Library Journal articles from June 2001, page 5

Library Journal archives from June 2001

Taking the Devil's Advice.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2001... Taking the Devil's Advice by Anne Fine 5 cassettes, unabridged. 62/3 hrs. ISIS Audio Bks. 2000. ISBN 0-7531-0837-2. $49.95. F Fine's 1990 novel is hardly a good example of her potential as a novelist. The premise of a man moving in with...

The Villa.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2001... The Villa by Nora Roberts 10 cassettes, unabridged. 14 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2001. ISBN 1-58788-1381. $96.25. F Something is turning sour in the Giambelli winery when the family matriarch decides to consolidate and reorganize her vast...

The Way Men Act.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2001... The Way Men Act by Elinor Lipman 6 cassettes, unabridged. 7 1/2 hrs. Chivers Audiobks. 2000. ISBN 0-7927-2385-6. $54.95. F In an attempt to find personal and professional fulfillment, Melinda LeBlanc returns to her New England hometown...

Integrative Medicine: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Healing.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2001... Integrative Medicine: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Healing by Andrew Well 3 cassettes, unabridged. 4 hrs. Sounds True. 2001. ISBN 1-56455-854-1. $24.95. HEALTH For anyone seeking insight into how the medical community views...

Rethinking Medicine: Health and Healing in the 21st Century.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2001... Rethinking Medicine: Health and Healing in the 21st Century by Sara Wolch 5 cassettes, unabridged. 4 1/2 hrs. CBC, dist. by General Distribution Svcs. 2000. ISBN 0-660-18210-7. $29.95. HEALTH For anyone seeking insight into how the...

Passage to India: Fiction from the Subcontinent.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2001... As both a real (thrice) and virtual (countless times in books) traveler to India, I definitely can state that loving and despairing over India in books pale next to the real thing. India is more beautiful, awesome, chaotic, and otherworldly,...

The High Cost of ALA Participation.(American Library Association revenues)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... ALA revenue is for member benefits I was shocked when I learned that the American Library Association (ALA) is now a $40 million operation. The news came in a slick ALA Annual Report that arrived in a plastic bag with an issue of the ALA...

Smithsonian reorganization impacts libraries.(Smithsonian Institution to close three libraries)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Three of the 22 Smithsonian Institution libraries will close by October as a result of a reorganization plan proposed by Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small. Even though the Smithsonian's Bush-approved budget of $494 million represents a $50...

FOLUSA's Dolnick to retire.(Friend of Libraries USA founder Sandy Dolnick)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Sandy Dolnick, founder and executive director of Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA), has announced she will retire in December. She has been with the organization for 25 years, since its inception as a project of a committee of the Library...

NYPL archive wins special Tony Award.(New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at Lincoln Center will receive a special "Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre" when the Tony Awards are announced June 3. Since 1970, the archive,...

Colorado filter bill snagged on costs.(requirement for libraries and schools to have Internet filtering software and provision to pay for filters if necessary stalled)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Further deliberations over who would pay for required filters on computers in Colorado schools and libraries has apparently doomed proposed legislation. While Colorado's House offered an amendment that exempted schools and libraries if they...

Clearwater PL gets $2M pledge.(Clearwater, Florida, library receives pledge from founder of Eckerd Drug Stores)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The founder of the Eckerd Drug Stores chain and his wife, Jack and Ruth Eckerd, have promised to give $2 million to help build the Clearwater Public Library's, FL, new main library, if the library foundation can raise matching funds by...

Freedman Wins ALA Presidential Election for 2002-03 Term.(Maurice J. Freedman elected president of American Library Association)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In petition candidacy, WLS director defeats Sannwald and Haycock for 2002-03 term Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman won his bid to be president of the American Library Association (ALA) during its 2002-03 term. Freedman, director of the...

