Booklist, calls the set "a welcome addition to reference collections." Dartmouth Medal The second edition of the Encyclopaedia received a number of major awards for excellence, including the 2007 Dartmouth Medal from the American Library Association, the most prestigious award in the field of reference publishing." In presenting the award, Edward Kownslar, the chairman of the Dartmouth Medal committee said: "This 22-volume set is an authoritative, interdisciplinary and comprehensive examination of all aspects of Jewish life, history and culture. This title is an extensive revision of the first edition, which was published in 1972, and has 2600 new entries. In addition to updating all world and political events affecting Jewish life and culture since the early 1970s, 'Judaica' has significantly enhanced biblical studies and the Holocaust from the first edition. This title has also expanded the area of women's studies." Other awards The Encyclopaedia was also named in the "Best Reference 2007" list by the Library Journal, and was added to the list of "Outstanding Reference Sources for Small and Medium-sized Libraries" by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association in 2008. References Citations Sources Biella, Joan. "Authority Work in Ruritania ". Proceedings of the 36th Annual Convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries , 2001. In an instructive fantasy, a librarian establishes a work's author's name by using the Encyclopaedia Judaica according to accepted procedure. Leiman, Shnayer. "The New Encyclopaedia Judaica: Some Preliminary Observations" Levy, David B. "The Making of the Encyclopaedia Judaica and the Jewish Encyclopedia ." Proceedings of the 37th Annual Convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries, 2002. A review and comparison of these two encyclopedias as works of scholarship and as library information resources. Thomson Gale Publishing. "Gale Acquires a Cultural Treasure: Gale to publish the Encyclopaedia Judaica - first new edition in more than 30 years", press release July 29, 2003, archived 18 May 2007, at Thomson Gale. External links Urim Publications: Encyclopaedia Judaica GENERAL INTRODUCTION to the Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd edition at Encyclopedia.com Ephross, Peter, "New Encyclopaedia Judaica Hits Shelves", about the Second Edition. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 24 October 2006 Cengage books Jewish encyclopedias Keter Publishing House books Macmillan Publishers books