Library Journal articles from September 2004

Library Journal archives from September 2004

Desperate for the new: good models used to last for centuries.(editorial)(libraries)(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... THROUGHOUT LIBRARIANSHIP TODAY, VENDORS and librarians alike pursue what often seems like a desperate search to find or create a new model for their enterprise. They want to address the newly articulated needs and wants of a technologically...

Gadfly ruminations.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... I trust John Berry speaks from experience with regard to his tolerance for the so-called gadfly element ("Another Damned Gadfly," Blatant Berry, LJ 7/04, p. 10). His empathy and/or support for them must have been earned from some real-life...

Promoting violence.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... I agree with Francine Fialkoff's commentary that a certain amount of caution is necessary in dealing with Christian fiction ("Selection Not Censor ship," Inside Track, LJ 5/15/04, p. 69). A recent cover story in Newsweek on the "Left Behind"...

Let kids in the exhibits.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... If the American Library Association (ALA) and the exhibitors want to increase foot traffic in the exhibits ("Goodbye, Orlando?" LJ 8/04, p. 36-42), they have a simple way to do it--permit children when they are with their parents to enter the...

Jobs scarce, not librarians.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Anyone who writes the drivel that there is a librarian shortage should be downsized and forced to look for a job. It happened to me. My Ivy League degree, Marquis Who's Who citing, and ten years in management only made me overqualified. ...

To read a Mockingbird.(front desk)(one-book, one community reading programs)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Who rules the one-book, one community reading programs? Harper Lee, whose To Kill a Mockingbird has been chosen 25 times, according to the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. Ernest J. Gaines's A Lesson Before Dying was read by 19...

Top 10: most literate cities.(front desk)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... 1 Minneapolis 2 Seattle 3 Pittsburgh 4 Madison, WI 5 Cincinnati 6 Washington 7 Denver 8 Boston 9 Portland 10 San Francisco SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER WWW.UWW.EDU/NPA/CITIES

It's patriotic to oppose the Patriot Act.(front desk)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states.... But I've got news for them, too. We worship an awesome God in the blue states, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the red states....

Heard.(front desk)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... "To say the least, the [library school] professor who recruited rue was a tad overenthusiastic, and she really made the hard sell. Throughout library school, also, I was given the impression that getting hired with an MLS would be a piece of...

Q&A with Larry Beinhart.(front desk)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 2004... Larry Beinhart's novel American Hero begat the film Wag the Dog. His new edgily comic thriller The Librarian (Nation Bks., Oct.) posits a cabal that wants to steal the election for President August Winthrop Scott, even trumping up a terrorist...

Recalled government papers prompt librarian protest, then reversal: FOIA request pushes Department of Justice to leave forfeiture information that was long in public domain.(LJ news)
September 1, 2004... After a government documents recall notice posted on the Government Printing Office (GPO) web site generated strong reaction from librarians, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in early August that federal depository libraries could keep the...

9/11 Commission: libraries can help.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The 9/11 Commission Report, which looks broadly at the September 11, 2001 attacks and future responses to terrorism, invokes libraries in "defending our ideals" and communicating such principles to Arab and Muslim audiences. "If the United...

Salary boost at two NYC PLs; Brooklyn, Queens speed promotion schedule; NYPL lags.(LJ news)
September 1, 2004... Library wages at New York City's three public library systems are notoriously low for the cost of living, with librarians starting at $35,563, but two of the systems--the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and the Queens Borough Public Library...

Garage rock.(LJ news)(Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has free live rock concerts)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Garage Rock: The band Restless Arising plays the parking garage of the Main Library of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, on one of six summer Thursdays devoted to free live rook conceits. Each show attracted...

Publishers protest at NIH; say free access initiative would hurt scholarly societies.(LJ news)(National Institutes of Health)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... While supporters of open access hailed a proposal by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make all taxpayer-funded NIH research freely available within six months (see News, LJ 8/04, p. 17), representatives of more than 50 publishers...