26 Councilors Elected.(to ALA)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2001... * Khafre K. Abif, Brooklyn PL * Monika Antonelli, Univ. of North Texas Lib. * John D. Berry, Oklahoma State * James B. Casey, Oak Lawn PL, IL * Sharon Coatney, Oak Hill Sch., Overland Park, KS * Carol L. Diehl, Sturm...

SC Libraries Lose State Funding.(South Carolina)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... With state in arrears, libraries face $1.1M loss; lottery might help South Carolina is the latest state to lose a portion of its state funding. State Librarian Jim Johnson told LJ the state's Senate has passed its budget bill for next...

LATIN LIT LOVERS.(Carlos Fuentes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Mexican literary light Carlos Fuentes warmly greets fans during a recent presentation at the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL). A standing-room-only crowd of more than 200 packed the event, at which Fuentes discussed his novels and dramas....

Questia Lays Off Half Its Work Force.(Questia Media)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... CEO insists company is still "healthy," despite change in strategy Online research service Questia Media cut 139 jobs, roughly half of its work force, and will cut back the pace at which books are added to the site. The massive round of...

Online Library in E-Government Bill.(provision to create national online library)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Bipartisan proposal also would establish chief information officer Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) introduced legislation May 1 aimed at maximizing the organization, efficiency, accessibility, and quantity of the...

DC Legislative Day Draws Big Crowds.(ALA efforts to draw attention to Library Services and Technology Act)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Librarians lobby to raise LSTA; filtering issue now off the agenda The American Library Association's (ALA) annual Legislative Day, which took place April 30 and May 1 in Washington, DC, drew the largest number of attendees ever, more...

ARL, Baker Parry Over Double Fold.(Association of Research Libraries; Nicholson Baker; 'Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper')(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Research libraries and author exchange views on fairness of book Has Nicholson Baker done a good thing for librarians by publishing his scathing j'accuse Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper? Perhaps, according to the...

JFK Lib. Names New Director.(Deborah Left new director of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Nonlibrarian Deborah Left has foundation, media background Deborah Left has been named the new director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. John Carlin, U.S. archivist, announced the appointment. Left will work with the...

Director Named at Prince Georges.(Maralita Freeny named director of Prince Georges County, Maryland, public library system)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... System veteran Freeny, after interim job, succeeds Kane in MD job Prince George's County Memorial Library (PGCML), Hyattsville, MD, has named 30-year system veteran Maralita "Micki" Freeny as the director of the 18-branch system. ...

Valuable Window Taken, Then Found.(from Quincy, Massachusetts, public library)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... After publicity anonymous tip returns window to Quincy PL, MA A 29" X 16" stained-glass window worth at least $100,000 was stolen in January from the Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy, MA--and then recovered in May thanks to an...

Seattle Library To Close and Move.(Seattle, Washington)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Temporary building to function until new building opens in 2003 To allow for construction on a new Central Library in Seattle, the current Central Library will close on June 8 and reopen a month later in a new building that is part of an...

E-Learning Unveils Distance Education Future.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Show blends corporate and academic educational missions Among the din of corporate trainers hoping to gain turf by promising to increase employee productivity and an "Expo" hall where dozens of companies presented the latest video...

NC Universities Face Budget Cuts.(North Carolina)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... UNO-Chapel Hill library to cancel between 5500 and 6500 journals? In a move that officials say could greatly impact library service, educators in North Carolina say they are "shocked" by how much the state legislature has asked them to...

Folger Shakespeare Director To Retire.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Gundersheimer leaving in 2002; fostered unprecedented growth Folger Shakespeare Library Director Werner Gundersheimer announced his decision to retire, effective June 2002. He has served as the library's director since 1984 and is the...

HAVING THEIR CAKE ...(fundraiser with cake shaped like proposed library)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Ianthe Hines and Lucille Hammack, VP and president of the Friends of the Long Beach Library, MS, respectively, preside over a fundraising kickoff to generate money for the construction of a new children's wing. The Mississippi Library...

