Library Journal articles from March 2009

Library Journal archives from March 2009

Books for Dudes: pulp for the 25-50 set.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Books for Dudes: Five-Star Science Fiction)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Reading is a lot like eating: There are five-star meals a la Arthur C. Clarke and drive-through dreck, e.g., most of Anne McCaffrey, all ten Mission Earth novels, the Babylon 5 books, and the TekWar series by Cap'n...

Xpress reviews: first look at new books.(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... "Verdict: [Alex] Berenson's third John Wells espionage novel (after The Faithful Spy and The Ghost War) is a swift and gripping read reminiscent of David Stone's thrillers but without the graphic violence. Recommended for all public...

Book obsessed? Get LJ's BookSmack!(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Library Journal)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Sign up for our free bimonthly e-newsletter, BookSmack!, under Newsletters/Subscribe on the homepage. Coming in March and April: Mike Rogers's Watchmen roundup, autism in fiction, and our anxiety and depresssion survival guide.

Have an iPhone or blackberry?(ON THE WEB: www.libraryjournal.com)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Check out our new and improved mobile site Ask and you shall receive--a cleaner interface with increased functionality. Read our Latest Stories or browse our blogs to your heart's content.

The bigger they come ... new doubts about the old idea that bigger libraries are stronger.(blatant berry)(Column)
March 1, 2009... "BIGGER IS BETTER" WAS THE MANTRA DURING the decades following the appropriation of the first federal library money. Many still believe it, but now there are new reasons for doubt. Bigger libraries and library systems are not always stronger or...

Tired of endorsements.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2009... I am totally worn out with the tax-exempt, political endorsement debate ("Liberal intolerance" or "A 'real' woman," Feedback, LJ 2/1/09, p. 11). I am not a mindless sheep, and I don't need the American Library Association, the Dixie Chicks,...

NEA's mandate.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2009... I appreciated Francine Fialkoff's editorial ("A Glimmer of Good News," L] 2/1/09, p. 8) on the new National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) research report "Reading on the Rise," but since she asks why our study focused on the reading of fiction,...

We'll miss Criticas.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2009... This is just a quick note to express my sadness at the ending of Criticas. I've been part of the New York Public Library team that buys adult books in Spanish for the past 15 years. Criticas has been a huge help to librarians by keeping...

S.C. funding cuts.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2009... I want to thank you for making your readers aware of the plight of South Carolina's academic libraries (Andrew Albanese, "The Library Journal Academic Newswire Year in Review: The Top Academic Library Stories of 2008," LJ Academic Newswire,...

Don't judge people.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2009... I found Eleanor J. Bader's review of Charlotte Roche's Wetlands (LJ 2/1/09, p. 67) to be offensive. People who have moral boundaries because of religious or other beliefs should not have to be told that "they should get over their puritanical...

Stimulus bill boosts broadband, libraries.(newsdesk)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... As part of the federal fiscal stimulus package nearing passage at press time, Congress had almost reached agreement on a plan that would devote $7.2 billion to broadband assistance, offering connection speeds that would enhance e-government and...

Des Moines PL: one-week furlough to save jobs.(newsdesk)(Des Moines Public Library)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The Des Moines Public Library, faced with a five percent cut in the fiscal year beginning July 1, has decided to reduce service on certain days, discontinue two database subscriptions, and have its staff take an unpaid one-week leave over...

Rutgers agrees to drop "library" from name.(newsdesk)(Rutgers University's School of Communication, Information and Library Studies' name)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Another graduate school serving the library field is about to lose the "L" word. The faculty of Rutgers University's School of Communication, Information and Library Studies (SCILS) voted 30-10 to change the name of the school to the School of...

Government docs now in improved federal system.(newsdesk)(Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has launched its new Federal Digital System (FDsys), which is already getting high marks from libraries. GPO calls it a "one-stop site" for "authentic, published government information" in a repository...

In Dallas, fees hit $5.(newsdesk)(Dallas Public Library's rental program)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While some libraries offer high-demand best sellers for a $1 fee, and a few have nudged tolls up to $2 and even $3 (for DVDs), the Dallas Public Library (DPL), with its new StreetSmart Express program, has vaulted...