Salt Lake, Richland PLs gain funds; circulation up in Las Vegas; hours increase in Toledo-Lucas County.(LJ news)
September 1, 2004... The Salt Lake City Council has approved the Salt Lake City Public Library System's request for additional funding, including a $1.7 million tax increase. Last year, the library slashed projected spending in order to meet its budget in the face...

Dickson Cty., TN, finally meets MOE; after two years, funding restored, so county can keep state's books.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Dickson County Public Library and Lifelong Learning Center, TN, is finally Free from the threat of having the state take back 20,000 books--about 20 percent of its collection--and curtail services. The Dickson County Commission voted 9-3 to...

More book challenges in TX: group lists 119 books it wants moved, file requests on 20.(LJ news)
September 1, 2004... A citizens' group has listed 119 books-most with gay content--it would like to see moved from their current locations in the Montgomery County Memorial Library System, Conroe, TX. Individuals have filed reconsideration requests on about 90 of...

Denver univ.'s LIS program OKed; school was denied in 1999; five other offerings accredited.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) took action on accreditation for six programs at its annual meeting in Orlando in June. Initial accreditation was granted to the Master of Library and Information...

Sen. questions archivist's exit; Weinstein hedges on Bush's order; electronic archives planned.(LJ news)(Allen Weinstein)(John Carliln)
September 1, 2004... Historian Allen Weinstein sailed through a July 22 hearing in the Senate on his controversial nomination to be the ninth archivist of the United States (see News, LJ 5/15/04, p. 17ff.). However, signaling a potential political battle over what...

CA state library may join education agency.(LJ news)(California)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... A major reorganization of California state government, proposed by the California Performance Review initiative, would move the now-independent state library into a new Department of Education and Workforce Preparation, which would include the...

NCLIS pushes preparedness.(LJ news)(National Commission on Libraries and Information Science)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in partnership with the Ad Council, launched the Ready campaign (see ready.gov), designed to help people prepare for the possibility of a terrorist attack or other emergency. In this, the...

$5m to Harvard for Open Collections.(LJ news)(Harvard University Library)
September 1, 2004... Two Harvard alumni have given $5 million to support the Harvard University Library's Open Collections Program, which enables the university to make research materials from libraries across Harvard freely available over the internet. Lisbet...

Gates gives $3b to foundation.(LJ news)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... In late July, Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, cofounder and trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said he would donate to the family foundation all his proceeds from a one-time Microsoft stock dividend--about $3 billion. The foundation...

Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Anne K. Abate has been selected as Executive Director, Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium. She was Director of Marketing for a large government contractor and is currently Chair, Ohio Council of Libraries and Information Services.

University of Cincinnati.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Ted Baldwin is now Head, College of Applied Science Library at the University Libraries, University of Cincinnati (UC). He was Manager, Corporate Information Center, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Cincinnati. Elizabeth Meyer has joined UC as Visual...

Online Computer Library Center Members Council.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Janis Bandelin, Director, Furman University Libraries (FUL), Greenville, SC, is one of 60 representatives worldwide to be elected to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Members Council. She will represent the libraries of the Southeastern...

University of North Carolina.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Rosann Bazirjian has been appointed University Librarian, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was Assistant Dean for Technical and Access Services, Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park.

Pasco County Library System.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Joanne Grant is the new Manager, South Holiday Branch Library, Pasco County Library System, Hudson, FL. She was Head of Information Services, Palm Harbor Library, FL.

Columbia University Libraries and Information Services.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Jeremiah Johnson is now User Services Consultant, Academic Information Systems, Columbia University Libraries and Information Services (CULIS), New York. He was Web Developer, 8bitpeoples.com. Sachie Nogushi has joined CULIS as Japanese Studies...

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Jennifer Thanasiu has been appointed Manager, Kent Branch Library, Toledo Lucas County Public Library. She was Manager and Coordinator of Young Adult Services, South Columbus Branch Library, Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library System, GA.

Obituaries.(people)(Peter S. Graham)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Peter S. Graham, University Librarian, Syracuse University Library, NY, since 1998, died on August 11 at the age of 65.