Adobe Instituting eBookU To Study Digitized Text Use.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Software publisher partnering with colleges and universities "to better understand the emerging field of e-books" Adobe Systems Inc. is partnering with a number of colleges and universities for a project called eBookU, which should help...

Inmagic Releases New Products.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... DB/TextWorks 5.0/Biblio Tech PRO 2.2 feature many enhancements Inmagic, Inc. has upgraded its DB/ TextWorks with several enhancements. New features in Version 5.0 include the web publishing components WebPublisher and WebPublisher Lite as...

VTLS Opens Malaysia Office.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... New subsidiary marks vendor's sixth overseas operation VTLS, Blacksburg, VA, has launched a new Malaysia-based subsidiary called VTLS Technologies Sdn Bhd (VTSB) in response to conducting a brisk business in the Southeast Asia market. The...

TLC Releases CARLweb 3.6.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Book covers and tables of contents viewable on the OPAC The Library Corporation (TLC) and its CARL Corp. subsidiary have released the CARLweb 3.6 public access catalog product. One significant new feature is the ability to view tables of...

Idaho's EILNET Installing Horizon.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... epixtech providing full access for 20 member libraries The Eastern Idaho Library Net Consortium (EILNET) has contracted with epixtech for the installation of a Horizon Sunrise system delivered over the vendor's Application Service...

SIRS Upgrades Two Databases.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Greater features added to Government Reporter and Researcher SIRS Mandarin, Inc. is now marketing revamped versions of the SIRS Government Reporter and SIRS Researcher databases. For Government Reporter, the company has added a new "Peace...

Sirsi Choice of Nebraska's ONE.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Public/college library group installing UnicornConsortia system Nebraska's ONE Library Consortium has contracted with Sirsi Corporation for the installation of its UnicornConsortia @Library Management System. ONE consists of three...

Mason City Joins Gaylord Stable.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Iowa public library upgrading to Polaris system The Mason City Public Library, IA, is increasing its electronic offerings by migrating to Gaylord Information Systems' state-of-the-art solution. Though the library has been automated since...

WEBWATCH.
June 1, 2001... MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND THE INTERNET daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare Date Visited: 5/3/01 Developer/provider: Terry Gray While the annotations on this guide to Shakespeare resources are terse and occasionally bland, Terry...

The Web and Content Companies.
June 1, 2001... IF YOU INVEST IN high-technology stocks or just follow the stock market, the woes of high-profile dot-com companies are hard to escape. I seem to get asked several times a week if the information industry will survive or whether it's wise to...

CORRECTION.(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2001... The column "Are There Too Many Meetings" (L/4/1/01, p. 39-40) misidentified the publisher of the "Super Searchers" series of books edited by Reva Basch (www.supersearchers.com). The publisher is Information Today, Inc., not Online Inc.

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Steven Backs has been named Manager, West End Branch, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. He joined the staff as a reference librarian in 1999. Eileen Horvath has been named Manager of the Wyoming Branch. She has been a...

Charles County Public Library.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Nancy Campbell has been named Assistant Director for the Charles County Public Library, MD. She previously directed the McDonald County Library, MO.

SUNY Maritime College.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Richard Corson, College Librarian, SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, will retire in July after 31 years.

South Central Library System.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Phyllis Davis has been named Associate Director, South Central Library System, Madison, WI, a newly created position. Her former position, Library Development Coordinator, has been filled by Stefanie Morrill, who was User Support Specialist...

Stark County District Library.
June 1, 2001... Nan Johnston, Director of the Stark County District Library, Canton, OH, since 1981, will retire in October.

Harold Washington Library Center.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Brenda McGlohon is now Chief, General Information Services Division, Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library (CPL). She formerly headed the humanities department at CPL's Woodson Regional Library.

Oklahoma Department of Libraries.(names Susan McVey as director)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Susan McVey has been named Director of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. She was Deputy Director for six years and served as Interim Director since the retirement of Robert Clark in September 2000. She will hold the title of State...

