collection by Spencer Tucker2021
Global encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history by Howard Chiang2020
Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada by Brian W. Coad2019
The music of Central Asia by Theodore Levin2018
Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World by Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood2017
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law: Two-Volume Set (Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible) by Brent A. Strawn2016
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell2015
Mammals of Africa: Volumes I-VI by Jonathan Kingdon2014
Dictionary of American Regional English by Frederic Gomes Cassidy2013
Green's Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green2012
Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion Set by Joanne Bubolz Eicher2011
Encyclopedia of Human Rights by David P. Forsythe2010
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History: Four-volume set by John B. Hattendorf2008
Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film by Ian Aitken2006
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Plus Index of Contributors (60 Volumes) by H. C. G. Matthew2005
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture (Scribner Library of Daily Life) (3 Volume Set) by Solomon H. Katz2004
The Garland encyclopedia of world music by Bruno Nettl2003
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: 3 Volume Set by Donald B. Redford2002
Women in World History, a Biographical Encyclopedia: Volume 6, only. by Anne Commire2001
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance by Paul F. Grendler2000
American National Biography (24 Volume Set) by John A. Garraty1999
Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia [2-volume set] by Paula E. Hyman1998
The Grove Dictionary of Art (34 Volume Set) by Jane Turner1997
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East by Jack M. Sasson1996
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. (FOUR VOLUME SET). by Louis Fisher1995
Black women in America : an historical encyclopedia by Darlene Clark Hine1994
Encyclopedia of Sociology by Edgar F. Borgatta1993
Atlas of United States Environmental Issues by Robert J. Mason1992
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust by Israel Gutman1991
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture [complete] by Charles Reagan Wilson1990
We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity by James Paul Allen1989
The Encyclopedia of religion by Mircéa Eliade1988
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution by Leonard Williams Levy1987
International Encyclopedia of Education: Research and Studies (ten set volume) by Torsten (ed.) Husen1986
The Times Atlas of the Oceans by Alastair Couper1984
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians [20-volume set] by Stanley Sadie1982
Dictionary of scientific biography by Charles Gillispie1981
Encyclopedia of bioethics by Warren T. Reich1979
International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Neurology by Benjamin B. Wolman1978
Atlas of early American history : the Revolutionary era, 1760-1790 by Lester J. Cappon1977

Honorable Mention 52

WorkYear
The Oxford Guide to Australian Languages (Oxford Guides to the World's Languages) by Claire Bowern2024
Notable writers of LGBTQ+ literature by Robert C. Evans2024
Creation myths by Michael Shally-Jensen2024
Hummingbirds: A Celebration of Nature's Jewels by Glenn Bartley2023
Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievements and Events (The Multicultural History & Heroes Collection) by Yvonne Wakim Dennis2023
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay2023
Dictionary of American Family Names [3 Volumes] by Patrick Hanks2023
Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists by Iain Campbell2022
Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English by Michael Montgomery2022
Daily life of women : an encyclopedia from ancient times to the present by boyettcolleen2021
A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Ser.) by Bob Gale2021
Spiders of the World: A Natural History by Norman I. Platnick2021
Disability experiences : memoirs, autobiographies, and other personal narratives by G. Thomas Couser2020
Sir Banister Fletcher's Global History of Architecture (2 Vol Slipcase Edition) by Murray Fraser2020
Black Baseball, 1858-1900: A Comprehensive Record of the Teams, Players, Managers, Owners and Umpires by James E Brunson Iii2020
The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching, 8 Volume Set by Tesol International Association2019
Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera by Stephen Marshall2019
The Atlas of Ancient Rome: Biography and Portraits of the City - Two-volume slipcased set by Andrea Carandini2018
International Encyclopedia of Geography, 15 Volume Set: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology by Douglas Richardson2018
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American biography by Franklin W. Knight2017
Worldmark global business and economy issues by Thomas Riggs2016
International Encyclopedia of Ethics by Hugh LaFollette2014
The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions: Volume 1: A - L; Volume 2: M - Z by Patrick Taylor2014
The encyclopedia of ancient history by Roger S. Bagnall2013
International Encyclopedia of Political Science by Bertrand Badie2012
Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade by David Eltis2011
Encyclopedia of Modern China by David Pong2010
Encyclopedia of Journalism, Volumes 1-6 by Christopher H. Sterling2010
The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe: 2 Volumes by Gershon David Hundert2009
The Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present by Susan B. Carter2007
The Oxford Encyclopedia Of Latinos & Latinas In The United States 4 vol. set by Suzanne Oboler2006
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States, Volume 3 by Suzanne Oboler2006
Holocaust literature : an encyclopedia of writers and their work by S. Lillian Kremer2004
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences (3-Volume Set with Online Version) by Jay A. Siegel2001
The Oxford Companion to Food by Alan Davidson2000
International Dictionary of Black Composers by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr.2000
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 24 Volume Set by John G. Webster2000
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World (3 Volume Set) by Saul Cohen1999
International Encyclopedia of Dance: 6-Volume Set by Selma Jeanne Cohen1999
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (10 Volume Set) by Edward Craig1999
Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara by John Middleton1998
Africa (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 1) by Ruth M. Stone1998
The Middle Ages by William Chester Jordan1997
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture by Jay Kinsbruner1997
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History by Jack Salzman1997
The Encyclopedia of New York City by Kenneth T. Jackson1996
The encyclopedia of the musical theatre by Kurt Gänzl1995
Encyclopedia of American Social History by Mary Kupiec Cayton1994
The Oxford Companion to the English Language by Tom McArthur1993
The Reader's Companion to American History by John A. Garraty1992
Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting by William H. Gerdts1991
Dictionary of the Middle Ages by Joseph R. Strayer1990

Lifetime Achievement Award 1

WorkYear
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012 by Census Bureau (U.S.).2012

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