Library Journal articles from March 2008

Library Journal archives from March 2008

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... "Verdict: The individual testimonies, once readers reach them, are stunning in their particularity and personality. Some use Chinese historic and poetic allusions in sophisticated ways, some are quite simple, and all are anguishing. Much...

In the bookroom: LJ book blog.(ON THE WEB)(Library Journal)
March 1, 2008... "The magazine reviews column will move online beginning March 1, on an easier-to-use web page that will host reviews for an entire season (about four months) and will be updated monthly with reviews from our new columnist, Steve Black,...

Roy Tennant's: Digital Libraries.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After ten years in the pages of LJ, Digital Libraries columnist Roy Tennant is now exclusively on the web. He's still bringing you the digital potential and pitfalls that prompted his first column in the November 15,...

To kindle or not: business models must not restrict access.(Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader)(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... NEWS FROM AMAZON ON THE EBOOK AND audiobook fronts has delivered a one-two punch to the ability of libraries to lend these hot formats. Yet there is speculation that at least one of the announcements may make it easier to use dowloadable...

No staff input at NYPL.(feedback)(New York Public Library)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... I am a staff member at the New York Public Library (NYPL) and, like my colleagues, really concerned as to what's going on. I was glad to read Francine Fialkoff's "Two NYPLs or One? (Editorial, LJ 2/1/08, p. 8) about the current situation but...

Selling NYPL's Donnell.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... The Donnell Library is the best-run library in the New York Public Library (NYPL) system (Francine Fialkoff, "Two NYPLs or One?" Editorial, LJ 2/1/08, p. 8). Those of us who use the library almost on a daily basis and have come to know the...

The experience trap.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... Finding an entry-level job in the profession is extremely difficult in most markets (David Conners & Laena McCarthy, "The Jobs Can Be Found," LJ 9/1/07, p. 44-45; Rachel Holt & Adrienne L. Strock, "The Entry Level Gap," LJ 5/1/05, p. 36-38). It...

A chorus for libraries.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... It would be awesome if libraries were mentioned during the Presidential election process. Government on every level should allow citizens to check a box that says, "I want my taxes to go to maintaining a free society through free and open...

Correction.(feedback)(Correction notice)
March 1, 2008... Karen DeAngelo is the new Director of the Town of Ballston Community Library, Burnt Hills, NY. She is not director of the Ballston Spa Public Library, NY, as reported in People (LJ 2/1/08, p. 22). Andrea Simmons remains the director of the...

Are libraries ready for the elections?(front desk)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Few libraries have stepped up to LJ publisher Ron Shank's challenge to make 2008 the "year of election education" (see Publisher's Letter, LJ 9/15/07, p. 8). As Super Tuesday approached, interviews with library leaders showed that state library...

Only if you're doing fuzzy math.(front desk)(LSSI)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... "... at the 65 libraries LSSI manages--now the 5th largest library system in the United States." --Steve Coffman, LSSI, Information Today, January 24, 2008 (see the LJ Insider blog for details)

Most books scanned at one library.(STAT WATCH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... 1 million --the number of books scanned so far at the University of Michigan for the Google Book Search project. Only 6.5 million to go.

Is librarian a "best career"?(front desk)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... U.S. News & World Report has anointed "librarian" as one of the 31 "best careers" for 2008. The description suggested that librarians are "high-tech information sleuths" who "love helping patrons dig up information" and even "go on shopping...

The King County Library System (KCLS), WA, and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle, for six years have collaborated on unique bookmarks that advertise museum exhibits and direct people to the library for more information on topics like regional wildlife and marine science.(front desk)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The King County Library System (KCLS), WA, and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle, for six years have collaborated on unique bookmarks that advertise museum...

Florida libraries face cuts: tax vote, shrinking state budget hurt across the board.(lj news)
March 1, 2008... A legislative rollback of property taxes last year (see News, LJ 9/15/07, p. 16) was just the first blow for Florida public libraries, which now face the additional whammy of a constitutional amendment approved January 29 that doubles the basic...

