Library Journal articles from January 2007

Library Journal archives from January 2007

An agenda for all: let's get behind Burger.(editorial)(American Library Association president Leslie Burger)
January 1, 2007... GIVEN THE PROPENSITY OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY Association (ALA) to belabor issues in committee--does anyone recall the endless squabble over core values?--it was inspiring to listen to the group ALA president Leslie Burger gathered in December....

The risks of the short list: what happens when you don't get the offer?(blatant berry)
January 1, 2007... A MIGHTY UPSET COLLEAGUE CALLED TO TAKE US to task for reporting that she was one of three finalists for a major library directorship. It was OK, she opined, for LJ to report who got a job, but it was an invasion of their privacy for us to...

NextGen impatience.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... Paul Henriques's "What's Wrong with LIS?" (NextGen, LJ 12/06, p. 84) confirms... the irrelevance of library education today. Library schools graduate librarians who don't know a gutter from a leaf in a book, who don't know the sources well...

Professional family model.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... I thoroughly enjoyed Sophie Brookover's "Priorities & Professionalism" (NextGen, LJ 9/15/06, p. 37). It was as if she were talking about me, except that I've been a working librarian for 17 years! Premotherhood, I was a cellist who was also a...

All crime is hate crime.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... It is divisive and redundant to term a crime a hate crime as done in your story "Korans on Campus on Reserve" (News, LJ 11/15/06, p. 16), as opposed to simply a crime. All crime is "hate crime," not simply crimes that involve hot-button topics...

Stolen supplies.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... In defense of Dwyer ("Borrowing Privileges," How Do You Manage?, LJ 10/1/06, p. 46-47), she could have restated her stand by saying, "Yes, I do additional work at home on my computer that requires printouts, and right now my paper supply is...

Missed photo op.(feedback)(Correction notice)
January 1, 2007... Gil and Steve Amiaga should get credit for the photo of the new Merrick Library, NY (p. 53), in our annual architecture roundup ("Betwixt and Be Teen," LJ 12/06, p. 43). We are sorry it didn't appear with the image, but we didn't have the...

After the Librarian Action Figure, librarian tattoos.(front desk)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The folks at Archie McPhee, who brought us the Nancy Pearl-inspired Librarian Action Figure, now offer The Illustrated Librarian Temporary Tattoos, a 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" hardcover book with 12 nontoxic temporary tattoos for anyone who wants "Read...

ALA's making Myspace friends.(front desk)(American Library Association)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... "Everybody's working for the wiki" --American Library Association, www.myspace.com/atyourlibrary

Net gains.(STAT WATCH)(internet use)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Net Gains Internet users in America who have a blog (up from 3.2 percent in 2003) 7.4% Internet users who post photos online (up from 11 percent in 2003) 23.6% Internet users who maintain their own web site...

Instead of librarian.(front desk)(terms)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... When officials in the United Kingdom suggested that the term librarian should be abolished for something sexier, blogger David Rothman took a poll, and here are the top responses: INFORMATION GODDESS/GOD KNOWLEDGE HACKER ...

The Proteus Gowanus gallery in Brooklyn, NY, has adopted "Library" as the theme for its 2006/07 series of exhibitions and programs.(front desk)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Proteus Gowanus gallery in Brooklyn, NY, has adopted "Library" as the theme for its 2006/07 series of exhibitions and programs. Among the exhibits: artist Jeffrey Schiff's installation of 60 signs representing all the books in the Olin...

ALA ups pressure on EPA: Burger, in op-ed piece and testimony, criticizes closures.(lj news)(American Library Association; Environmental Protection Agency; Leslie Burger)
January 1, 2007... Speaking to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, American Library Association (ALA) president Leslie Burger offered some forceful comments on the closing of libraries and...

Brooklyn PL ends PULSE.(lj news)(Brooklyn Public Library )(Public Urban Library Service Education )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Public Urban Library Service Education (PULSE) program, devised by Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) in collaboration with the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science (SILS), New York, will expire July 31. The program garnered...

Google, Microsoft join LC Group.(lj news)(Library of Congress)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Examination of bibliographic practices will take a year Last year, a provocative report (see News, LJ 5/15/06, p. 14ff.) commissioned by the Library of Congress (LC) raised questions about the utility of longstanding professional practices,...

