Library Journal articles from August 1997, page 6

Library Journal archives from August 1997

Grant Rises in the West: The First Year, 1861-1862.
August 1, 1997... Published in 1952 and 1956, respectively, these trace this Civil War-rior's rise from colonel in the Illinois volunteers to his defeat of the Confederacy. A fine portrait of Grant.

A Lost Lady.(Brief Review)
August 1, 1997... Published in 1923, this Cather classic depicts the encroachment of civilization that supplanted the pioneer spirit of Nebraska's frontier as seen through the eyes of protagonist Marian Forresteter. This superb scholarly edition contains 21...

Moonspun Magic.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... Set in 1813 Cornwall, this historical romance finds the beautiful -- of course -- Victoria Abermarle fleeing from the beastly Baron Damien Carstairs into the arms of his gentle and kind twin, Rafael. Talk about sibling rivalry! This is the...

Frank Mildmay; or, The Naval Officer.(Brief Review)
August 1, 1997... With this duo, published in 1829 and 1836, respectively, McBooks launches its new "Classics of Nautical Fiction." Marryat was a skipper in the British Navy, and the action here is based on his real experiences before the mast. When all your...

Mr. Midshipman Easy.(Brief Review)
August 1, 1997... With this duo, published in 1829 and 1836, respectively, McBooks launches its new "Classics of Nautical Fiction." Marrayat was a skipper in the British Navy, and the action here is based on his real experiences before the mast. When all your...

Emmanuel Appadocca; or, Blighted Life: A Tale of the Boucaneers.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... Old salts obviously like books with two titles. Published in 1854, this claims to be the first Caribbean novel. The plot follows the title character, a young mulatto, who sets sail as a pirate to seek vengeance on the father who abandoned...

The Hunters.(Brief Review)
August 1, 1997... This 1956 first novel is rooted in the author's own experiences as a fighter pilot in Korea. Captain Steve Connell is a hot rocket ace, but as his number of missions climbs, his self-confidence and courage begin to fade. Salter revised this...

Grant Rises in the West: From Iuka to Vicksburg, 1862-1863.
August 1, 1997... Published in 1952 and 1956, respectively, these trace this Civil War-rior's rise from colonel in the Illinois volunteers to his defeat of the Confederacy. A fine portrait of Grant.

The Complete Guide to Performance Standards for Library Personnel.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... One of the most dreaded tasks for supervisors and their employees is often the annual performance evaluation. Goodson, head of the Library Access Services unit at the State University of West Georgia in Carrollton, helps ease the pain by...

What Else You Can Do with a Library Degree: Career Options for the 90s and Beyond.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... Updating the earlier edition of her classic book (Professional Reading, LJ 11/15/80), Sellen has compiled two- to seven-page vocational biographies from 62 persons with graduate library degrees who apply their library and information science...

The Principles of Information Ethics.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... The computer age has spawned new crimes and temptations, and the right course of action is not always obvious. Dealing with viruses, worms, vaporware, and hacking are just a few of the concerns faced by information professionals. Drawing on...

Lawyers' Law Books: A Practical Index to Legal Literature, 3d ed.
August 1, 1997... Author Raistrick is the head of library and information for the Court Service, which serves the Supreme Court of England and Wales, country courts, and a number of tribunals. As such, he is keenly aware of the need for thorough, current...

WLN Interlibrary Loan Policies Directory, 5th ed.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... Updated for the first time since 1995, this hard copy version of WLN'S Online Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Policy File provides ILL policies of over 435 libraries in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere. Policies are arranged alphabetically by...

Women's Sports and Fitness.
August 1, 1997... Since beginning its life as Women's Sports nearly a quarter century ago, the official magazine of the Women's Sports Foundation has gone through quite a few changes. Its latest redesign just completed, the magazine has a logo that once again...

Annals of Improbable Research.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... The people who bring us the annual Ig Nobel Prizes for "achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced" are now offering this lighthearted look at the follies of scientific research. Working under the advice of an impressive editorial...

Scr(i)pt.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... This two-year-old bimonthly packs each 60-page issue with how-to-write tips, screenwriter interviews, news of what's selling to whom for what price, and departments listing film festivals and writing contests. The dozen feature articles in...

