Awards & Praise

Berkshire's publications have won many publishing awards, among them:

Library Journal's "Best Reference Sources"
Choice "Outstanding Academic Books" (in many annual listings as well as the "1992-1997 Outstanding Academic Books" in Political Science)
Booklist "Outstanding Reference Sources"
New York Public Library "Outstanding Reference"
American Libraries "Outstanding Reference Sources"
The Observer (London) "Top 20 Green Books"
William Hill Ltd (UK) "Book of the Month"

Berkshire Encyclopedia of China
Booklist: Booklist Editor's Choice 2009

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, First Edition
    Library Journal: Best Reference Source 2004

    Booklist: Editor's Choice 2004

    Choice: Outstanding Academic Title 2004

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, Second Edition
    Choice: Outstanding Academic Title
   Chosen by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title 2012
    Booklist:
   Top Twenty Picks for Student Researchers --September 2011

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Booklist: Editor's Choice 2005

Chronology of Human Rights
New York Public Library: Best Reference Title 2003

Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions
Booklist: Editor's Choice 2001

Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World
    Library Journal: Best Reference Source 2003
    Choice: CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

    RUSA/ALA: Outstanding Reference Source 2003

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
    RUSA/ALA: Best Reference Source 2002
    Booklist: Editors' Choice Best Reference 2002
    Choice: 2002 Outstanding Academic Title
    Library Journal: Best Reference Source 2002

Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism
Choice: Outstanding Academic Book for 2002

Encyclopedia of Homelessness
RUSA/ALA: Outstanding Reference Source, 2005

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
    RUSA/ALA: Best Reference Source 2003
    Library Journal: Best Reference Source 2002
    RUSA/ALA: Outstanding Reference Source Awards 2002
    Booklist: Editor's Choice Reference Titles 2003
    Choice: Outstanding Academic Reference Titles 2003

Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
    Library Journal: Best Reference Source 1996
    RUSA/ALA: Outstanding Reference Source 1996
    New York Public Library: Outstanding Reference Book 1997

International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports
Choice: 2001 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book
RUSA/ALA: Outstanding Reference Source 2001

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