Library Journal articles from April 2004

Library Journal archives from April 2004

The toughest challenge: sophisticated about technology, naive about sources.(Editorial)
April 1, 2004... Librarians have made their peace with information technology. They have mastered the complex negotiations required to buy hardware to build systems. They know how to create collections from a vast array of digital content from competing...

Power-tripping professionals.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... I wholly agree with Linda Patterson's premise that "The Face of the Library" is not just the professional staff with an MLIS (LJ 2/15/04, p. 42-43). In 17 years working in the field, I've seen more power-tripping professionals than it is...

Required reading.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... Rachel Singer Gordon's NextGen column ("Let's Use the Technology We Live," LJ 2/15/04, p. 46) should be required reading for every member and officer of LITA (ALA's Library and Information Technology Association) and, for that matter, officers...

Castro defenders.(Letters)(Fidel Castro)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... In view of the American Library Association (ALA) Council's overwhelming rejection of an amendment to its Final Report at the ALA Midwinter Meeting that called for the largest organization of librarians in the world to demand of Fidel Castro...

Librarian novelist.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2004... It is impossible to be all-inclusive in a brief overview like Wilda Williams's "Shelf Life" (LJ 2/15/04, p. 34-37), but Elizabeth McCracken deserves mention. Her MLS is from Drexel. She worked at the Somerville P.L., MA, until 1995. Author of...

Database bill stalls, rival introduced.(Late Bulletins)(Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act)
April 1, 2004... The House Energy and Commerce Committee has given the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, which had passed the House Judiciary Committee, an "unfavorable" recommendation. In opposing the legislation, Rep. Cliff Stearns...

Simmons, Harvard to help Iraqi libraries.(Late Bulletins)( Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science )
April 1, 2004... Responding to the effects of war on Iraqi libraries, the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the Harvard University library system will help train Iraqi librarians and archivists, assist in modernizing Iraqi...

Utah passes state CIPA bill.(Late Bulletins)(Children's Internet Protection Act)
April 1, 2004... Utah has become the first state to pass a state filtering bill modeled on the federal Children's Internet Protection Act (see News, LJ 3/15/04, p. 16ff.). The bill, originally covering all computers, was amended, at the behest of librarians, to...

National Library Week to honor workers.(Late Bulletins)
April 1, 2004... The Allied Professional Association of the American Library Association (ALA-APA) will sponsor the first-ever National Library Workers Day on Tuesday, April 20, during National Library Week (April 18-24). The purpose is to recognize all library...

More than $4m left to Loudoun County branch.(Late Bulletins)
April 1, 2004... The Rust Library, a branch of the Loudoun County Public Library, Leesburg, VA, will receive more than $4 million from the estate of Valeria Harris Symington, who died in August 2003 at 87. The library will receive 25 percent of a $10 million...

Tenth biennial PLA draws record crowd to Seattle; the new central's not open, but the future is on tap in service and technology; "Smartest Card" debuts.(News)(Public Library Association)
April 1, 2004... The tenth biennial conference of the Public Library Association (PLA), held February 24-28 in Seattle, drew the largest crowd ever: nearly 8700 library staff, exhibitors, authors, and guests, despite the downturn in travel budgets at many...

Gates report: progress but caveat: PLs have bridged digital divide, but access for 22% might be "fragile".(News)(public libraries)
April 1, 2004... At the Opening General Session of the PLA conference February 25, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with the American Library Association and other groups, released "Toward Equality of Access: The Role of Public Libraries in...

Mad for manga.(News)
April 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: MAD FOR MANGA: Librarians gathered up a generous offering of Japanese comics before a packed PLA presentation on anime and manga on the last day of the conference

A sneak peek at Seattle's new Central: Koolhaas-designed building is nearly done, to open May 23.(News)
April 1, 2004... Avoiding wet paint, loose pipes, and plastic tarps, a dozen staffers from LJ (and sibling School Library Journal) took an exclusive, guided tour of Seattle PL's cavernous, nearly completed new Central Library, scheduled to open May 23. ...

