Library Journal articles from October 2003

Library Journal archives from October 2003

Brave new library: ominous omens in entertainment and information.(Editorial)(protecting rights to scholarly information must extend to information and entertainment products used by public and school libraries)(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... There were ominous omens for libraries in my morning paper (New York Times) September 4. Later that day I took a closer look at "Principles and Strategies for the Reform of Scholarly Communication" adopted by the board of the Association of...

Why I don't recruit.(Letters )(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... Recruit students for library school (John Berry, "LIS Recruiting: Does It Make the Grade?" LJ 5/1/03, p. 38-41)'? You can't be serious. Why would I, a library administrator with more than 25 years in this "profession," want to recruit people?...

Pay them more!(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... No matter how secure the status of the MLS needs to be (Bill Crowley, "The Suicide of the Public Librarian," LJ 4/15/03, p. 48-49), what works in any work team is flexibility and freedom of choice. Many paraprofessionals take pride in their...

Proud of my MLS.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... I was offended by Geizler's comment that "any reasonably competent 11th grader would have cruised through the MLS program. My other graduate school challenged the students daily.... No need for an MLS" (Letters, LJ 7/03, p. 10). I chose to...

ALA conference "disaster".(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... I disagree with the consensus that the American Library Association (ALA) conference was a success ("Exceeding Expectations," LJ 8/03, p. 38-43). As a small vendor, I spent a bundle exhibiting at my first library show. I was extremely...

GSLIS close partner to library.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2003... The benefits of collaborations between LIS programs and campus libraries are obvious, but they might not be as rare as John Berry thinks ("We Must Unify Practice and Research," LJ 5/1/03, p. 8). We are proud of the close partnership...

Americans split on civil liberties vs. security.(Late Bulletins)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A significant though somewhat reduced number of Americans remain willing to trade civil liberties for safety and security since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a Michigan State University national survey. Forty-three...

Willard: NCLIS will bounce back.(Late Bulletins)(Bob Willard; National Commission on Libraries and Information Science)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Pending reauthorization of the Library Services and Technology Act will help the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), according to NCLIS executive director Bob Willard. The new legislation changes the terms so...

ALA asks for openness on security info.(Late Bulletins)(American Library Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The American Library Association (ALA) and 75 other organizations sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge, calling for community input on procedures that "may restrict the public dissemination of homeland security...

$100m proposed for new Philadelphia central library.(Late Bulletins)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Philadelphia officials have commissioned four architects to develop plans for a $100 million expansion of the Beaux Arts central facility of the Philadelphia Free Library, which is nearly 80 years old. Mayor John Street has agreed to supply $30...

FOLUSA gets grant for Books for Babies kits.(Late Bulletins)(Friends of Libraries USA)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA) has received a $238,000 grant from Verizon SuperPages to distribute Books for Babies kits to 50,000 parents and their newborns over the next year. Available in both English and Spanish, the kits include a board...

Study of Texas PLs: "bold actions" needed to improve: minimum funding criteria are 30 years old and must rise; incentives suggested for larger units of service.(News)(public library development in Texas)
October 1, 2003... A comprehensive study of public library development in Texas concludes that "bold actions and a proactive approach" are needed to elevate Texas public libraries from their position near the bottom of national rankings. The study, conducted for...

Editors seek nominations for LJ Librarian of the Year 2004; innovation and creativity to be recognized and honored.(News)
October 1, 2003... The LJ editors are seeking nominations for the 16th annual Library Journal Librarian of the Year Award to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library...

Publishers hurt in divine fallout: collapse considered a wake-up call for more due diligence.(News)(collapse of divine, Inc.'s RoweCom/Faxon subscription business)
October 1, 2003... While libraries and subscription agents will share the pain from the collapse of divine, Inc.'s RoweCom/Faxon subscription business (see News, LJ 9/15/03, p. 18), it appears that publishers will end up being hardest hit by the scandal. ...

Databases cost Texas libs. more: state restores fees for TexShare, cuts some titles from core.(News)
October 1, 2003... The Texas State Library and Archives (TSLAC) is adjusting to lowered funding for its statewide TexShare database program by restoring fees on participating libraries and cutting some databases. TexShare provides databases to some 700...

