Libraries & Culture articles from March 2005

Libraries & Culture archives from March 2005

Editorial note.(Editorial)
March 22, 2005... Twenty-nine years ago I assumed editorial responsibilities for this journal. In 1977 the four issues of volume 12 expressed some of the aspirations of a young and enthusiastic editor. As I prepare to turn the journal over to other capable...

Reopening the book on Arcimboldo's Librarian.
March 22, 2005... The Librarian (ca. 1566) is a well-known painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a court artist for the Hapsburg emperors Ferdinand I, Maximilian II, and Rudolf II. Arcimboldo's "composite portrait" of a librarian cleverly assembled from a pile of...

The prosecution of war crimes for the destruction of libraries and archives during times of armed conflict.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2005... The twentieth century witnessed some of the worst destruction of libraries and archives during armed conflicts. Ad hoc tribunals created to try war crimes have made some progress in establishing individual criminal responsibility for crimes...

Ebb and Flow: the migration of collections to American libraries: a report.
March 22, 2005... The 45th Annual Preconference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries took place at Yale University from 21 June through 24 June 2004. It focused on the international origins of special...

Wilderness journey during the Jim Crow era: a review essay.(Permission to Remain Among Us: Education for Blacks in Oberlin, Ohio, 1880-1914)(A Right to Read: Segregation and Civil Rights in Alabama's Public Libraries, 1900-1965)(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Permission to Remain Among Us: Education for Blacks in Oberlin, Ohio, 1880-1914. By Cally L. Waite. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2002. xv, 143 pp. $77.95. ISBN 0-89789-867-2. A Right to Read: Segregation and Civil Rights in...

Phoenix ascendant: French higher education and its significance for research and learning for library, book, print, and media culture history.(The Long March of French Universities)(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Long March of French Universities. By Christine Musselin. New York: Routledge Falmer, 2003. 224 pp. $85.00. ISBN 0-4159-3497-4. Cultural interests possess and express transcendent power, whether it be effete or popular preoccupations....

The cover.(Cover Story)
March 22, 2005... The bookplate (7.5 by 12.5 mm) used by the Ruth H. Hooker Research Library from at least 1946 until around 1990 was commissioned by our first librarian and library namesake, Ruth Hooker. The rich symbolism included on the bookplate captures the...

Place of Learning, Place of Dreams: A History of the Seattle Public Library.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Place of Learning, Place of Dreams: A History of the Seattle Public Library. By John Douglas Marshall. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2004. vii, 192 pp. $35.00. ISBN 0-295-98347-7. Seattle Post-Intelligencer journalist John...

The Jacobin Republic under Fire: The Federalist Revolt in the French Revolution.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Jacobin Republic under Fire: The Federalist Revolt in the French Revolution. By Paul R. Hanson. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003. x, 262 pp. $49.95. ISBN 0-271-02281-7. Historian Paul Hanson opens his...

The Romance of Small-Town Chautauquas.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Romance of Small-Town Chautauquas. By James R. Schultz. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2002. xi, 185 pp. $29.95. ISBN 0-8262-1440-1. James R. Schultz touches on the origins of the Chautauqua movement but concentrates on the...

George Eliot: A Bibliographical History.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... George Eliot: A Bibliographical History. By William Baker and John C. Ross. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. xxxix, 676 pp. $79.00. ISBN 1-58456-069-X. William Baker and John C. Ross compiled a scholarly history of the nineteenth...

The Last Days of the Jerusalem of Lithuania: Chronicles from the Vilna Ghetto and the Camps, 1939-1944.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Last Days of the Jerusalem of Lithuania: Chronicles from the Vilna Ghetto and the Camps, 1939-1944. By Herman Kruk; edited and introduced by Benjamin Harshav; translated by Barbara Harshav. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press; New York:...

The Pleasures of Bibliophily: Fifty Years of the Book Collector, an Anthology.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Pleasures of Bibliophily: Fifty Years of the Book Collector, an Anthology. Edited by Nicolas J. Barker. London: British Library; New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2003. ix, 310 pp. $49.95. ISBN 0-7123-4779-8; 1-58456-097-5. Here is...

John Carter: The Taste & Technique of a Bookman.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... John Carter: The Taste & Technique of a Bookman. By Donald C. Dickinson. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll Press, 2004. xxi, 416 pp. $49.95. ISBN 1-58456-137-8. From the time that he and Graham Pollard wrote An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain...

Books, Maps, and Politics: A Cultural History of the Library of Congress, 1783-1861.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Books, Maps, and Politics: A Cultural History of the Library of Congress, 1783-1861. By Carl Ostrowski. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. x, 261 pp. $39.95. ISBN 1-55849-433-2. It would be difficult not to imagine the...

The Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... The Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication. By Rachel Singer Gordon. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2004. ix, 191 pp. $34.95. ISBN 0-8108-4895-3. Books about writing for publication are a dime a dozen. Within the field of library...

Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Refuge of a Scoundrel: The Patriot Act in Libraries. By Herbert N. Foerstel. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. xiv, 218 pp. $35.00. ISBN 1-59158-139-7. This is one of the single most important resources for anyone curious about...

Electronic Reserve: A Manual and Guide for Library Staff Members.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Electronic Reserve: A Manual and Guide for Library Staff Members. By Lori Driscoll. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Information Press, 2003. xiii, 103 pp. $39.95 (cloth), $24.95 (paper). ISBN 0-7890-1525-0; 0-7890-1526-9. The benefits of...