Most levies pass in OH, mixed in CA; good news in Akron, Dayton, Oakland, but not L.A., Santa Clara counties.(News)
April 1, 2004... March 2 was Election Day for many communities nationwide. In Ohio, where state support has been cut, nine of 15 operating levies were approved. Increased grass-roots efforts among library supporters made for a stronger showing than in November,...

CCC raises prices per transaction; librarians initially surprised, but final cost won't track fee increase.(News)(Copyright Clearance Center)
April 1, 2004... The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) caught many librarians off guard in late February with a tenfold increase in its fee for licensing content, from 30 cents a transaction to $3. The CCC, a not-for-profit service, handles copyright...

Three LIS schools join on distance ed.; Syracuse, UIUC, UW allow one anothers' students to take classes.(News)(library and information science)(The School of Information Studies, Syracuse University)(School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)(Information School, University of Washington)
April 1, 2004... Three top schools in library and information science education have formed the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) initiative and this semester have begun offering distance education (DE) courses to students at all three...

Report: balance digital rights: business group urges legislative and regulatory moratorium.(News)
April 1, 2004... A new report issued by a business research group is urging what librarians have urged since before the 1998 passage of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: balance between the rights of users and creators in the digital age. In Promoting...

Ex-ALA head Galvin dies.(News)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 1, 2004... Library educator and American Library Association (ALA) executive Thomas Galvin died of heart failure on February 18. He was 71. Galvin, a professor of information science and policy at the State University of New York at Albany from 1989 until...

Ex-LC head Boorstin dies.(News)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 1, 2004... Daniel Boorstin, Librarian of Congress from his appointment by President Ford in 1975 until his departure 12 years later, died on February 27 of pneumonia. He was 89. In 1974, Boorstin won the Pulitzer Prize for The Americans: The Democratic...

Peoria Public Library.(People)(Appointments.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Robert Black has been named the new Director, Peoria Public Library, IL, replacing Susan Herring, who left after serving 12 years. Black was Associate Director, Arkansas State Library, Little Rock.

Tecumseh District Library.(People)(Appointments.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Gayle Hazelbaker, Director, Swanton Public Library (SPL), OH, since 1983, has resigned to take a similar position at the Tecumseh District Library, MI. Linda Slaninka, formerly Assistant Director at SPL, has been promoted to the Director...

Wicomico County Free Library.(People)(Appointments.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Thomas Hehman is the new Director, Wicomico County Free Library, Salisbury, MD. He was with Library Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI), Germantown, MD.

Marquette University.(People)(Appointments.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Albert Herrera Jr. has been appointed Coordinator of Research Services, John P. Raynor, S.J., Library, Marquette University, Milwaukee. Michelle Sweetser was named Archivist, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette....

Texas Woman's University.(People)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Ling Hwey Jeng will be Director and Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University, Denton, beginning in June, replacing Interim Director Lynn Westbrook. Ling is an elected member of the American Library...

Michael S. Lucas.(People)(State librarian retires.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Michael S. Lucas, State Librarian of Ohio, has announced his retirement, effective this June. He has served in the position since 1996 and has been an employee of the state library since 1978.

Marilyn Poertner, Director, Boise Public Library, ID, has retired after 33 years of service to the library.(People)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Marilyn Poertner, Director, Boise Public Library, ID, has retired after 33 years of service to the library. Stephen Cottrell, currently Executive Director, Weld Library District, Greeley, CO, replaces her in May.

Pequot Library.(People)(Appointments.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Daniel Snydacker Jr. has been hired as the new Director, Pequot Library, Southport, CT, beginning this spring. He is currently Executive Director, Newport Historical Society, RI.

Ann Williams.(People)(Alachua County Library District)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Ann Williams, Director, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, FL, will retire in May, after 32 years of service to the library.

Obituaries.(People)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
April 1, 2004... Edward A. D'Alessandro, who had worked in various positions at the Cleveland Public Library from 1927 to 1970, including as Director, died on February 25 at the age of 90. Oliver J. Stevens, who had retired from the textile industry to...

PLA pleases vendors with steady show floor traffic; jubilant exhibitors report greatly improved traffic and leads over disappointing Midwinter Meeting.(Conference Report)(Public Library Association)
April 1, 2004... The Public Library Association (PLA) Conference, Seattle, February 24-28, relieved much of the sting felt by vendors who had exhibited at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in San Diego (InfoTech, LJ 2/15/04, p. 27ff.). In...

