Library Journal articles from November 2003

Library Journal archives from November 2003

Protect professionalism: don't run them through weekend seminars and say they are librarians.(Editorial)
November 1, 2003... They all declare their support of the embattled MLIS, the profession's entry-level degree, but some of the nation's top research library/directors are experimenting with ways to recruit and "train" new experts to work in their libraries. Deans...

Exposes old tactics.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... When the University of Michigan cases were decided, in the majority decision for the Law School case, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor reflected that while diversity was important (thus upholding underrepresented racial/ethnic diversity as an area...

Ten cheers for diversity.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... Here are ten reasons why Blaise Cronin ("Can You Celebrate Diversity?" LJ 9/15/03, p. 40) needs to celebrate diversity: 10. OCLC is an international corporation that wants customers! 9. I got 1,710,000 hits when I Googled "racist." ...

Refreshing antidote.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... It is so refreshing to read Blaise Cronin's "Can You Celebrate Diversity?" (LJ 9/15/03, p. 40), especially as it acted as the perfect antidote to the Bernie Sanders shill as politician-of-the-year (LJ 9/15/03, cover, p. 30-31). Yes, precisely...

No cuts at RCPL.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... The Richland County Public Library (RCPL), Columbia, SC, did receive an increase in funding for this fiscal year, to correct your editorial (John Berry, "Library Support Is Local," LJ 9/15/03, p. 8).... RCPL received a .8 mill, or about an...

Is law enforcement accessing patron info? ALA to plan study.(Late Bulletins)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The American Library Association (ALA) has received a $49,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation to plan a study to assess the extent of law enforcement access to library records. If the design of the study passes muster with both the library...

Funding restored in Dickson County, TN.(Late Bulletins)(Dickson County Public Library and Lifelong Learning Center)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The funding crisis at the Dickson County Public Library and Lifelong Learning Center, TN, which led to a lawsuit and the resignation of the library board chair (see News, LJ 10/1/03, p. 18), has been resolved, at least for this year. County...

Lincoln Library gets director.(Late Bulletins)(Richard Norton Smith)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Richard Norton Smith has been named by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to head the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield. Most recently director of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Smith...

Mercury spill closes Indiana PL.(Late Bulletins)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The Kennedy Library of the Muncie Public Library, IN, has been closed since September 18 owing to mercury contamination and may not reopen until December. All 100,000 books in the collection were to be placed in sealed plastic garbage bags,...

Library groups support P2P companies.(Late Bulletins)(peer-to-peer)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Five library groups, led by the American Library Association (ALA), have filed an amicus brief supporting peer-to-peer file-sharing companies Grokster and Morpheus. ALA is joined by the Association of Research Libraries, American Association of...

White House breathes some new life into neglected NCLIS: with funding restored, long-vacant commissioner positions could be filled by year's end pending Senate OK.(News)(National Commission on Libraries and Information Science)
November 1, 2003... In a boost for libraries from Washington at a time when librarians find themselves pitted against the Bush administration's USA PATRIOT Act and the target of insulting barbs by Attorney General John Ashcroft (see News, LJ 10/15/03, p. 16), the...

OCLC sues NY's Library Hotel: use of Dewey Decimal System[TM] called trademark infringement.(News)(Online Computer Library Center)
November 1, 2003... The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) has provoked much comment with a lawsuit claiming trademark infringement against a Manhattan library-themed hotel. Since its opening in August 2000, the Library Hotel, located one block from the New...

Meese seconds Ashcroft's attack: ex-AG's criticism countered by ALA; new anti-Patriot Act bills.(News)(former Attorney General Edwin Meese supports John Ashcroft)
November 1, 2003... Piling on after Attorney General John Ashcroft criticized librarians (set News, LJ 10/15/03, p. 16), former Attorney General Edwin Meese continued the vitriol during a September 29 Today Show discussion of the USA PATRIOT Act. After host...

Jacksonville gains, but others cut: anchorage lays off; MN PL imposes fees; gifts in KC, Cincinnati.(Budget Report)(Minnesota)(Kansas City)
November 1, 2003... In contrast to the grim budget news facing many libraries, Jacksonville, FL, mayor John Peyton and the city council have authorized 142 new full-time positions in Jacksonville Public Library's 2003-04 budget, beginning October 1. The total...

