Library Journal articles from January 2009

Library Journal archives from January 2009

35 going on 13: bleak midwinter reads.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Why It Is for Us: Fans of Paul Theroux's The Mosquito Coast will recognize Uncle Victor's particular form of madness long before our heroine does. At the 2008 ALA Conference, Printz committee members sported...

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB)(A Beautiful Place To Die)(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... "Verdict: This artful and absorbing debut--intended as the first in the Detective Emmanuel Cooper series--reveals the terrible toll of apartheid. This is a series worth acquiring from the start."--from Michele Leber's starred review of Malla...

Dear President Obama: libraries are already in the business of economic recovery.(Editorial)
January 1, 2009... WORD HAS IT THAT YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN trying to figure out where libraries fit into an economic stimulus package: What kind of return would we get if we funded extended library hours and how much would it cost? How many people find employment...

ALA's Council "leaders"? Uninvolved ALA members are just as wise as the ALA Council.(blatant berry)
January 1, 2009... Leadership in a democracy consists of fully informing the voters of the issues and then abiding by and executing their decisions. That is why our elected leaders and representatives must be articulate, alert, and able to clarify as well as...

Schooled again.(feedback)(Correction notice)
January 1, 2009... The editors of LJ regret the misspelling of Tobias Wolff's last name in "Big Read, Big ROI" (LJ 11/15/08, p. 26).

San Diego nixes library closure plan for now.(newsdesk)(California)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... In San Diego, Mayor Jerry Sanders's plan to close seven of 35 libraries--the "best option" to preserve core library service said San Diego Public Library director Deborah Barrow--has been stymied by the city council, which voted to adopt...

Philadelphia closings likely.(newsdesk)(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... By a 12-5 vote, the Philadelphia City Council passed a nonbinding resolution urging Mayor Michael Nutter to postpone closing 11 of 54 library branches and instead search for alternatives. "We don't want to give the wrong impression...that...

Complaints about EVA Subscription services.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... For months, more than a dozen library customers of EVA Subscription Services, based in Shrewsbury, MA, have expressed enormous frustration after not receiving periodicals ordered and getting no response to calls and emails to EVA. One...

Indiana libraries respond to consolidation idea.(newsdesk)(Indiana Public Library Coalition)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The Indiana Public Library Coalition, representing most libraries in the state, has produced a detailed game plan to respond to Gov. Mitch Daniels's effort to reorganize library systems by county--from 239 districts into 92 countywide...

Ann Arbor new main on hold.(newsdesk)(Michigan; Downtown Library)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... On September 15, the board of the Ann Arbor District Library, MI, approved the construction of a new $71 million Downtown Library, at 160,000 square feet, nearly 50 percent larger than the current building at the same location. Some two...

Last three New Orleans modular libraries open.(newsdesk)(New Orleans Public Library)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The Gulf Coast Libraries Project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has opened the last of the 21 temporary libraries providing service in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The project, administered by SOLINET,...

Going Green in Hartford.(newsdesk)(Connecticut)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hard times or not, concerns about reducing the energy and space footprint of library buildings and making them sustainable remain central to libraries. Under the auspices of the Connecticut State Library and...

Petition opposes plan to close LIS library at UIU-C.(NEWSDESK)(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... In a November report, officials at the University of Illinois (UI) at Urbana-Champaign recommended closing the school's physical LIS library, citing low usage, a shift to electronic resources, and the "high degree of interdisciplinarity" of...

Major changes, cuts at publishing houses.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Random House chair/CEO Markus Dohle December 3 announced a massive consolidation of the Goliath publisher's adult divisions, including the departure of longtime Bantam Dell Group president/ pubhsher Irwyn Applebaum and Doubleday...

Will Nashville PL run school libraries?(NEWSDESK)(public library)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Karl Dean, mayor of Nashville, has requested the school libraries be consolidated under the Nashville Public Library (NPL)--an apparent first-ever move to have a major city's school libraries run by a public library, offering potential...

Salem State building deemed unsound.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... A little more than a year after the library at Salem State College, MA, was ordered closed temporarily by the school's president owing to safety concerns, the closure has become permanent. Engineers investigating the almost 40-year-old...

CA state librarian Hildreth to head Seattle PL.(NEWSDESK)(California, Susan Hildreth)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Susan Hildreth, state librarian of California, has been unanimously selected to lead the Seattle Public Library. As city librarian/CEO, Hildreth will oversee a $50 million budget, 710 employees, and facilities that include the central...

