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90to offer the reader his views on the book and the opportunity for the reader to choose byherself basing her judgment solely on the contents of the book.3.2.6 What is evaluated in a bookDifferent disciplinary communities evaluate books by different standards.The characteristics that make a good book, i.e., that are taken into account byreviewers when evaluating a new publication, vary across disciplines. In chemistry, thereviewer concentrates on the time range of the references in the book in order to informthe reader if the book is up-to-date and the visual material such as index, tables, graphs,which usually help readers get information more rapidly and effectively:[C]A book that brings new information or casts a new light on old issues. Featureslike indexes are important in a scientific book.As seen in the previous sections, in economics the focus is put on the consistencyof the argument sustained by the author. In addition, reviewers often emphasize themathematical treatment given to the discussion:[E]The idea of a good book in economics is a book clearly written, well argued,topical, there’s what an economist might call “real value”, there is something inaddition to knowledge that a book has provided. Something that is not nearly arehashing of old material. Because the field has become more mathematical,books are getting more tables and graphics, with more of this kind of visualmaterial.