Indiana's SLIS may be merged: School of Informatics may absorb computer science, then add SLIS.(News)(School of Library and Information Science)
November 1, 2003... Indiana University, Bloomington, is considering merging its computer science department into its fledgling School of Informatics (SI), then possibly merging the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) into the SI. The suggestion...

From China to Northridge.(News)(Roland Tseng donates Chinese antiquities to California State University (Northridge))(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Chinese American entrepreneur Roland Tseng (center) is donating $38 million worth of Chinese antiquities to California State University (CSU), Northridge. The donation is the largest both to that campus and...

IMLS issues $13.7m in leadership grants: funds for research, digitization, collaboration, Native Americans.(News)(Institute of Museum and Library Services)
November 1, 2003... The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced more than $13.7 million in grants to 49 libraries and museums to advance leadership and innovation nationwide. The funds will be matched by the institutions, as per grant...

Multnomah PL snag is resolved: board resists $138K director's salary; legal fund to pay a portion.(News)(Multnomah County Library)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Though Mary (Molly) Raphael, previously director of the District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL), was named in early August to head the Multnomah County Library (MCL), Portland, OR (see Late Bulletins, LJ 9/1/03, p. 13), it took nearly two...

Three-week strike at LIU resolved: some contentiousness at Palmer School aired on mailing lists.(News)(Long Island University)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... A strike by faculty at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University (LIU), Brookville, NY, was resolved Friday, September 26, after nearly three weeks, but it left some lingering rancor at the Palmer School of Library and Information Science....

Techies talk tough at LITA's 2003 Annual National Forum: top librarians gather to tackle metasearching technical issues and ponder buying content instead of leasing it.(Conference Report)(Library and Information Technology Association)
November 1, 2003... Portals, open source applications, digital library services, and XML beaded the list of topics at the Library and Information Technology Association's (LITA) National Forum, October 3-5 in Norfolk, VA. The forum this year attracted 350...

Classical offering three months free: charter subscribers can get 15 months of service for price of 12.(Industry News)(Classical Music Library listening service)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Classical International has introduced a charter subscription offer "to reward early subscribers to the Classical Music Library (CML) listening service." Any library purchasing a one-year subscription by December 31, 2003 will receive a free...

ProQuest adds L.A. Times back file: material covering 1881-1984 in the works for Historical Newspapers.(Industry News)(Los Angeles Times)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ProQuest is continuing to expand its Historical Newspapers project, which launched in 2001. The company has announced the development of a database of back files from the Los Angeles Times, covering 1881-1984. ProQuest asserts that the back...

Major changes made at VTLS: vendor debuts new logo, adds personnel, creates RFID division.(Industry News)(radio frequency identification)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... VTLS is upgrading its image. The company has introduced a new corporate logo and has beefed up its product management and sales teams, as well as creating a separate division for its radio frequency identification (RFID) products According to...

EBSCO acquires Whitston Publishing: American Humanities Index on EBSCOhost; Laddin staying on.(Industry News)(Mike Laddin)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... EBSCO Publishing has acquired the Whitston Publishing Company, producers of the American Humanities Index (AMI), which has been available on EBSCOhost since January. EBSCO has been growing its business through out the year with similar...

Dynix adding ContentWatch: vendor updates with filtering software to make systems CIPA compliant.(Industry News)(Children's Internet Protection Act)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... As LJ predicted, the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is having an impact on library automation vendors (InfoTech, LJ 10/15/03, p. 23). Dynix announced in late September that it has cut a deal with ContentWatch "as the supplier of...

WebWatch.(Infotech)(gossip sites)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 1, 2003... CLICKING ON THE WEB... In terms of human needs, food, housing, and love certainly take precedence over the desire for gossip. But gossip must still be in the top ten. As soon as we had the Internet, people were quick to use email, discussion...

Online issues are global.(Online Databases)
November 1, 2003... THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY is international. With major English-language online publishers based in the Netherlands, Germany, and Canada (not to mention Alabama and New York), the information you lease may be generated and designed anywhere in...

It's a great idea to put humanities Ph.D.s to work in libraries ... But don't call 'em "librarians".
November 1, 2003... NEW GATEWAYS TO the library profession are in the works. They are seen as a threat to the monopoly of the library and information studies (LIS) programs leading to the current entry-level credential, the American Library Association...