Gravity.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... What do kayaking, paragliding, and extreme skiing have in common? Aside from attracting a certain type of fool, they all rely on gravity to deliver said person back to safe and stable ground. Hence the title of this bimonthly, which brings...

Almanac of Joblines.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... Working under the tagline "helping employ America one person at a time," the editors of this 90-page "almanac" compile contact information for between 300 and 500 new job hotlines every two months. Aside from the sprinkling of motivational...

150 Years of America's Smithsonian: Discovering, Imagining, Remembering.(educational software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... We were lucky enough to visit the actual exhibit of the same name when it came to Providence, and this mesmerizing disc captures the spirit and force of that marvelous display, which depicted 150 years of American heritage as chronicled by...

The American Sign Language Dictionary Version 2.0.(electronic reference) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... This is the second version of the highly useful and enjoyable disc developed by Martin L.A. Sternberg and based on his book of the same name. When we reviewed Version 1 (CD-ROM Reviews, LJ 2/15/95), the dictionary was comparatively limited...

Canon Photography Workshop.(educational software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... This is a little gem: it's a pleasant, painless way to learn how to take your thumb out of the lens and inject some artistry into the family photo album. You can move through the system in a variety of ways: Tour, Techno, Light & Film, and...

CensusCD.(electronic reference) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... Brrrrrrrrr.the thought of a census CD sends a shiver down our spines: large numbers, variables, jargon, and cross-tracking tracts. How wonderful, therefore, that GeoLytics has developed a product that every Tom, Dick, and Harriet can use,...

Earth Quest.(computer game) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... We came to this disc with high hopes: having aced "Fun with Fossils" as undergraduates, Earth Quest sounded like a romp with rocks. Unfortunately, it is a tedious game for geology die-hards. The interface is the culprit: we could not...

Encyclopedia Judaica CD-ROM Edition.(electronic reference) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... The CD-ROM version of this classic reference holds the complete text of the 16-volume 1972 Encyclopedia Judaica plus the text of the print Yearbooks and the Decennial books from 1982 and 1992. It also updates selected articles not included...

Encyclopedia of Postage Stamps.(electronic reference) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... A curious combination of stamp collecting, history, and interactive education, this disc lists (and reproduces in full color) "every face-different postage stamp design issued by the U.S. Postal Service since 1847" (the year the first U.S....

Savage the Ultimate Quest for Survival.(computer game) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... It's a little surprising that there's no warning on the box other than the tipoff that in playing this you will "Experience the essence of killing." You start out as a lion cub, learn the elements of survival (kill or be killed, eat and...

Six Experimental Organisms: A Multimedia Survey.(educational software) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... One of the most elegantly designed products we've seen, this disc was produced by scholars from MIT, UC-San Francisco, Cal Tech, and Princeton for use by students of experimental biology, either in conjunction with a beginning college course...

World Country Analyst CD.(electronic reference) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... Described by Gale as "the first stop for U.S. and international trade reference needs," World Country Analyst CD contains approximately 130 up-to-date (as of March 1997) essays that provide detailed analysis of business trends all over the...

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters.
August 1, 1997... Gigantic tarantulas! Teenage werewolves run amok! These were the images that lured kids to B movies, sf thrillers, and drive-ins in the 1950s and 1960s. Reynold Brown created posters for more than 300 such features. His larger-than-life...

McSorley's New York.
August 1, 1997... There is a certain unique poetry to old bars. They offer a haven to all who enter, whether in search of conversation or solitude. Such bars provide homey comfort in the assurance that they will always be there, and you will always be...

Witch City.
August 1, 1997... "Witchcraft Disneyland" is what director Joe Cultera calls the town where he was born and raised. This image-packed documentary portrays a startling mix of fact and fiction in modern-day Salem, Massachusetts, where 19 victims of mass...

Charlotte Williams: Love Your Body!
August 1, 1997... Americans are fatter than ever. so it's always a good idea to stock new exercise tapes. Choreographer and fitness champion Grimes tries to entice us to move in shorter time segments, but on a daily basis, with her 30-minute videos -- one a...

Madonna Grimes: Cardio Sculpt.
August 1, 1997... Americans are fatter than ever. so it's always a good idea to stock new exercise tapes. Choreographer and fitness champion Grimes tries to entice us to move in shorter time segments, but on a daily basis, with her 30-minute videos -- one a...

Madonna Grimes: Hip Hop Dance Workout.
August 1, 1997... Americans are fatter than ever. so it's always a good idea to stock new exercise tapes. Choreographer and fitness champion Grimes tries to entice us to move in shorter time segments, but on a daily basis, with her 30-minute videos -- one a...

Pathways to Better Living with Arthritis and Related Conditions.
August 1, 1997... The health literature is replete with research related to the positive impact of exercise on health status. Pathways to Better Living... is simple and straightforward and emphasizes that point for individuals with arthritis. After a brief...

P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster, 6 vols.
August 1, 1997... This set collects six of the best episodes of the popular series, based on Wodehouse's comic stories. originally telecast on Masterpiece Theater. Hugh Laurie stars as the dim-witted aristocrat Bertie Wooster, and Stephen Fry is his droll and...

Born Under the Red Flag: 1976-1997.
August 1, 1997... These portraits of two repressive Eastern societies present a fascinating contrast. The PBS-sponsored Born Under the Red Flag (part of a trilogy that includes China in Revolution, 1911-1949, and The Mao Years, 1949-1976, Video Reviews, LJ...

Inside Burma: Land of Fear.
August 1, 1997... These portraits of two repressive Eastern societies present a fascinating contrast. The PBS-sponsored Born Under the Red Flag (part of a trilogy that includes China in Revolution, 1911-1949, and The Mao Years, 1949-1976, Video Reviews, LJ...

The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggle.
August 1, 1997... This tribute to Chavez and the establishment of the United Farm Workers Union begins with a brief history of the 100-year struggle to organize America's farm workers and then focuses on Chavez's life, including his childhood and roles as a...

Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, 6 vols.
August 1, 1997... Scott's classic is a tale of knights and ladies set in England during the age of the Third Crusade. However, this is not a fairy tale England. There's treachery afoot as much of the work is filmed against shadow and storm and images of...

A and E's Incredible World of Cats, 2 vols.
August 1, 1997... Hosted and narrated by the genial Jack Perkins, this series was originally broadcast on the A&E cable network as Cats. Volume 1 explores the evolutionary and historic development of the Felidae species from its prehistoric ancestors to the...

At a Loss for Worlds: How to Help Those You Care for in a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Newborn Death Experience.
August 1, 1997... These two videos address the bereavement caused by the loss of a baby from the parents' standpoint and from that of friends and family. Too often a baby's death is seen as less of a loss than that of an older child, and parents and family...

Footprints in Our Hearts: How to Cope After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Newborn Death.
August 1, 1997... These two videos address the bereavement caused by the loss of a baby from the parents' standpoint and from that of friends and family. Too often a baby's death is seen as less of a loss than that of an older child, and parents and family...

Grown-Up Tears: Adults Grieving the Loss of a Parent.
August 1, 1997... This brief film presents stories and comments from seven adult participants (aged 20s through 40s) in a grief workshop. The film, organized into five segments, is intended not only to aid discussion but also to train grief workers. First,...

Listen to the Children: Divorce Education for Parents.
August 1, 1997... Used in divorce education programs in 42 states, this award-winning video illustrates the children's reactions when parents divorce and provides practical advice to ease the pain. Candid interviews with children interspersed with comments...

Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern.
August 1, 1997... Family farms continue to disappear from America, and those remaining face low commodity prices and high operating costs. The Jordan family has operated an Iowa farm since 1867. In 1990, Russel and Mary Jane Jordan owed $220,000 and were...

Gun Dog: The Bird Hunter's Complete Pointing Dog.
August 1, 1997... While natural instinct makes a good dog hunt and point, controlling the instinct with proper training makes a dog a good hunting partner. Beginning with puppy selection, this video of Richard A. Wolter's classic methods of rapid dog training...

The Cowboy Detective.
August 1, 1997... Charles Siringo worked for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency for 22 years. During those years he took part in the agency's attacks on the labor unions. Convinced that the unions were being betrayed by anarchists, Siringo sided with the...

Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham.
August 1, 1997... Graham was born in Charlotte. North Carolina, on November 7, 1918, and founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in 1950. In this account, Graham looks back at his life with the down-to-earth warmth and candor that have always...

Resident Alien: The New York Diaries.
August 1, 1997... Americans first met Crisp in the 1976 documentary based on his autobiography. The Naked Civil Servant. In 1979, proving his theory of the "survival of the glibbest," he began to tour America in his one-man show, An Evening with Quentin...

Clark Gable: Portrait of a Misfit.
August 1, 1997... Clark Gable, the "King of Hollywood," womanized, drank to excess, and scorned his movie acting. Yet in his 20s he labored to make a name for himself in the theater. a little-known period in the life of a cinematic icon that is dramatized in...

Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller.
August 1, 1997... Dinesen, world-renowned author of Out of Africa (1937) and other stories that combine drama, social conflict, and myth, led a fascinating existence in her own right: a life of travel, affairs, and adventures that form the subject matter of...

13 by Corwin.
August 1, 1997... Corwin, a writer, producer, and director of some of the most famous radio programs of the 1940s, influenced such media luminaries as Walter Cronkite and the recently deceased Charles Kuralt. In this collection, six of Corwin's radio programs...

PCs for Dummies.
August 1, 1997... Who would have thought a line of reference works "for dummies" would ever sell? Well, they have, and this series installment by author Gookin is an excellent example of how to make something otherwise complicated simple for lay readers....

The Cereal Murders.
August 1, 1997... Continuing the misadventures and mysteries of Aspen Meadow (Colorado's answer to Cabot Cove), caterer-sleuth Goldy Bear is found in yet another series of improbable and dangerous circumstances that test her wits and culinary expertise. Elk...

The Girl with Botticelli Eyes.
August 1, 1997... When mounting the most complete exhibit ever of the works of Florentine master Sandro Botticelli at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, curator Michael Manship thinks his main problem will be rounding up all the known paintings and...

The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon.
August 1, 1997... One of the delights of the audiobook revolution is the way in which the return to the oral tradition has contributed new depth and dimension to works originally published on the printed page. Some works of literature, the ancient classics...

3001: The Final Odyssey.
August 1, 1997... Clarke, who began this now classic sf series with a short story, 2001: A Space Odyssey (made into an Osca[R]-winning film in 1968), brings us to the end of that long journey with this work. In 2001, a black monolith brings about the dawn of...

The Winter King.
August 1, 1997... The Arthurian legend has seen countless renditions over the centuries. The Winter King is a retelling that is reminiscent of Mary Stewart's Crystal Cave" series (e.g., The Crystal Cave: The Legend of Merlin, Dove Audio, 1989). Characters...

Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris.
August 1, 1997... Military historian. lecturer, and journalist Keegan (A History of Warfare, Audio Reviews. LJ 9/1/94) has been hailed by various critics as the foremost military historian alive. In this book, published to coincide with the 39th anniversary...

Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater: More Songs and Sketches from A Prairie Home Companion.
August 1, 1997... "Okay, so a chicken goes into the library...." It's going to be worth buying this collection if only to hear the setup for this groaner -- let alone the punchline, Keillor and ensemble have such a wonderful way with gentle satire and...

Interview with Anne Rice.
August 1, 1997... Designed for fans of best-selling author Rice (e.g., Servant of the Bones, Audio Reviews, LJ 10/15/96), this interview shows how she emerged from high school determined not to get married unless she could complete her education and achieve...

Wonderful Ways to Love a Child.
August 1, 1997... It is not enough to feel love for one's child; one must be able to express that love through action. It is a lifetime commitment that requires energy, demands lots of work, and calls parents to rise above their own conditioning and...

Dostoyevsky on Stage: The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot.
August 1, 1997... Two of Dostoyevsky's novels are presented as powerful plays by David Fishelson and the L.A. Theater Works in this terrific three-tape set. The Brothers Karamazov, directed by Fishelson and Eric Simonson, captures the passion and tragedy of...

The Murder of Edgar Allan Poe.(Brief Article)
August 1, 1997... POISON FOR POE...It is 1849 in George Egon Hatvary's The Murder of Edgar Allan Poe, and Auguste C. Dupin is notified of the untimely death of his friend Poe in Baltimore. After reviewing the circumstances, Dupin leaves Paris for the United...