Library Journal articles from March 2002

Library Journal archives from March 2002

"Be not afraid of greatness ...": the best of us achieve leadership or have it thrust upon us. (Editorial).(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... "Some people want to be leaders, and they don't care who they lead!" The song was "Let Love Carry You Along," and the group was called Joy of Cooking. I haven't heard that song for years, but I've always remembered that line. It is the...

As bad as censorship. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... I appreciated Francine Fialkoff's article celebrating the role of librarians in helping to "encourage" HarperCollins to publish Michael Moore's new book as is, with "offensive" content intact ("The New Censorship," Inside Track, LJ 1/02, p....

More manga. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... Kudos to LJ and Stephen Weiner for welcoming graphic novels--and manga--into libraries ("Beyond Superheroes: Comics Get Serious," LJ 2/1/02, p. 55-58). Weiner accurately notes that American cartoonists have learned much from the Japanese, who...

Hit the nail! (Letters).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Your "Right Message, Wrong Messenger" (Editorial, LJ 2/1/02, p. 8) hit the nail on its head! I am glad you spelled that out. --Luzviminda N. Sinha, Medical Libn., Children's Medical Ctr., Dayton

Unfair whining. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2002... John Berry's slam of advertising and public relations professionals ("Tell 'Em What Librarians Do Each Day," Editorial, LJ 10/15/01, p. 6) is, at best, unwarranted and at worst, highly unfair. PR flacks? As a former journalist with 25-plus...

African American library reopens in Oakland. (Late Bulletins).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO), a division of the Oakland Public Library, celebrated its grand opening in its new home, the historic Charles Greene building, on February 22. The $11.2 million project included...

ULC plans new leadership institute. (Late Bulletins).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) has announced the launch of an Executive Leadership Institute (ELI), aimed to prepare a new generation of leaders for the complex community and organizational challenges of 21st-century public libraries. ELI,...

FOLUSA launches new membership drive. (Late Bulletins).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) will begin a major membership drive this spring to add a significant number of libraries. Currently, FOLUSA has more than 2000 members, mostly Friends groups. "It makes sense that Friends groups comprise our...

Titanium-clad "Experience Library" to open in California. (Late Bulletins).(Cerritos Public Library)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Cerritos Public Library, CA, will open its $40 million, 82,500 square foot "Experience Library" on March 2. The library is the result of four years of planning--by city officials, library staff, architects, artists, and others--and was...

Bush FY03 budget promises modest increase for libraries: state grants up just $2.4M; library advocates pushing for $500M in upcoming LSTA reauthorization in Congress. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The presidential budget for FY03 was released February 4, funding library services at $181.7 million, a seeming increase of more than $13 million over the FY02 figure. However, the increase is much more modest, since that $13 million includes...

King County votes to raise tax for PL: also, St. Paul Friends propose new funding structure, council as board. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A special election February 5 in King County, WA, showed that voters are willing to raise the library system's property tax rate and resist an antitax wave that has hobbled libraries in the state. With 94 percent of the votes in, King County...

NCLIS is not funded in budget: Harsh document says products have failed to impact public policy. (News).(National Commission on Libraries and Information Science )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... There was no funding in the FY03 presidential budget for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), which Congress in the FY02 budget had instructed to close down this year. The FY02 budget of $1 million--a 33 percent...

Art for all ages. (News).(Bennett Library open for business)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: ART FOR ALL AGES: Administrators, librarians, students, and artists gathered at the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College, FL, for the January opening of the Bennett Library Leepa-Rattner Museum of...

DMCA revision to get new push: Boucher aims to amend act; also, new copyright discussion list surges. (News).(Digital Millennium Copyright Act )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... In a sign that the library community's pleas are not falling on deaf ears, Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) has editorialized for the need to rewrite the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Writing for the popular computer web...

ALA awards at Midwinter. (News).(American Library Association )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... LJ here lists some--but not all--of the awards announced at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans. The John Cotton Dana Public Relations Award has gone to six libraries. It is jointly sponsored by the H.W....

