Library Journal articles from May 2003

Library Journal archives from May 2003

We must unify practice and research: a natural partnership: LIS programs and campus libraries. (Editorial).(library and information studies)
May 1, 2003... An enduring mystery of our field is why the graduate programs in library and information studies (LIS)--the library schools--are not integrated with, or at least close partners of, the libraries and librarians at their parent colleges and...

Berry confuses me. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I must be confused. If John Berry is so strident about the American Library Association (ALA) costing too much ("A Vote for ALA Members" Editorial, LJ 3/15/03, p. 8), its dues must be out of line with other associations. So I checked a few....

Membership mutiny. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... As my American Library Association (ALA) membership card notes, I have been a member for 23 years. My primary motivation for membership is, and has been, a feeling of professional obligation ("A Vote for ALA Members," Editorial, LJ 3/15/03, p....

Gaga over Google. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I disagree with Michael Gorman about unusable Google hits (Letters, LJ 2/15/03, p. 10). He states, "I got `about 1,910,000' hits in, naturally, no order." This is simply incorrect--Google uses a series of complex algorithms to rank the results....

Google-izing Gorman. (Letters).
May 1, 2003... My search on Google for "civil war" +.edu yielded 593,000 hits, the first couple of pages of which were relevant, authoritative resources. A search for "war between the states" +.edu yielded 5270 hits, which were also usable, valuable...

Deriding Miss Julia. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... I have to admit the [Julia] Alvarez poem is pretty bad ("Why I Am in Love with Librarians," LJ 1/03, p. 58). Eastman is right ("Condescending prattle," Letters, LJ 4/1/03, p. 10)--it's horrible drivel. You should have sent J.A. a pink slip on...

Setting librarians a-Blaise. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... After reading "Burned Any Good Books Lately?" (The Dean's List, LJ 2/15/03, p. 48), I was offended by Blaise Cronin's epithets against Bible-believing Christians and Iris cynical advice for librarians confronting patrons' censorship requests....

Random thoughts. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... Thank you for your invitation to participate in the Day of Dialog at BookExpo America this year (Inside Track, LJ 2/15/03, p. 120). I appreciate the keen interest of librarians in the plans we are making for the new Random House Ballantine...

Florida State Library to stay put. (Late Bulletins).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The protests paid off: the Florida House joined the State Senate in rejecting Gov. Jeb Bush's plan to more the state library's circulating collection to Nova Southeastern University. On April 4, House members easily approved a budget amendment...

PL funding changes threatened in Ohio staved off. (Late Bulletins).(public library funding)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ohio legislators considered cutting statewide library funding--5.7 percent of the state income tax, or $450 million last year--proposing instead that libraries be supported locally. In response, Ohio librarians and library advocates rallied...

Texas librarian earns First Amendment award. (Late Bulletins).(Jerilynn Adams Williams)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The PEN American Center named Jerilynn Adams Williams, who successfully turned back an attempt to remove children's sex education books at Montgomery County Memorial Library System, Conroe, TX, as the recipient of this year's PEN/Newman's Own...

Arizona's SIRLS off the chopping block. (Late Bulletins).(University of Arizona's School of Information Resources and Library Science rmoved from list of programs to be ended)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The University of Arizona's School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS), one of 16 programs suggested for closing in January (see News, LJ 2/15/03, p. 17ff.), has been removed from the "proposed elimination list." SIRLS director...

For libraries, it's mostly quiet on the Middle East info front: relatively few major city/academic facilities promote online resources on the U.S.-led campaign against Iraq. (News).
May 1, 2003... It is impossible to turn on TV, radio, or web-based news sources without being bombarded with the latest updates and images from the military conflict between the United States and Iraq. Media coverage has been omnipresent, but, surprisingly,...

Security officials pull PL document: Lima, OH, director says librarians should have been consulted first. (News).( local Office of Homeland Security officials pull document from Lima Public Library)
May 1, 2003... The largest oil refinery east of the Mississippi and the nation's only tank manufacturing plant are neighbors in Lima, OH, and the region has many chemical plants, which means local emergency officials have reason to be on alert. That, however,...

UM libraries lose over 30 jobs: $2m cut spares materials budget, but user services should slow. (News).(University of Michigan)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Responding to a loss of nearly ten percent in state funding for universities, the library system at the University of Michigan (UM)will lay off 15 full-time employees, eliminate 16 vacancies, and turn 11 full-time jobs into part-time positions...