Heeding ICOLC call, LexisNexis cuts price.(NEWSDESK)(International Coalition of Library Consortia, LexisNexis Group)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Just weeks after the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) issued a Global Economic Crisis Statement urging vendors to work with library consortia to reduce prices (but not access) in response to an "unprecedented" economic...

SOLINET + PALINET = Lyrasis.(NEWSDESK)(Southeastern Library Network Inc.'s merger )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The regional library cooperatives SOLINET and PALINET, which in February 2008 announced plans for a merger, will unite April 1 into a new organization: Lyrasis. The agreement creates a regional powerhouse. PALINET serves libraries mostly in the...

At Fresno state, furniture is on hold.(NEWSDESK)(California State University's library's furniture)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Amid a slumping economy, libraries will be forced to find creative ways to adapt--and nowhere is that more true than at California State University, Fresno. Although the library's massive, state-of-the-art $105 million building has finished...

Top twittering librarians.(NEWSDESK)(List)
March 1, 2009... TOP TWITTERING LIBRARIANS Jessamyn West 2,307 ** David Lee King 1,528 Michael Stephens 1,199 Karen Schneider 1,122 Stephen Abram 649 Source: Roy Tennant (678) Data as of February 12 ** followers...

Philadelphia libraries will not close this year.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... In Philadelphia, some fierce civic activism, coupled with a victory in court, stalled Mayor Michael Nutter's plans to close 11 of 54 branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia, and now Nutter has pledged not to close any libraries within the...

ACRL award winners.(NEWSDESK)(Association of College and Research Libraries )(Awards list)
March 1, 2009... With its 14th national conference set for March 12-15 in Seattle, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the winners of its major awards. The Excellence in Academic/Research Libraries Awards were given to the...

"Smart investing @ your library" program renewed.(NEWSDESK)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Last year, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA), awarded 13 grants, totaling more than $853,000, to public libraries and library networks....

Kindle 2 launches, still $359.(NEWSDESK)(Amazon Inc.'s e-book reader)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Amazon unveiled the Kindle 2 February 9 at the Morgan Library in New York City. The new device is significantly slimmer than the original--about as thin as a pencil--and has a text-to-speech (T2S) function that can read the book aloud, plus...

Bill targeting free access to research resurfaces.(NEWSDESK)(Fair Copyright in Research Works Act)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... As library officials expected, the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, a controversial bill that seeks to ban National Institutes of Health (NIH)--like public access policies, was reintroduced in Congress, just months after being shelved at...

Hennepin's Thompson to head library.(NEWSDESK)(Hennepin County Library's Lois Langer Thompson)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Lois Langer Thompson, a veteran of more than 20 years at the Hennepin County Library (HCL), Minnetonka, MN, and interim director there following the departure of Amy Ryan (who left in September to head the Boston Public Library), has been named...

SOLINET, HBCU alliance get leadership grant.(NEWSDESK)(Southeastern Library Network Inc. and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... With a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, SOLINET and the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Library Alliance will expand the HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Program, which provides staff training in person...

Interfaces galore for mobile devices: DCPL and NYPL lead charge toward mobile designs for public library sites and catalogs; Google enables phone-based Book Search.(infotech)(District of Columbia Public Library and the New York Public Library)
March 1, 2009... On February 5 Google announced a mobile-optimized Book Search interface making it easy for users with certain phones to access 1.5 million public domain books scanned by Google partner libraries. Using optical character recognition (OCR),...

Mobile effort from WorldCat, take 2.(infotech)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... WorldCat is up and running on a mobile platform, too: on January 26, OCLC opened a new portal to its massive WorldCat.org bibliographic database designed specifically for smartphones and PDAs. (A previous experimental effort released in August...

Federated search, more in LS2 PAC.(INFOTECH)
March 1, 2009... Stand-alone unified discovery services and federated search systems, both of which have gotten much attention recently, tend to carry costs commensurate with their all-encompassing nature. With its LS2 PAC catalog module, however, The Library...

Ex Libris bX suggests articles.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... With the new bX article recommendation service from Ex Lihris, students and scholars can now tap into the search patterns of their colleagues at more than 1500 institutions worldwide to get research suggestions. Based on data collected...