Georgia's 250 PINES libraries to create an ILS their way: consortia endeavors to build its own automation system; will have several key modules in alpha by June 2005.(infotech)(Public Information Network for Electronic Services Consortium (Georgia))
September 1, 2004... Claiming that no existing integrated library system (ILS) meets its needs, the Public Information Network for Electronic Services (PINES) Consortium is developing its own. Part of Georgia's Office of Public Library Services, PINES includes 250...

ProQuest buys Serials Solutions; McCracken says deal will provide new resources and infrastructure.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... ProQuest Information & Learning has bought e-journal management and services company Serials Solutions. Founded by librarian Peter McCracken, his brother Steve McCracken, and others, Serials Solutions quickly became a favorite with librarians....

Digital Heritage room grows; Sisri partners with R.O.I. System, Innovative Documenting, and others.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Sirsi Corp. has beefed up its recent Digital Heritage Room (DHR.) solution with the addition of R.O.I. System, Innovative Document Imaging, and Backstage Library Works, which have come aboard as technology partners. DHR is an end-to-end hosted...

Geac eying North American market; vendor trying to make a U.S./Canada comeback with Vubis.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Geac, once a major player in the North American library automation market but all but invisible in recent years, is trying to position itself for a comeback. The company has been enjoying success in the European market with its Vubis Smart...

London's Middlesex University will be Dynix's first client for its RFID system, which was developed by partner company Bibliotheca.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... London's Middlesex University will be Dynix's first client for its RFID system, which was developed by partner company Bibliotheca. The system is being supplied by D-Tech Direct, Bibliotheca's UK distribution agent. Middlesex, a Dynix customer...

Endeavor Information Systems is the latest vendor to join VIEWS, an initiative of vendors and library service organizations to enable web services among disparate library applications.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Endeavor Information Systems is the latest vendor to join VIEWS, an initiative of vendors and library service organizations to enable web services among disparate library applications. "We are very pleased to welcome Endeavor to our...

R.R. Bowker is continuing its license agreement to be a "preferred reseller" of ebrary's Public Library Complete research database.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... R.R. Bowker is continuing its license agreement to be a "preferred reseller" of ebrary's Public Library Complete research database. The database "is accessible from Bowker's booksinprint.com, patronbooksinprint. com, and...

WebFeat is now marketing its new incarnation, WebFeat 3, which sports a number of new personalization capabilities called MyWebFeat.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... WebFeat is now marketing its new incarnation, WebFeat 3, which sports a number of new personalization capabilities called MyWebFeat. According to the company, MyWebFeat lets users organize and display library databases in exactly the way they...

Latino Literature online.(E-Views And Reviews)
September 1, 2004... RESULTS ARE IN FROM MY WHOLLY unscientific survey questions in the June 15 LJ: "What's the single most important consideration driving your acquisition of an e-resource?" and "What kind of library do you work in?" Of the 328 responses, 167 came...

ERIC's extreme makeover.(Online Databases)(Education Resources Information Center)
September 1, 2004... ERIC, ONE OF THE VERY FIRST online bibliographic databases, was started in 1966---when subject-themed clearinghouses were established to gather, index, and input bibliographic information and make available journal articles and gray literature....

Being innovative: celebrating its silver anniversary, Innovative Interfaces, Inc. is both elder and edgy.(Infotech Feature)
September 1, 2004... It all started with the miraculous "black box" back in 1978. It allowed librarians to download OCLC bibliographic records into the CLSI circulation system, without rekeying data. Twenty-five years and many modules and releases later, Innovative...

When politics is personal.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Cheat and Charmer By Elizabeth Frank Random. Oct. ISBN 1-4000-6091-5. $25.95 Twenty-five years in the making, Elizabeth Frank's sumptuous Cheat and Charmer (see review, p. 139) is already being lauded as the great American novel of the...

American original.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book By Gerard Jones Basic Bks: Perseus. Oct. ISBN 0-465-03656-2. $26 Gerard Jones had flourished at every level of the comics industry before he turned to writing Men of...

A celebration of human diversity.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits National Geographic. Oct. ISBN 0-7922-7363-X. $30 Inspired by the success of its best-selling Through the Lens: National Geographic Greatest Photographs (LJ 2/1/04), the publisher has put...