Dickson, TN, board chair resigns; says county squabbles over budget will send library backwards.(News)(Bernie Dunham)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The failure to fund the Dickson County Public Library and Lifelong Learning Center, TN, has led not only to a lawsuit (see News, LJ 9/15/03, p. 22), but library board chair Bernie Dunham has resigned, protesting the county's unwillingness to...

Free newspapers cause headaches: IL board member tosses copies; PL removal lawsuit pending in GA.(News)(board member of the Cook Memorial Public Library criticized for removing free newspaper from library)
October 1, 2003... A board member of the Cook Memorial Public Library, Libertyville, IL, has come under fire from several patrons after he removed a free newspaper from the library, which they called an act of censorship. Board member Jack L. Martin defended...

Libraries get 4% of E-rate funds: report: libraries lag in internal connections; new formula sought.(News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... An analysis of E-rate telecommunications discounts from 1999 to 2002 shows that libraries have consistently received three to four percent of the total amount ($55 to $66 million)--another reminder that library advocates must work to gain a...

Law librarians meet in Seattle: programs, exhibits win plaudits from nearly 2000 attendees.(Conference Report)(American Association of Law Libraries)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Seattle was a place to learn new skills, network, and get energized for the nearly 2000 members and supporters of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) who gathered there, July 12-16, for the 2003 annual meeting and conference. ...

New York Times.(Public Libraries)(The New York Times Community Affairs department developing a nationwide promotional campaign to encourage voter registration for the 2004 elections that includes public libraries)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The New York Times Community Affairs department is developing a nationwide promotional campaign to encourage voter registration for the 2004 elections. The campaign, which would appear in the pages of the NYT and possibly the company's other...

Friends of Libraries USA.(Public Libraries)(wins 2003 Loleta D. Fyan Grant)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA) has been awarded the 2003 Loleta D. Fyan Grant of the American Library Association to develop advocacy training materials geared specifically to "lay" library supporters such as Friends, trustees, and...

Tarpon Springs Public Library.(Public Libraries)(Tarpon Springs, FL, city council stops prohibiting outside groups from using the community room)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Bowing to public pressure and warnings about vulnerability to a lawsuit, the Tarpon Springs, FL, city council has stopped prohibiting outside groups from using the community room at Tarpon Springs Public Library (see News, LJ 1/03, p. 20). The...

Library Community Foundation.(Public Libraries)(concludes study on public library fundraising efforts )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Current public library fundraising efforts are fragmented and sporadic, so librarians need new skills, concludes a study (www.librarycommunityfoundation. org/lbf) of Illinois libraries undertaken by the Library Community Foundation (LCF)....

Better Public Libraries.(Public Libraries)(British report)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A new report, Better Public Libraries, from the UK's Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, emphasizes that innovation and creativity in the public library...

Kimberly Draper, a librarian at the Logan County Public Library, Russellville, KY, was fired in 2001 for wearing a cross but has won a lawsuit against the library.(Public Libraries)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Kimberly Draper, a librarian at the Logan County Public Library, Russellville, KY, was fired in 2001 for wearing a cross but has won a lawsuit against the library. Federal judge Thomas Russell ruled that wearing a religious icon to work "was...

Seminole Community Library and St. Petersburg College.(Academic Libraries)(public/academic joint use library opens)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Another public/academic joint use library opened August 10, in Seminole, FL. The 52,000 square foot facility is shared by the Seminole Community Library (SCL) and St. Petersburg College (SPC) and open to any member of the Pinellas Public...

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.(Academic Libraries)(awards $500,000 grant to six academic libraries to address librarian recruitment and diversity issues)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to six academic libraries to address librarian recruitment and diversity issues at the undergraduate level. The resulting program is aimed at familiarizing undergraduate students with...

Public Library of Science.(Academic Libraries)(launching PLoS Biology journal)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is offering the public a glimpse of its first foray into journal publishing (see Late Bulletins, LJ/6/15/03, p. 13). PLoS officials note that publishing selected articles from PLoS Biology before its...