RoweCom sale to be $7m--or less: not all publishers will participate, so price will shrink proportionately. (News).(purchase by EBSCO Industries of RoweCom)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The purchase by EBSCO Industries of RoweCom, the subscription business of the failed divine, inc., will cost $7.05 million--or probably less, depending on how many publishers and library customers agree to participate. The sale price--what...

CO regional lib. systems may close: $2.3m cut spells doom; Arkansas restores PL funding--almost. (News).
May 1, 2003... Colorado's seven regional library systems will close if the state follows the recommendations of a joint budget proposal committee to cut the $2.3 million earmarked for them. "At this point it's likely," Donna Morris, who heads the Arkansas...

ACRL goes for Baruch. (News).(Baruch College receives Excellence in Academic Libraries Award for college libraries from Association of College and Research Libraries)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Arthur Downing, Chief Librarian, William and Anita Newman Library, Baruch College, City University of New York, receives the Excellence in Academic Libraries Award for college libraries from Association of College and Research Libraries...

Will copyright hearings help? Library advocates think not; also, DMCA comes to the states. (News).(Digital Millennium Copyright Act)
May 1, 2003... The U.S. Copyright Office has been conducting a "rulemaking proceeding" to examine whether the Librarian of Congress will exempt certain classes of works from one of the most controversial aspects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA):...

Times increases library support: librarian awards to go national; newspaper ads tout NYC systems. (News).(New York Times Librarian Awards)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The third annual New York Times Librarian Awards, which honor librarians for outstanding community service, will expand beyond the New York tri-state area for 2003. As in 2002, the Times will recognize 15 librarians in the New York area. In...

Bush order delays document release: revision also serves as brake on trend toward declassification. (News).
May 1, 2003... In a blow to access to government documents, the Bush administration has adopted a revision to Executive Order 12958 on national security information policy. It revokes elements of a Clinton administration order that requires automatic...

More Patriot Act protests at PLs: in CO, a "subversive book checkout"; Santa Cruz speeds shredding. (News).(public libraries)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Members of the Longmont Citizens for Justice and Democracy, CO, organized a "subversive book checkout" at the Longmont Public Library March 15 in a protest against the USA PATRIOT Act, which gives the FBI new powers to investigate library...

St. Paul. (Public Libraries).(St. Paul, MN, makes library separate from other city services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The St. Paul City Council unanimously passed an ordinance April 2 that makes the library a separate entity from other city services such as fire and police. It also allows the library to impose its own tax bond initiatives. A mayoral veto is...

Juneau Public Library. (Public Libraries).(new policy on library display cases)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... There's a new library display policy at the Juneau Public Library, AK, but not everyone approves. According to the Juneau Empire, existing display cases at the entrance to the downtown library and at the Douglas library will be reserved for...

The Gwinnett Country Public Library (GCPL), Lawrenceville, GA, and Gwinnett University Center Library (GUCL) are establishing joint protocols for universal borrowing, online access, shared facilities and resources, unified staff development, and other services. (Public Libraries).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Gwinnett County Public Library (GCPL), Lawrenceville, GA, and Gwinnett University Center Library (GUCL) are establishing joint protocols for universal borrowing, online access, shared facilities and resources, unified staff development, and...

Association of Research Libraries. (Academic Libraries).(releases 2003-03 salary survey)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Academic librarians' salaries are barely keeping up with inflation, according to the 2002-03 Annual Salary Survey just released by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The combined median salary for U.S. and Canadian ARL universities...

St Michael's College. (Academic Libraries).(receives donation Harold Bloom's lifetime collection of books and manuscripts )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Renowned literary critic Harold Bloom has donated his lifetime collection of books and manuscripts to St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT. Moreover, an anonymous donor has stepped forward with a $5 million gift toward a new building. The...

University of California, Riverside. (Academic Libraries).(receives donation of rare copy of second edition of Thomas More's Utopia)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Anonymous donors have given the University of California, Riverside, a rare copy of the second edition of Thomas More's Utopia, published in 1517. The book will go to the J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and...

Government Printing Office. (National/International News).(announces major reorganization plan)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has announced a major reorganization plan, available at the agency web site. Departments will be regrouped and streamlined, and a new Office of Innovations and Partnerships will search for emerging...