LIS boom spurs new faculty push: teacher shortage is talk of growing ALISE conference in Big Easy. (Conference Report).(Association of Library and Information Science Education)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A letter to each conferee from Prudence Dalrymple, president of the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), set the stage for the three-day ALISE conference, held before the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter...

Morgan plans $75M expansion: NYC museum/library will build new reading room, storage space. (News).(Pierpont Morgan Library; New York)
March 1, 2002... The Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City, a research library and museum, has announced a $75 million expansion project. Managers plan to greatly increase the exhibit area; construct a new reading room; create an auditorium; and forge an...

Black History: trouble at DCPL: staff claim unrelated photo display in gallery is a sign of neglect. (News).(District of Columbia Public Library )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The traditional Black History Month celebration at the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) was marred this year by a controversy spurred by staffers' claims that the administration neglected the annual event by booking a nonrelated photo...

New OCLC links are questioned: librarians say agreements with online booksellers are favoritism. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A recent announcement from OCLC that touted linking agreements reached in September with online booksellers Alibris and Abebooks--networks of used, out-of-print, and rare booksellers--elicited some stern criticism from librarians. "I just...

Giuliani library raises hackles: historians, archivists outraged over "borrowing" of mayor's papers. (News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The library arm of the Rudolph W. Giuliani Center for Urban Affairs does not physically exist yet, but it is already causing turbulence. When plans for the facility were first announced (News, LJ 2/1/02, p. 26), the former New York City mayor's...

Library of the Year nominees sought. (News).(Library of the Year Award, 2002)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Library of the Year Award, sponsored by Gale Group and Library Journal, honors the library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding community service. Members of the editorial board of LJ, the president of Gale's Library Education...

epixtech offering remote training for librarians: iLearn program provides online interactive instruction over the web via PC and conference call. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The prospect of the installation of a new or upgraded automation system with the latest high-tech bells and whistles designed to make librarians' lives easier is always exciting and welcomed. The downside to a shiny new system is that you must...

III debuts its MetaSource suite: boosts digital management tools, AirPAC puts catalog in your palm. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Innovative Interfaces Inc. (III) has introduced a new product to help its customer libraries manage their digital collection. Called MetaSource, the product comprises three primary components: Millennium Media Management can create and store...

Gaylord teams with Ingram: Polaris linking to ipage for ordering, invoicing, MARC download. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Gaylord Information Systems is the latest vendor to align itself with Ingram Library Services "to provide automated interface options for Polaris users." According to Gaylord, there are three components to the deal: "electronic order,...

Sirsi upgrades iBistro offerings: Wilson files, videos of author interviews, and kids' reviews added. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sirsi Corporation has announced several improvements to its already popular iBistro Electronic Library portal product. The company has formed an alliance with H.W. Wilson for the addition of the latter's Book Review Digest to iBistro. The...

Ex Libris president Arad resigns: needs to "turn over the reigns"; "very positive" for U.S. operation. (Infotech People).(Ehud Arad)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Ehud Arad, president and founder of the Israel-based Ex Libris, has tendered his resignation, noting that the company has grown "quite substantially and as a result is now facing new challenges." He added that his skills lie in starting...

Web watch. (Infotech).
March 1, 2002... CLICKING ON THE WEB... Innumeracy and K-12 curriculum standards dominate current thinking about math. Technological advances and math curriculum revisions challenge students to learn in new ways--homework now requires more conceptual reasoning...

Information today stands alone. (Online Databases).
March 1, 2002... MORE THAN A DECADE ago I wrote about three family-owned publishers that served online information professionals (see "The Database Press," LJ 3/1/89, p. 56-57). Online Inc., Meckler-Media, and Learned Information Inc. each focused on the online...

Calendar.
March 1, 2002... Alaska librarians will meet in Anchorage; John W. Berry to speak at LaLA; NMLA converges in Las Cruces MARCH 5-8--Louisiana Library Association (LaLA) Annual Conference, Radisson Hotel, Baton Rouge. Theme: "Reflect & Focus." Speakers...

Conference planner.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... American Assn. of Law Libraries (AALL): Orlando, FL, Jul. 20-24. American Library Assn. (ALA): Atlanta, Jun. 13-19. Midwinter Meeting: Philadelphia, Jan. 24-29, 2003. American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST):...

Other important dates.
March 1, 2002... Banned Books Week: Sept. 21-28. Lesbian & Gay Book Month: Jun. Library Card Sign-Up Month: Sept. Library Legislative Day: Apr. 29-30. National Poetry Month: Apr.

U.S. Military Academy Library.(Joseph Barth now Librarian)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Joseph Barth is now Librarian, U.S. Military Academy Library, West Point, NY. He was Associate Librarian, Collection Development at West Point.

Orange County Public Library.(Thea Blair now Information Systems Trainer)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Thea Blair is now Information Systems Trainer, Orange County Public Library, CA. She was Senior Librarian of Support Services, Mission Viejo Library, CA.

San Antonio Public Library (SAPL).
March 1, 2002... Mary Louise Daneri is now Assistant Director for Public Service, San Antonio Public Library (SAPL). She was Manager of three branch libraries at the Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, MD. Aubrey George has been named Assistant...

Howard County Library.(Joyce Demmitt retires)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Joyce Demmitt has retired as Associate Director of Public Services, Howard County Library, Columbia, MD, after 31 years of service to the library.

Hardin Library.(Scott Fiddelke appointed Digital Project Manager, Information Commons)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Scott Fiddelke has been appointed Digital Project Manager, Information Commons, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City. He was Interactive Media Designer, Iowa Public Television, Johnston.

East Brunswick Public Library.(Mary Ellen Firestone now Assistant Director)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Mary Ellen Firestone is now Assistant Director, East Brunswick Public Library, NJ. She was Reference Librarian.

Brooklyn Public Library.(Kenneth S. Johnson now Director of Human Resources)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Kenneth S. Johnson is now Director, Human Resources, Brooklyn Public Library. He was Senior Director, Human Resources, Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc., New York.

Alabama Public Library Service.(Rebecca S. Mitchell named director)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Rebecca S. Mitchell has been named Director, Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. She was Director, Gadsden Public Library, AL, and the Gadsden Museum of Arts since 1989.

University of Southern Colorado (USC) Library.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Tony Moffeit has been appointed Interim Dean of Library Services, University of Southern Colorado (USC) Library, Pueblo. He was Department Chair, USC Library, since 1988.

National Information Standards Organization.(Sue Phillips appointed to Standards Organization Committee)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sue Phillips has been appointed to the Standards Organization Committee, National Information Standards Organization, Bethesda, MD. She is currently Associate Director, Technical and Networked Services, General Libraries, University of Texas at...

Liverpool Public Library (LPL).(Jean Armour Polly, new administrator of technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Jean Armour Polly is now Administrator of Systems and Technology, Liverpool Public Library (LPL), NY. She left LPL in 1992 and became involved with Internet ventures, including her own online content business.

Obituaries.
March 1, 2002... John Riffe, Head of the Technical Processing Department for Parmly Billings Library, MT, died December 2001. He was 50. Riffe worked in Technical Services, Pueblo City-County Library District, CO, for 15 years before coming to Billings. ...

Cynthia Ahrens: Hennepin County Library, MN. (ParaProfessional of the Year 2002).
March 1, 2002... CYNTHIA AHRENS'S TITLE at the Hennepin County Library (HCL), Minnetonka, MN, is Administrative Assistant to the Director, but, as her nominating letter suggests, "she assumes roles far beyond her job description." Indeed, Ahrens is a force both...

Dawn in Delta County. (2002 LJ Series A Day in the Life: rural libraries).
March 1, 2002... "I DEFINITELY THINK there are more similarities than differences...," said Janine Reid, district librarian of Colorado's Delta County Public Library District (DCPLD), comparing rural and urban libraries. "There is one big difference. In a...

Trendy science spotting the issues: 35 titles highlight current concerns. (best Scitech books 2001).(Brief Review)
March 1, 2002... CONTRARY TO POPULAR perception, science is not conducted in ivory tower (or laboratory), untouched by the concerns of the outside world. Rather it is a product of society and culture and as such reflects the values, problems, and pressing...

Back on track in Phoenix: a well-structured program makes for easier scheduling at the PLA conference, where the focus is on nuts-and-bolts issues. (PLA Preview Phoenix Mar 12-16).(Public Library Association )
March 1, 2002... PROMISING CLOSE TO 100 educational sessions, additional informal table talks, and an exhibit floor with 600 vendor booths, the biennial Public Library Association (PLA) conference has simply too much for anyone to take in. Thankfully, it is a...

Book a trip for the stay-at-home tourist. (Armchair Travel).(Brief Review)
March 1, 2002... IN THESE DAYS OF post--September 11 travel warnings, armchair travel takes on a flesh luster. Ensconced in the safety and comfort of our own homes, we can take trips to distant lands without moving farther than to the stove for a fresh cup of...

How do you manage?
March 1, 2002... Case Study Defying the Flaws of Physics "IT'S A CRIME what some of these publishers charge for journals," said Mary Leary, assistant acquisitions librarian for the Sarlac University Library, throwing down a copy of Physics Frontiers...

Prepub alert.
March 1, 2002... COMING IN JULY 2002... plenty of beach reading, from Brown and Hannah to Martini and Steel. Even an artier new work like McKean's has a time travel element. Nonfiction doesn't make as large a showing, though it does address our spiritual needs...

Small press best sellers.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... 1 Anthrax: A Practical Guide for Citizens [P] Parent Commitee for Public Awareness. Harvard Perspectives Pr. 2001. ISBN 0-9715778-0-3. $17.95. 2 Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Medical Tests [HC] Simeon Margolis & others. Rebus, Inc. 2001....

Final Bid. (Fiction).
March 1, 2002... Baker, Timothy J. Final Bid. Time Warner. 2002. c.314p. ISBN 0-7595-9713-8. Adobe. $2. www.twbookmark.com/ebooks F [Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0] At the request of his late wife, LaPointe, a former crime reporter and newspaper editor from...

A Moment of Truth: the Life of Zola. (Fiction).
March 1, 2002... McLeave, Hugh. A Moment of Truth: The Life of Zola. Boson. 2001. c.290p. ISBN 0-917990-32-3. Adobe. Mobiocket. $9.95 without option to print; $12.95 with option to print. www.cmonline.com F [Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0] Few literary figures...

Then What? A Funquiry into the Nature of Technology, Transformation, and Marshall McLuhan. (Fiction).
March 1, 2002... Ohler, Jason. Then What?: A Funquiry into the Nature of Technology, Transformation, and Marshall McLuhan. XC Pub. 2001. c.180p. Adobe. HTML. Palm. ISBN 1-930805-16-0. $5.95; Microsoft. ISBN 1-930805-44-6. $5.95; CD. ISBN 1-930805-17-9. $9.95....

Financial Security in Troubled Times: What You Need to Do Now. (Nonfiction).
March 1, 2002... Edelman, Rick. Financial Security in Troubled Times: What You Need To Do Now. PerfectBound: HarperCollins. 2001. c.156p. Adobe ISBN 0-06-050190-1. Gemstar ISBN 0-06-009575-X. Microsoft. ISBN 0-06-009573-3. $11.95. www.perfectbound.com ECON ...

The Chambers Encyclopedia. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Chambers Encyclopedia. Chambers: Larousse. 2001. 957p. ed. by Trevor Anderson. illus. maps. ISBN 0-550-13001-2. $47.95. REF The subgenre of one-volume encyclopedias can be further divided into those over 1000 pages (e.g., works...

The Freud Encyclopedia: Theory, Therapy, and Culture. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Freud Encyclopedia: Theory, Therapy, and Culture. Routledge. 2001. 641p. permanent paper. ed. by Edward Erwin. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-415-93677-2. $165. REF For this far-reaching reference, nine years in the making, Erwin (philosophy,...

The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. 2 vols. Gale. 2001. 1345p. permanent paper. ed. by Stacey L. Blachford. photogs. index. LC 2001040100. ISBN 0-7876-5612-7. $275. REF Readable, well organized, and easy to use, this outstanding...

Portrait of Health in the United States: Major Statistical Trends & Guide to Resources. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Portrait of Health in the United States: Major Statistical Trends & Guide to Resources. 2001 ed. Bernan. 2001. 376p. permanent paper. ed. by Daniel Melnick & Beatrice Rouse. ISBN 0-89059-189-X. pap. $147. REF While most of the government...

Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Rappaport, Helen. Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers. Vol. 1: A-L; Vol. 2: M-Z. ABC-CLIO. 2001. 888p. photogs. bibliog. index. LC 2001005601. ISBN 1-57607-101-4. $185. REF In this generously illustrated reference, Rappaport (Joseph...

A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sonneborn, Liz. A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts. Facts On File. 2001. 264p. permanent paper. index. LC 2001023580. ISBN 0-8160-4398-1. $44. REF Sonneborn (A to Z of Native American Women) prepared this new A-to-Z reference...

The New Encyclopedia of Christian Martyrs. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Water, Mark (comp.). The New Encyclopedia of Christian Martyrs. Baker. 2001. c.956p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8010-1225-2. $29.99. REF The compiler and author of such general Christian books as The New Encyclopedia of Christian Quotations and...

Healthcare Online for Dummies[R]. (Reference).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Wolinsky, Howard & Judi Wolinsky. Healthcare Online for Dummies[R]. Hungry Minds. 2001. 296p. illus. index. ISBN 0-7645-0684-6. pap. $21.99. REF This engaging, well-written book would be useful for public and school library collections if...

Art Bridge: New York--Cologne--New York; 50 Years of Transatlantic Dialogue. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Art Bridge: New York--Cologne--New York; 50 Years of Transatlantic Dialogue. Ernst Wasmuth, dist. by D.A.P. 2002. 560p. ed. by Peter Krueger. illus. ISBN 3-8030-3302-0. $49.95. FINE ARTS Though the foreword immediately concedes that a...

Art on the Line: the Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House 1780-1836. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Art on the Line: The Royal Academy Exhibitions at Somerset House 1780-1836. Yale Univ. 2001. 278p. ed. by David H. Solkin. illus. index. LC 2001026307. ISBN 0-300-09091-9. $65. FINE ARTS This is an excellent, multifaceted history of the...

The Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * The Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century. Roth Horowitz, dist. by D.A.P. 2001. 320p. ed. by Andrew Roth. permanent paper. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-9770774-4-3. $85. PHOTOG Rare book dealer and...

Ottoman Embroidery. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Ellis, Marianne & Jennifer Wearden (text) & Christine Smith (photogs.). Ottoman Embroidery. V&A, dist. by Abrams. 2002. 144p. photogs. bibliog. LC 2001088699. ISBN 0-8109-6585-2. $45. DEC ARTS Beautiful embroidery is one of the unique...

The Art of Xu Bing: Words Without Meaning, Meaning Without Words. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Erickson, Britta. The Art of Xu Bing: Words Without Meaning, Meaning Without Words. Univ. of Washington. (Asian Art & Culture). Apr. 2002. 84p. permanent paper. illus. index. LC 2001035594. ISBN 0-295-98143-1. pap. $22.50. FINE ARTS At the...

Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art. Abrams. 2002. 552p. ed. by Candida Fernandez de Calderon. photogs. bibliog. index. LC 2001090194. ISBN 0-8109-6745-6. $85. FINE ARTS Presented by Fomento Cultural Banamex, which promotes master Mexican...

The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Harris, Eileen. The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors. Yale Univ. 2001. 378p. illus. bibliog. index. LC 2001003036. ISBN 0-300-08129-4. $85. ARCHITECTURE In collaboration with his brothers James and William, Robert Adam became the...

Into the Light: the Projected Image in American Art 1964-1977. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Iles, Chrissie. Into the Light: The Projected Image in American Art 1964-1977. Whitney Museum, dist. by Abrams. 2002. 192p. photogs. bibliog. LC 2001026965. ISBN 0-8109-6830-4. $45. FINE ARTS This valuable contribution toward understanding...

Impossible Worlds: the Architecture of Perfection. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Impossible Worlds: The Architecture of Perfection. Birkhauser, dist. by Princeton Architectural. 2001. 128p. ed. by Stephen Coates & Alex Stetter. photogs. ISBN 3-7643-6317-7. $65. ARCHITECTURE Utopias abound in literature and philosophy,...

Pirkle Jones: California Photographs. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Jones, Pirkle (photogs.) & Tim B. Wride (text). Pirkle Jones: California Photographs. Aperture, dist. by Farrar. 2001. 136p. photogs. bibliog. LC 2001090659. ISBN 0-89381-949-2. $45. PHOTOG In anticipation of its 50th anniversary, Aperture...

Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China; Gansu and Ningxia, 4th-7th Century. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Juliano, Annette L. & Judith A. Lerner. Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China; Gansu and Ningxia, 4th-7th Century. Abrams. 2001. 352p. photogs. bibliog. index. LC 2001022132. ISBN 0-8109-3478-7. $65. FINE ARTS A...

Extreme Beauty: the Body Transformed. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Koda, Harold. Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed. Yale Univ. 2001. 167p. photogs. LC 2001044709. ISBN 0-300-09117-6. $40. DEC ARTS Throughout history, the human body has undergone some drastic reshaping. Appliances such as bustles,...

Goya. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Licht, Fred. Goya. Abbeville, dist. by Client Distribution Svcs. 2002. 360p. illus. bibliog. index. LC 00-54362. ISBN 0-7892-0727-3. $95. FINE ARTS The tempestuous works of Spanish painter Francisco Goya (b. 1746) set him far apart from...

Brotherhood. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * McCourt, Frank & Rudolph Giuliani. Brotherhood. American Express, dist. by Sterling. Mar. 2002. c.240p. ISBN 0-916103-73-0. $29.95. PHOTOG There could not be a greater contrast than between the cold engineering that leveled the twin...

Friedl Dicker-Brandeis: Vienna 1898-Auschwitz 1944. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Makarova, Elena & Regina Seidman-Miller. Friedl Dicker-Brandeis: Vienna 1898-Auschwitz 1944. Tallfellow/Every Picture. 2002. 240p. illus. index. ISBN 0-9676061-9-5. pap. $35. FINE ARTS Published to complement a traveling exhibition, which...

Details of the World. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Ristelhueber, Sophie (photogs.) & Cheryl Brutvan (text). Details of the World. MFA Pub: Museum of Fine Arts. 2001. 312p. photogs. bibliog. LC 2001088639. ISBN 0-87846-625-8. $35. PHOTOG The book's title aptly describes French artist...

Pisanello: Painter to the Renaissance Court. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... * Syson, Luke & Dillian Gordon. Pisanello: Painter to the Renaissance Court. National Gallery, dist. by Yale Univ. 2002. 264p. illus. index. LC 2001095569. ISBN 0-300-09108-7. $50. FINE ARTS While most considerations of early Renaissance...

Tony Oursler. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Tony Oursler. Ediciones Poligrafa, dist. by D.A.P. 2001. 360p. ed. by Elizabeth Janus & Gloria Moure. permanent paper. illus. bibliog. ISBN 84-343-0920-3. 60. FINE ARTS This hefty and beautifully printed volume uses a variety of approaches...

Cross Sections. (Arts).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Wagner, Catherine. Cross Sections. Twin Palms. 2001. 112p. photogs. LC 01-131040. ISBN 0-938175-24-6. $60. PHOTOG From the mundane cantaloupe and onion, to the more exotic shark teeth and pomegranates, to the downright elusive dividing...

It's Been a Good Life. (Literature).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Asimov, Isaac. It's Been a Good Life. Prometheus. Mar. 2002. c.250p. permanent paper. ed. by Janet J. Asimov. photogs. ISBN 1-57392-968-9. $25. LIT Isaac Asimov--the author of hundreds of books, both fiction and nonfiction, including the...

Embalming Mom: Essays in Life. (Literature).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Burroway, Janet. Embalming Mom: Essays in Life. Univ. of Iowa. (Sightline Bks.). Mar. 2002. c. 150p. permanent paper. ISBN 0-87745-790-5. $24.95. LIT As a young woman, novelist Burroway (The Buzzards; Raw Silk) was an early Mademoiselle...