Library of Congress.(National/International News)(adds September 11 Digital Archive to collections)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Library of Congress (LC) has added to its collections the September 11 Digital Archive (911 digitalarchive. org), the largest digital collection of September 11-related materials. The archive is a joint project of the City University of New...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.(National/International News)(Sotheby's offering King archive)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The archive of U.S. civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being offered for sale through the auction house Sotheby's for an estimated $30 million. The artifacts, which include a draft of King's landmark "I Have a Dream" speech,...

West Virginia's Supreme Court and Library Commission.(National/International News)(test-marketing nine legal research centers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... West Virginia's Supreme Court and Library Commission are joining forces to test-market nine legal research centers across the state. The centers, funded by a one-year $45,000 grant from the State Justice Institute, will be divided equally among...

GIS and OCLC offering helpful freebies to libraries: online guide simplifies NISO standards, algorithm makes for easy conversion of bibliographic databases to FRBR.(Industry News)(GIS Information Systems)
October 1, 2003... There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but you can get free information--even from vendors. Two of the leading library automation firms are now offering just that to their own customers as well as to other libraries. Standards in the...

New databases for EBSCOhost users: InfoSci-Online and Library Literature & Information Science added.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... EBSCO Publishing has added two additional databases to the already rich resources contained in its signature EBSCOhost product. Produced by the Idea Group, Inc., InfoSci-Online contains in PDF format book chapters, journal articles, case...

New database bill surfaces in House: proposal would prevent copying of materials popular in libraries.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... A proposed bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would provide extra protection to databases containing such common items as news archives, school guides, and other collections of information. A Commerce Committee representative told...

Scugog Memorial selects VTLS; Canadian public contracts for suite of Virtua modules.(Installations)(Scugog Memorial Public Library)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... VTLS is expanding further into the Canadian library market. The company announced the signing of the Scugog Memorial Public Library, Port Perry, Ont. The library, which serves more than 10,000 patrons, has contracted for the installation of the...

Illinois consortium chooses Sirsi; Library Integrated Network Consortium signs for Unicorn.(Installations)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC), a St. Charles, IL, group of eight public libraries, has selected Sirsi as its vendor of choice. LINC will install the vendor's Unicorn Library Management System, iBistro e-Library solution, and...

netConnect coming with October 15 LJ: fall issue tackles e-books, plus reviews, tips for system migration.(e-books)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The fall issue of netConnect (available with the October 15 LJ) has a focus on e-books. Karen Coyle assesses both the e-book industry and library e-book experiments. In "Bundles of Books," Gail Golderman and Bruce Connelly review e-book...

Inmagic appoints Darsch new chair; industry veteran succeeds Brothers; Engel VP of engineering.(InfoTech People)(David M. Darsch; Lourdes Engel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Inmagic, Inc. has announced several personnel changes. Most notably, David M. Darsch has been elected chair of the Board of Directors. He has been a board member since 1999. Darsch, a 24-year industry veteran, started both Dynamic...

WebWatch.(websites offering primary source documents on US history)
October 1, 2003... CLICKING ON THE WEB... Old letters, diaries, manuscripts, and other historically relevant documents were once confined to library special collections, museums, and archives. Fortunately, the digital age has changed all that; now librarians and...

Databases for information professionals.(Online Databases)
October 1, 2003... THE MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases for library and information professionals, established decades ago, have undergone major changes in the last few years. H.W. Wilson's Library Literature is now Library Literature and Information Science...

Calendar.(library association events)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... ILA in the "Land of Libraries"; At CLA, "Working Together--Works!"; Libraries are "Telling Our Story" at SCLA OCTOBER 8-11--Kentucky Library Association/ Kentucky School Media Association (KLA/KSMA) Joint Conference, Galt House East,...

University of Houston Libraries.(People)(Charles W. Bailey Jr. promoted)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Charles W. Bailey Jr., a 2003 LJ Mover & Shaker, has been appointed Assistant Dean for Digital Library Planning & Development, University of Houston Libraries. He had been Assistant Dean for Systems from 1987.