Minneapolis PL closures on.(lj news)(public library)
January 1, 2007... Bay City, MI, closes two branches; Buffalo squeaks by Despite a budget boost voted by the city council, the Minneapolis Public Library (MPL) board on December 20 voted to close three branches temporarily. The reason: the city's one-time...

UCLA Taser incident aftershocks.(lj news)(University of California-Los Angeles)
January 1, 2007... Librarians at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) and nationally have had to reconsider their late-night policies and relationship with campus police after a UCLA student was Tasered as many as five times after he refused to produce...

WA PL sued over filter disabling.(LJ NEWS)(Washington public library North Central Regional Library District)
January 1, 2007... Also, Michigan PL suspends net access after porn complaints In the first lawsuit filed over a library's refusal to disable Internet filters for adults wishing to access constitutionally protected speech, three library users and a nonprofit...

OH study: PLs worth fourfold.(LJ NEWS)(public libraries)
January 1, 2007... Library services at nine library systems in southwest Ohio are valued at nearly four times the dollars spent by them, according to a report commissioned by those libraries. The 50-page study, from Levin, Driscoll & Fleeter, a Columbus, OH, firm...

NOPL moves toward plan.(LJ NEWS)(New Orleans Public Library)
January 1, 2007... SOLINET summit addresses regional rebuilding needs The New Orleans Public Library (NOPL), according to NOPL Foundation development consultant Ron Biava, has raised $2.4 million for the library. "That's serious progress," said Biava, for a...

Berkeley PL picks new director.(LJ NEWS)(public library; Berkeley Board of Library Trustees' Donna Corbeil)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The library situation in Berkeley, CA, has hardly been calm, as former director Jackie Griffin resigned (with a settlement) after clashing with staff earlier this year (see News, LJ 7/06, p. 19), and local activists criticized the process for...

IMLS honors three PLs for service.(LJ NEWS)(National Awards for Museum and Library Service)(Frankfort Community Public Library; Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County and San Antonio Public Library)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Libraries in Indiana, North Carolina, and Texas are the 2006 library recipients of the National Awards for Museum and Library Service. Each library will receive $10,000 and will be honored at a special ceremony in Washington, DC. The Frankfort...

Guadalajara fair attracts librarians.(LJ NEWS)(Feria Internacional del Libro)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Spanish-speaking world's most important and energetic book fair, Guadalajara's Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL), just celebrated its 20th anniversary. From November 25 to December 3, Expo Guadalajara was filled with representatives from...

New York Times Librarian Awards.(LJ NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The 2006 New York Times Librarian Awards have been announced, and the six-year-old program has inaugurated a sibling effort to honor three academic librarians. The 22 public librarian winners (down from 27 last year) and three academic...

Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2007... 6-8--Louisiana Library Assn., Baton Rouge www.llaonline.org 14-16--New Mexico Library Assn./Mountain Plains Library Assn., Albuquerque www.nmla.org 2-4--Oklahoma Library Assn., Oklahoma City www.oklibs.org 9-13--Florida Library...

University of Tulsa.(people)(Adrian Alexander, University of Tulsa's new McFarlin Library Dean)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Adrian Alexander will become the McFarlin Library Dean at the University of Tulsa beginning February 1. Since 1998, Alexander has served as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Greater Western Library Alliance.

University of Pennsylvania Library.(people)(Martha Brogan, University of Pennsylvania Library's new Associate University Librarian for Collection Development and Management)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Martha Brogan has been appointed Associate University Librarian for Collection Development and Management at the University of Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia. Brogan had been Associate Dean and Director of Collection Development at Indiana...

Bata Library, Trent University.(people)(appointed Robert Clarke as university librarian at Bata Library)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Robert Clarke has been named University Librarian at the Bata Library, Trent University, Peterborough, ON. He spent 18 years at McGill University, Montreal, most recently as Head Librarian, Information Services.

Yonkers Public Library.(people)(Edward Falcone, Yonkers Public Library's new Deputy Director)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Edward Falcone is the new Deputy Director of the Yonkers Public Library, NY. Falcone formerly was Director at the Ossining Public Library, NY.

Springfield-Greene County Library.(people)(Vera Florea retires as Springfield-Greene County Library's Youth Services Coordinator)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Vera Florea, Youth Services Coordinator, Springfield-Greene County Library, MO, is retiring after 21 years of service.

O'Fallon Public Library.(people)(Anne Glasscock retired as O'Fallon Public Library's children's librarian)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Anne Glasscock retired from her position as Children's Librarian at the O'Fallon Public Library, IL, after 35 years of service.

Georgia Public Library Service.(people)(Lyn Hopper, Georgia Public Library Service, Atlanta's new Assistant State Librarian for Library Development)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Lyn Hopper has joined the Georgia Public Library Service, Atlanta, as Assistant State Librarian for Library Development. She most recently was Director of the Chestatee Regional Library System, Dawson, GA.

Memphis Public Library & Information Center.(people)(James Johnson's retirement as Senior Manager)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... James Johnson, Senior Manager, History and Social Sciences Department, Memphis Public Library & Information Center, has retired after 32 years of service.

Carson City Public Library.(people)(Sara Jones, Carson City Public Library's new Director)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Sara Jones, Administrator of the Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City, since 2001, has been chosen as the new Director of the Carson City Public Library.

Anchorage Municipal Libraries.(people)(Karen Keller, Anchorage Municipal Libraries' new Municipal Library Director)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Karen Keller has been named Municipal Library Director, Anchorage Municipal Libraries, AK. She was hired as the Deputy Director in May and became Acting Municipal Librarian in July. Keller previously spent ten years at Brighton District...

Des Moines Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Dorothy Kelley has been appointed Acting Director of the Des Moines Public Library, replacing the recently retired Kay Runge. Kelley has been Assistant Director for the past 20 years.

Milwaukee Public Library.(people)(Sandra Lockett, Milwaukee Public Library's new Deputy City Librarian)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Sandra Lockett has been named Deputy City Librarian, Milwaukee Public Library (MPL). She has been with MPL for 22 years, serving as Manager of Neighborhood and Extension Services since 1995. She takes on responsibility for developing community...

Harris County Public Library.(people)(director Catherine Park retires )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Catherine Park, Director of the Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX, since 1979, has retired. Deputy Director Rhoda Goldberg will serve as Interim Director.

New York State Library.(people)(Anne Simon retires)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Anne Simon, after more than 20 years of service, has retired as a Library Development Specialist in the New York State Library's Division of Library Development.

Oxford University.(people)(appointed Sarah Thomas as librarian and director )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Sarah Thomas, Librarian at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, since 1996, will become Bodley's Librarian and Director of University Library Services at Oxford University, England, effective February 2007.

Indianhead Federated Library System.(people)(appointed John Thompson as new director)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... John Thompson has become the new Director of the Indianhead Federated Library System, Eau Claire, WI. He replaces the retiring Sandy Robbers. Thompson was a Research Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin--Stout.

Library of Congress.(people)(Susan Vita appointed as chief of the Music division)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Susan Vita, Chief of Special Materials Cataloging at the Library of Congress and Acting Chief of the Music Division since June 2005, has been appointed Chief of the Music Division.

Georgia Public Library Service.(people)(appointed Julie Walker )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Julie Walker has been named Assistant State Librarian for Technology Services at the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS), Atlanta. She was Program Manager for the Public Information Network for Electronic Services (PINES) at GPLS.

Francisco Partners strikes again: endeavor information bought: academic system vendor to be folded under Ex Libris.(infotech)
January 1, 2007... The geography of the library automation landscape shifted yet again in late 2006, as private equity outfit Francisco Partners made its second strike deep inside library vendor territory in five months, this time acquiring Endeavor Information...

Cambridge buys ProQuest I&L.(infotech)(Cambridge Information Group)(ProQuest Information and Learning Co.)
January 1, 2007... ProQuest December 15 announced that its Information & Learning (PQIL) operation serving libraries will be acquired by Cambridge Information Group (CIG) for $222 million. ProQuest told LJ that "following the closing of this acquisition, plans...

NetLibrary adds Chinese trio.(INFOTECH)(Airiti, Inc. )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... OCLC's NetLibrary division is importing three Chinese-language text-and-image databases from Airiti, Inc. Subscribers will have access to the Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services, Chinese Electronic Periodical Services, and National Palace...

SUNY--New Paltz tries WebFeat Express.(INFOTECH)(State University of New York)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz's Sojourner Truth Library has become the first SUNY campus to install a WebFeat Express federated search system. According to the vendor, with WebFeat Express, patrons can "simultaneously...

EBSCO marketing COIN guides.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... EBSCO has acquired and will take over the marketing of COIN Educational Products' line of high school career guides, namely the COIN Career Library, COIN Career Community, and Coin Career Guidance, which will be hosted and supported by EBSCO....

Wilson pumps up Art Database.(INFOTECH)(Picture Desk, Inc. )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... H.W. Wilson has supersized its Art Museum Image Database with a hefty 62,000 images, thanks to an arrangement with the Art Archive of the Picture Desk, Inc. (a leading art, civilization, and history image library). Drawn from over 1800 sources...

Biblionix releases Apollo for libraries.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Biblionix is now marketing Apollo, a web-based cataloging system designed for small and medium-sized libraries. The system, which offers the standard functions of collection management with authority control, reporting, etc., is hosted on the...

The best your money can buy.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)(ProQuest Information; Accounting & Tax with Standards)
January 1, 2007... YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW about two new products: the first is ProQuest Information and Learning's newly released Accounting & Tax with Standards[TM], designed to serve accounting scholars and students. It combines standards from the Financial...

Facing the not knowing.(DIGITAL LIBRARIES)(Column)
January 1, 2007... AS I WRITE THIS, I'M 30,000 FEET over who knows where, on my way to another speaking engagement, where library staff will be gathered to hear what their future holds. I will tell them that I don't know. If I knew, I'd be only too happy to...

Chief Thingamabrarian: LJ talks to mastermind of the LibraryThing web site, bookhound Tim Spalding.(INFOTECH FEATURE)(Interview)
January 1, 2007... Tim Spalding's latest and most successful project, LibraryThing, contains records for over eight million books, making it larger than most libraries. LibraryThing offers avid collectors and casual readers alike a way to keep track of personal...

Washington County Free Library's Mary Baykan.(LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR 2007)(Cover story)
January 1, 2007... Over a dozen years as director of Maryland's Washington County Free Library (WCFL), Hagerstown, Mary Baykan convinced county officials to take the library budget up to the more than $4 million it is now. Meanwhile, on the state level, she was...

Best books 2006.
January 1, 2007... Looking for a little happiness? Then check out LJ's Best Books of 2006 for not one but two books on the subject. Even if you don't want to read about, there's plenty here to make you happy, or at least powerfully intrigued. From Thomas...

Benjamin, Carol Lea. The Hard Way: A Rachel Alexander Mystery.(MYSTERY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Benjamin, Carol Lea. The Hard Way: A Rachel Alexander Mystery. Morrow. ISBN 0-06053903-8 [ISBN 978-0-06053903-0]. $23.95. This is one of the best mystery series around, and Benjamin maintains her high standards, mixing social conscience...

Box, C.J. In Plain Sight: A Joe Pickett Novel.(MYSTERY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Box, C.J. In Plain Sight: A Joe Pickett Novel. Putnam. ISBN 0399-15360-8 [ISBN 978-0-39915360-0]. $24.95. Against all odds, Wyoming Fish and Game warden Joe Pickett must solve the disappearance of a wealthy woman, find out who is mutilating...

Church, James. A Corpse in the Koryo.(MYSTERY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Church, James. A Corpse in the Koryo. Minotaur: St. Martin's. ISBN 0-312-35208-5 [ISBN 9780-312-35208-0]. $23.95. Inspector O of the Pyongyang Police finds himself in an impossible situation when he investigates a series of incidents...

Haines, Carolyn. Penumbra.(MYSTERY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Haines, Carolyn. Penumbra. Minotaur: St. Martin's. ISBN 0312-35160-7 [ISBN 978-0-31235160-1]. $23.95. In a dramatic departure from Haines's cozy paranormal Sarah Booth Delaney series, this standalone, set in 1950s small-town Mississippi,...

Spencer-Fleming, Julia. All Mortal Flesh: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery.(MYSTERY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Spencer-Fleming, Julia. All Mortal Flesh: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. ISBN 0-312-31264-4 [ISBN 9780-312-31264-0]. $22.95. In what may be the piece de resistance of an outstanding series, the wife of...

Butcher, Jim. Proven Guilty: A Novel of the Dresden Files.(SF & FANTASY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Butcher, Jim. Proven Guilty: A Novel of the Dresden Files. ROC: NAL. ISBN 0-451-46085-5 [ISBN 978-0-451-46085-1]. $23.95. Newly appointed to the White Council of Wizards, private investigator Harry Dresden battles dark magic, warring Faerie...

Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel's Scion.(SF & FANTASY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel's Scion. Warner. ISBN 0-44650002-X [ISBN 978-0-44650002-9]. $26.95. The author of the "Kushiel's Legacy" trilogy launches a new series set in the same lavish quasi-Renaissance world as a younger generation of...

De Lint, Charles. Widdershins.(SF & FANTASY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... de Lint, Charles. Widdershins. Tor. ISBN 0-7653-1285-9 [ISBN 978-0-7653-1285-3]. $27.95. The latest in de Lint's urban fantasy series set in fictitious Newford, Canada, revolves around Jillie Coppercorn, brilliant painter and friend to the...

Heinlein, Robert A. & Spider Robinson. Variable Star.(SF & FANTASY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Heinlein, Robert A. & Spider Robinson. Variable Star. Tor. ISBN 0-7653-1312-X [ISBN 9780-7653-1312-6]. $24.95. In a tale begun by the late Grand Master in 1955, musician Joel Johnston encounters love and loss on a journey to the stars. The...

McDevitt, Jack. Odyssey.(SF & FANTASY)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... McDevitt, Jack. Odyssey. Ace. ISBN 0-441-01433-X [ISBN 9780-441-01433-0]. $24.95. A journalist opposed to the prestigious Space Academy's deep space program discovers a catastrophic secret when he joins a mission to explore the strange...

Balogh, Mary. Simply Love.(ROMANCE)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Balogh, Mary. Simply Love. Delacorte. ISBN 0-385-33883-X [ISBN 978-0-385-33883-7]. $22. Resigned to a life of "disgraced spinsterhood," an unwed teacher holidays in the country with her young son and finds love with a wounded war veteran....

Eagle, Kathleen. Ride a Painted Pony.(ROMANCE)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Eagle, Kathleen. Ride a Painted Pony. Mira: Harlequin. ISBN 0-7783-2359-5 [ISBN 978-07783-2359-4]. $24.95. Running for her life but determined to reclaim her infant son, a star jockey finds shelter--as welt as friendship, love, and...

Putney, Mary Jo. The Marriage Spell.(ROMANCE)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Putney, Mary Jo. The Marriage Spell. Ballantine. ISBN 0-34544918-5 [ISBN 978-0-34544918-4]. $24.95. In a reinvented world where magic is accepted but considered "common" by society's leaders, a reckless aristocrat and a talented healing...

Smith, Deborah. The Crossroads Cafe.(ROMANCE)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Smith, Deborah. The Crossroads Cafe. BelleBooks. ISBN 09768760-5-1 [ISBN 978-09768760-5-2]. pap. $16.95. A badly burned celebrity wanting anonymity and an architect who's drowning in vodka after losing his family in the 9/11 attacks seek...

Wax, Wendy. Single in Suburbia.(ROMANCE)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Wax, Wendy. Single in Suburbia. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-58897-4 [ISBN 978-0-553-58897-2]. pap. $6.99. Forced to support herself" and her two children after being dumped by her husband, a desperate housewife masquerades as a French maid and...

Alexander, Tamera. Rekindled.(CHRISTIAN FICTION)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Alexander, Tamera. Rekindled. Bethany. ISBN 0-7642-0108-5 [ISBN 978-0-7642-0108-0]. pap. $12.99. Set in the 19th-century American West, Alexander's impressive debut follows Kathryn and Larson Jennings as disappointment and separation lead...

Higgs, Liz Curtis. Grace in Thine Eyes.(CHRISTIAN FICTION)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Higgs, Liz Curtis. Grace in Thine Eyes. WaterBrook: Random. ISBN 1-57856-259-7 [ISBN 978-157856-259-6]. pap. $13.99. Following up on her heart-wrenching "Lowlands of Scotland" trilogy, Higgs proves once again that she can write tortured...

Hines, T.L. Waking Lazarus.(CHRISTIAN FICTION)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Hines, T.L. Waking Lazarus. Bethany. ISBN 0-7642-0204-9. $18.99. Hine's intricate thriller about a man declared dead several times offers plenty of twists and turns without sacrificing character development. Supernatural suspense that...