Internet archive's Kahle wins downs award.(NEWSDESK)(Brewster Kahle)(2008 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... For his successful challenge to an FBI National Security Letter (NSL), Brewster Kahle, director and cofounder of the Internet Archive, has been awarded the 2008 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award by the faculty of the Graduate School...

On publib, some of the best reference questions.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The librarians on Publib have been tossing around the "best reference question ever." Among the most entertaining: * "Can you give me a map that tells where I can find caves that haven't been discovered yet?" * "Is Martha's Vineyard...

Not what you think.(NEWSDESK)(library marketing campaigns)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Chicago Public Library (CPL) has launched a marketing campaign aimed at single, childless adults aged 25-35, who are underrepresented at its libraries. The outreach effort began in November 2008 with print,...

Wayne State LIS becomes autonomous school.(NEWSDESK)(Library and Information Science program)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Citing growth in enrollment and the richness of offerings at the Library and Information Science Program at Wayne State University, Detroit, the university's Board of Governors has approved the creation of a School of Library and Information...

Carnegie/Times librarian awardees announced.(NEWSDESK)(I Love My Librarian Award)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... After a brief hiatus, the New York Times librarian awards are back, now under the auspices of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Times, and the American Library Association. The I Love My Librarian Award, now including school...

Support staff certification program coming in 2010.(NEWSDESK)(American Library Association-Allied Professional Association)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... A support staff certification program planned by the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) should launch in early 2010, a year ahead of schedule, ALA executive director Keith Fiels said on an Executive Board...

In Alabama, webcam helps military families connect.(NEWSDESK)(Connecting Families Project)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The Alabama Public Library Service and Gov. Bob Riley are teaming up on the Connecting Families Project, which will put computers with broadband capabilities in public libraries across the state to allow the families of military personnel...

Homework help converted to job help centers.(NEWSDESK)(Columbus Metropolitan Library's Homework Help Centers)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... In response to a struggling economy, the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML), OH, has decided to make better use of its 15 Homework Help Centers (HHC). Except for Monday through Thursday for three hours after school, when students use the...

SFPL launches online citizenship tool kit.(NEWSDESK)(San Francisco Public Library)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... San Francisco Public Library has launched an online U.S. Citizenship Toolkit at sfpl. org/citizenship. The resource is available in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Russian. It includes a guide to naturalization, a list of community...

RDR drops Potter appeal; revamped Lexicon in works.(NEWSDESK)(The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... RDR Books has dropped its appeal of U.S. District Court judge Robert Patterson's September 8 ruling that blocked it from publishing Steven Vander Ark's The Harry Potter Lexicon and has announced it will release in January a revamped 400-page...

Features we never use.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... How often are we sucked in by features touted by vendors (and I do not exclude my own employer) that we and/or our users will never use? asked I LJ Digital Libraries blogger Roy Tennant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tennant says he's tried...

Deserted Donnell.(NEWSDESK)(facility closure)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The New York Public Library's Donnell Library closed at the end of August, but some photos have recently surfaced of the deserted building as of October, taken by an employee of the Internet Archive who used to...

East Baton Rouge Parish Library.(people)(David Farrar)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... David Farrar is the new Director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, LA. He was most recently Director of the Talladega Public Library, AL.

State Library.(people)(Michael Golrick as the new state data coordinator of the State Library of Louisiana)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Michael Golrick is now Public Library Consultant and State Data Coordinator for the State Library of Louisiana. He was Director, Eau Claire Public Library, WI.

Jackson-George Regional Library System.(people)(Carol Hewlett)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Carol Hewlett is the new Director of the Jackson-George Regional Library System, Pascagoula, MS. She had been Manager of the Ina Thompson Moss Point Library branch since 1999.

Houston Area Library Automated Network.(people)(Judith Hiott)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Judith Hiott is the new Chief of the Houston Area Library Automated Network (HALAN), operated by Houston Public Library (HPL), TX. It serves seven public libraries and one community college library.

Pierce County Library System.(people)(David Kennicott retires)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... David Kennicott has retired after 21 years with Pierce County Library System, Tacoma. He most recently was Branch Services Coordinator.

Westchester Library System.(people)(Terry Kirchner)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Terry Kirchner is now Executive Director, Westchester Library System (WLS), Tarrytown, NY. He most recently was Director for Access Services, Columbia University Libraries, New York.

Chicago Public Library.(people)(Liane Luckman)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Liane Luckman has been named Director of Reference Services, Chicago Public Library. She was Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian at St. Edward's University, Austin, TX.

