William B. Brahms

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Brahms' 2005 Reference Work Notable Last Facts.
Brahms' 2005 Reference Work Notable Last Facts.

William B. Brahms (born October 1, 1966) is an American librarian and author best known for his work on historical "lasts" (as opposed to "firsts"), in particular, the core reference work Notable Last Facts.

[edit] Life and work

William B. Brahms was born in Camden, New Jersey and was raised and still lives in Haddon Township, New Jersey. He graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Cap and Skull from Rutgers College with a B.A. and from Rutgers University Graduate School of Communication Information and Library Studies with an M.L.S. He has spent his entire career working in public libraries in New Jersey. Currently he manages the largest branch of the Camden County, New Jersey Library System, located in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He is also President of Reference Desk Press, Inc.[1] and has published six books, including the heralded reference work Notable Last Facts which received highest recommendations from the American Library Association's journals, CHOICE(Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries) and Booklist. It was also selected as an "Achievement in Publishing" in Booklist's 2005 Editor's Choice issue. Notable Last Facts is listed as a recommended Best Book in Public Library Catalog, Supplement to the 12th Edition, H.W. Wilson (2006) and Senior High School Library Catalog, Sixteenth Edition, 2006 Supplement, H.W. Wilson (2006). Brahms is in prepublication of the largest, "source-cited" collection of "Notable" Last Words ever compiled due out in 2008.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who, LLC., 58th ed. (2004), 60th ed. (2006), 61st ed. (2007), 62 ed. (2008)
  2. ^ Reference Desk Press,Inc..