Roll over, Picasso.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion by Paul Grushkin & Dennis King Chronicle. Dec. ISBN 0-8118-4529-X. $75; until 12/31/04, $60 If-MTV is any indication, the face of rock'n'roll needs plastic surgery. Sure, Britney's got a hot belly...

Journey of a poet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... The Prodigal By Derek Walcott Farrar. Oct. ISBN 0-374-23743-3. $18 It's hard to imagine a Nobel prize winner getting even better, but here Derek Walcott does it with verve. Styling himself as a "prodigal son" (prodigal, too, in the richness...

A Czech childhood.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... The Twelve Little Cakes by Dominika Dery Riverhead: Putnam. Oct. ISBN 1-57322-283-6. $24.95 The publisher proclaims that "it will steal your heart"; Nicholas Sparks beams that it will "take your breath away." But don't let these fevered...

Portrait of an artist.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Kafka: A Biography By Nicholas Murray Yale Univ. Sept. ISBN 0-300-10631-9. $30 Franz Kafka (1883-1924) needs no introduction, and perhaps after the publication of this new life of the writer, Nicholas Murray won't need one either. A...

Short and sweet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... The Courage Consort: Three Novellas By Michel Faber Harcourt. Nov. ISBN 0-15-101061-7. $23 The Pacific and Other Stories By Mark Helprin Penguin Pr: Penguin Putnam. Oct. ISBN 1-59420-X. $25.95 The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios...

Food, glorious food.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger By Nigel Slater Gotham: Penguin Putnam. Oct. ISBN 1-59240-090-6. $26 For nine-year-old Nigel Slater growing up in 1960s suburban England, comfort food was the toast burnt to a crisp by an affectionate but...

Sci-fi 101: a focused study gives insight into what draws patrons to this flexible genre and what drives them away.(science fiction)
September 1, 2004... Don't believe that only computer geeks read science fiction. Despite the stereotype of the average reader as a young male engineer, probably white, sci-fi readers are male and female, straight, gay, trans, young, and old. They span the racial...

Literacy, redefined.(Collection Development / Literacy)
September 1, 2004... What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century? Fifty years ago a high school graduate with some basic reading and writing ability could get a well-paying blue-collar job. Today a person at the same level might have trouble finding good...

How do you manage?(college libraries)
September 1, 2004... CASE STUDY Hostile takeover? "ENROLLMENT IS UP BUT BUDGETS are down. Figure that one out," Joseph Broomell, dean of libraries for Baird College, said to Associate Dean Alice Moore. He stared in a mix of anger and disgust at the memo...

Metasearching's teaching moments.(Backtalk)
September 1, 2004... DO WE WANT OR NEED METAsearching? We should without hesitation answer yes to William J. Frost's question and title of his Backtalk article (LJ 4/1/04, p. 68). Giving patrons what they want is nothing new to libraries. Some users prefer to...

Prepub alert.
September 1, 2004... FICTION ANDERSON, ROBERT. Little Fugue. Ballantine. Jan. 2005. 400p. ISBN 0-345-45410-3. $24.95. In this first novel from a Flannery O'Connor Award winner, Sylvia Plath's death is shown to have hugely affected her husband, his...

Morris, Bob. Bahamarama.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... * MORRIS, BOB. Bahamarama. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Oct. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-312-32889-3. $21.95. M Released after an undeserved prison term, ex-football star and commercial boat owner Zack Chastain finds himself the object of a "search...

Hill, Sam. Buzz Riff.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HILL, SAM. Buzz Riff. Carroll & Graf. Oct. 2004. c.336p. ISBN 0-7867-1390-9. $25. M While deciding whether to search for a valuable Confederate flag stolen from a famous but shunned college professor, Top Keirnan (Buzz Monkey) learns that...

Tapply, William G. Bitch Creek.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... TAPPLY, WILLIAM G. Bitch Creek. Lyons: Globe Pequot. Sept, 2004. c.352p. ISBN 1-59228-435-3. $22.95. M In this new series by the author of the Brady Coyne series (Shadow of Death), Stoney Calhoun works in Kate Balaban's bait/tackle shop in...

