Libraries & Culture articles from June 1999

Libraries & Culture archives from June 1999

What did early modern priests read? The library of the seminary of Fiesole, 1646-1721.
June 22, 1999... The seventeenth- and eighteenth-century library of the diocesan seminary of Fiesole contained books (mainly classics, scripture, and works of rhetoric, casuistry, and pastoral theology) which point to practical, not intellectual, training. Many...

Latin American archival theory and practice during the 1970s and 1980s.
June 22, 1999... Latin American cultural values during the 1970s and the 1980s maintained most of their hierarchical restrictions on information access. A cultural elite conceived of itself as the intelligentsia who created and analyzed knowledge for the rest...

Bloodless Torture: the books of the Roman ghetto under the Nazi occupation.
June 22, 1999... "Bloodless Torture" refers to the fate of two priceless collections of books and manuscripts in the Jewish community of Rome. Having settled in the "Eternal City" before the time of Christ, the Jewish citizenry of Rome constitutes the oldest...

Conference on the History and Heritage of Science Information Systems, 23-25 October 1998, Pittsburgh--a brief report and personal assessment.
June 22, 1999... This conference, organized by the Chemical Heritage Foundation in October 1998, was a precedent-setting conference on technical information retrieval (IR) establishment and evolution to which all the surviving scientists and special librarians...

"The Milestones of Science" collection: the Public Library and the conservation of Buffalo's cultural heritage.
June 22, 1999... "The Milestones of Science" is a collection of first editions in which important scientific discoveries were first announced. Largely assembled in 1937-38 by the Buffalo (NY) Museum of Science, funds were raised for its purchase by Buffalo's...

The Cover.
June 22, 1999... In 1909 William T. Evans, a railroad financier, offered twenty-six paintings by American artists to his hometown Montclair, New Jersey, with the stipulation that a fire-proof building be provided to house them. A 1910 town referendum rejected...

Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women In. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women In. Edited by Suzanne Hildenbrand. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex Publishing Co., 1996. xii, 324 pp. $73.25. ISBN 1-56750-2342. Reclaiming the American Library Past presents a female perspective...

Sir Walter Ralegh and His Readers in the Seventeenth Century: Speaking to the People. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Sir Walter Ralegh and His Readers in the Seventeenth Century: Speaking to the People. By Anna R. Beer. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. xi, 208 Pp. $55.00. ISBN 0-312-17610-4. Texts have meanings determined by their moment in history....

A History of the British Museum Library, 1753-1973. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... A History of the British Museum Library, 1753-1973. By P. R. Harris. London: British Library, 1998. xx, 833 pp. [pounds sterling]50.00. ISBN 0-7123-4562-0. "Some institutions inspire respect and affection on the part of those connected...

The British Library Journal: Panizzi Bicentenary Issue. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... The British Library Journal: Panizzi Bicentenary Issue, Vol. 23, No. 2, Autumn 1997. Edited by C.J. Wright. London: The British Library, 1997. 171 pp. $30.00. ISSN 0305-5167. Four of the nine selections in this issue of the British Library...

Prince of Forgers. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Prince of Forgers. By Joseph Rosenblum. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. xiii, 202 pp. $45.00. ISBN 1-884718-51-5. History is at the same time one of the most fundamental pillars of civilization and one of the most fragile constructs...

American Academic Culture in Transformation: Fifty Years, Four Disciplines. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... American Academic Culture in Transformation: Fifty Years, Four Disciplines. Edited by Thomas Bender and Carl E. Schorske. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1997. xii, 371 pp. $16.95 (pbk.). ISBN 0-691-05824-5. This is a...

A Century of Stories: The History of the Iowa City Public Library, 1896-1997. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... A Century of Stories: The History of the Iowa City Public Library, 1896-1997. By Lolly Parker Eggers. Iowa City: The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation, 1997. xvi, 451 pp. $11.95. ISBN 0-9658548-0-9. Book-length histories of...

Windows on the White House: The Story of Presidential Libraries. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Windows on the White House: The Story of Presidential Libraries. By Curt Smith. South Bend, Ind.: Diamond Communications, 1997. xi, 256 pp. $29.95. ISBN 1-888698-10-1. "My purpose," writes Curt Smith in the "Finale" of Windows on the White...

L'Edition francaise depuis 1945. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... L'Edition francaise depuis 1945. Edited by Pascal Fouche. Paris: Editions du Cercle de la librairie, 1998. 936 pp. 990F. ISBN 2-7654-0708-8 This is a handsome volume indeed, folio-sized, covering a bit over a half century of the French...

The Father of Chinese Library Science Education. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... The Father of Chinese Library Science Education. By Huan Wen Cheng. Taiwan, Taipei: Student Book Co., 1997. 430 pp. ISBN 957-15-0837-3. This is the first scholarly work about Sen Zu Rong (Samuel Tsu-Yung Seng) that I have read so far. An...

Histoire du livre: A pleines pages. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Histoire du livre: A pleines pages, Vol. I. By Bruno Blasselle. Paris: Gallimard, 1997. 160 pp. 77.72 F. ISBN 2-07-053363-8. Bruno Blasselle is the director of the Department of Books and Imprints of the Bibliotheque nationale of France (at...

Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors. By Alan Clark. London: The British Library, 1998. ix, 196 pp. [pounds sterling]40.00. ISBN 0-7123-4521-3. This unique dictionary is "an attempt to record the biographical details of...

A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing. Edited by D. R. Woolf. New York: Garland Publishing, 1998. 2 vols. xxxiv, 1,047 pp. $175.00. ISBN 0-8153-1514-7. As the Nineteenth International Congress of Historical Sciences, planned for...

Librarianship and the Information Paradigm. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Librarianship and the Information Paradigm. By Richard Apostle and Boris Raymond. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1997. xiii, 162 pp. $32.50. ISBN 0-8108-3273-9. According to the opening paragraph of this book, "Today, two seemingly...

Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians. By Michael Gorman. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998. xv, 196 pp. $20.00. ISBN 0-8389-0724-5. In Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians, Michael Gorman offers 144...

The Evolution of the Book and Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace. (Book Reviews).
June 22, 1999... The Evolution of the Book. By Frederick G. Kilgour. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 180 pp. $35.00. ISBN 0-19-511859-6. Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace. By James J. O'Donnell. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University...

Award thanks professor and continues mentoring cycle. (Communications).(Brief Article)
June 22, 1999... Lynne Fors knows the impact of mentoring. She has honed her knowledge in special collections and rare books as the student of Professor Emeritus Donald W. Krummel, widely respected for his scholarship and teaching in this specialty. Fors also...