Norfolk Public Library.(names Melissa Malcolm as Adult Services Coordinator)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Melissa Malcolm has been named Adult Services Coordinator, Norfolk Public Library, VA. She was a librarian at Abraham Union High School in Bristol, VT.

DALNET.(Detroit Area Library Network names Michael Piper as new director)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Michael Piper is the new Director of DALNET, the Detroit Area Library Network. He had directed the Texas State Library's Resource Sharing Division since July 1998.

Kent State University.(names Richard Rubin director of School of Library and Information Science)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Richard Rubin has been appointed Director of the School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University, OH, effective July 1. He has been a faculty member at the school since 1988, serving as Acting Director and then Interim...

Sonoma County Library System.(names Thomas Trice as director)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Thomas Trice has been appointed Director of the Sonoma County Library System, CA, effective July 2. He has been Director, Napa City-County Library, CA, since 1990.

SFPL Faces A Host of Challenges.(San Francisco Public Library management)
June 1, 2001... There's money for the branches but not the New Main, and the library must do more to build public confidence SOME FIVE YEARS AGO, the New Main Library of the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was one of the nation's most anticipated...

Program Picks & Pans.(schedule of activities at ALA conference)
June 1, 2001... ALA members come to the Bay Area June 14-20 for its annual rites: continuing education, lobbying, partying, and schmoozing THE AMERICIAN LIBRARY Association (ALA) is riding high as its members march on San Francisco for that annual...

San Francisco's Culinary Crescent.(restaurants in San Francisco, California)(Directory)
June 1, 2001... Sample the flavors and cultures of the West Coast's melting pot at any of 52 restaurants in seven neighborhoods THE MAJORITY OF RESTAURANTS reviewed for the 2001 ALA conference are within a ten-minute walk or 15-minute bus ride from the...

Light Up the Night.(sites to visit in San Francisco, California)
June 1, 2001... DESPITE THE HIGH COST of living in the Bay Area, you can have a great night out on a limited budget by choosing any of the city's eclectic neighborhoods, exploring on foot the bookstores, coffeehouses, and bars. Or you can always pull out the...

Double-Edged: Is Nicholson Baker a Friend of Libraries?(author who is critical of library collection management)(Interview)
June 1, 2001... SINCE ITS publication in April 2001, Nicholson Baker's Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper has generated a hailstorm of controversy in the library community (see Inside Track, LJ 5/15/01, p. 102). It is somewhat ironic then that...

From Film to Pixels: Titles for Shutterbugs.
June 1, 2001... WHEN THE TOPIC of photography was first reviewed in LJ (see Kathy Anderson's "Zooming in on Photo Books," LJ 7/92, p. 43-46), the digital camera, which uses light sensors to record an image on a magnetic disk or memory card rather than on...

HOW DO YOU MANAGE?(library administration)
June 1, 2001... CASE STUDY Orders Are Orders, Aren't They? CHARLES MCVAY, DIRECTOR of the Harper Main Library, all but limped into the building, his feet leaden on the stairs. Trudging to his office, he ignored co-workers' greetings, not out of...

PREBUB ALERT.
June 1, 2001... COMING IN OCTOBER 2001... Miller, Perry, Roberts, and Rice, plus some promising fitst novelists and the first U.S. publication of international star Sebald with a major house. Nonfiction has big names, too, ranging from Ackroyd to Wolf. ...

UNIVERSITY PRESS BEST SELLERS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... 1 The War To Be Won: Fighting the Second World War [HC] Williamson Murray & Allan R. Millett. Harvard. 2000. ISBN 0-674-00163-X. $35. 2 O Lost: A Story of the Buried Life [HC] Thomas Wolfe. South Carolina. 2000. ISBN...

The Price of Freedom.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Domokos, Alexander V. The Price of Freedom. CrossroadsPub. Com. 2001. 420p. photogs. HTML. Rocket. ISBN 1-58338-441-3. $4.20 to download; $9.95 for CD. www.crossroadspub.com. AUTOBIOG [HTML] Although laden with detail, this poignant...