Raynor Memorial Libraries.(people)(Scott Mandernack)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Scott Mandernack is Head of Research and Instructional Services at Raynor Memorial Libraries, Marquette University, Milwaukee. He previously was Head, Undergraduate Library, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Rockwall County Library.(people)(county librarian Kathleen Melston retires, Marcine MeCulley will replace her)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Kathleen Melston, County Librarian, Rockwall County Library, TX, is retiring after 20 years. Marcine MeCulley, currently Public Services Manager, will replace her.

OCLC Eastern.(people)(Ellen Mizio)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Ellen Mizio has been named Senior Training and Support Coordinator, Member Services, OCLC Eastern. Mizio was Member Services Manager, Tampa Bay Library Consortium.

University of California.(people)(Kevin Mulroy)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Kevin Mulroy is now Associate University Librarian for Academic Services, University of California, Los Angeles. He previously was at University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums.(people)(Linda Thibodeau)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Linda Thibodeau has been named Alaska State Librarian and Director of the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DLAM). She previously was Deputy Director of DLAM.

Task force to study OCLC policy: ad hoc group to illuminate impact of changes in cataloging practice required as a result of OCLC records use update.(infotech)(Online Computer Library Center)
January 1, 2009... Taking a step likely to be welcomed by many in the cataloging community, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) and Association of Research Libraries (ARL) have formed an ad hoc task force to study the recently...

LC report positive on Flickr Pilot.(infotech)(Library of Congress; Flickr Pilot Project)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Debuting to much acclaim when it was first announced in January 2008, the Flickr Pilot Project from the Library of Congress (LC) has now released a summary report of its first nine months. The project launched with an initial upload of...

Decatur PL, AL, WorldCat attacked.(INFOTECH)(Alabama Decatur Public Library)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Guarding against zombie PC botnets and distributed denial of service attacks are just a few of the constant concerns for anyone administering services publicly accessible online, especially those like library catalogs, the central component...

Euro Digital Lib. launches, crashes.(INFOTECH)(Europeana)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Europeana, a collaborative digital library project designed to be Europe's answer to Google's potential cultural dominance, launched November 20 and promptly crashed. "The Europeana site is temporarily not accessible due to overwhelming...

Serials Solutions online community.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Serials Solutions, the e-resource access and management provider, has recently launched the Serials Solutions Online Community, designed as a place for customers to "collaborate on projects, share best practices, exchange thoughts, and...

SirsiDynix adds ChiliFresh Engine.(INFOTECH)(ChiliFresh Review Engine)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... On December 11, SirsiDynix and ChiliFresh announced a partnership to include support for the ChiliFresh Review Engine in the ILS vendor's line of discovery portal and OPAC software. The ChiliFresh review engine gives patrons access to...

Measure the silence.(THE TRANSPARENT LIBRARY)
January 1, 2009... YOU MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO create a transparent library. You listen to your staff and customers and give them all possible means to talk to you--email, blogs, paper comment cards, telephone numbers, instant messaging, etc. You try to listen in...

Team Cedar Rapids: after the flood, CRPL buoys the community.(LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR 2009)(Cedar Rapids Public Library)(Cover story)
January 1, 2009... The warning came a scant five-and-a-half hours ahead of the water June 11. Predicted to top out at 24 feet, the Cedar River crested at 31. Despite heroic efforts by the staff to move everything out of danger to 26'-high shelves, the Cedar...

Adjustment time: libraries are either tightening budgets or preparing to do so.(BUDGET REPORT 2009)
January 1, 2009... The country may be awash in bad budget news, but it hadn't completely hit home for libraries in late October. Those that answered LJ's budget survey then projected a modest increase in budgets for 2009, just 2%, with less than a 1% increase...

Audiobooks: titles that hit big with our audio reviewers.(BEST OF 2008)(Recommended readings)
January 1, 2009... FICTION * Barry, Brunonia. The Lace Reader. CD (lib., Recorded Bks.; retail, HarperAudio). Playaway[R]. download. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Narrator Alyssa Bresnahan "seamlessly" interweaves this best seller about a family that...

Thrift for tough times.(Collection Development: Personal Finance)(recommended titles)
January 1, 2009... The current economic crisis--the housing slump, bear markets, dwindling 401(k)s, drooping retail sales, increasing bankruptcies and foreclosures, the drying up of credit, rising unemployment, and falling consumer confidence--has naturally...

HathiTrust and the Google deal.(BACKTALK)
January 1, 2009... IN 2008, SOME OF THE WORLD'S great research libraries created HathiTrust, a unified, comprehensive digital collection of the published record. As the Google settlement winds its way forward, many will surely wonder how HathiTrust will relate...