Markaris, Petros. Deadline in Athens.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MARKARIS, PETROS. Deadline in Athens. Grove. 2004. c.400p. tr. from Greek by David Connolly. ISBN 0-8021-1778-3. $23. M Athens police detective Costas Haritos doesn't waste much time on solving the killings of two poor Albanians, but when...

Childs, Laura. The Jasmine Moon Murder: a Tea Shop Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CHILDS, LAURA. The Jasmine Moon Murder: A Tea Shop Mystery. Prime Crime: Berkley. Sept. 2004. c.240p. ISBN 0-425-19813-8. $19.95. M In her hardcover debut, Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning (Death by Darjeeling) investigates the...

Bruce, Leo. Death in the Middle Watch: a Carolus Deene Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... BRUCE, LEO. Death in the Middle Watch: A Carolus Deene Mystery, Academy Chicago. Sept. 2004. c.152p. ISBN 0-89733-523-6. $21.95. M This pleasantly acerbic puzzler features a British schoolmaster/sleuth who enjoys problem-solving as a...

Jakeman, Jane. Let There Be Blood.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... JAKEMAN, JANE. Let There Be Blood. Prime Crime: Berkley. Sept. 2004. c.208p. ISBN O-425-f9812-X. pap. $12. M Wounded in the fight for Greek independence in 1830, Byronic Lord Ambrose retreats to his family mansion in England. Despite a...

Edwards, Martin. The Coffin Trail.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... EDWARDS, MARTIN. The Coffin Trail. Poisoned Pen. Oct. 2004. c.296p. ISBN 1-59058-129-6. $24.95. M When author/professor Daniel and journalist Miranda decide to abandon their hectic big-city lives for bucolic bliss at Tarn Cottage in...

Murder at the B-School.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CRUIKSHANK, JEFFREY. Murder at the B-School. Mysterious. Oct. 2004. c.323p. ISBN 0-89296-793-5. $24.95. M The Harvard Business School's head ask Professor Wim Vermeer to act as liaison between Harvard and the old-monied family of a...

Jones, Weyman. Broken Glass.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... JONES, WEYMAN. Broken Glass. Five Star: Gale. Sept. 2004. c.246p. ISBN 1-59414-185-1. $25.95. M At a 25th class reunion, the sister of a young man whose falling death resulted from an initiation dare confronts social worker Sam Allston and...

Manchee, William. Deadly Distractions: a Stan Turner Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MANCHEE, WILLIAM. Deadly Distractions: A Stan Turner Mystery. Lean. 2004. c.308p. ISBN 1-932475-028. pap. $13. M Attorney Stan Turner (Cash Call) stretches u cover two cases. One client stands accused o killing a predatory IRS agent trying...

Coel, Margaret. Wife of Moon.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... COEL, MARGARET. Wife of Moon. Prime Crime: Berkley, Sept. 2004. c.288p. ISBN 0-425-19814-6. $22.95. M Coel's latest addition to her Wind Rive Reservation series featuring Father John O'Malley and Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden offers a...

The Witch's Tongue.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... DOSS, JAMES D. The Witch's Tongue: A Charlie Moon Mystery. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Sept. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-312-31-31742-5. $24.95. M Ute tribal investigator Charlie Moon looks into a series of events that begins with a museum break-in...

Roberts, Gillian. Till the End of Tom: an Amanda Pepper Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... ROBERTS, GILLIAN. Till the End of Torn: An Amanda Pepper Mystery. Ballantine. Nov. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-345-45492-8. $22,95. M The family of a man inexplicably found dead at the bottom of a marble staircase in the Philadelphia prep school...

Wesson, Marianne. Chilling Effect.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... WESSON, MARIANNE. Chilling Effect. Univ. Pr. of Colorado. Sept. 2004. c.353p. ISBN 0-87081-787-6. $23.95. M Boulder, CO, lawyer Lucinda Hayes (A Suggestion of Death) grudgingly takes the case of a young girl who was tortured and murdered....