Because She Is Beautiful.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Dougan, Cameron. Because She Is Beautiful. AtRandom.com. 2001. 888p. ISBN 0-679-64718-X. Adobe. Gemstar. Glassbook. Microsoft. Peanut. Rocket. $9.95. www.randomhouse.com F [Microsoft E-book Reader] Dougan's promising first novel is the...

The Vendetta Defense.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Scottoline, Lisa. The Vendetta Defense. PerfectBound: HarperCollins. 2001. 403p. Adobe. ISBN 0-06-621322-3. Gemstar. ISBN 0-06-621323-1. Microsoft. ISBN 0-06-621324-X. $19.95. www.harpercollins.com. F [Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader 2.0]...

Another Different Life.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Stark, Marisa Kantor. Another Different Life. iPublish: Time Warner. 2001. 192p. Adobe. ISBN 0-75959280-2; Gemstar. ISBN 0-75950248-X; Glassbook. ISBN 0-75956248-2; Microsoft. ISBN 0-75958254-8; Open E-book. ISBN 0-75952250-2; Peanut. ISBN...

Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Burton, Sir Richard F. Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. Blue Glass Pub. 801-253-4037. 2001. 578p. ed. by Jon. E. Noring. illus. ISBN 1-928553-16-8. Microsoft. $11.95. LIT [Microsoft E-book Reader] This Hindu classic on the art of lovemaking was...

Digitopia: The Look of the New Digital You.(Review)
June 1, 2001... DeGrandpre, Richard. Digitopia: The Look of the New Digital You. AtRandom.com. 2001. 600p. ISBN 0-679-64707-4. Adobe. Gemstar. Glassbook. Microsoft. Peanut. Rocket. $9.95. www.randomhouse.com/atrandom. PSYCH [Microsoft E-book Reader]...

Survivor II: The Field Guide; The Official Companion Book of the CBS Television Show.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Burnett. Mark. Survivor II: The Field Guide; The Official Companion Book of the CBS Television Show. TV Bks. 2001. 239p. photogs. ISBN 1-57500-164-0. Adobe. $10. www.tvbooks.com. TV [Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader 2.0] A group of...

Camellia.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Aiken, Ginny. Camellia Tyndale House. (Bellamy's Blossoms, Bk. 3). Jul. 2001. c.330p. ISBN 0-8423-3561-7. pap. $9.99. F In the conclusion to Aiken's latest trilogy (Magnolia; Lark), the youngest Bellamy sister takes center stage following...

Songs of Zion.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Colbert, Larry, L Songs of Zion. Colbert. Jun. 2001. c.448p. ISBN 1-887399-03-8. $23.99. F The spear of Longinus, which pierced Jesus' side as he hung on the cross, is an artifact of legend, faith, and power--here, a power Hitler...

Deadly Cure.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Cutrer, William & Sandra Glahn. Deadly Cure. Kregel. Jul. 2001. c.384p. ISBN 0-8254-2385-6. pap. $10.99. F In the sequel to Lethal Harvest, Dr. Ben McKay and his partner Dr. Luc Morgan have rebuilt their fertility clinic after it was...

True Believers.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dorrell, Linda. True Believers. Baker Bk. House. Jun. 2001. c.208p. ISBN 0-8010-6362-0. pap. $10.99. F To fulfill her dream to own a church, heiress Peggy Nickles takes part of her inheritance to purchase an abandoned country church...

Sadie's Song.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Hall, Linda. Sadie's Song. Multnomah: Palisades. Jun. 2001. c.300p. ISBN 1-57673-659-8. pap. $10.99. F Hall (Margaret's Peace) tackles the tough issue of domestic violence in Christian families through Sadie Thornton, a devoted housewife...