Free (or fee) to all?(BACKTALK)(free internet access)
January 1, 2009... IN 2004, WHEN FIVE LIBRARIES inked the first book-scanning agreements with Google, it seemed like the company was offering a public service. Google's plan to digitize the great libraries of the world conjured images of a vast, freely...

Revisiting RFID in libraries.(OVERVIEW)(radio frequency identification)
January 1, 2009... If you've, been ignoring RFID (radio frequency identification), take another look. With budgetary pressures mounting in the recession, it may be worth reconsidering this barcode replacement and circulation streamlining technology that...

RFID and it's message: David Walczyk and Hesham Mohamed explore the anticipated and unanticipated effects of RFID at Queens Library, NY.
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We like to talk about new technologies and gadgets, aka media, in terms of their characteristics and uses rather than their anticipated and unanticipated effects. If Marshall McLuhan was correct, and "the medium is...

The case for RFID in San Bernardino: Ed Kieczykowski sets out the staffing and design considerations that went into this countywide RFID rollout.(radio-frequency identification)
January 1, 2009... Today's libraries are more than simply places for checking out books. They are community hot spots for cultural events, readings, children's programs, tutoring services, and art exhibits. They provide library patrons with access to multimedia...

Product pipeline: screencasting opens up a world of new instructional options, says Melissa L. Rethlefsen, so take a look at some of the best free tools out there.(Product/service evaluation)
January 1, 2009... From expensive and feature-rich software to free online tools, screen capture has come a long way in the past few years. In this first of a two-part series, we'll look at how some of the very best free options stack up against one another....

Getting down to business: Gail Golderman & Bruce Connolly rate business products.(eREVIEWS: evaluating electronic resources)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Bailout, subprime mortgage crisis, toxic assets, deregulation, prime rate, predatory lending, breaking the dollar, deficit spending, credit crunch, golden parachute--we sure learned a new vocabulary in recent...

Making the most of flexible Web services: Karen Coombs lays out the case for increased access to "mashable" data sources and how to put them to good use.(LAST BYTE)
January 1, 2009... For years, social networking and e-commerce sites online have offered web services. Web services are web-based machine readable (and often writable) interfaces with server-side programs, also sometimes referred to as applications programming...

Bondurant, Matt. The Wettest County in the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... * Bondurant, Matt. The Wettest County in the World. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7927-5647-7. $89.95; 1 MP3-CD. ISBN 978-0-7927-5647-7. $54.95; Playaway[R] digital. ISBN...

Buckley, Christopher. Supreme Courtship.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... * Buckley, Christopher. Supreme Courtship. 8 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 81/2 hrs. Hachette Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-60024374-5. $39.98. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When the Senate Judiciary Committee shoots down two of his Supreme...

Major audio releases.(media)(new audiobooks)(List)
January 1, 2009... Berenson, Alex. The Silent Man. 11 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 121/2 hrs. Recorded Bks. ISBN 978-1-4361-7502-9. $123.75; 10 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 12 hrs. Penguin Audio. ISBN 978-0-14314413-7. $39.95. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Bushnell, Candace. One Fifth Avenue.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Bushnell, Candace. One Fifth Avenue. 7 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 8 hrs. Hyperion Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4013-9027-3. $34.95; digital download. ISBN NA. $24.47. F New York Observer columnist--turned--New York Times best-selling novelist...

Glass, Julia. I See You Everywhere.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Glass, Julia. I See You Everywhere. 10 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 111/2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2008. ISBN 978-12-4159-56922. $90; 10 CDs. retail ed. Random House Audio. ISBN 978-0-7393-7036-0. $34.95; digital download. ISBN 978-0-7393-7037-7....

Lackey, Mercedes & James Mallory. The Phoenix Endangered.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... Lackey, Mercedes & James Mallory. The Phoenix Endangered. (Enduring Flame). 14 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 17 1/2 hrs. Tantor Media. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4001-3786-2. $75.99; 14 CDs. retail ed. ISBN 978-1-40010786-5. $37.99; 2 MP3-CDs. ISBN...

le Carre, John. A Most Wanted Man.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... * le Carre, John. A Most Wanted Man. 5 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 6 hrs. S. & S. Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7435-7923-0. $29.99; digital download, abridged. ISBN 978-07435-7924-7. $17.95. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A relatively minor work...

Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America.(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Starting this month, Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America (www. BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com) will increase standing-order discounts, including a 30 percent markdown for 12 titles per month and a 35 percent reduction for 18 titles per month. All...