Connolly, J.J. Layer Cake.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CONNOLLY, J.J. Layer Cake. Black Cat: Grove/Atlantic. Sept. 2004. c.344p. ISBN 0-8021-4168-4. pap. $13. M For those who suspect that the British mob scene is all a matter of splendid talk (a la Bill James and Jake Arnott), additional...

Hill, Reginald. Good Morning, Midnight.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HILL, REGINALD. Good Morning, Midnight. HarperCollins. Oct. 2004. c.448p. ISBN 0-06-052807-9. $24.95. M The personal becomes geopolitical in Hill's latest Dalziel-Pascoe case, centering on what seems to be a straightforward suicide. Except...

Kellerman, Faye & Jonathan Kellerman. Double Homicide: Boston and Santa Fe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... * KELLERMAN, FAYE & JONATHAN KELLERMAN. Double Homicide: Boston and Santa Fe. Warner. Oct. 2004. c.256p. ISBN 0-446-53296-7. $23.95. M The best selling husband-and-wife crime writers kick off a new joint venture with these two short novels,...

Koryta, Michael J. Tonight I Said Goodbye.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... * KORYTA, MICHAEL J. Tonight I Said Goodbye. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Sept. 2004. c.304p. ISBN 0-312-33245-9. $21.95. M The Cleveland police would charge private investigator Wayne Weston with murdering his wife and daughter--except...

Hart, Erin. Lake of Sorrows.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... HART, ERIN. Lake of Sorrows. Scribner. Oct. 2004. c.352p. ISBN 0-7432-4796-5. $24. M Pathologist Nora Gavin (Haunted Ground) is summoned again to the mystical boglands of central Ireland to examine a long-buried body, recently unearthed....

Prepub mystery.
September 1, 2004... ARSENAULT, MARK. Speak III of the Living. Poisoned Pen. Jan. 2005. 256p. ISBN 1-59058-139-3. $24.85. The sequel to Spiked, a 2003 nominee for the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel, features reporter Eddie Bourque getting the scoop on a...

Marinick, Richard. Boyos.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... MARINICK, RICHARD. Boyos. Kate's Mystery: Justin, Charles & Co., dist. by National Bk. Network. Sept. 2004. c.336p. ISBN 1-932112-32-4. $24.95. M Jack "Wacko" Curran is not air easy guy to root for. His only concern seems to be the next...

Perry, Anne. Shoulder the Sky.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... PERRY, ANNE. Shoulder the Sky. Ballantine. Sept. 2004. c.352p. ISBN 0-345-45654-8. $25.95, M This compelling sequel to No Graves As Yet follows the wartime careers of the Reavley siblings. Joseph, serving as a chaplain at the Western...

Robins, Madeleine E. Petty Treason: a Sarah Tolerance Mystery.(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... * ROBINS, MADELEINE E. Petty Treason: A Sarah Tolerance Mystery. Forge: Tor. Sept. 2004. c.320p. ISBN 0-765-30400-7. $24.95. M The incomparable Sarah Tolerance is back, still scandalizing Regency society by working as an investigative agent...

Graphic Novels.(Comics Buyers Guide)(Wizard)(The Comics Journal)(Periodical Review)
September 1, 2004... Librarians wishing to add a magazine about comics to their collections have long had two main choices: Wizard, a full-color monthly focusing largely on superhero comics; and the Comics Journal, an adult-oriented, mostly black and-white magazine...

Akamatsu, Ken. Negima.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... AKAMATSU, KEN. Negima. Vol. 1. Del Rey: Ballantine, 2004, c.208p, tr. from Japanese by Hajime Honda. ISDN 0-345-47046-X. pap. $10.95. F When ten-year-old Negi Springfield graduates from wizarding school, his mystic diploma says that he must...

Ashihara, Hinako. Forbidden Dance.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... ASHIHARA, HINAKO. Forbidden Dance. Vol. 4. Tokyopop, 2004, c.200p, tr. from Japanese by Takae Brewer. ISBN 1-59182-348-X. pap, $9.99. F After falling during a performance, teenage dancer Aya almost gave up on the ballet she loved. But the...