Boston Library Consortium launches NCIP ILL service: new offering employs NISO Z39.83 standard through Dynix Universal Resource Sharing Application tool. (Industry News).(interlibrary loan program using the NISO Z39.83 Circulation Interchange Protocol )
May 1, 2003... The Boston Library Consortium (BLC), a cooperative association of 19 academic and research libraries, has launched what it is calling the first successful interlibrary loan (ILL) program using the NISO Z39.83 Circulation Interchange Protocol...

Amlib 3.12 latest Brodart release: new incarnation features several enhancements; OK buys DartClix. (Industry News).(Brodart Automation )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Brodart Automation is now marketing the latest edition of its standard library management system. Amlib 3.12 incorporates several new features, which, according to Brodart, include batch importing of patron pictures, merging of patron records...

BiblioTech PRO 2.5 from Inmagic: focusing on corporate libraries, Miami-Dade law library buys in. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Inmagic, Inc. is marketing BiblioTech PRO 2.5, a system designed specifically for the corporate library market. The product is being released in conjunction with BibSpeed 2.5, a web-enabling module for searching a BiblioTech PRO database over a...

Ont. Bibliocentre chooses Unicorn: Canadian community college consortium opts for top Sirsi system. (Installations).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bibliocentre, a consortium for Ontario community colleges, is contracting with Sirsi for the installation of a Unicom system. According to Sirsi, Bibliocentre provides more than 29,000 full-text electronic journals and "supports a metadata...

Dallas buys SchoolLibrary.Solution: large Texas school district latest to embrace TLC system. (Installations).(The Library Corporation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Library Corporation (TLC) is making headway with its SchoolLibrary.Solution, designed specifically to meet the requirements of school districts. The vendor reports that the Dallas Independent School District contracted for the installation...

TSLA signs with Auto-Graphics, Inc.: vendor's VERSO ASP offers convenience of web-based modules. (Installations).(Tennessee State Library and Archives)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has signed an agreement with Auto-Graphics, Inc. for the purchase of a VERSO ASP system. VERSO is a MARC-based integrated library system that, according to the vendor, can function as an ASP/ILS...

Dynix appoints Critchfield COO: chief technology officer promoted, will handle all global operations. (Infotech People).(Julian Critchfield)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Dynix has promoted Julian Critchfield to chief operating officer after two years as the vendor's chief technology officer. In his new post, Critchfield is responsible "for the entire operations of Dynix globally. This includes complete...

MuseGlobal has introduced a new authentication option to MuseSearch, which the vendor claims "provides more flexible alternatives for retrieving data from subscription-based HTTP sources.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... MuseGlobal has introduced a new authentication option to MuseSearch, which the vendor claims "provides more flexible alternatives for retrieving data from subscription-based HTTP sources. The vendor originally used a proxy wrapper in...

WebWatch. (Infotech).(websites on state and local government)
May 1, 2003... CLICKING ON THE WEB... In 1975, the Federal Communications Commission deregulated citizens band radios, and CB radios quickly became the rage. Highway travel took on a new dimension as drivers could ask for advice as they passed through...

Designing systems for all of us. (Online Databases).(National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services 2003 conference)
May 1, 2003... THE NATIONAL FEDERATION of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) was founded to bring secondary Publishers together to share common concerns. As I witnessed at the 45th annual NFAIS conference in February, secondary publishers these days...

Calendar.(library association events)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... ACURIL in the San Juan sun; CBHL going green in New York; NASIG "Blazing Diverse Trails in the Information Forest" MAY 7-9--Maryland Library Association (MLA) 2003 Conference, Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City. Theme:...

Wayne State University (WSU) Library System. (People).(Paul Beavers named Director of Information Services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Paul Beavers has been named Director of Information Services, Wayne State University (WSU) Library System, Detroit. He was Interim Director of the Purdy/Kresge Library at WSU since 2000.

University of Illinois Library. (People).(Rajwant Chilana named South Asian Studies Librarian, Asian Library)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Rajwant Chilana is now South Asian Studies Librarian, Asian Library, University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign. He was Indic Librarian, Asian Library, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Richland County Public Library. (People).(Rodney Franco named Librarian, St. Andrews Branch)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Rodney Franco has been named Librarian, St. Andrews Branch, Richland County Public Library (RCPL), Columbia, SC. He has been with the library since 2001. Ellan Jenkinson is now Extension Services Librarian, RCPL. She was Librarian, St. Andrews...