New York Public Library.(People)(Anne L. Coriston promoted)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Anne L. Coriston, a 2003 LJ Mover & Shaker, has been promoted to Vice President for Government & Community Affairs, New York Public Library. She had been Director of the department since 1997.

Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, CA.(People)(Gregory G. Cumming, California)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Gregory G. Cumming is now Director of Archives Programs, Yorba Linda Facility, Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, CA. He was Archivist, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Mount Hood Community College.(People)(Jan Marie Fortier, Oregon)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Jan Marie Fortier has been appointed Director of the Learning Resource Center, Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, OR. She was University Librarian, Maryhurst University Library, Lake Oswego, OR.

Queens Borough Public Library.(People)(Thomas W. Galante, New York)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Thomas W. Galante has been named Interim Director, Queens Borough Public Library (QBPL), NY, succeeding Gary Strong, who left to become Head Librarian at the University of California, Los Angeles. Galante was Deputy Director for Finance &...

University of Iowa.(People)(Hymie Herkemier Hostiastein III retires)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Hymie Herkemier Hostiastein III has retired as Director, Zoethanatos Library of Nuclear Medicine Synthesis, University of Iowa, Iowa City, after eight years in that position.

Santa Clara County Library.(People)(Nancy Howe, California)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Nancy Howe is the new Community Librarian for the Morgan Hill Branch, Santa Clara County Library, San Jose, CA. She has been with the library for over 15 years.

Jacksonville Public Library.(People)(Charles E. McMorran, Florida)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Charles E. McMorran has been appointed Assistant Director for Support Services, Jacksonville Public Library, FL. He was Director of the Central Library, Queens Borough Public Library, NY.

Marist College.(People)(Verne W. Newton)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Verne W. Newton has been named Director, James A. Cannavino Library, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. He was Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY.

Palm Springs Public Library.(People)(Barbara L. Roberts, California)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Barbara L. Roberts is the new City Librarian for Palm Springs Public Library, CA. She was Executive Director, Palos Verdes Library District, CA.

Obituaries.(People)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 1, 2003... William Fred Edge Jr., founding Executive Director of Libraries On Line, Inc. for 17 years, died this past summer at the age of 59. Sylvia C. Hilton, Head Librarian, New York Society Library from 1954 to 1978, died this past summer at the...

Trumping Google? Metasearching's promise.
October 1, 2003... WE KNOW IT'S TRUE--library patrons prefer Google. Usability studies conducted by both librarians and vendors repeatedly confirm that today's library users start with Google to answer their questions--and they often finish there. Google's...

Picking the best.(Fist Novels: spring/summer 2003)(Bibliography)
October 1, 2003... EACH SEASON, LJ presents a list of forthcoming first novels while also looking back at the previous season's most exciting debuts. We're still pointing out the hottest picks from spring/summer--don't miss titles like Matthew Pearl's The Dante...

One nation under many Gods.(US Religions)(Bibliography)
October 1, 2003... "SINCE ITS founding, America has been one nation under many notions of God," writes Kristin Hahn in the introduction to In Search of Grace (Morrow). The vast majority of this country's faithful participate in the "Big Four" mainstream religions...

Prepub alert.
October 1, 2003... COMING IN FEBRUARY 2004... Grisham, Rice, and Silva for true pop fiction fans, but who can pass up another gem by Dunmore or Khadra's keenly relevant look at the Taliban? Nonfiction matches Meyers's biography of Maugham with the life story of...

Reference best sellers.(Bibliography)
October 1, 2003... 1 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. [HC] Merriam-Webster. 2003. ISBN 0-87779-809-5. $25.95. 2 MLA Handbook for Writer's of Research Papers. 6th ed. [P] Joseph Gibaldi. Modern Language Assn. of America. 2003. ISBN...

American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Random. Oct. 2003. c.1408p. ed. by Jerrold B. Leikin & Martin S. Lipsky. illus. index. ISBN 0-8129-9100-1. $45. REF This well-written medical compendium contains over 5000 alphabetically arranged entries (with 2000 on illnesses) and 1750...

Everything Irish: the History, Literature, Art, Music, People, and Places of Ireland from A-Z.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Ballantine. Dec. 2003. c.496p, ed. by Lelia Ruckenstein & James A. O'Malley. photogs. ISBN 0-345-46110-X. $29.95. REF Although an ambitious effort supported by almost 90 contributors, this first book by veteran book reviewer Ruckenstein and...

* Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Firefly. 2003. 656p. ed. by Christopher Perrins. illus. maps. index. ISBN 1-55297-777-3. $59.95. REF Bird dictionaries and encyclopedias appear regularly. But this volume, a greatly expanded and revised de facto second edition of Perrins's...

Jeffries, Stan. Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Greenwood. 2003. 277p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-313-31547-7. $54.95. REF Here, music critic and radio show host Jeffries deals principally with artists who have achieved significantly greater acceptance and commercial success in...

Mayer, Geoff. Guide to British Cinema.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Greenwood. (Reference Guides to the World's Cinema). 2003. 440p. filmog. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-313-30307-X. $99.95. REF This latest volume from Mayer (Oxford Companion to Australian Film) explores the full range of British cinema, from the...

O'Conner, Patricia T. Woe Is I: the Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Riverhead: Putnam. 2003. 256p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-57322-252-6. $19.95. REF This work is a dream come true for anyone who doesn't know how to choose between fewer and less, who has used a hyphen instead of a dash or vice versa, and who...

The Oxford Dictionary of Islam.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Oxford Univ. 2003. 359p. ed. by John L. Esposito. ISBN 0-19-512558-4. $45. REF The public still needs accessible reference sources on Islam, and Esposito (Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World) has coordinated more than 100...

Twayne Companion to Contemporary World Literature.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... 2 vols. Twayne: Gale. 2003. 1685p. ed. by Pamela A. Genova. index. ISBN 0-8057-1700-5. $175. REF Twayne Literary Companions--concise, readable one-volume guides to literary works and authors--have been a mainstay of circulating college...

Women in Literature: Reading Through the Lens of Gender.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Greenwood. 2003. 358p. ed. by Jerilyn Fisher & Ellen S. Silber. index. ISBN 0-313-31346-6. $65. REF Created to "support those who would like to 'read like feminist critics,'" this work presents an essential collection of 96 essays that use...

Badger, Gerry. Collecting Photography.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Mitchell Beazley. 2003. 198p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-84000-726-5. $39.95. PHOTOG Photography as an art form has come of age, but collecting this reproducible media can be tricky. Photography curator and instructor Badger (Brighton...

Bascomb, Neal. Higher: a Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Doubleday. Oct. 2003. c.352p. bibliog. ISBN 0-385-50660-0. $26. ARCHITECTURE It is a pity that this book had to wait till October for publication, as the publishers have missed out on a blockbuster of a summer read. Bascomb, an editor and...

* Boudonnat, Louise & Harumi Kushizaki. Traces of the Brush: the Art of Japanese Calligraphy.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Chronicle. 2003. 215p. tr. from French by Charles Penwarden. illus. bibliog. ISBN 2-02-059342-4. $50. FINE ARTS Originally published in France, this exquisite book traces Japanese calligraphy from its Chinese origins to contemporary...

Conal, Robbie. Artburn.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... RDV: Akashic. 2003. 88p. illus. ISBN 0-9719206-1-3. pap. $19.95. FINE ARTS Conal (Art Attack: The Midnight Politics of a Guerrilla Artist) gives us biting pictorial satire in this collection of highlights from the last five years of his...

Dreams and Conflicts: the Dictatorship of the Viewer.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Rizzoli, dist. by St. Martin's. 2003. 700p. photogs. ISBN 0-8478-2559-0. pap. $75. FINE ARTS The Venice Biennale is the standard among dozens of international contemporary art exhibitions that collapse the art world into one central place...

Edwards, Sylvia (illus.) & Mel Gooding & David Elliott (text). Sylvia Edwards.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Pallas Athene, dist. by Trafalgar Square. Nov. 2003. 200p. illus. ISBN 0-9529986-9-6. $95. FINE ARTS American-born international artist Edwards (b. 1937) is a prolific, highly skilled, primarily large-scale watercolorist and painter in...

Featherweights: Light, Mobile and Floating Architecture.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Featherweights: Light, Mobile and Floating Architecture. 159p. ed. by Oliver Herwig. ISBN 3-7913-2856-5. Minimal Architecture: From Contemporary International Style to New Strategies. 176p. ed. by Ilka Ruby & others. ISBN 3-7913-2859-X. ...

Feld, Ross. Guston in Time: Remembering Philip Guston.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Counterpoint: Perseus. 2003. c.176p. illus. ISBN 1-58243-284-8. $25. FINE ARTS Following his much-derided break from pure abstract art, the American artist Philip Guston (1913-80) wrote a letter to the novelist and critic Feld (Zwilling's...

Gupta, Sunil. Pictures from Here.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Chris Boot. dist. by Consortium. 2003. 128p. photogs. ISBN 0-9542813-2-2. $29.95. PHOTOG Peripatetic writer/photographer Gupta here gathers 30 years' work, including black-and-white, color, and photomontage images of a life encompassing...

Halpern, Greg. Harvard Works Because We Do.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Quantuck Lane, dist. by Norton. Oct. 2003. c.175p, photogs. ISBN 0-9714548-9-2. $30. PHOTOG A Harvard University graduate, Halpern has been photographing the custodial, maintenance, and food service workers of Harvard for four years, and...

Kashi, Ed (photogs.) & Julie Winokur (text). Aging in America: the Years Ahead.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... powerHouse. 2003. 256p. ISBN 1-57687-193-2. $45. PHOTOG Photographer Kashi, who has published his work in National Geographic, Smithsonian. Newsweek, and other glossies, traveled America taking black-and-white photographs of the elderly,...

Koda, Harold. Goddess: the Classical Mode.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Metropolitan Museum of Art, dist. by Yale Univ. 2003. 223p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 0-300-09882-0. $39.95. DEC ARTS Accompanying the summer 2003 exhibition of the same title at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New...

* Lartigue: Album of a Century.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Abrams. Oct. 2003. 400p. ed. by Martine d'Astier & others, tr. from French by David Wharry. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 0-8109-4620-3. $75. PHOTOG Those familial" with the work of Jacques Henri Lartigue 11894-1986) know that he began...

Martineau, Jane & others. Shakespeare in Art.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Merrell. dist, by Rizzoli. 2003. 208p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-85894-229-2. $49.95. ARTS FINE The catalog of a 2003 exhibition (Ferrera, Italy; Dulwich Picture Gallery. London), this book considers Shakespearean subject matter in...

Miro, Marsha & Tony Hepburn. Robert Turner: Shaping Silence; a Life in Clay.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Kodansha, dist. by Oxford Univ. 2003. 159p. photogs. index. ISBN 4-7700-2946-2. $45. DEC ARTS This book is an exploration into the life and influences of Robert Turner (b. 19231, one of America's foremost ceramists, whose work has been...

Orvell, Miles. American Photography.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Oxford Univ. (History of Art). 2003. 256p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-19-284271-4. pap. $19.95. PHOTOG Photography is a profoundly influential medium, as it traverses language barriers, molds perceptions, and shapes human memory. With such...

Pearlman, Alison. Unpackaging Art of the 1980s.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Univ. of Chicago. 2003. c.224p. illus. ISBN 0-226-65145-2. $45. FINE ARTS Pearlman (Art Ctr. Coll. of Design, CA) presents a scholarly reappraisal of New York's East Village artists of the 1980s, focusing on Julian Schnabel. David Salle,...

Petranzan, Margherita. Gae Aulenti.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Universe: Rizzoli. 2003. 256p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 0-7893-0890-8. pap. $29.95. ARCHITECTURE Over the last half century, Italian architect Gae Aulenti has emerged as one of the world's premier designers of art museums and exhibitions. She...