Readers' advisory 101: a crash course in RA: common mistakes librarians make and how to avoid them.
November 1, 2003... FOR THREE YEARS NOW, students in classes in readers' advisory services for adults in the public library at Queens College, NY, have gone undercover to complete a surrogate user assignment. Each student picks a work of fiction he/she has read...

The money tradeoff: new compensation approaches bring creativity to the work-a-day world.
November 1, 2003... SALARY STRUGGLES LONG have been an issue for library staff. The current plague of anemic budgets certainly de-emphasizes money, but that cold fact need not detract from adequately rewarding staff through other means. In fact, the myopic focus...

Speaking in tongues.(Foreign-Language Series)(Buyers Guide)
November 1, 2003... PURCHASING FOREIGN-LANGUAGE educational materials might seem a simple task: get a few audiotapes, some phrase books and guides on grammar, and a couple of bilingual dictionaries. But library selectors today face a wide and bewildering array of...

Neither a borrower nor a lender be?(Case Study)(public library usage)
November 1, 2003... "THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT, can it?" puzzled Mary Ann Walsh, director of the Barwell Public Library, looking at the figures in the freshly delivered library usage report. "Don, can you come in here a minute?" she said loud enough to be heard by...

Look at the long term.(Analysis I)(public library usage)
November 1, 2003... WALSH HAS HER WORK cut out for her. Not only does she have to justify the library's building project, but she also has to defend her decision to join the statewide reciprocal borrowing program, to her board and to the public at large. As...

Information isn't communication.(Analysis II)(library usage)
November 1, 2003... WALSH NEEDS TO WORK on her communication skills. While she and Cleary seem to have a good working relationship, the library board and the local paper appear to be out of the communication loop, even though they receive information, Information...

Prepub alert.(prepublication)
November 1, 2003... COMING IN MARCH 2004... big commercial fiction from Parker and Steel and big noncommercial fiction from Danticat and Lee, which should still sell well. Nonfiction embraces God and baseball. FICTION [] DANTICAT, Edwidge. The Dew...

Audio best sellers.
November 1, 2003... 1 Learn in Your Car Spanish [CD; U] Henry N. Raymond. Penton Overseas. 21102. ISBN 1-59125-207-5. $49.95. 2 Teeth of the Tiger [CD; A] Tom Clancy. Random Audio. 2003. ISBN 0-7393-0668-5. $31.95. 3 Harry Potter and the Order of the...

Graphic novels.
November 1, 2003... In the past few years, many librarians have come to realize that putting comics in the library is a great way to interest and serve teens. But according to recent postings to the GNLIB-L mailing list (an Internet list for librarians interested...

Bedard, Tony (text) & Karl Moline & others (illus.). Route 666. Vol. 2: Three-Ring Thriller.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... CrossGeneration Comics. 2003. 160p. ISBN 1-931484-92-9. pap. $15.95. F In this collection of issues 7 through 12 of the ongoing series, Cassandra Starkweather is on the run, accused of a series of murders. But the dead were monsters sent...

CLAMP. CLAMP School Detectives.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Vol. 2. Tokyopop. 2003. 208p. tr. from Japanese by Ray Yoshimoto. ISBN 1-59182-2955. pap. $9.99. F This cute series by the four-woman manga team CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura; Magic Knight Rayearth) is set at the CLAMP School, a fictional...

Eisner, Will. Fagin the Jew.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... Doubleday. 2003. 128p. ISBN 0-385-51009-8. pap. $15.95. F Comics legend Eisner (A Contract with God) here sets out to resuscitate the reputation of Fagin, ringleader of the thieving boys in Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. In early...

Gaiman, Neil (text) & others (illus.). The Sandman: Endless Nights.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Vertigo: DC Corajes. 2003. 160p. ISBN 1-4012-0089-3. $24.95. F After several years away from comics, celebrated writer Gaiman (American Gods; Coraline) returns to the dark fantasy series that made him a sensation: the Eisner, Harvey, and...

Geary, Rick. The Beast of Chicago.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... ComicsLit: NBM. (Treasury of Victorian Murder). Nov. 2003. 80p. bibliog. ISBN 1-56163-362-3. $15.95. CRIME In this sixth and latest volume in his "Treasury of Victorian Murder" series, Geary turns his attention to H.H. Holmes, who gained...