Elyria Public Library System. (People).(Jennifer Jung Gallant named Manager of Branches and Community Services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Jennifer Jung Gallant is now Manager of Branches and Community Services, Elyria Public Library System, OH. She was Medical Librarian, EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria.

Smithsonian Institution Libraries. (People).(Thomas Garnett named Assistant Director, Digital Library and Information Systems)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Thomas Garnett is now Assistant Director, Digital Library and Information Systems, Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL), Washington, DC. He has been with SIL since 1983. Martin Kalfatovic is the first Head of the New Media Office. He has...

Lexington Public Library. (People).(Geneva Pullen appointed Interim Director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Geneva Pullen has been appointed Interim Director, Lexington Public Library, KY, following the retirement of Ronald P. Steensland. Formerly Deputy Director, Pullen has worked at the library since 1966.

Somerville Public Library. (People).(Ellen Ranch named Director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Ellen Ranch is now Director, Somerville Public Library, MA. She was Director, Gleason Public Library, Carlisle, MA.

William Smith Morton Library, Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education. (People).(J. Daniel Vann III been named Interim Director)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... J. Daniel Vann III has been named Interim Director, William Smith Morton Library, Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, VA. He had retired as Dean of Library Services, Bloomsburg University of...

Obituaries. (People).(Francie Davis)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... Francie Davis, Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian, Dowling College Library, Oakdale, NY, died on March 4 in a plane crash, along with her husband and daughter. She was with the library since 1995.

LIS recruiting: does it make the grade? Open houses, dual degrees, and distance programs help but may not foster a vital future for librarianship. (Recruitment & Retention)(Cover Story).
May 1, 2003... LIBRARIES ARE THE sources of most recruits to the profession and to the graduate programs that offer the necessary master's degree, the credential that transforms a library worker into a librarian. Most students study part time and work full...

Best new magazines of 2002.(Bibliography)
May 1, 2003... DESPITE A DIFFICULT ECONOMY that has sliced into advertising sales, we still saw an increase in new magazine launches last year. According to Mr. Magazine himself, University of Mississippi professor Samir Husni, 745 new magazines hit the...

Criticas: March bestsellers.(Hispanic American literature)(Bibliography)
May 1, 2003... Vivir para contarla. Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. (Living to Tell the Tale) U.S.: Knopf: Random House. 2002. ISBN 0-4000-4106-6. $25. 1 In less than a month, Knopf sold all 50,000 copies of the Spanish-language hardcover edition of...

BookExpo 2003: librarians at the center. (Conference Preview Los Angeles).
May 1, 2003... BOOKEXPO AMERICA (BEA) migrates back to Los Angeles after four years touring in Chicago and New York. From Friday, May 30, to Sunday, June 1, participating librarians will enjoy the Hollywood Hills and solid recognition of their vital place in...

A view of the moon & the stars. (Popular Astronomy).(Bibliography)
May 1, 2003... ASTRONOMY IS AT ONCE the most ancient and the most modern of sciences. For thousands of years, humans have been gob-smacked by the wondrous spectacle of the heavens, and today's technology allows us to explore what was, not so long ago, beyond...

How do you manage?(library management case study)
May 1, 2003... CASE STUDY No Free Lunch "CAN YOU BELIEVE the nerve," Mary Dudek said, glaring at Bernie Meehan over the rim of her plastic cup of cheap champagne. "We shouldn't be surprised," answered Ethel Clark. "He does it every time." The...

Best consumer health books 2002. (Consumer Health LJ Resource).(Bibliography)
May 1, 2003... IF CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION (CHI) services came of age in 2001 with the establishment of the Medical Library Association's Consumer Health Credential, it moved into the mainstream last year with a national push for "information therapy."...

Consumer health goes proactive. (Consumer Health LJ Resource).(consumer health book publishing )
May 1, 2003... "FIFTY YEARS AGO there was the mentality that when you got to a certain age, you were going to get sick and there wasn't anything you could do about it," says Susan Bernstein, director of book development and acquisition for the Arthritis...