In His Arms.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Hatcher, Robin Lee. In His Arms Zondervan. (Coming to America). Jun. 2001. c.304p. ISBN 0-310-23120-5. pap. $10.99. F Hatcher concludes her process of rewriting her mainstream trilogy to emphasize faith. In this Western romance, Mary...

Ribbon of Years.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Hatcher, Robin Lee. Ribbon of Years. Tyndale House. Aug. 2001. c.270p. ISBN 0-8423-4009-2. $19.99. F Miriam Tucker's life wasn't easy as she developed from a rebellious teen into a loving wife and mother and then into a grieving widow...

Mother of Faith.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Lemmons, Thom. Mother of Faith. Multnomah: Palisades. (Daughters of Faith, Bk. 3). Jun. 2001. c.320p. ISBN 1-57673-794-2. pap. $10.99. F Lemmons (Lydia) explores the possibility of an escaped slave meeting John, the last Apostle, in the...

Sanctuary.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Lewis, Beverly & David Lewis. Sanctuary. Bethany. Jun. 2001. c.336p. ISBN 0-7642-2511-1. $15.99. F Melissa James thought she'd left her past behind her until she saw him in a local restaurant--the man who'd killed her father. In panic,...

Divided Loyalties.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Malone, L.K. Divided Loyalties. Kregel. Jul. 2001. c.320p. ISBN 0-8254-2796-7. pap. $9.99. F Giselle Hardy, the only child of Adm. Thaddeus Hardy, commander of the U.S. Naval Base in Gaeta, Italy, is caught in a web of deceit of her own...

A Tree in Winter.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Newcomb, Sherry. A Tree in Winter. Kingdom. 2001. c.288p. ISBN 0-9659952-5-9. pap. $11.95. F When Lu Morrow changed her name and moved from Chicago to Sand Hills, NE, she hoped to leave her parent's scandal behind and give herself and...

A Tangled Web.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Peart, Jane. A Tangled Web. Zondervan. Jul. 2001. c.192p. ISBN 0-310-22013-0. pap. $9.99. F When Darcy Wellburne's fiance breaks his promise to her not to pursue a life in politics by running for sheriff, she breaks off their engagement...

The Long Way Home.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Shelling, Laurine. The Long Way Home Bethany. (A Secret Refuge, Bk. 3). Jun. 2001. c.288p. ISBN 1-55661-841-7. pap. $11.99. F At the end of Sisters of the Confederacy, Gray Wolf Torstead left his job as wagon master of the group,...

Edge of Wilderness.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Whitson, Stephanie Grace. Edge of Wilderness Thomas Nelson. (Dakota Moons, Bk. 2). Jun. 2001. c.288p. ISBN 0-7852-68235. pap. $13.99. F Separated from Daniel Two Stars during the Dakota Sioux uprising of 1862 in Minnesota, Genevieve La...

It Had To Be You.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Windsor, Linda. It Had To Be You. Multnomah: Palisades. Jun. 2001. c.308p. ISBN 1-57673-765-9. pap. $11.99. F Rancher Dan Jarrett has been a pillar of strength for his family for years, but his widowed mother's impulsive marriage has him...

The Historical Dictionary of Islam.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Adamec, Ludwig W. The Historical Dictionary of Islam. Scarecrow. (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, & Movements, No. 37). 2001. c.448p. permanent paper. bibliog. LC 00-050470. ISBN 0-81083962-8. $69.50. REF Adamec...

Genealogy Online.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online. 5th ed. Osborne: McGraw-Hill. 2001. 401p. index. ISBN 0-07-213114-4. pap. $24.99. REF The increasing number of online genealogy sites and tools allows today's searchers to seek and locate...

Environmental Activists.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Environmental Activists. Greenwood. 2001. c.269p, permanent paper. ed. by John Mongillo & Bibi Booth. photogs. index. LC 00-034129. ISBN 0313-30884-5. $50. REF Mongillo (Encyclopedia of Environmental Science) and Booth, an environmental...