Oasis Audio.(Fireproof)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Newly available from Oasis Audio: an unabridged audio CD (ISBN 9781-59859-544-4. $25.99) of Fireproof, Eric Wilson's New York Times best-selling novelization of the eponymous film starring Kirk Cameron, which reaped more than $26 million at...

With the new Media Console for the Mac from OverDrive (www.overdrive. corn), Mac users can now download 5500 of the digital media distributor's MP3 audiobook titles--25 percent of its entire e-audiobook catalog--onto their Apple computers.(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... With the new Media Console for the Mac from OverDrive (www.overdrive. corn), Mac users can now download 5500 of the digital media distributor's MP3 audiobook titles--25 percent of its entire e-audiobook catalog--onto their Apple computers....

National Book Award[R].(Annette Gordon-Reed)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... On November 19, historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed became the first black woman to win the National Book Award[R](NBA) for Nonfiction in the NBA's 59-year history, for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. The Norton...

Tantor Media.(Sally Hemings)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Sally Hemings, a slave of Thomas Jefferson's, are available from Tantor Media as library-edition CDs, retail-edition CDs, and retail-edition MP3-CDs, with Karen White reading. For more info and to listen to an audio clip, visit tinyurl.com/...

Missed the National Public Radio[R] (NPR) five-part series of historic recordings named by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry that aired November-December 2008?(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Missed the National Public Radio[R] (NPR) five-part series of historic recordings named by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry that aired November-December 2008? Not to worry: the episodes--which include a recording of...

O'Nan, Stewart. Songs for the Missing.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... O'Nan, Stewart. Songs for the Missing. 8 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Penguin Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-0-14-314356-7 $39.95; digital download. ISBN 978-1-4406-5674-3. $39.95. F O'Nan (Last Night at the Lobster) here captures the...

Rankin, Ian. Exit Music.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Rankin, Ian. Exit Music. 6 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 71/2 hrs. Hachette Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-60024-454-4. $29.98. F While John Rebus's legion of fans may be disappointed that this is the Edinburgh detective's last case, Edgar[R] and...

Robinson, Marilynne. Home.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Robinson, Marilynne. Home. 10 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 12 1/2 hrs. Macmillan Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4272-0510-0. $44.95; 10 CDs. library ed. Macmillan Audio from Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. ISBN 9780-7927-5634-7. $94.95. F ...

Sakey, Marcus. Good People.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Sakey, Marcus. Good People. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4233-6680-8. $87.25; 7 CDs. retail ed. ISBN 978-1-4233-6688-1. $32.95; 1 MP3-CD. library ed. ISBN 978-1-4233-66911. $39.25; 1 MP3-CD. retail...

Saul, John. Faces of Fear.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Saul, John. Faces of Fear. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4233-0456-2. $97.25; 8 CDs. retail ed. ISBN 978-1-4233-0455-5. $36.95; 1 MP3-CD. library ed. ISBN 978-1-42330458-6. $39.25; 1 MP3-CD. retail...

Top circulators.(MEDIA)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... New York Public Library Top-circulating adult/ YA media * STATS 87 branches, 8.1 million served [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AUDIOBOOK CD The Other Queen Philippa Gregory [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DVD 21 ...

Curtis, Tony & Peter Golenbock. American Prince: A Memoir.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... Curtis, Tony & Peter Golenbock. American Prince: A Memoir. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10V2 hrs. Books on Tape. 2008. ISBN 978-14159-5454-6. $90; digital download. ISBN 978-1-4159-5456-0. $NA. PERFORMING ARTS Legendary movie star...

Howe, Jeff. Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... * Howe, Jeff. Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 101/4 hrs. Books on Tape. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4159-4957-3. $100; 8 CDs. retail ed. Random House Audio. ISBN...

Lyall, Sarah. The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2009... * Lyall, Sarah. The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Tantor Media. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4001-3835-7. $55.99; 8 CDs. retail ed. ISBN 978-1-4001-0835-0. $27.99; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed. ISBN...

McPherson, James M.: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... * McPherson, James M. Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief. 8 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 9 hrs. Penguin Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-0-14-314360-4. $39.95; digital download. ISBN 978-1-4406-1304-3. $39.95. HIST Pulitzer[R]...

Maraniss, David. Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2009... * Maraniss, David. Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World. 14 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 161/4 hrs. Recorded Bks. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4361-2373-0. $123.75; Playaway[R] digital. ISBN 978-14361-6521-1. $61.75. SPORTS Pulitzer[R]...