Prepub alert.(Bibliography)
May 1, 2003... COMING IN SEPTEMBER 2003... debut thrillers from Berry and Spiegelman compete with works from veterans Palahniuk and Perry. Nonfiction features an especially large cast of well-knowns, from Salzman and Kidder to Didion and Sheehy. And don't...

Pets & pet care best sellers.(Bibliography)
May 1, 2003... 1 Training Your Labrador Retriever [P] September B. Morn & Para Tanzey. Barron's. 2000. ISBN 0-7641-0992-8. $11.95. 2 The Rottweiler Handbook [P] Joan Hustace Walker. Barron's. 2001. ISBN 0-7641-1642-8. $11.95. 3 Puppies for Dummies...

Graphic novels.
May 1, 2003... Not only are comics not just for kids anymore, but many graphic novels (GNs) today are obviously intended for adult readers only and should be shelved accordingly. Some, such as Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question (LJ 3/1/03), are so full of...

DeMatteis, J.M. & others. Superman: Critical Condition.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DC Comics: Warner Bros. 2003. 192p. ISBN 1-56389-949-3. pap. $14.95. F Poisoned by kryptonite, Superman is weakening rapidly, but he cannot rest until his kidnapped wife, Lois Lane, is found. He asks fellow hero Steel for aid, and Steel...

Dranger, Joanna Rubin. Miss Remarkable & Her Career.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Penguin. May 2003. 224p, tr. from Swedish by Maura Tavares. ISBN 0-14-200300-X. $13. F In this true-to-life book, Miss Remarkable, raised to be an overachiever, eventually hits a wall: she cannot excel at everything all of the time, which...

Goyer, David S. & others. JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DC Comics: Warner Bros. 2003. 96p. ISBN 1-56389-937-X. $24.95. F The annual team-up of the Justice League and the Justice Society, two superhero teams, was a DC tradition for many years--their classic early meetings, from the mid-1960s, are...

Inoue, Takehiko. Vagabond.(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Vol. 4. Viz Comics. 2003.228p. tr. from Japanese by Yuji Oniki. ISBN 1-56931-854-9. pap. $12.95. F This remarkable manga series is loosely adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi, a novel that recounts the life of famed 17th-century Japanese...

Jodorowsky, Alexandro & others. The Incal # 1: Orphan of the City Shaft.(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Humanoids. 2002. 152p. tr. from French by Justin Kelly. ISBN 1-930652-34-8. pap. $17.95. F On Terra #2104, the City Shaft extends deep into the planet, ruled by the Techno-Pope (head of the Techno-Techno order), the Prez (forever cloning...

Johns, Geoff & others. Hawkman: Endless Flight.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DC Comics: Warner Bros. 2003. 176p. ISBN 1-56389-952-3. pap. $12.95. F Hawkman was one of comics' earliest superheroes, appearing since 1940 in a variety of incarnations. Recently he was thought dead, but in the Justice Society book JSA:...

Obana, Miho. Kodocha: Sana's Stage.(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Vol. 4. Tokyopop. 2003. 184p. tr. from Japanese by Yukio Ichimura. ISBN 1-931514-53-4. pap. $9.99. F Eleven-year-old Sana is the star of the hit TV show Child's Toy. She's cute, confident, and optimistic and seems mature for her age--but...

Sakai, Stan. Usagi Yojimbo: the Shrouded Moon.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Dark Horse. 2003. 184p. ISBN 1-56971883-0. pap. $15.95. F Usagi is a ronin (a masterless samurai) and an expert swordsman, wandering the roads of feudal Japan and occasionally hiring himself out as a bodyguard (yojimbo). He's also a...

* Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis: the Story of a Childhood.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Pantheon. Jun. 2003. c.160p, tr. from French. ISBN 0-375-42230-7. $17.95. AUTOBIOG This extraordinary autobiography tells the story of Satrapi's early life as a girl in late 1970s and early 1980s Iran. Through her young eyes, the reader...

Vaughan, Brian K. & others. Y: The Last Man--Unmanned.(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Vertigo: D.C. Comics. 2003. 128p. ISBN 1-56389-980-9. pap. $12.95. F In this first volume of an ongoing full-color series from DC's Vertigo line, every male animal on Earth dies simultaneously from an unknown cause--except for unemployed...