SirsiDynix's next gen Enterprise.(INFOTECH)(Enterprise 2.0)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Following up on the debut of its Enterprise faceted search interface last year (see InfoTech, LJ 8/08, p. 21), SirsiDynix has recently released the second generation of the product. Enterprise 2.0 now offers users RSS feed options for saved...

Visualize the perfect search.(ONLINE DATABASES)
March 1, 2009... STUDIES SHOW THAT PEOPLE START with a search engine like Google when they need information. As early as 2004, in a focus group for one of my research studies, a college freshman bemoaned, "Why is Google so easy and the library so hard?" ...

Tina Adams: advanced library technician, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh.(PARAPROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR 2009)(Cover story)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There is no doubt among the staff and managers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries, Raleigh, that advanced library technician Tina Adams deserves to be the winner of the LJ Paraprofessional of the...

Thinking beyond the box: repositories leapt into the national spotlight in 2008. Now what?
March 1, 2009... In February 2008, the faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University made history, unanimously passing a revolutionary open access mandate that, for the first time, would require faculty to give the university copies of their research,...

Best of 2008: sci-tech books: LJ's science guru celebrates 20 years with 33 top titles.
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In tight economic times, the concerns and issues of science, viewed as not having enough practical value,...

ProQuest's Marty Kahn: information industry veteran Kahn keeps the company focused firmly on the library market.(LJ SERIES: CORNER OFFICE)(Interview)
March 1, 2009... In a scant three years at ProQuest, Marty Kahn, CEO, has moved a company coming out of a financial morass back onto solid ground. He came on board after the purchase of ProQuest Information and Learning by the (mostly) privately owned Cambridge...

Traveling light.(Collection Development: Mini-Travel Guides)(Bibliography)
March 1, 2009... Predictions regarding how much traveling Americans will be doing this year and where they might go vary, but it is expected that many will cut back on what is increasingly considered a luxury. Even so, gasoline prices are down substantially...

Playing favorites.(CASE STUDY)
March 1, 2009... "I'M SORRY, BUT I JUST HAD TO get out of there," Jane Brodie said to Loretta Timko, sliding into a booth at Maguire's Pub. Both women worked at Milton University, Brodie in the library, Timko in the IT department. "That place is enough to...

Actions, not complaints.(ANALYSIS)
March 1, 2009... We first should ask if Brodie is correct in her assessment of the situation, if she is misperceiving it, or if she has simply had the mother of all really bad days. What Brodie sees as favoritism may actually be Drezner recognizing the...

H.W. Wilson's WitsonWeb databases have a new feature benefiting the learning-disabled and sight-impaired: ReadSpeak, a free tool that converts database full-text HTML into audio files that can be streamed or saved in MP3 format to iPods and other mobile devices.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... H.W. Wilson's WitsonWeb databases have a new feature benefiting the learning-disabled and sight-impaired: ReadSpeak, a free tool that converts database full-text HTML into audio files that can be streamed or saved in MP3 format to iPods and...

The OCLC NetLibrary Media Center, a free, optional service for libraries providing NetLibrary eAudiobooks, has a new software application called OneClick Transfer, through which users can download any of NetLibrary's 9000 audio titles to their personal computers with a single click.(Online Computer Library Center)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The OCLC NetLibrary Media Center, a free, optional service for libraries providing NetLibrary eAudiobooks, has a new software application called OneClick Transfer, through which users can download any of NetLibrary's 9000 audio titles to their...

Tantor Media is now selling 400 of its unabridged audiobook titles, among them Greg Mortenson and David O. Relin's Three Cups of Tea and Annette Gordon-Reed's The Hemingses of Monticello in Playaway digital format.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Tantor Media is now selling 400 of its unabridged audiobook titles, among them Greg Mortenson and David O. Relin's Three Cups of Tea and Annette Gordon-Reed's The Hemingses of Monticello, in Playaway digital format. More info at...

KRS Edstrom.('Everyday Meditation: A Mini Retreat To Calm the Mind & Nourish the Soul' and 'Sounds of Serenity: Musical Mediations & Nature's Chorus')(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Newly available on CD from KRS Edstrom: the final two entries in its stress-and-wellness "Inner Mastery" series: Everyday Meditation: A Mini Retreat To Calm the Mind & Nourish the Soul (40 min. ISBN 978-1-886198-19-7. $16.95) and Sounds of...

HighBridge Audio.('God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse')(Plot summary)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Newly available on CD from HighBridge Audio: James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (71 min. ISBN 978-1-59887-868-4. $13.95), featuring performances by actor Robert Earl Jones (father of James Earl Jones),...

Roth, Philip. Indignation.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
March 1, 2009... Roth, Philip. Indignation. 5 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 5 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4233-6973-8. $74.25; 5 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; digital download. F Pulitzer Prize winner Roth returns to the...

Scudiere, A.J. Resonance.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
March 1, 2009... Scudiere, A.J. Resonance. 15 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 16 1/2 hrs. Griffyn Ink. 2008. ISBN 978-0-9799510-2-2. $49.99. SF When the earth's magnetic polarity begins to shift, an assortment of signs send scientists and various other...

Behind the mike: Alan Sklar: LJ audio reviewer and Audie Award judge Lance Eaton talks to the distinguished narrator about his own favorite readers, his prep, and his escapes.(Interview)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You know when you're listening to Alan Sklar: his deep yet gentle voice, which can be heard on more than 100 audiobooks, is unmistakable. Sklar has twice been nominated for an Audie and was dubbed by AudioFile...

Lakoff, George. The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Brain.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
March 1, 2009... Lakoff, George. The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Brain. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 1/2 hrs. Tantor Media. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4001-3809-8. $69.99; 7 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD....

McElroy, Ken. The ABC's of Property Management: What You Need To Know To Maximize Your Money Now.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
March 1, 2009... McElroy, Ken. The ABC's of Property Management: What You Need To Know To Maximize Your Money Now. (Rich Dad's Advisors). 3 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 3 1/2 hrs. Hachette Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-60024-289-2. $24.98. BUS In this evenhanded,...

Maloney, Michael. Guide to investing in Gold and Silver: Everything You Need To Profit from Precious Metals Now.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
March 1, 2009... Maloney, Michael. Guide to investing in Gold and Silver: Everything You Need To Profit from Precious Metals Now. (Rich Dad's Advisors). 3 CDs. retail ed. abridged. 3 1/2 hrs. Hachette Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-60024-507-7. $24.98. BUS ...

Morgan, Robert. Boone: A Biography.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
March 1, 2009... * Morgan, Robert. Boone: A Biography. 17 CDs. library ed. 20 1/4 hrs. unabridged. Recorded Bks. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4361-5581-6. $123.75; Playaway digital. BIOG Morgan's 2000 novel, Gap Creek, was both a New York Times best seller and an...

Summerscale, Kate. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
March 1, 2009... * Summerscale, Kate. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective. 8 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 9 3/ hrs. HighBridge Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-59887-849-3. $34.95. TRUE CRIME [ILLUSTRATION...

Top circulators.(MEDIA)(Cook Memorial Public Library)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Cook Memorial PL District, Libertyville, IL Top-circulating media for 2008 STATS 2 branches; 56,836 served [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AUDIOBOOK CD Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling [ILLUSTRATION...

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains. (Rock'n'Roll Cinema). color. 87 min. Lou Adler, Rhino, dist. by Ryko Distribution, www. rykodistribution.com. 2008. DVD UPC 6-03497-81779. $19.95. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Director Adler's...

My Boy Jack.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... My Boy Jack. color. 112 min. Brian Kirk, Ecosse Films, dist. by WGBH-Boston, 800-949-8670; shop.wgbh.org. 2008. DVD ISBN 978-1-59375-824-0. $24.95. Closed-captioned. F Rudyard Kipling, Britain's most famous man at the beginning of World...

The Animation Show.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... The Animation Show. Vol. 3. color & b/w. 103 min. MTV Networks & Paramount Home Entertainment, 310-284-8301; www.paramount.com/homeentertainment. 2008. DVD ISBN 978-1-4157-3946-4. $19.99. ANIMATION No one calls them cartoons anymore. Film...

Beginning Watercolor Journaling.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... Beginning Watercolor Journaling. color. 88 min. Jerome Domurat, Save the Day Prods., www.watercolorjournaling.com. 2008. DVD UPC 689076-92208-1. $29.95 +$4.80 s/h. CRAFTS Christina Lopp and Gay Kraeger introduce viewers to the art and...

Criterion Collection's recently relaunched web site, www.criterion.com, now includes film clips, a portal for social networking, a blog, an e-store, and, most notably, streaming video of feature-length films, with the cost of viewing ($5 for one week) credited toward the purchase of a DVD or Blu-ray disc.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Criterion Collection's recently relaunched web site, www.criterion.com, now includes film clips, a portal for social networking, a blog, an e-store, and, most notably, streaming video of feature-length films, with the cost of viewing ($5 for...

Inauguration Day DVDs.(2009 Presidential Inauguration)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This month, a handful of TV networks will be selling Inauguration Day DVDs through e-tailers like Amazon. Among the releases: an unedited rebroadcast of the ceremonies from CNN, highlight reels from NBC and ABC, and,...

First Run Features.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Film distributor First Run Features celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with plans to continue emphasizing its theatrical releases (expect ten for 2009) and rev up its new nontheatrical/educational division, which currently offers over...

Arnold Creek Productions.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Arnold Creek Productions, which creates educational media that, according to its web site, "supports the principles of sustainability and improves the lives of all people," is building a popular collection of video shorts featuring authors,...

Newly available on DVD from Arthouse Films: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival selection Obscene (97 min. UPC 8,29567-05592-2 $29.95), directed by Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O'Connor.(Plot summary)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Newly available on DVD from Arthouse Films: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival selection Obscene (97 min. UPC 8,29567-05592-2. $29.95), directed by Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O'Connor. The film chronicles the life and career of former...

George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya. color. 68+ min. Main Sequence, dist. by MPI Media Group, 800-323-0442; www.mpihomevideo. com. 2008. DVD ISBN 978-0-7886-0959-6. $19.98. HUMOR In his 14th and final HBO special, taped last March, legendary...

Homemade Hillbilly Jam.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... Homemade Hillbilly Jam. color. 80 min. Rick Minnich, dist. by First Run Features, 800-229-8575; www.firstrunfeatures.com. 2008. DVD UPC 7-20229-91325-6. $24.95. MUSIC Not only a profile of the Missouri band Big Smith, this is also a...

GV7: Random Urban Static; The Iridescent Equations of Spoken Word.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... GV7: Random Urban Static; The Iridescent Equations of Spoken Word. color. 2 hrs. Bob Bryan, Bryan World Prods., LLC, 323-856-9256; www.graffitiverite.com. 2008. DVD UPC 6-05361-09272-7. $19.95; public performance $34.50. POETRY This latest...

Ohio Ride Guide 2: Discover the Riding Possibilities.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... Ohio Ride Guide 2: Discover the Riding Possibilities. color. 60 min. Jeff Morgan, Lion Fish Media, LLC, 330-256-2702; www. ohiorideguide.com. 2007. DVD $18 + s/h. RECREATION The ingredients for an exhilarating motorcycle fide invariably...

Top DVD/CD.(MEDIA)(Baker & Taylor)(Brief article)(List)
March 1, 2009... Baker & Taylor's top-selling DVDs/music CDs to libraries * DVD [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 Horton Hears a Who! 87 min. Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. 2008. UPC 0-24543-53345-0. $29.98. Rated: G....

The Best of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... The Best of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. color. 110 min. Comedy Partners, Comedy Central, dist. by Paramount Home Entertainment, www.paramount.com. 2008. DVD ISBN 978-1.4157-4463-5. $19.95. Closed-captioned. TV This greatest hits...

F. Scott Fitzgerald Slept Here.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... F. Scott Fitzgerald Slept Here. color. 23 min. Jules Rosskam, dist. by Frameline, 415-703-8650; www.frameline.org. 2007. DVD $75. Public performance. GENDER STUDIES This character study focuses on friends Paul (Leigh Thompson), a white,...

U.S. Immigration Explained.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... U.S. Immigration Explained. color. 285 min. Immigration House Call Inc., 217-329-1265; www.us-immigration-explained.com. 2008. DVD UPC 8-92202-001004. $39.95 + $6.95 s/h. SOC SCI This comprehensive source for information about different...

You Only Live Twice: Virtual Reality Meets Real World in Second Life.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... You Only Live Twice: Virtual Reality Meets Real World in Second Life. color. 47 min. Journeyman Pictures, dist. by Films Media Group, 800-257-5126; www.films.com. 2008. DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-7822-0. $19.95. Public performance; closed-captioned....

No Bigger Than a Minute: A Motion Picture Curiosity.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... No Bigger Than a Minute: A Motion Picture Curiosity. color. 53 min. w/tchr's, guide. Steven Delano, Denver Center Media in assoc, with P.O.V./American Documentary, dist. by Bullfrog Films, 800-543-3764; www. bullfrogfilms.com. 2008. DVD ISBN...

Mamacise[TM]: Yoga for Morns with Helen Garabedian.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 1, 2009... Mamacise[TM]: Yoga for Morns with Helen Garabedian. color. 42 min. Itsy Bitsy Yoga, dist. by AV Cafe, 877-228-2233; www. theavcafe.com. 2008. DVD UPC 8-96560-00102-7. $19.99. Public performance. FITNESS Garabedian is the founder of Itsy...

Glam rock: oh! You pretty things.(MUSIC FOR THE MASSES)(Recommended readings)
March 1, 2009... It was a time when boys looked like girls, girls looked like drag queens, and they all danced to a loud, strange, vibrant brand of rock'n'roll whose lyrics were cribbed from sf, comic books, and all manner of literature and film. Glam rock--not...

Prepub alert.
March 1, 2009... FICTION Abbott, Jeff. Trust Me. Dutton. Jul. 2009. 338p. ISBN 978-0-525-95121-6. $25.95. Luke Dantry helps fight the war on terror--by scouring the web for terrorists, generally harmless malcontents he's dubbed the Black Road. Then he...

Mystery.
March 1, 2009... THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY British publisher Severn House has for some time been acquiring British and American crime writers, both established and new to the field. The result is an outpouring of exceptional mystery reads. Frank Smith's The Cold...

Prepub mystery.(MYSTERY)
March 1, 2009... Abbott, Megan. Bury Me Deep. S. & S. Jul. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-1-4165-9909-8. pap. $15. This Jazz Age noir is based on an actual double murder with a notorious female suspect, "the trunk murderess." Edgar Award winner Abbott (Queenpin)...

Spiritual living.(spiritual books)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... RECESSION RELIEF In a season of economic tumult and political transformation in the greater world, many writers and anthologists in the spiritual realm are bolstering the pillows at home with a wide selection of titles on marriage and family...

Grant, Andrew. Even.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... * Grant, Andrew. Even. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Jun. 2009. c.352p. ISBN 9780-312-54026-5. $24.95. F Grant's debut thriller introduces British naval intelligence officer David Trevellyan, who's just finished a job in New York when he's...

Hart, John. The Last Child.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... * Hart, John. The Last Child. Minotaur: St. Martin's. May 2009. c.384p. ISBN 978-0-312-35932-4. $24.95. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When 12-year-old Myssa Merrimon disappeared a year ago, her family fell apart. Her twin brother, Johnny,...

Higginbotham, Susan. The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Higginbotham, Susan. The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II. Sourcebooks Landmark. Apr. 2009. c.512p. ISBN 978-1-4022-1787-6. pap. $14.99. F Set in 14th-century England, Higginbotham's originally self-published debut follows...

Koslow, Sally. The Late, Lamented Molly Marx.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Koslow, Sally. The Late, Lamented Molly Marx. Ballantine. May 2009. c.306p. ISBN 978-0-345-50620-7. $23. F After the thinly veiled autobiography of Little Pink Slips, Koslow's latest novel treads on sure, fictional ground. The story is...

Macy, Caitlin. Spoiled.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Macy, Caitlin. Spoiled. Random. Mar. 2009. c.240p. ISBN 978-1-4000-6199-0. $24. F These stories about newly successful (read nouveaux riches) women in their thirties describe lives of insecurity and self-generated stress. The female...

Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C. Yale Univ. in assoc, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2008. c.526p, ed. by Joan Aruz & others. illus, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-300-14143-6. $75. FINE ARTS ...