Kishiro, Yukito. Battle Angel Alita: Last Order: Vol. 1: Angel Reborn.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... Viz Comics. 2003. 200p. tr. from Japanese by Lillian Olsen. ISBN 1-56931-824-7. pap. $9.95. F Kishiro's excellent nine-volume "Battle Angel Alita" manga series, published in the United States from 1992 to 1998, exemplifies many elements of...

Morse, Scott. The Barefoot Serpent.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Top Shelf Productions. 2003. 128p. ISBN 1-891830-37-6. pap. $14.95. F In this unusual, fully painted book, Eisner Award nominee Morse (Ancient Joe) juxtaposes two very different stories. One is a lushly colored, almost juvenile-level...

Orff, Joel. Strum and Drang: Great Moments in Rock'n'Roll.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... Alternative Comics. 2003.72p. ISBN 1-891867-27-X. pap. $6.95. MUSlC With a title like that, readers may be expecting anecdotes about Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, et al., but what's here is something much more unusual. These one-page,...

Rodi, Rob (text) & Maurice & Ernie Colon (illus.). The Crossovers. Vol. 1: CrossCurrents.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... CrossGeneration Comics. 2003. 160p. ISBN 1-931484-85-6. pap. $15.95. F Here's a fun cross genre concept: each member of the Crossover family is living a secret life unknown to the others. Dad Carter is the superhero Archetype, mom Calista...

Ross, Alex (illus.) & Chip Kidd (text). Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Pantheon. 2003. c.288p. ISBN 0-375-42240-4. $35. GRAPHIC ARTS This coffee-table hardcover, marvelously designed by Kidd (Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz) and showcasing some of the best work of multiple award-winning painter Ross, is...

Ware, Chris. The Acme Novelty Date Book. Vol 1: 1986-1995.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Drawn & Quarterly. 2003. 204p. ISBN 1-896597-66-1. $39.95. GRAPHIC ARTS The Eisner and Harvey Award-winning creator of the highly celebrated Jimmy Corrigan, Ware here presents selections from the sketch-books he kept during the time that...

Warren, Adam (text) & others (illus.). Gen13: Meanwhile.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... Wildstorm: DC. 2003. 160p. ISBN 1-4012-0062-1. pap. $17.95. F Gen13 is a team of Generation-X superheroes created in the mid-1990s. This is the second Gen13 collection (following Superhuman Like You) written by Warren, one of the most...

Williamson, Al (illus.) & others (text). Al Williamson Adventures.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Insight Studios. 2003. 98p. ISBN 1-889317-17-9. $34.95. F Williamson is highly regarded within the comics industry for the classic work he did at the legendary EC Comics in the early 1950s, as well as some well-remembered Flash Gordon comic...

Winick, Judd (text) & others (illus.). Green Lantern: Brother's Keeper.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... DC Comics: Warner Bros. 2003. 128p. ISBN 1-4012-0078-8. pap. $12.95. F This is the third Green Lantern collection (following New Journey, Old Path, and The Power of Ion) written by Winick, author of the acclaimed autobiographical graphic...

Wolfman, Marv (text) & George Perez & Romeo Tanghal (illus.). The New Teen Titans: the Terror of Trigon.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)
November 1, 2003... DC Comics: Warner Bros. 2003. 144p. ISBN 1-56389-944-2. pap, $17.95. F With Cartoon Network airing a new animated Teen Titans series, fans will likely be interested in seeing the comic that inspired it. In the 1980s, the New Teen Titans...

Smylie, Mark. Artesia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Archaia Studios. 2003. 192p. ISBN 1-932386-00-9. pap. $24.95. F A fantasy filled with military, political, and religious intrigue, the first of a projected 22 volumes in a series titled "The Book of Dooms," this work was previously issued...

Raphael, Jordan & Tom Spurgeon. Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Chicago Review. 2003. 275p. ISBN 1-55652-506-0. $24.95. GRAPHIC ARTS One of the architects of the modern superhero comic, Lee was head writer and editor at Marvel Comics from 1945 to 1972 and has served as a public frontman for the company...

The ties that bind.(inspirational fiction on marriage)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Statistics show that the current divorce rate among churchgoers is equal to, or greater than, that of the general population. This trend provides inspirational writers with plenty of fodder for their novels: marital conflict enables them to...

Arthur, Randall. Brotherhood of Betrayal.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Multnomah. 2003. c.408p. ISBN 1-59052-258-3. pap. $11.99. CF The last thing thirtysomething missionary Rachel McCain expects is for Clay, her husband of 13 years, to disappear while they are stationed in Stockholm. Her world crumbles when...