Willingham, Bill & others. Fables: Legends in Exile.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Vertigo: D.C. Comics. 2003. 128p. ISBN 1-56389-942-6. pap. $9.95. F Long ago, the Adversary conquered all of the various lands of Fable, and the survivors escaped to exile on Earth. With all past grudges forgiven, the Fables formed their...

Yazawa, Ai. Paradise Kiss.(Book Review)
May 1, 2003... Tokyopop. 2003.176p. tr. from Japanese by Shirley Kubo. ISBN 1-59182-108-8. pap. $9:99. F One of Tokyopop's "Authentic Manga," this series tells the story of high school student Yukari Hayasaka, who has fallen in with a group of fashion...

Rosenkranz, Patrick. Rebel Visions: the Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Fantagraphics. 2003. 300p. ISBN 1-56097-464-8. $39.95. GRAPHIC ARTS In the mid-1960s a variety of young cartoonists, inspired by Mad magazine and LSD and rebelling against the restrictions of "straight" society, the Comics Code, and the...

Clamp. Magic Knight Rayearth: Vols. 1-3 & Bonus Memorial Book.(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Tokyopop. 2002. 696p. tr. from Japanese by Anita Sengupta. ISBN 1-59182-0855. pap. $29.99. F The works of the four-woman manga creation team known as Clamp are among the most popular manga in the United States, despite their variable...

* Smith, Jeff. Bone. Vol. 8: Treasure Hunters.(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cartoon Bks. 2002. 144p. ISBN 1-888963-12-3 $23.95; pap. ISBN 1-888963-13-1. $15.95. F This is the penultimate chapter in one of the most widely acclaimed graphic novel series in the United States. It's the story of the three Bone...

Brewer's Curious Titles: the Fascinating Stories Behind More Than 1500 Famous Titles.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Cassell, dist. by Sterling. 2003. &496p. comp. by Ian Crofton. index. ISBN 0304-36130-5. $24.95. REF In selecting the novels, plays, paintings, and musical works whose titles he explains here, Crofton (A Dictionary of Art Quotations)...

Contemporary North American Film Directors: a Wallflower Critical Guide.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2d ed. Wallflower, dist. by Columbia Univ. 2003. 619p. ed. by Yoram Allon & others. filmog. index. ISBN 1-903364-52-3. pap. $26.95. REF Editors Allon, Del Cullen, and Hannah Patterson, editorial director, chief editor, and assistant editor...

The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Continuum. May 2003. c.1200p, ed. by Steven R. Serafin & Valerie G. Myer. bibliog, index. LC 2002009231. ISBN 0-8264-1456-7. $175. REF This complement to The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature (1999) aims to provide a...

Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 6 vols. Academic. 2003. 2780p. permanent paper. ed. by James R. Holton & others, illus. index. LC 2002114120. ISBN 0-12227090-8. $1400. REF This companion to the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences covers all aspects of the atmospheric...

* Encyclopedia of Education.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2d ed. 8 vols. Macmillan Reference: Gale. 2002. 3357p. ed. by James W. Guthrie. bibliog, index. ISBN 0-02-865594-X. $850. REF Over 30 years after its first appearance, this major reference work has received a complete content overhaul,...

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 6 vols. Scribner: Gale. 2002. ed. by David Levinson & Karen Christensen. illus, maps. index. LC 2002008712. ISBN 0-68480617-7. $695. REF Four years in the making, this comprehensive, multidisciplinary encyclopedia of modern Asia uses a...

Encyclopedia of World Terrorism: Vol 1: 1996-2002; Vol 2: Documents.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Sharp Reference: M.E. Sharpe. 2003. ed. by Frank G. Shanty & others, c. 1200p. illus. maps. bibliog, index. LC 2002075983. ISBN 1-56324-807-7. $249. REF With this massive, two-volume reference, general editors Shanty and Raymond Picquet...

O'Laughlin, Michael C. The Book of Irish Families Great and Small.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 3d ed. Irish Genealogical. 2002. 396p. illus. index. ISBN 0-940134-09-8. pap. $36. REF Although touted as an "All New Master Index" that contains more Irish family surnames, locations, and sources than any work in print, this book is far...

Plimmer, Jack R. & others. Encyclopedia of Agrochemicals.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 3 vols. Wiley-Interscience: Wiley. 2003. 1638p. illus, index. LC 2002027418. ISBN 0-471-19363-1. $975. REF This three-volume set covers the technology (other than manufacture) of herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals...