Library Journal articles from February 2002

Library Journal archives from February 2002

Right message, wrong messenger: the library's best spokespeople are its users. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Libraries under the gun again! In times like these, when the need for library service seems so urgent and so obvious, libraries are under pressure to cut budgets, hours, and services. Politicians, academic administrators, legislatures, and...

Junk food libraries. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2002... "Managing emotions" (Letters, LJ 11/1/01, p. 10) reminded me of a conversation I had with a former boss about adult nonfiction. I said that I didn't want to make too many "junk food" book purchases for the library. She responded that junk food...

Free-thinking agents. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2002... Some library staff may feel that libraries are "managing the public's emotions" rather than trying to educate them about the history or politics of the September 11 crisis, as in the letter "Managing emotions" (LJ 11/01/01, p. 10). That view...

Confused by Cronin. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2002... Blaise Cronin ("Amazons R Us," Dean's List, LJ 10/15/01, p. 54) confused me. I find Sarah Pritchard's articles (on the Feminist Task Force pages, not COSWL's) altogether valid. I also enjoy the work of Karen Schneider, who in her usual witty...

Simplistic distortion. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2002... I can understand why Blaise Cronin's "Amazons R Us" (Dean's List, LJ 10/15/01, p. 54) generated controversy. Basically, he argues that if you want a true and proper scholarly discourse on the subject, you should take the class offered at the...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2002... The School of Information of the University of Michigan (UM) was incorrectly listed as not participating and was inadvertently omitted from the 2000 LJ Placements & Salaries survey (Tom Terrell & Vicki L. Gregory, "Plenty of Jobs, Salaries...

First Lady proposes $10 million for librarian recruitment. (Late Bulletins).(Laura Bush)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... First Lady Laura Bush has proposed a $10 million initiative to recruit librarians in 2003, with funding to be managed by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In her January 9 announcement at the Topeka and Shawnee County PL, KS, Bush...

Univ. of Washington offering MLIS online. (Late Bulletins).(Master's in Library and Information Science)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Beginning with the fall semester, the University of Washington, Seattle, will be offering a Master's in Library and Information Science online. Though other schools are running similar programs, the university asserts that it is the only...

Denver PL breaks ground on African American library. (Late Bulletins).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Denver Public Library (DPL) was set to break ground this month for its planned African American Research Library (AARL). According to the library, the facility will "provide an education and cultural resource that focuses on the history,...

Reed Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer to merge? (Late Bulletins).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Stock prices for Amsterdam-based global publishing giants Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer were up in January after investment bankers said they expected the two companies to merge by the end of 2002. A 1998 deal between the two companies fell...

BPL signs with epixtech. (Late Bulletins).(Boston Public Library will use Horizon Sunrise system)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Boston Public Library (BPL) has signed a contract with automation vendor epixtech for the installation of the latter's Horizon Sunrise system. The new implementation replaces BPL's current automation solution from DRA, which was acquired by...

Gomez leaves Brooklyn PL to lead SFPL Development: San Francisco's support group will embark on a new capital campaign while marshaling grass-roots efforts. (News).(executive director Martin Gomez will head Friends and Foundation of San Francisco Public Library)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Martin Gomez has resigned as executive director (ED) of the Brooklyn Public Library to head the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library. As ED of San Francisco's Friends and Foundation, Gomez will report to his own Board of...

Patent Office tosses paper: two collections combined for now, but all may soon be gone. (News).(discarding examiners copies of patents)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Citing space concerns and maintenance issues, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has begun discarding "examiners' copies" from its collection of more than 6.3 million patents issued since the mid-19th century and has asked for public...

Gov. aims to close WA State Library: proposal called unwise and costly by state library commission. (News).(Washington Governor Gary Locke)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Faced with the state's worst budget crisis in 20 years, Washington Governor Gary Locke proposed $566 million in cuts, including elimination of the Washington State Library, among 30 programs. The state is required to balance the budget and...

AR PLs Struggle with state cuts: Governor cuts $1M, one-third of already reduced funding. (News).(financing public libraries in Arkansas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Public libraries in Arkansas are struggling with a second round of cuts in state funding, which makes up anywhere from three percent to 40 percent of their support. In his budget plan for FY02, Gov. Mike Huckaby proposed cutting all $4.9...

Presidential papers trickle out: historians' suit seeks to overturn order withholding documents. (News).(Ronald Reagan Presidential Library released 8,000 pages, held 60,000 off limits)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... At the beginning of January, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library released 8000 pages of the former president's records. However, frustrated historians said it was little more than a public relations move. An additional 60,000 papers remained...

Minn. PL Director is not rehired: no reasons given by board; Lawson calls it a "political decision". (News).(Mary Lawson, Minneapolis Public Library)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Minneapolis Public Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously December 19 not to renew Director Mary Lawson's contract, which expired January 4. She will leave the job in mid- to late February. The board, in a statement, did not offer...

Multnomah faces deficit, plans cuts: will save $5M by closing libraries, asking staffers to cut hours. (News).(Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Squeezed by a $1.19 million cut in county general fund money as well as property tax limits passed by voters, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR, faces a $5 million budget shortfall in the next 18 months. The library has proposed cutting...

LSSI to house visiting scholar: UCLA's Richardson to spend sabbatical analyzing reference process. (News).(Professor John V. Richardson, Jr. will spend sabbatical at Library Systems & Services as Presidential Scholar of Virtual Reference Services)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... John V. Richardson Jr., professor in the Department of Information Studies in UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, will spend his sabbatical leave as a Presidential Scholar of Virtual Reference Services at Library...

Roger McDonough dies at 92: NJ State Librarian was president of ALA in difficult times. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Roger H. McDonough, State Librarian of New Jersey for 28 years (1947-75), died December 2 at his home in Princeton. McDonough, who worked as a page in the Trenton Public Library during his high school years, worked in the Rutgers libraries both...

Public libraries. (What's Happening In ...).(short news)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Amid a week of celebrations, the new $70 million, 325,000 square foot Central Library of the Memphis-Shelby County Public Library & Information Center opened November 10, with far more space, seats, computers and twice as much material on...

Frat boy. (News).('Animal House' named to Library of Congress National Film Registry)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... FRAT BOY: John Landis's frat house freak show National Lampoon's Animal House (1978, starring John Belushi) is among the 25 new titles inducted into the Library of Congress's (LC) National Film Registry of movies that are "culturally,...

Academic libraries. (What's Happening In ...).(brief notes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign Library (UIUC) and the Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan, announced that they have partnered to offer "reciprocal access" to their journal collections. Through a new resource-sharing...

Special libraries. (What's Happening In ...).(brief notes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Presidential libraries are familiar faces, but a mayoral library? New York City's former top gun Rudy Giuliani, who left office December 31, may be the first mayor to create a library to house his papers. Giuliani was always hands-on, and the...

ebrary releases ebrarian 2.0 enhanced library package: new release offers bookmarking, highlighting, and personal bookshelves; service now available to libraries. (Industry News).
February 1, 2002... Having already made strides into the library market, ebrary now is poised for a deeper push with the release of ebrarian 2.0, which libraries will be able to purchase outfight. Begun in 1999, ebrary offers online access to copyrighted content...

Ingram providing content to OCLC: cover images, book summaries, author notes added to WorldCat. (Industry News).(Ingrain Library Services)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Ingrain Library Services, La Vergne, TN, has entered into an agreement with OCLC whereby it will provide "evaluative" and "bibliographic" content to the latter's WorldCat product. According to OCLC, Ingram specifically will be supplying...

MuseGlobal debuts version 1.2: new release expands options/linking for researchers. (Industry News).(Evaluation)
February 1, 2002... MuseGlobal has released version 1.2 of its Muse searching software product. According to the vendor, Muse 1.2 delivers expanded options for researchers, who can now link from record metadata using LYNX, the company's "focused linking" tool, to...

Gaylord in deal with Syndetic: partnership allows vendor to enrich content on catalog module. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Gaylord Information Systems has joined the numerous vendors partnering with bibliographic content provider Syndetic Solutions to enhance content on its Polaris PowerPAC module. Gaylord said that customers of version 2.0 of Polaris that...

Inmagic partners with majors: libraries can order books online and download bibliographic data. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Software house Inmagic, Inc. has added the Dallas-based Majors, Inc., a distributor of scientific, business, and technical publications, to its stable of distribution partners for the Inmagic.net bibliographic product. The partnership will...

Academic contract for Sirsi LINK: California colleges will be able to share 200,000-volume collection. (Installations).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Yosemite Community College District (YCCD), CA, has contracted for the installation of Sirsi Corporation's LINK system. YCCD comprises Modesto Junior College and Columbia College, which will use the system to share their resources....

Public antes up for Britannica.com: free-to-fee site reports brisk business from libraries and consumers. (Databases).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The movement from "free to fee" proved the kiss of death for many information-based web sites that now are fading memories, but Encyclopedia Britannica re ports that it is doing brisk business five months after instituting a charge for its...

Univ. of Virginia American database: Mellon grant funds creation of multimedia tool from UVA's holdings. (Databases).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The University of Virginia has received a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create an American Studies database in its library. When completed, the project will include texts, images, videos, audio, maps, and other...

ProQuest names Aldworth prexy: worked for tribune for 18 years; Roemer will be "actively involved". (Infotech People).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The ProQuest Company has promoted Alan Aldworth to the position of president and chief operating officer. Joe Reynolds, president and CEO of the company's Information and Learning arm, as well as the Corporate Finance and Investor Relations...

Webwatch. (Infotech).(dating Web sites)
February 1, 2002... CLICKING ON THE WEB... Love is in the air during February--and on the web as well. Singles can find dates; new lovers can get advice on whether to make a commitment; and old lovers can breathe new life into their relationships--or perhaps...

Online in London, at 25. (Online Databases).(Online Information Meeting)
February 1, 2002... IT'S BEEN SEVERAL years since I last attended the Online Information Meeting in London, so I was especially looking forward to the 25th-anniversary meeting this past December. Although some Americans chose to cancel, many Europeans attended. In...

Calendar.
February 1, 2002... LaLA will "Reflect & Focus" in March; Catholic librarians will navigate Atlantic City; New Mexico librarians converge in Las Cruces MARCH 5-8--Louisiana Library Association (LaLA) Annual Conference, Radisson Hotel, Baton Rouge....

Rutgers University.(library staff change)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Grace Agnew has been appointed Associate University Librarian, Digital Library Systems, Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick. She had been Assistant Director, Systems and Technical Services, Georgia Institute of...

U.S. Naval Academy Library.(Jennifer Bryan named)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Jennifer Bryan is now Head, Special Collections and Archives, U.S. Naval Academy Library, Annapolis, MD. She was Associate Library Director, Special Collections, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore.

Albany Libraries, State University.(Dorothy Christiansen retires)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Dorothy Christiansen has retired after 28 years as Head of M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany Libraries, State University of New York.

Thaw Conservation Center, Morgan Library.(Margaret Holben Ellis named)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Margaret Holben Ellis has been appointed as the first Director, Thaw Conservation Center, Morgan Library, New York. She is a Professor of Conservation, Conservation Center Library, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.

Andrew G. Truxal Library, Ann Arundel Community College.(staff change)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Stephen Ford has been named Instruction Librarian, Andrew G. Truxal Library, Ann Arundel Community College (AACC), Arnold, MD. He was Circulation Supervisor, James Addison Jones Library, Greensboro College, NC. Julia B. Woodward has been named...

Sharon Mikesell has been promoted to Branch Assistant Manager.(Laramie County, WY)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Sharon Mikesell has been promoted to Branch Assistant Manager, Circulation and Satellite Services Division, Burns and Pine Bluffs Branch Libraries, Laramie County Library System, Cheyenne WY. She was Serials/Acquisitions Specialist at the...

Mid-County Branch Library, St. Louis County Library.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Mary Jo Tuchschmidt has been named Supervisor, Mid-County Branch Library, St. Louis County Library (SLCL). She was in Reference, Headquarters Branch at SLCL.

Oregon State University.(Valley Library staff change)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Ruth Vondracek has been named Head of Reference and Instruction, Valley Library, Oregon State University, Corvallis. She was Information Research Consultant and analyst at Hewlett-Packard in Corvallis.

Obituaries.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2002... Dan Foley, Nonbook Cataloger/Metadata Librarian for the Golda Meir Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since September 2000, died November 17. He was 58. Jeanne U. Frederick retired Head Librarian, Crown Point Community Library, IN,...

New roles: a librarian by any name: the internet has brought new duties and new organizational structures to traditional library jobs, but the mission remains the same. (LJ Series The Next Generations).(Cover Story)
February 1, 2002... JULIE JAMES WORKS for the Library of Virginia helping to bring technology to public libraries around the state. But when she headed off to library school in the early 1990s, James (on our cover) proudly brought along a manual typewriter. She...

How to think about technology: not just cool for cool's sake; make sure it serves a purpose.(librarianship and technology)
February 1, 2002... LIBRARIANSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY go way back. In fact, it s not too much to say that without technology, there would be no libraries, no librarians, and no librarianship. Ever since we started scratching marks into rocks and trees and making...

6 Hot technologies with a purpose.(smart cards, wireless pagers, and other technologies of use to libraries)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... TO SPOT PROMISING new technologies, you shouldn't focus just on the latest bells and whistles. You must identify the most pressing library problems and then hunt for practical solutions. Right now I'm especially interested in ways to make...

Beyond superheroes: comics get serious. (Collection Development: Graphic Novels).(Bibliography)
February 1, 2002... IN 1986, GRAPHIC NOVELS appeared to be ready to break into the mainstream. That year, Pantheon released Art Spiegelman's Maus, a holocaust survival story, and DC Comics published Watchmen and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, both sophisticated,...

How do you manage?(situations concerning confidential library records)
February 1, 2002... CASE STUDY When Do You Break Policy? "GOD, IT'S JUST so terrible," Mary Chase, assistant director of the Essex Public Library, said as she turned the pages of the morning newspaper. "How could anybody do this?" "They must be...

Prepub alert.(Bibliography)
February 1, 2002... COMING IN JUNE 2002...old-timers like Bach, Cussler, McGuane, and Reichs, plus the first appearance of noted nonfiction writers Carter and Kimmel as novelists. In nonfiction, there are rappers, sharks, and generals, but Shakespeare rules. ...

Self-help best sellers.(books)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... 1 A Short Guide to a Happy Life [HC] Anna Quindlen. Random. 2000. ISBN 0-375-50461-3. $12.95. 2 The Dark Side of the Light Changers: Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity... [P] Debbie Ford. Riverhead: Putnam. 1999. ISBN 1-57322-735-8....

Agnes Among the Gargoyles. (Fiction).
February 1, 2002... Flynn, Patrick. Agnes Among the Gargoyles. Boson Bks. 2001. c.408p. ISBN 0-917990-39-0. Adobe. $9.95. F www.bosonbooks.com Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 It is the 1980s. A killer stalks the Gothic vestibules of northern Manhattan, preying...

The Wireless Web: How to Develop and Execute a Winning Wireless Strategy. (Nonfiction).
February 1, 2002... Bergeron, Bryan. The Wireless Web: How To Develop and Execute a Winning Wireless Strategy. McGraw-Hill. 2001. c.272p. ISBN 0-07-138670-X. Adobe. $24.95. TECH www.ebooks.mcgraw-hill.com Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader 2.2 In this overview of...

Nine Lives: An Autobiography of a Yorkshire Scientist. (Nonfiction).
February 1, 2002... Harland, Sydney Cross. Nine Lives: An Autobiography of a Yorkshire Scientist. Boson Bks: C & M Online Media. 2001. c.149p, ed. by Max Millard. ISBN 0-917990-25-0. Adobe. Microsoft. $7.50 w/o option to print; $10 with option to print....

Electronic Publishing: the Definitive Guide 2002. (Nonfiction).
February 1, 2002... Wiesner, Karen S. Electronic Publishing: The Definitive Guide 2002. Avid Pr. 2001. c.363p. ISBN 1-93141904-3. Adobe. $12. REF www.avidpress.com Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 This new edition of Wiesner's acclaimed guide to e-publishing (the...

The Outlaw's Twin Sister. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Bly, Stephen. The Outlaw's Twin Sister. Crossway: Good News. (Belles of Lordsburk, Bk. 3). 2002. c.240p. ISBN 1-58134-359-0. pap. $10.99. F After the disappointing The General's Notorious Widow (LJ 9/1/01), Bly is back in the saddle...

Chamomile Winter. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Bradshaw, Anne. Chamomile Winter. Cedar Fort. 2001. c.203p. ISBN 1-55517-558-9. pap. $12.95. F In this sequel to Terracotta Summer, the O'Shea family settles into a new life in Eglinton, Northern Ireland, but trouble follows their son...

From the Ashes. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Butler, Janet W. From the Ashes. Sands. 2001. c.234p. ISBN 1-59025011-7. pap. $14.99. F After a degenerative disease cripples his hands, James Michael Goodwin thinks he can solve the rain of his life by committing suicide, but God has...

Forbid Them Not. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Farris, Michael. Forbid Them Not. Broadman & Holman. Feb. 2002. c.480p. ISBN 0-8054-2433-4. pap. $12.99. F When the U.S. Congress ratifies the UN Convention's Right of the Child treaty, two families are targeted for the first test case...

True Valor. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Henderson, Dee. True Valor. Multnomah. (Uncommon Heroes, Bk. 2). Feb. 2002. c.350p. ISBN 1-57673-887-6. pap. $11.99. F Navy lieutenant Grace Yates hurls her fighter jet off the deck of an aircraft carder on a routine deployment in the...

Worthy of Riches. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Leon, Bonnie. Worthy of Riches. Broadman & Holman. (Matanuskas, Bk. 2). 2002. c.320p. ISBN 0-8054-2154-8. pap. $12.99. F In 1937 Alaska, the Haspers have settled into life as farmers in a government program to settle the wilderness,...

Written on Her Heart. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Maki, Alan. Written on Her Heart. Broadman & Holman. 2002. c.160p. ISBN 0-8054-2488-1. $14.99. F When Molly Meyers lost her true love, James Wade, in the Vietnam War, she had only his poems to cling to for solace. Years later, Molly...

The Seat Beside Me. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Moser, Nancy. The Seat Beside Me. Multnomah. 2002. c.384p. ISBN 1-57673-884-1. pap. $10.99. F What would you do if your actions meant life for other people but potential death for yourself?. During a plane crash into freezing waters,...

Joy. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Murray, Victoria Christopher. Joy. Walk Worthy: Warner. 2001. c.373p. ISBN 0-446-52875-7. $23.95. F Successful African American businesswoman Anya Mitchell doesn't see how her life could get any better. She owns a lucrative financial...

The Happy Room. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Palmer, Catherine. The Happy Room. Tyndale. Feb. 2002. c.359p. ISBN 08423-5421-2. $19.99. F Siblings Julia, Peter, and Debbie Mossman grew up as the children of missionaries to Africa. Now, almost 25 years later, Julia is the wife of a...

Stones of Jerusalem. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Thoene, Bodie & Brock Thoene. Stones of Jerusalem. Viking. (Zion Legacy, Bk. 5). Mar. 2002. c.304p. ISBN 0-670-03051-1. $23.95. F Moshe Sachar and Alfie Halder continue reading the scrolls containing the accounts of Marcus Longinus, a...

Moses in Sinai. (Christian Fiction).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Zelitch, Simone. Moses in Sinai. Black Heron. 2001. c.267p. ISBN 0-930773-59-4. $23.95. F Zelitch (Louisa) loosely bases her tale on the traditional story of Moses while at the same time twisting it in unusual directions. As in the...

In His Image. (Reprints & Back in Print).
February 1, 2002... BeauSeigneur, James. In His Image. 2d ed. (Christ Clone Trilogy, Bk. 1). 384p. ISBN 0-9656948-2-8. Owing to the popularity of Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins's "Left Behind" books, readers demand similar eschatological fiction to fill the...

Birth of an Age. (Reprints & Back in Print).
February 1, 2002... BeauSeigneur, James. Birth of an Age. 2d ed. (Christ Clone Trilogy, Bk. 2). c.288p. ISBN 0-9656948-3-6. Owing to the popularity of Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins's "Left Behind" books, readers demand similar eschatological fiction to...

Acts of God. (Reprints & Back in Print).
February 1, 2002... BeauSeigneur, James. Acts of God. 2d ed. (Christ Clone Trilogy, Bk. 3). c.448p. ISBN 0-9656948-4-4. ea. vol: Selective House. 2001. pap. $14.95. F Owing to the popularity of Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins's "Left Behind" books, readers...

The Final Planet. (Reprints & Back in Print).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Greeley, Andrew M. The Final Planet. Forge: Tor. 2002. c.302p. ISBN 0-31287749-8. pap. $14.95. F First appearing in 1988, Greeley's exploration of faith and sf follows the spaceship Iona on its search for a new home world for its crew,...

Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Bell, Janet Cheatham, comp. Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP. Washington Square: S. & S. Feb. 2002. c.190p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7434-2825-0. pap. $14. REF Better suited to the African American...

* Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... * Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Twentieth Century. Fitzroy Dearborn. 2001. 846p. ed. by Eric L. Haralson. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-57958-240-0. $125. REF This new encyclopedia is a companion to Haralson's well-received...

Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History. 2 vols. Fitzroy Dearborn. 2001. 930p. ed. by Raul Rojas. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-57958-235-4. $250. REF Aimed at upper-level high school students, college undergraduates, and public...

Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes. ABC-CLIO. 2001. c.400p. permanent paper. ed. by Graham Seal. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-57607-216-9. $85. REF Seal (Curtin Univ. of Technology, Perth, Australia) compiles a selection of folk heroes from...

William Faulkner A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Fargnoli, A. Nicholas & Michael Golay. William Faulkner A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work. Facts On File. 2001. 340p. permanent paper. photogs. index. LC 2001023821. ISBN 0-8160-3860-0. $65. REF Designed for the...

Raptors of the World. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... * Ferguson-Lees, James & David A. Christie (text) & Kim Franklin & others (photogs.). Raptors of the World. Houghton. (Helm Identification). 2001. 992p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-618-12762-3. $60. REF Prepared with the same...

Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Langmead, Donald & Christine Garnaut. Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats. ABC-CLIO. 2001. c.400p. permanent paper. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-57607-420-X. $85. REF Written by architectural historian Langmead...

Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Satanic Folklore and Popular Culture. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Lewis, James R. Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Satanic Folklore and Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. 2001. c.353p. permanent paper. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-57607-292-4. $75. REF The author or editor of numerous reference works on...

The Genealogist's Question and Answer Book. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Melnyk, Marcia. The Genealogist's Question and Answer Book. F. & W., dist. by HarperCollins. Feb. 2002. c.240p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-55870-590-2. pap. $18.99. REF What is a collective naturalization? Why is there no 1890 federal...

Funk. (Reference).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Thompson, Dave. Funk. Backbeat: Music Player Network. (Third Ear: Essential Listening Companion). 2001. 370p. photogs. discog. bibliog. index. LC 2001025189. ISBN 0-87930-629-7. pap. $24.95. REF With informed and witty commentary,...

American Dreams: American Art to 1950 in the Williams College Museum of Art. (Arts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... American Dreams: American Art to 1950 in the Williams College Museum of Art. Hudson Hills, dist. by National Bk. Network. 2001. 240p. permanent paper, ed. by Nancy Mowll Mathews. illus. index. LC 2001024469. ISBN 1-55595-210-0. $50. FINE...

Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works. (Arts).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Beltramini, Guido (text) & Pino Guidolotti (photogs.). Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works. Universe: Rizzoli. 2002. c.320p. photogs. bibliog. LC 2001094240. ISBN 0-7893-0661-1. pap. $45. ARCHITECTURE Perhaps no other...