Herman, Kathy. A Fine Line.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Multnomah. 2003. c.320p. ISBN 1-59052-209-5. pap. $11.99. CF The fifth and final entry in Herman's"Baxter" series (after High Stakes) centers on the violent death of Sheila Paxton, a corporate attorney who convinced Charlie Kirby, mayor of...

Hill, Donna & Francis Ray. Rockin' Around That Christmas Tree.(Brief Article)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
November 1, 2003... St. Martin's. Nov. 2003. c.160p, ISBN 0-312-32195-3. pap. $14.95. CF With her children grown and her husband insisting that she not pursue her dream career, a frustrated and unfulfilled Denise Morrison makes a shocking announcement--she...

Jenkins, Jerry. Soon.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Tyndale. 2003. c.350p. ISBN 0-8423-8406-5. $24.99. CF In this futuristic, post--World War III tale, a worldwide ban on all religion has been established to guarantee peace. Assigned to flush out dangerous Christian fanatics by infiltrating...

Kingsbury, Karen. Maggie's Miracle.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Warner Faith. 2003. c.164p. ISBN 0-446-53230-4. $13.95. CF In a letter to God, eight-year-old Jordan Wright asks for a new daddy, believing that his prayer will be answered. (His real father died suddenly two years ago.) After reading the...

Morgan, Kathleen. All Good Gifts.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Revell. 2003. c.176p. ISBN 0-8007-1852-6. pap. $14.99. CF When Dr. Devra MacKay receives a call from Culdee Creek Ranch, she knows that something is wrong. Her father has died, and the person who relates the devastating news is Ross...

Ringling, Dawn. Jumping in Sunset.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Multnomah. Nov. 2003. c.460p. ISBN 1-59052-227-3. pap. $12.99. CF Pamela Thornton noticed that Paul, her husband of 20 years, was not acting like himself at his birthday dinner, but nothing prepared her for his news on the drive home--the...

Austin, Lynn. Fire by Night.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Bethany. (Refiner's Fire, Bk. 2). Nov. 2003. c.432p. ISBN 1-55661-443-8. pap. $12.99. CF Set during the American Civil War, Austin's second entry in the "Refiner's Fire" series focuses on Julia Hoffman and Phoebe Bigelow, two different...

Blackstock, Terri. Line of Duty.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Zondervan. 2003. (Newpointe 911). c.384p. ISBN 0-310-25064-1. pap. $12.99. CF Debbie Morris discovers a ticking bomb on an upper floor of the 30-story Icon International Building in downtown New Orleans--but not in enough time to evacuate...

Cote, Lyn. Summer's End.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Tyndale. (Northern Intrigue, No. 3). Nov. 2003. c.282p. ISBN 0-8423-35587. pap. $9.99. CF Cote's third entry in the "Northern Intrigue" series (after Autumn's Shadow) features Kirsi Royston, a young doctor who agreed several years ago to...

Miller, Evie Yoder. Eyes at the Window.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Good Bks. 2003. c.512p. ISBN 1-56148-405-9. $22.95. CF Spanning 1810-61, Miller's first novel offers a stunning and sensitive portrayal of the Amish men and women who first settled in Pennsylvania, with some families later migrating west to...

Morgan, Kathleen. Consuming Fire.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Tyndale. 2003. c.389p. ISBN 0-8423-5388-7. pap. $12.99. CF Set in the Scottish Highlands of 1694, Morgan's latest historical (following Embrace the Dawn) revolves around Maggie Robertson, whose desire to become a nun is motivated as much by...

Counties USA: a Directory of United States Counties.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... 2d ed. Omnigraphics. 2003. 672p. index. ISBN 0-7808-0546-1. $85. REF This new edition of Counties USA, issued six years after publication of the first, provides statistical descriptions and updated contact information for more than 3100...

Croom, Emily Anne. The Genealogist's Companion and Sourcebook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... 2d ed. Betterway: F&W. 2003. c.320p. bibliog. ISBN 1-55870-651-8. pap. $19.99. REF In this updated edition of her guide to U.S. genealogical sources, Croom gives readers a helpful framework for identifying and locating records ranging from...

Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... 7th ed. McGraw. 2003.404p. index. ISBN 0-07-222978-0. pap. $24.99. REF Much has changed in the world of electronic genealogy since the last edition of Crowe's guide to genealogy in 2001, and this new edition aptly reflects that change....

Encyclopedia of Hormones.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... 3 vols. Academic. 2003. 2750p. ed. by Helen L. Henry & Anthony W. Norman. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-12-341103-3. $699.95. REF This three-volume set provides detailed information on the biology and cellular physiology of all known hormones in...

Handbook of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Wiley. 2003. 794p. ed. by Leonard A. Jason & others. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-471-41512-X. $90. REF Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disease whose "cause and pathophysiology... remain unknown." The editors of this handbook,...

Hayes, Derek. Historical Atlas of the Arctic.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Univ. of Washington. Dec. 2003. 224p. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-295-98358-2. $60. REF The author of two previous historical atlases (Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean and Historical Atlas of Canada), as well as First Crossing,...

Herbst, Philip. Talking Terrorism: a Dictionary of the Loaded Language of Political Violence.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Greenwood. 2003. c.240p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-313-32486-7. $49.95. REF Cultural anthropologist Herbst has made a specialty of creating dictionaries that explore the loaded language surrounding various social and cultural phenomena. In...

Holder, R.W. How Not to Say What You Mean: a Dictionary of Euphemisms.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... 3d ed. Oxford Univ. 2003. 524p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-19-860402-5. $18.95. REF With its title change, this third edition of Holder's A Dictionary of Euphemisms seems to emphasize its use as a thesaurus rather than a traditional...

Rose, James M. & Alice Eichholz. Black Genesis: a Resource Book for African-American Genealogy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... 2d ed. Genealogical. 2003. 422p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8063-1735-3. pap. $24.95. REF In the 1970s, Rose became the first-ever recipient of a doctorate in African-American genealogy and served as a researcher consultant with Alex Haley. In...

* Smithsonian Institute. Earth.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... DK. 2003. 520p. ed. by James F. Luhr. illus. index. ISBN 0-7894-9643-7. $50. REF In the same stunning visual style as the award-winning Animal, this incredible one-volume comprehensive review and catalog covers planetary features,...

Berliner, Nancy. Yin Yu Tang: the Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Tuttle. 2003. 178p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8048-3487-3. $34.95. ARCHITECTURE The 200-year-old Huang family home called Yin Yu Tang (referring to a hall of shelter and abundance) was originally located in China, in Huang Cun village....

Blum, Dilys E. Shocking!: the Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Yale Univ. in assoc. with Philadelphia Museum of Art. 2003. 320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-300-10066-3. $65. DEC ARTS Innovative, daring, and even shocking, Italian-born Paris designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was the preferred...

Brion Gysin: Tuning in to the Multimedia Age.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. Nov. 2003. 240p. ed. by Jose Ferez Kuri. illus. index. ISBN 0-500-28438-5. pap. $44.95. FINE ARTS Poet, writer, lyricist, painter, performance artist, and Beat generation guru, Brion Gysin (1916-86) incited...

Conrad, Peter. At Home in Australia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. 2003. 256p. illus. index. ISBN 0-500-51141-1. $40. PHOTOG The approach here is a popular one: find a prominent author, preferably an expatriate, and ask him to reflect on his homeland. The vehicle for...

de Oliveira, Nicolas & others. Installation Art in the New Millennium.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Thames & Hudson, dist. by Norton. 2003. 208p. photogs. ISBN 0-500-23808-1. $50. FINE ARTS The 1990s saw installation art move to center stage in the world of contemporary art. How this happened is the subject of this wonderfully...

Dunham, Bandhu Scott. Formed of Fire: Selections in Contemporary Lampworked Glass.(2 books)(Book Review)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Dunham, Bandhu Scott. Formed of Fire: Selections in Contemporary Lampworked Glass. Salusa Glassworks. 2003. c.125p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-9658972-2-2. $25.99. Warmus, William. Fire and Form: The Art of Contemporary Glass. Norton Museum of...

Giaconi, Giovanni (illus.) & Kim Williams (text). The Villas of Palladio.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Princeton Architectural, dist. by Chronicle. Nov. 2003. 152p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 1-56898-396-4. $50. ARCHITECTURE This handsomely produced volume is yet another tribute to stonemason-turned-architect Andrea Palladio (1508-80). Covering 32...