Bush proposes boost for LSTA.(lj news)(George W. Bush's Library Services & Technology Act )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... For the third straight year, President George W. Bush has proposed that the Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) include $171.5 million for state grants, which would be sufficient to implement a 2003 law aimed at more equitably distributing...

Child attacked in New Bedford PL.(lj news)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Mayor wants library to require IDs, bar kids without guardians In the wake of the reported rape January 30 of a six-year-old boy in the New Bedford Free Public Library, MA, Mayor Scott Lang requested that state lawmakers bar Level 2 and...

Is a circulated book worth $18?(lj news)
March 1, 2008... That leads to a $3.34 return on investment, in San Francisco study A new study released by the Friends of the San Francisco PL (SFPL) (www. friendsandfoundation.org) suggests that SFPL generates $3.34 in benefits for every $1 spent on its...

Digitization suit at Cornell.(lj news)(Cornell University)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Alumnus claims newly available article constitutes libel An alumnus of Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, has sued the university over a decade-sold article now available in the university library's digital collections--and searchable on the...

SFPL main library upgrade.(lj news)(San Francisco Public Library)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... On January 16, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL)'s main library celebrated its first floor reopening, 12 years after the building launched and was criticized for having too little space for books. A Post-Occupancy Evaluation in 2000 had...

Library cuts fought in IA, NY.(NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... In Delaware, "Dream Team" governor proposes boost Library supporters in Iowa are organizing a grass-roots effort to protest a proposal by Gov. Chet Culver to cut state funding for libraries by 18 percent or $1,119,442. Public libraries...

Is it OK to lend a kindle?(NEWS)(use of e-book reader Amazon Kindle in libraries)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Our report that the Sparta Public Library (SPL), N J, had begun to lend Amazon.corn's Kindle ebook reading device (see News, LJ 1/08, p. 20) has inspired some other librarians to consider Kindles--and to discover that, according to the Terms of...

LC seeks community tagging.(NEWS)(Library of Congress )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... The Library of Congress (LC) has joined photo-sharing site Flickr to make available 3000 photos for which no copyright restrictions are known to exist, even though the library doesn't own copyright. The goal: community tagging for segments of...

Springer, Max Planck reach deal.(NEWS)(Springer Science+Business Media)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... After a highly publicized split last October (see News, LJ 11/15/07, p. 17ff.), Springer announced that it has won back a key subscriber, Germany's prestigious Max Planck Society (MPS), with an innovative two-year deal that features Springer's...

Calendar.(NEWS)(Calendar)
March 1, 2008... APRIL 29-May 1--New Jersey Library Assn., Long Branch www.njla.org MAY 29-May 2--Utah Library Assn./ Mountain Plains Library Assn., Salt Lake City www.ula.org 6-9--Massachusetts Library Assn., Falmouth www.masslib.org ...

Amazon.com buys Audible.(NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... The decision by Amazon.com to buy the downloadable audiobook company Audible suggests an effort by the online behemoth to gain a greater foothold in audiobooks and hints at the potential for wireless downloads to Amazon's Kindle ebook reading...

Columbia joins Microsoft scan plan.(NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Soon after its recent agreement with Google, Columbia University, New York, has announced that it has also entered into an agreement with Microsoft to digitize books from Columbia University Libraries. Under the agreement, Microsoft will...

New investment program grants.(NEWS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... The American Library Association's (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), in partnership with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, has awarded 13 grants, totaling more than $853,000,...

Anchorage Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Laura Baldwin has joined the staff of the Anchorage Public Library, AK, as Collection Development Coordinator. Baldwin most recently was Principal Librarian of Collection Management at the Ocean County Library, Toms River, NJ.

Bethlehem Area Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Jack Berk has retired as Executive Director of the Bethlehem Area Public Library, PA. He held the position for 34 years. Berk is succeeded by Janet Fricker, who most recently was District Center Librarian, Bucks County Library System,...

Washoe County Library System.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Nancy Cummings has retired from her position as Director of Washoe County Library System (WCLS), Reno, NV. She previously served as the Director of the Yuma County Library District, AZ.

Jefferson County Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Bill Knot, longtime Director of the Jefferson County Public Library, Lake-wood, CO, will retire on April 1, 2008, after 37 years at its helm.

Fairhope Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Ilse Krick has been named Director of the Fairhope Public Library, AL. She has served as Interim Director since Betty Suddeth's retirement in summer 2007.

University of Tennessee.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Bill Robinson, Associate Professor at the School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will retire at the end of the spring term after 35 years of service.

Jackson-Madison County Library.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Richard Salmons is the new Director, Jackson--Madison County Library, TN, a system run by Library Systems & Services, LLC (LSSI). He most recently was Head of the Reference Department at Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee.

Davis County Public Library System.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Chris Sanford has been appointed Director of the Davis County Public Library Sys tem, Farmington, UT. He replaces Pete Giacoma, who retired after 17 years in the position. Sanford previously was Head Librarian of the system's North Branch.

Newport News Public Library System.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Pat Seabron has retired from the Newport News Public Library System (NNPLS), VA, after 35 years of service. She most recently was Supervising Librarian at the Pearl Bailey Library of NNPLS.

Johnson Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Maureen Taffe retired December 31 from her position as Director of the Johnson Public Library, Hackensack, NJ, after 39 years of service. She was appointed director in 1986.

Yolo County Library.(people)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Patricia Wong has been named County Librarian of the Yolo County Library, Woodland, CA. Wong previously was Deputy Director of Library Services at the Stockton--San Joaquin County Public Library, CA.

Serials Solutions releases KnowledgeWorks: revamped knowledgebase covers ebooks, e-journals, and more.(infotech)
March 1, 2008... The librarian-built Serials Solutions is not remaining idle in the new year. The company has thoroughly revamped its knowledgebase under the name KnowledgeWorks. Referred to by the company as an "e-resource knowledgebase," it now covers...

CARE releases FaStart and CrOSS.(infotech)(open source software company)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Open source software firm CARE Affiliates is now marketing two additional service initiatives, FaStart and CrOSS. FaStart is being sold as "a complete package of digital repository services for libraries and nonprofit organizations." Based...

Ontario univs. get Springer eBooks.(INFOTECH)(Springer Science+Business Media)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Springer Science+Business Media is supplying the 20 members of Canada's Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) with a complete Springer eBook Collection 2005-2008. Springer said that the deal makes "over 12,000 Springer ebooks available...

SirsiDynix offers Horizon 7.4.1.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... SirsiDynix has cut the ribbon on the latest version of its legacy Horizon solution and its Horizon Information Portal (HIP). According to the vendor, Horizon 7.4.1 is an upgrade for users currently on Horizon 7.3.x and 7.4.x. The upgrade...

WilsonWeb CX Edition debuts.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... H.W. Wilson announced its revamped WilsonWeb CX Edition interface, named to commemorate 110 years since the independent publisher's founding. Formerly known as WilsonWeb 3.0 in its October 2007 beta release, the new software is designed to let...

Spain's CCUC grabs Millennium.(INFOTECH)(Collective Catalog of the Universities of Catalonia )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Innovative Interfaces is the choice of Spain's nine-member Consortium of Catalonian University Libraries (El Consorci de Biblioteques Universitaries de Catalunya) in Barcelona, which has contracted for the installation of a Millennium solution...

Tech Logic improves CircIT.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Tech Logic already has added two new checkout processes to its 2007 released CireIT self-check software, making it faster and simpler to use. Instant Checkout uses color coding to "immediately signal successful checkouts of multiple items when...

ProQuest adds Irish publications.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... ProQuest has expanded its international coverage by adding the Irish Times and the Weekly Irish Times to its Historical Newspapers collection. The Irish Times back file covers 1859-2007; the entire run of the Weekly Irish Times, from 1865 to...

A global information world.(ONLINE DATABASES)
March 1, 2008... IF YOU EVER DOUBTED THAT WE are a global information community that shares similar needs and concerns, a trip to the Online Information Meeting in London will convince you. The December 2007 session, the 32nd annual meeting, drew a standing...

Steve Roskoski: Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR.(PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR 2008)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Steve Roskoski's accomplishments during his tenure at Multnomah County Library touch upon almost everything the library does: developing employee training, introducing chat reference, supervising a branch while the...

I [love] librarianship: for public librarians, the profession is full of rewards and, for some, all too much discontent.(LJ SERIES: JOB SATISFACTION)
March 1, 2008... Why choose librarianship as a career? Seventeen percent of public librarians responding to this question in LJ's Job Satisfaction Survey began their answers with the words "I love...." And not for nothing: 70% reported being either "very...

Beyond the bounds of science: the top 39 science titles of 2007 reflect a crossover trend as novelists, historians, and other nonscientists make the list.(BEST SCI-TECH BOOKS 2007)
March 1, 2008... Something new and exciting is happening in science writing. Look who has contributed to the list of the best science books of 2007. Certainly the most notable names in the field of science journalism are here, including Richard Preston, Oliver...

Lean and green: PLA's 12th National Conference, Minneapolis, March 25-29.(PLA PREVIEW 2008)(Public Library Association )(Calendar)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you ever thought a clone could come in handy, the biennial Public Library Association (PLA) meeting would be a good place to use it. This March 25-29, at the Minneapolis Convention Center, an expected 6000-plus...

The world on a shoestring.(Collection Development: Budget Travel)(travel books)(Recommended readings)
March 1, 2008... Just over 50 years; ago, Arthur Frommer demonstrated the affordability and accessibility of European travel for everyone with the publication of his groundbreaking Europe on $5 a Day (current editions, reviewed below, reflect inflation). Today,...

Prepub alert.
March 1, 2008... FICTION Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel's Mercy. Grand Central. Jun. 2008 700p. ISBN 978-0-446-50004-3. $26.99. The wrap-up to a trilogy starring Imriel, scion of Kushiel, whose publicly professed love for the daughter of traitorous...

Mystery.(fiction; books)(Recommended readings)
March 1, 2008... CASTING CALLS Grime fiction sleuths are often surrounded by a well-conceived supporting cast who provide depth and substance to the mystery. These characters come in all shapes and sizes and have different lifestyles, attitudes, and...

Prepub mystery.(MYSTERY)
March 1, 2008... Balzo, Sandra. Bean There, Done That. Severn House. Jul. 2008. 224p. ISBN 978-07278-6653-0. $27.95. When her ex-husband's mistress-now-new-wife seeks her help, Milwaukee coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen gets embroiled in a murder...

Spiritual living.(religious literature)(Recommended readings)
March 1, 2008... BASICS AND BEYOND Spring, nature's season of ebullience, often finds religious minds in a mood of introspection and preparation, and publications in spiritual living follow suit. This March issue of our column sees, among the Basics, some...

Alameddine, Rabih. The Hakawati.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... * Alameddine, Rabih. The Hakawati. Knopf. Apr. 2008. c.544p. ISBN 978-0-307-26679-8. $25.95. F Alameddine (Koolaids; The Perv) assumes the role of a hakawati, a Middle Eastern storyteller, in a tour de force that interweaves at least five...

Alexander, Robert. The Romanov Bride.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Alexander, Robert. The Romanov Bride. Viking. May 2008. c.306p. ISBN 978-0-670-01881-9. $24.95. F As in his nationally best-selling The Kitchen Boy and Rasputin's Daughter, Alexander here melds historical fact with fictional speculation....

Antunes, Antonio Lobo. Knowledge of Hell.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Antunes, Antonio Lobo. Knowledge of Hell. Dalkey Archive. Mar. 2008. c.312p, tr. from Portuguese by Clifford E. Landers. ISBN 978-1-56478-436-0. pap. $13.95. F Portugal spent much of the 1960s trying to retain...

Aston, Elizabeth. The Darcy Connection.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Aston, Elizabeth. The Darcy Connection. Touchstone: S. & S. Apr. 2008. c.304p. ISBN 978-1-4165-4725-9. pap. $14. F Aston, the author of four other popular Darcy novels (e.g., Mr. Darcy's Daughters), now focuses on Mr. Collins's two...

De Los Santos, Marisa. Belong to Me.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... * De Los Santos, Marisa. Belong to Me. Morrow. Apr. 2008. c.388p. ISBN 978-0-06-124027-0. $24.95. F Having met Cornelia Brown in de los Santos's well-reviewed debut, Love Walked In, we now follow her and her oncologist husband, Ted...

Fowler, Karen Joy. Wit's End.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Fowler, Karen Joy. Wit's End. Marian Wood: Putnam. Apr. 2008. c.336p. ISBN 978-0399-15475-1. $24.95. F In a change of pace from her best-selling The Jane Austen Book Club, Fowler has written a mystery that's barely a mystery but is every...

Harrison, Colin. The Finder.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... * Harrison, Colin. The Finder. Sarah Crichton: Farrar. Apr. 2008. c.336p. ISBN 978-0-374-29949-1. $25. F Harrison's (The Havana Room) latest thriller opens with the explosive, rather disgusting murder of two seemingly unimportant Mexican...

Iggulden, Conn. Genghis: Lords of the Bow.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Iggulden, Conn. Genghis: Lords of the Bow. Delacorte. Apr. 2008. c.400p. ISBN 978-0385-33952-0. $25. F The second installment (after Genghis: Birth of an Empire) in Iggulden's historical saga about Genghis Khan finds the Mongolian warlord...

Le Guin, Ursula K.: Lavinia.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... * Le Guin, Ursula K. Lavinia. Harcourt. Apr. 2008. c.288p. ISBN 978-0-15-101424-8. $24. F She was a minor character in The Aeneid, a "silent, shrinking maiden," but in Le Guin's brilliant reimagining of the last six books of Virgil's epic...

Logan, Chuck. South of Shiloh.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... * Logan, Chuck. South of Shiloh. Harper: HarperCollins. Apr. 2008. c.402p. ISBN 978-0-06-113669-6. $24.95. F Minnesota Civil War buff Paul Eden's death at a reenactment of the Battle of Kirby Creek near Corinth, MS, is the result of a...

Lutz, Lisa. Curse of the Spellmans.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Lutz, Lisa. Curse of the Spellmans. S. & S. Mar. 2008. c.416p. ISBN 978-1-4165-3241-5. $25. F In this sequel to Lutz's side-splittingly funny debut novel, The Spellman Files, licensed P.I. Isabel "Izzy" Spellman has been arrested for the...

Maazel, Fiona. Last Last Chance.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Maazel, Fiona. Last Last Chance. Farrar. Mar. 2008. c.352p. ISBN 978-0-374-18385-1. $25. F Lucy is a drug addict, as is her mother. Her grandmother believes in reincarnation. Her half-sister believes in research and Jesus. Her father is...

Murray, Yxta Maya. The King's Gold.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Murray, Yxta Maya. The King's Gold. HarperCollins. (Red Lion). Apr. 2008. c.416p. ISBN 978-0-06-089108-4. pap. $13.95. F Murray (The Conquest) delivers an exceptional sequel to The Queen Jade that offers not only the hope of many future...

Price, Richard. Lush Life.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... * Price, Richard. Lush Life. Farrar. Mar. 2008. c.464p. ISBN 978-0-374-29925-5. $26. F Price (Samaritan) is an exceptionally accomplished storyteller whose ear for the accents of New York is the equal of the late, lamented George V....

Siplin, Karen. Whiskey Road: A Love Story.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Siplin, Karen. Whiskey Road: A Love Story. Washington Square: S. & S. May 2008. c.320p. ISBN 978-0-7432-9762-2. pap. $13. F When paparazza Jimi Anne Hamilton shows up in rural Darby, NY, with a bruised face and a duffel bag full of cash,...

Stella, Charlie. Mafiya.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Stella, Charlie. Mafiya. Pegasus. Mar. 2008. c.320p. ISBN 978-1-933648-65-1. $25. F Although his plot may be somewhat familiar, Stella (Shakedown) has crafted a true page-turner that grips the reader from the...

Sulzer, Alain Claude. A Perfect Waiter.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Sulzer, Alain Claude. A Perfect Waiter. Bloomsbury, dist. by Macmillan. Apr. 2008. c.224p, tr. from German by John Brownjohn. ISBN 978-1-59691-411-7. $19.95. F What would you do if the lover you spurned 30 years ago and hadn't heard from...

Weiner, Jennifer. Certain Girls.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Weiner, Jennifer. Certain Girls. Atria: S. & S. Apr. 2008. 386p. ISBN 978-0-7432-9425-6. $26.95. F Clear your calendar and prepare to read: Cannie Shapiro (of Good in Bed) is back! Cannie, now 42, has been...

Wolitzer, Meg. The Ten-Year Nap.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Wolitzer, Meg. The Ten-Year Nap. Riverhead: Penguin Group (USA). Apr. 2008. c.368p. ISBN 978-1-59448-978-5. $24.95. F Wolitzer follows up her strong previous works, The Wife and The Position, with an equally riveting tale. Continuing her...

Zhu Wen. I Love Dollars: And Other Stories of China.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Zhu Wen. I Love Dollars: And Other Stories of China. Penguin. (Weatherhead Books on Asia). Mar. 2008. c.256p, tr. from Chinese by Julia Lovell. ISBN 978-0-14-311327-0. pap. $14. F This first book-length publication of Chinese writer Zhu's...

Matheson, Richard. Button, Button: Uncanny Stories.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Matheson, Richard. Button, Button: Uncanny Stories. Tor. Apr. 2008. c.208p. ISBN 978-07653-1257-0. pap. $12.95. HORROR These dozen short stories, previously published from 1950 to 1970, demonstrate the range of one of the most admired...

Rogers, Rob. Devil's Cape.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Rogers, Rob. Devil's Cape. Wizards of the Coast. Apr. 2008. c.384p. ISBN 978-0-7869-4901-4. pap. $17.95. FANTASY Given the popularity of graphic novels, superhero movies, and television shows such as Heroes, it is not surprising that...

Tem, Melanie & Steve Rasnic Tem. The Man on the Ceiling.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Tem, Melanie & Steve Rasnic Tem. The Man on the Ceiling. Wizards of the Coast. Mar. 2008. c.384p. ISBN 978-0-7869-4858-1. pap. $17.95. HORROR This reworking of the authors' prize-winning novella of the same name is now a collection of...

Campbell, Thomas P.: Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty: Tapestries at the Tudor Court.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Campbell, Thomas P. Henry VIII and the Art of Majesty: Tapestries at the Tudor Court. Yale Univ. in assoc, with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. 2007. 440p. illus, bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-300-12234-3. $75. FINE ARTS ...

Channing, Laurence & William H. Robinson. Monet to Dali: Impressionist and Modern Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Channing, Laurence & William H. Robinson. Monet to Dali: Impressionist and Modern Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Hudson Hills in assoc, with the Cleveland Museum of Art, dist. by National Bk. Network. 2007. 136p. illus. ISBN...

Gair, Joanne (illus.) & James Porto (photog.). In the Paint: The Art of Joanne Gair.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Gair, Joanne (illus.) & James Porto (photog.). In the Paint: The Art of Joanne Gair. Sports Illustrated: Little, Brown. 2007. c.144p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-1-933821-20-7. $29.95. PHOTOG This collection of photographs published ten years...

Giroire, Cecile & Daniel Roger. Roman Art from the Louvre.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Giroire, Cecile & Daniel Roger. Roman Art from the Louvre. Hudson Hills in assoc, with the American Federation of Arts, dist. by National Bk. Network. 2007. 280p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-55595-283-9. $65....