Grolier launches U.S. president site; free service provides info on all American prexys through 2004.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Grolier Online's new American Presidency site will incorporate articles from five of its encyclopedias to chronicle the history of the presidency and electoral politics, including the 2004 election. The Background and History section includes...

Correction.(Infotech)(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2004... Correction: LJ apologizes to EBSCO Industries president and chair J.T. (Jim) Stephens for misspelling his name in "EBSCO Reflects on 60 Years and a Bright Future" (InfoTech, LJ 3/15/04, p. 23).

Ex Libris names Trajman prexy; former iKnowledge CEO has tech but not library background.(Infotech People)(Brief Article)(Biography)
April 1, 2004... Ex Libris (USA) has named Dan Trajman its new president. Trajman comes to the post from his most recent position as president of Sapiens Americas; he previously served as president and CEO of iKnowledge, Inc., where he had extensive involvement...

Stephen Abram joins Sirsi Corp.; incoming CLA president and SLA fellow will tackle innovation.(Infotech People)(Brief Article)(Biography)
April 1, 2004... Sirsi Corporation announced March 2 that noted librarian Stephen Abram has joined the company as vice president of innovation. The company said that Abram will "leverage his extensive experience in library technology and trend forecasting, new...

APA licensing EBSCO content: psychological group cuts deal for access following database sale.(Industry News)(American Psychological Association)(EBSCO Publishing)
April 1, 2004... The American Psychological Association (APA) has cut a deal to license content from EBSCO for use in its new gray literature database PsycEXTRA, which is scheduled to launch soon. PsycEXTRA will include research reports not submitted in...

MuseGlobal & GIST partner: journal and database dealer to incorporate vendor's metasearching.(Industry News)(Global Information System Technology Pvt. Ltd.)
April 1, 2004... MuseGlobal has entered into an exclusive partnership with Global Information System Technology Pvt. Ltd. (GIST), which markets internationally published journals and databases to numerous institutions throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and...

Academics hold virtual gathering; National Internet2 Day discussions: security cyberinfrastructure, more.(Industry News)
April 1, 2004... More than 30 U.S. universities and colleges planned to mark National Internet2 Day on March 18 with a series of virtual presentations, demonstrations, and performance events that would originate from member campuses nationwide and be carried...

Is Google the competition?(Online Databases)
April 1, 2004... LIBRARIANS, PUBLISHERS, and aggregators alike often call Google their main competitor. Google, or similar web search engines, is the information finding tool of first choice for many users--far ahead of proprietary online services or libraries...

The lure of linking: link resolvers are essential to getting optimal usage of electronic content.(Infotech Feature)
April 1, 2004... One of the most innovative and revolutionary library services to evolve in the Internet era is reference linking, the ability to transmit bibliographic data through hypertext links and to connect users with the full richness of electronic...

Out of the genre ghetto: new approaches, standalones, and smaller publishers redefine mystery.(LJ preview: June-September 2004: Mystery)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2004... "IF THERE IS A TREND," says Bantam Dell Publishing VP and executive editor Kate Miciak, "it's that mysteries have become novels." Mystery's adherents have always believed them to be true novels in every sense of the word and bristle at the...

Clues to new titles.(LJ preview: prepub alert: Mystery)
April 1, 2004... June through September 2004 titles promise a vibrant mystery outlook with debut voices (a 21-year-old who writes like an old gumshoe), exotic locales ranging from West Africa to Victorian Glasgow, the first U.S. publication of two Australian...

Offshoring hits home; some companies are moving research overseas--a threat and an opportunity.(Focus On Special Libraries)
April 1, 2004... OFFSHORING, CROSS-BORDER business process outsourcing, outsourcing.... Whatever you call it and however you define it, the phenomenon is here to stay. Why should information professionals, particularly those in the corporate environment, care...

Migration down innovation up: consortia purchasing on the rise, more school libraries buy through districts.(automated System marketplace 2004)
April 1, 2004... PUBLIC FUNDING DECLINED while returns on private endowments slipped--two major factors that limited the growth of the library automation industry in 2003. Libraries itching to migrate from legacy systems or acquire new automation products...

A rhyme a day ...(LJ Collection Development Poetry)
April 1, 2004... WITH APOLOGIES to T.S. Eliot: for poets and poetry lovers everywhere, April is the coolest month! National Poetry Month is the occasion for readings and for writing workshops in libraries across the nation. It is also the perfect time for...

How do you manage?
April 1, 2004... CASE STUDY Geeks Rule ANNA BUNSHAFT and Virginia Morris, professionals at the Treadwell Public Library, were chatting in between checking out books when a young man who looked to be a college sophomore at best approached Bunshaft and...

Do we want or need metasearching?(Backtalk)
April 1, 2004... THERE'S NO QUESTION that Internet users love Google--it's been my favorite since it was operating out of Stanford. Wouldn't users also love a similar system that allows them to search across subscription databases, their OPAC, and perhaps free...

Prepub alert.
April 1, 2004... COMING IN AUGUST 2004... summer chillers from Furst, Gerritsen, and Robb; literary endeavors from Pamuk and Rufin; and a slew of promising debuts. Nonfiction gets serious, moving from drug companies and oil to Ground Zero and Iraq. ...

Career guide best sellers.
April 1, 2004... 1 What Color Is Your Parachute?: A Practical Guide for Job-Hunters and Career Changers. 2004 ed. [P] Richard Nelson Bolles. Ten Speed. 2004. ISBN 1-58008-541-5. $17.95. 2 Career Comeback: 8 Steps to Getting Back on Your Feet When You're...

To be continued ...(Christian Fiction)
April 1, 2004... Series and sequels dominate Christian fiction this spring. Why are they so popular? Readers can revisit familiar places and catch up with favorite characters, while writers have a ready-made audience. In addition, writers can continue the...

Benrey, Ron & Janet Benrey. Humble Pie.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Benrey, Ron & Janet Benrey. Humble Pie. Broadman & Holman. May 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-8054-3067-7. pap. $12.99. CF Amateur sleuth and corporate headhunter Pippa Hunnechurch returns for a third adventure (after Little White Lies and The Second...

Blackston, Ray. A Delirious Summer.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Blackston, Ray. A Delirious Summer. Revell. May 2004. c.336p. ISBN 0-8007-5958-3. pap. $12.99. CF Neil Rucker has been teaching Spanish to missionaries in Ecuador and has not had a date in seven months. So when one of his old students, Jay...

Coble, Colleen. Beyond a Doubt.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Coble, Colleen. Beyond a Doubt. West Bow. (Rock Harbor, Bk. 2.) Apr. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-8499-4430-9. pap. $13.99. CF Bree Nichols is trying to put her life back together after losing her husband in a plane crash and being separated from...

Copeland, Lori. A Case of Crooked Letters.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Copeland, Lori. A Case of Crooked Letters. Tyndale. (Morning Shade Mystery, Bk. 2.) Apr. 2004. c.312p. ISBN 0-8423-7116-8. pap. $12.99. CF Following their first adventure (A Case of Bad Taste), 60-year-old writer Maude Diamond, daughter Cee...

DePree, Traci. Dandelions in a Jelly Jar.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... DePree, Traci. Dandelions in a Jelly Jar. WaterBrook: Random. Apr. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 1-57856-729-7. pap. $12.99. CF Eccentric art teacher Trudy Ploog moves from St. Paul to Lake Emily, MN, to be closer to her boyfriend, farmer Bert Biddle,...

Dunn, Sharon. Sassy Cinderella and the Valiant Vigilante.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Dunn, Sharon. Sassy Cinderella and the Valiant Vigilante. Kregel. (Ruby Taylor Mystery). 2004. c.272p. ISBN 0-8254-2495-X. pap. $13.99. CF A tap on the window wakes Ruby Taylor's mother, and when Ruby investigates the noise, she catches a...

Gulley, Philip. Life Goes on: a Harmony Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Gulley, Philip. Life Goes On: A Harmony Novel. HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins. Apr. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-06-000635-8. $17.95. CF In Gulley's fifth "Harmony" novel, Quaker pastor Sam Gardner (e.g., Home to Harmony; Just Shy of Harmony)...

Hatcher, Robin Lee. Legacy Lane.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Hatcher, Robin Lee. Legacy Lane. Revell. (Hart's Crossing, Bk. 1) Apr. 2004. c.160p. ISBN 0-8007-1854-2. $14.99. CF Christy and RITA award winner Hatcher here launches a new four-book series about the residents of a small community in...

Higgs, Liz Curtis. Fair Is the Rose.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Higgs, Liz Curtis. Fair Is the Rose. WaterBrook: Random. 2004. c.480p. ISBN 1-57856-127-2. pap. $13.99. CF Continuing the saga of Jamie McKie and the McBride sisters in 18th-century Scotland, this disquieting sequel to Thorn in My Heart...

Morris, Lynn & Gilbert Morris. The Moon by Night.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Morris, Lynn & Gilbert Morris. The Moon by Night. Bethany. (Cheney & Shiloh: The Inheritance, Bk. 2) Apr. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 1-55661-572-8. pap. $12.99. CF Newlyweds Cheney and Shiloh Irons-Winslow (Where Two Seas Met) face hurdles in...

Bell, James Scott. Breach of Promise.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Bell, James Scott. Breach of Promise. Zondervan. 2004. c.400p. ISBN 0-310-24387-4. pap. $12.99. CF Still reeling after his wife, actress Paula Montgomery, leaves him for another man, Mark Gillen is devastated when she and her lawyer try to...

Martinusen, Cindy. The Salt Garden.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Martinusen, Cindy. The Salt Garden. Tyndale. May 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-8423-7364-0. pap. $12.99. CF Literary, heartfelt prose distinguishes this beautiful story about two women living on the fringes of a small coastal town in California....

Taylor, G.P. Shadowmancer.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Taylor, G.P. Shadowmancer. Putnam. May. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-399-24256-2. $16.99. CF If he can get his hands on a missing artifact, the evil vicar Obadiah Demurral is convinced that he can usurp God himself and rule the world. Rapha, a...

Adams, Denise Wiles. Restoring American Gardens: an Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940.(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Adams, Denise Wiles. Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants, 1640-1940. Timber. 2004. c.420p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-88192-619-1. $39.95. REF The bulk of this encyclopedia, compiled by a historian...

African American Architects: a Biographical Dictionary 1865-1945.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary 1865-1945. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. 576p. ed. by Dreck Spurlock Wilson. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-415-92959-8. $95. REF This valuable reference, edited by Wilson,...

Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: a Global Encyclopedia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: A Global Encyclopedia. 2 vols. ABC-CLIO. 2004. 758p. ed. by Jack S. Blocker Jr. & others. illus. index. ISBN 1-57607-833-7. $185. REF With all the recent concern about the public and social health...

All Music Guide to Country: the Definitive Guide to Country Music.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... * All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music. 2d ed. Backbeat: Music Player Network. 2004. 963p. ed. by Vladimir Bogdanov & others. index. ISBN 0-87930-760-9. pap. $27.95. REF In 1997, Backbeat (then Miller Freeman...

The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families. Blackwell. 2004. 596p. ed. by Jacqueline Scott & others. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-631-22158-1. $124.95. REF This title joins a growing list of Blackwell companions to various areas of...

Encyclopedia of Buddhism.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Encyclopedia of Buddhism. 2 vols. Macmillan Reference: Gale. 2003. 981 p. ed. by Robert E. Buswell Jr. illus. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-02-865718-7. $265. REF Buswell (Korean & Chinese Buddhism, UCLA), a strong editorial board, and 250...

Encyclopedia of Russian History.(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Encyclopedia of Russian History. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference: Gale. 2003. 1828p. ed. by James R. Millar. illus. maps. index. ISBN 0-02-865693-8. $475. REF Rarely has an encyclopedia come along at such a historical juncture as to make it an...

The Greenwood Dictionary of Education.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... * The Greenwood Dictionary of Education. Greenwood. 2003. 400p. ed. by John W. Collins & Nancy Patricia O'Brien. bibliog. ISBN 0-89774-860-3. $59.95. REF Both editors of this comprehensive resource for educational terminology--the first of...

Hall, Carolyn & Hector Perez Brignoli (text) & John V. Cotter (maps). Historical Atlas of Central America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Hall, Carolyn & Hector Perez Brignoli (text) & John V. Cotter (maps). Historical Atlas of Central America. Univ. of Oklahoma. 2003. 321p. illus. maps. index. ISBN 0-8061-3037-7. $99.95. REF Retired geography professor Hall and history...

Hastedt, Glenn. Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Hastedt, Glenn. Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. Facts On File. 2004. 562p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8160-4642-5. $85. REF Hastedt (political science, James Madison Univ.), who has written extensively on intelligence...

Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary. IEEE: Wiley. 2004. c.885p. ISBN 0-471-40224-9. pap. $69.95. REF This addition to the growing fist of publications from Wiley's IEEE Press imprint does not replace...

Lang, Kenneth R. The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System.(The Solar System. Firefly)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Lang, Kenneth R. The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System. Cambridge Univ. 2003. 468p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-521-81306-9. $60. The Solar System. Firefly. (A Firefly Guide). 2004. 256p. ed. by Giovanni Caprara. illus. bibliog. index....

Masterplots II: Drama Series.(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Masterplots II: Drama Series. rev. ed. 4 vols. Salem. 2004. 1825p. ed. by Christian H. Moe. ISBN 1-58765-116-5. $343. REF First published in 1990, this revised entry in the "Masterplots II" series--designed to supplement Salem's 12-volume...

Monaghan, Patricia. The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Monaghan, Patricia. The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore. Facts On File. 2004. 512p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8160-4524-0. $85. REF Aimed at the general reader, this reference work provides concise information on Celtic...

Oxford New Concise World Atlas.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Oxford New Concise World Atlas. Oxford Univ. 2003. 288p. maps. index. ISBN 0-19-521983-X. $35. REF This new Oxford atlas is basically a scaled-down, updated version of the splendid, full-size tenth edition of the Atlas of the World. The...

Cachin, Francoise. Gauguin.(Gauguin Tahiti)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Cachin, Francoise. Ganguin. Flammarion, dist. by Rizzoli. 2004. 312p. tr. from French by Bambi Ballard. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 2-0803-0430-5. $50. Shackelford, George T.M. & Claire Freches-Thory & others. Gauguin Tahiti. MFA: Museum...

Charlotte Perriand: an Art of Living.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living. Abrams. 2004. 304p. ed. by Mary McLeod. illus. index. ISBN 0-8109-4503-7. $65. DEC ARTS While numerous worthy books on male designers in the decorative arts have come out lately, their publication begs...

Delany, Paul. Bill Brandt: a Life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Delany, Paul. Bill Brandt: A Life. Stanford Univ. 2004. 335p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8047-5003-3. $47.50. PHOTOG Known best as the World War II documentarian who recorded stoic Londoners crowding into tube stations to seek refuge...

Graphic Modernism: Selections from the Francey and Dr. Martin L. Gecht Collection.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Graphic Modernism: Selections from the Francey and Dr. Martin L. Gecht Collection. Art Inst. of Chicago, with Hudson Hills. 2003. 180p. illus. ISBN 0-86559-207-1. $50. GRAPHIC ARTS This exhibition catalog highlights a recent gift of works...

Harbison, Peter. Ireland's Treasures: 5000 Years of Artistic Expression.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Harbison, Peter. Ireland's Treasures: 5000 Years of Artistic Expression. Hugh Lauter Levin, dist. by Publishers Group West. 2004. 320p. illus. index. ISBN 0-88363-830-4. $75. FINE ARTS Harbison (archaeology, Royal Hibernian Acad.) has...

Hirschfeld, Al (illus.) & William Saroyan & Gail Lumet Buckley (text). Hirschfeld's Harlem.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... * Hirschfeld, Al (illus.) & William Saroyan & Gail Lumet Buckley (text). Hirschfeld's Harlem. Glean Young: Applause. 2004. 128p. illus. index. ISBN 1-55783-517-9. $75. GRAPHIC ARTS Opening this book of drawings by the legendary Hirschfeld...