Lewis, Beverly. The Brethren.(CHRISTIAN FICTION)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Lewis, Beverly. The Brethren. Bethany. ISBN 0-7642-0107-7 [ISBN 978-0-7642-0107-3]. pap. $13.99. Lewis concludes her absorbing "Annie's People" trilogy (The Preacher's Daughter, The Englisher) about an Amish girl's struggles between her...

Tatlock, Ann. Things We Once Held Dear.(CHRISTIAN FICTION)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Tatlock, Ann. Things We Once Held Dear. Bethany. ISBN 0-7642-0004-6 [ISBN 978-07642-0004-5]. pap. $13.99. Tatlock hones her sparkling prose into a memorable story about artist Nell Sadler, who tries to reconnect the pieces of his past and...

Baldacci, David. The Collectors.(THRILLERS)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Baldacci, David. The Collectors. Warner. ISBN 0-446-53109-X. [ISBN 978-0-446-53109-2]. $26.99. A death in the rare books room of the Library of Congress and an elaborate con are just two of the intriguing elements that make Balducci's...

Coben, Harlan. Promise Me.(THRILLERS)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Coben, Harlan. Promise Me. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-94949-6 [ISBN 978-0-525-94949-7]. $26.95. A promise to two young girls comes back to haunt Myron Bolitar as he tries to solve a disappearance. Fans are cheering the return of Coben's reluctant...

Lynds, Gayle. The Last Spymaster.(THRILLERS)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Lynds, Gayle. The Last Spymaster. St. Martin's. ISBN 0312-30159-6 [ISBN 978-0-31230159-0]. $24.95. Lynds, the reigning queen of espionage fiction, resuscitates the Cold W-at spy novel with this thrilling tale about the hunt for an escaped...

Meltzer, Brad. The Book of Fate.(THRILLERS)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Meltzer, Brad. The Book of Fate. Warner. ISBN 0-446-53099-9 [ISBN 978-0-446-53099-6]. $25.99. An aide's life is changed forever when he survives an assassination attempt on the President in an attack tied to the history of the Freemasons...

Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child. Book of the Dead.(THRILLERS)(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2007... Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child. Book of the Dead. Warner. ISBN 0-446-57698-0 [ISBN 978-0446-57698-7], $25.96. A new museum exhibit revives an ancient curse, and a madman sees the perfect opportunity to create havoc. Can agent Pendergast...

Best how-to 2006.(BEST BOOKS 2006)(Bibliography)
January 1, 2007... LJ's third annual list, selected by columnists Deborah Bigelow (self-help), Karen Ellis (do it yourself), Constance Ashmore Fairchild (crafts), Daniel Lombardo (art instruction), Judith Sutton (cookery), Gayle Williamson (interior design), and...

Keeping pace: budgets continue moving up, but challenges await.(BUDGET REPORT 2007)(library budgets)
January 1, 2007... From the budget numbers, libraries are doing better. A year ago we reported modest growth in library budgets ("Ripple Effects," LJ 1/06, p. 59-61), though a number of librarians cautioned that rising energy costs could be a complication. ...

Sounding a silent epidemic.(Collection Development: African Americans & AIDS)(African American Women and HIV/AIDS: Critical Responses)(Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS)(The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics)(Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America)(On the Up and Up: A Survival Guide for Women Living with Men on the Down Low)(Living with AIDS/HIV: The Black Person's Guide to Survival)(On the Down Low: A Journey into the Lives of "Straight" Black Men Who Sleep with Men)(Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community)(Social Workers Speak Out on the HIV/AIDS Crisis: Voices from and to African-American Communities)(The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Service)(Health Issues in the Black Community, 2d ed.)(Praeger Handbook of Black American Health: Policies and Issues Behind Disparities in Health, 2d ed., 2 vols.)(Book review)
January 1, 2007... Twenty-five years after scientists first detected HIV/AIDS, the United States still has a long way to go toward containing the virus. While the media most often spotlights the devastation wrought in Third World countries--think the...

Gender bias in libraries?(BACKTALK)("Years of Minutes")(Critical essay)
January 1, 2007... IN HIS BOOK YEARS OF MINUTES, Andy Rooney, the acerbic 60 Minutes commentator, makes ten suggestions about libraries and librarians. The tenth one states, "The best librarian I know is a man but I prefer mothers, nurses and librarians to be...