Reference & User Services Quarterly articles from June 1998

Reference & User Services Quarterly archives from June 1998

Best Bibliographies in History.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... RUSA Bibliography and Indexes Committee With this list, the Bibliography and Indexes committee continues its project to honor outstanding English-language book-length bibliographies in the field of history. This year's titles were...

Proliferation and Categories of Internet Directories.
June 22, 1998... A Database of Internet Subject Directories This article reviews the exponential growth of Internet resources leading to the emergence of hundreds of Internet directories to organize those resources. These Internet directories have been...

Dictionary of American Biography on CD-ROM
June 22, 1998... Dictionary of American Biography on CD-ROM. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997. $599 networked within one bldg; contact vendor for other. (ISBN CD-ROM 0-684-80472-7). Requirements. Single workstation or LAN: 486 or higher IBM PC; Windows...

Encarta Virtual Globe
June 22, 1998... Encarta Virtual Globe. 1998 edition. Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Corporation, 1997. $54.95. (ISBN 1-57231-777-9) Requirements. PC with 486DX/50 MHz or higher processor; Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Windows NT Workstation operating...

Import/Export USA
June 22, 1998... Import/Export USA. By World Market Watch. Detroit: Gale, 1998. $1,995 annual subscription with monthly updates (up to thirty simultaneous users in a single building plus up to eight simultaneous in other libraries; $20 per additional...

Nineteenth Century Short Titles Catalogue: Series I and II (1801-1870)
June 22, 1998... Nineteenth Century Short Titles Catalogue Series I and II (1801-1870). Great Britain: Avero Pubs., 1996. $1,050 for libraries who own print copy; $7,500 for libraries who have not purchased print copy networked; $160 for individual users on a...

On Common Ground: World Religions in America.(Review)
June 22, 1998... On Common Ground: World Religions in America. By Diana L. Eck/ Pluralism Project, Harvard Univ. New York: Columbia Univ. Pr., 1997. $155/single user, not networkable; $175/two to five workstations at one location; $195/unlimited networking at...

World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia 1998.(Review)
June 22, 1998... World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia 1998. Des Moines, Ia.: World Book (with IBM), 1998. $65 single copy; network versions and site licenses available. Requirements. Windows 3.1 or higher, incl. Windows NT 4.0; 486 DX/66MHz IBM...

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The ABC-CLIO Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America. By Neil A. Hamilton. (ABC-CLIO Companions to Key Issues in American History and Life) Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1997. 386p. acid-free $60 (ISBN 0-87436-858-8). Paging...

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement. By Fred Pelka. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1997. 422p. acid free, $60 (ISBN 0-87436-834-0). This work is the eleventh addition to the ABC-CLIO Companions to Key Issues in...

Aging Sourcebook: Basic Information for Older Americans about Demographic Trends, Social Security, Medicare, Estate Planning, Legal Rights, Health and Safety, Elder Care Options, Retirement Lifestyle Options, and End of Life Issues.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Aging Sourcebook: Basic Information for Older Americans about Demographic Trends, Social Security, Medicare, Estate Planning, Legal Rights, Health and Safety, Elder Care Options, Retirement Lifestyle Options, and End of Life Issues. Ed. by...

The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Ed. by Christopher Brickell and Judith D. Zuk. New York: DK, 1996; 1st Am. ed., 1997. 1,092p. $79.95 (ISBN 0-7894-1943-2). The American Horticultural Society A-Z...

American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. Ed. by Nancy Weatherly Sharp and James Roger Sharp. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 396p. acid free $99.50 (ISBN 0-313-30212-X). In 1989 Greenwood Press published the excellent...

The Art of Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone: Between Dialect and Language.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The Art of Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone: Between Dialect and Language. By Charles E. Cohen. New York: Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1996.2 vols. $275 (ISBN 0-521-30630-2). Charles E. Cohen's prodigious monograph on the Italian Renaissance artist...

Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists. Ed. by Keir B. Sterling, and others. Westport Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 937p. acid free $175 (ISBN 0-313-23047-1). The Biographical Dictionary of American...

Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. By Frederik Ohles and others. Westport Conn.: Greenwood, 1997.432p. acid free $79.50 (ISBN 0-313-29133-0). Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators (BDMAE) is a single...

By the Numbers: Electronic and Online Publishing.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... By the Numbers: Electronic and Online Publishing. Ed. by Annemarie Muth. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 481p. acid free $79 paper (ISBN 0-7876-1858-6; ISSN 1096-4967). By the Numbers: Electronic and Online Publishing is a single-volume statistical...

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages Vol. 2, 950-1250.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages. Vol. 2, 950-1250. Ed. by Robert Fossier. New York: Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1997. 544p. $49.95 (ISBN 0-521-26645-9). The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages was originally...

The Chinese Filmography: The 2444 Feature Films Produced by Studios in the People's Republic of China from 1949 through 1995.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The Chinese Filmography: The 2444 Feature Films Produced by Studios in the People's Republic of China from 1949 through 1995. By Donald J. Marion. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1997. 752p. acid free, $125 (ISBN 0-7864-0305-5). With a...

Civil War Sites, Memorials, Museums and Library Collections: A State-by-State Guidebook to Places Open to the Public.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Civil War Sites, Memorials, Museums and Library Collections: A State-by-State Guidebook to Places Open to the Public. By Doug Gelbert. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1997. 201p. acid free, $39.95 (ISBN 0-7864-0319-5). The American Civil War...

Collected Editions, Historical Series and Sets and Monuments of Music: A Bibliography.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Collected Editions, Historical Series and Sets and Monuments of Music: A Bibliography. By George R. Hill and Norris L. Stephens. Fallen Leaf Reference Books in Music 14. Berkeley, Calif.: Fallen Leaf, 1997.1,349p. acid free, $250 (ISBN...

Columbia University Department of Pediatric Children's Medical Guide.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Columbia University Department of Pediatric Children's Medical Guide. By Steve Z. Miller and Bernard Valman. New York: DK, 1997. 216p. $29.95 (ISBN 07894-1443-0). Steve Miller, director of the division of pediatric emergency medicine at...

The Comparative Guide to American Suburbs.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The Comparative Guide to American Suburbs. Mipitas, Calif.: Toucan Valley Pubs., 1997. 800p. $85 paper (ISBN 1-884925-61-8). Statistical information and ratings for U.S. metropolitan areas are readily available from several publishers....

The Complete Atlas of World History.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The Complete Atlas of World History. Ed. by John Haywood. Armonk, N.Y.: Sharpe Reference, 1997. 3 vols. acid free $145/set (ISBN 1-56324-854-9/set). This three volume set totalling four hundred pages has the typical arrangement found in...

Comprehensive Toxicology.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Comprehensive Toxicology. Ed. by I. Glenn Sipes aand others. New York: Elsevier Science, 1997. 13 vols. acid free $3,697/set (ISBN 0-08-042301-9/set.). Toxicology has been defined as the study of poisons and their effects on living...

Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Ed. by Joel Shatzky and Michael Taub. West-port, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 506p. acid free, $85 (ISBN 0-313-29462-3). The 1960s and 1970s saw the popularization of the...

Dictionary of Heresy Trials in American Christianity.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Dictionary of Heresy Trials in American Christianity. Ed. by George H. Shriver. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 511p. acid free, $99 (ISBN 0-313-29660-X). Although heresy trials do not routinely make the evening news, they have been a...

Dictionary of Women Artists.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Dictionary of Women Artists. Ed. by Delia Gaze. Chicago, Ill.: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. 2 vols. $250/set (ISBN 1-884964-21-4/set). The Dictionary of Women Artists in two volumes does not serve as an all-inclusive inventory of women artists...

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries. Ed. by Jane A. Malonis and Holly M. Selden. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 580p. acid free $249 (ISBN 0-7876-1863-2; ISSN 1096-2433). The first edition of this valuable reference source, which the editors state...

Encyclopedia of Interior Design.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Encyclopedia of Interior Design. Ed by Joanna Banham. Chicago, Ill.: Fitzroy Dearborn Pub., 1997. 2 vols. $250/set (ISBN 1-884964-2/set). The need for humans to design functional yet attractive interior space has always been a part of...

Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture. Ed. by Michael S. Werner. Chicago, Ill.: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. 2 vols. $250/set (ISBN 1-884964-31 -1/set). The difficult thing about reviewing the Encyclopedia of Mexico is to trying...

Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Encyclopedia of Religious Controversies in the United States. Ed. by George H. Shriver and Bill J. Leonard. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 542p. acid free $99.50 (ISBN 0-313-29691-X). The editors of this work note that the religious...

The Encyclopedia of the Cat.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The Encyclopedia of the Cat. By Bruce Fogle. New York: DK, 1997. 250p. $34.95 (ISBN 0-7894-1970-X). Humans have loved them and loathed them throughout the ages. The Egyptians worshiped the cat-headed deity, Bastet, and the early...

Environmentally Induced Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Information about Diseases and Syndromes Linked to Exposure to Pollutants and Other Substances in Outdoor and Indoor Environments Such As Lead, Asbestos, Formaldehyde, Mercury, Emissions, Noise, and More.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Environmentally Induced Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Information about Diseases and Syndromes Linked to Exposure to Pollutants and Other Substances in Outdoor and Indoor Environments Such As Lead, Asbestos, Formaldehyde, Mercury, Emissions,...

Financial Aid for African Americans 1997-1999 1st ed.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Financial Aid for African Americans 1997-1999. 1st ed. By Gail Ann Schlachter and R. David Weber. El Dorado Hills, Calif.: Reference Service Pr., 1997. 510p. $35 (ISBN 0-918276-56-X). This volume is part of a new series replacing the...

French Tapestries and Textiles in the J. Paul Getty Museum.(Review)
June 22, 1998... French Tapestries and Textiles in the J. Paul Getty Museum. By Charissa Bremer-David. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1997. 187p. $85 (ISBN 0-89236-379-7). This lavishly illustrated volume of French Tapestries and Textiles is the...

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa. Ed. by Ruth Stone. New York: Garland, 1998. 851p. acid free $125 (ISBN 0-8240-6035-0). Although numerous works exist on world music, particularly African music, no lengthy comprehensive...

Global Data Locator.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Global Data Locator. By George Thomas Kurian. Lanham, Md.: Bernan, 1997. 375p. acid free, $89 (ISBN 0-89059-039-7). The utilization of statistical data has become ever more vital in economic, social, and even cultural research. As George...

Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States. By Christina K. Schaefer. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub., 1997. 394p. $25 (ISBN 0-8063-1532-6). According to this guide, the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service is...

Guitar Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Guitar Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. Comp. by Janna MacAuslan and Kristan Aspen. Music Reference Collection, no. 61. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 202p. acid free, $69.50 (ISBN 0-3113-29385-6; ISSN 0736-7740). For...

The Gun Control Debate: A Documentary History.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The Gun Control Debate: A Documentary History. Ed. by Marjolijn Bijlefeld. Primary Documents in American History and Contemporary Issues Series. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 294p. acid free, $49.95 (ISBN 0-313-29903-X; ISSN 1069-5605)....

Hall of Fame Museums: A Reference Guide.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Hall of Fame Museums: A Reference Guide. By Victor J. Danilov. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 275p. acid free $69.50 (ISBN 0-313-30000-3). James Agee titled his study of tenant farmers in Alabama Let Us Now Praise Famous Men; it would...

Handbook on Women and Aging.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Handbook on Women and Aging. Ed. by Jean M. Coyle. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 484p. acid free, $89.50 (ISBN 0-313-28857-7). The author of Women and Aging: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1989) is the editor of this...

Health Insurance Sourcebook: Basic Information about Managed Care Organizations, Traditional Fee-for-Service Insurance, Insurance Portability and Pre-Existing Conditions Clauses, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and Military Health Care, along with Information about Insurance Fraud.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Health Insurance Sourcebook: Basic Information about Managed Care Organizations, Traditional Fee-for-Service Insurance, Insurance Portability and Pre-Existing Conditions Clauses, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and Military Health Care,...

Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. By Ruth-Esther Hillila and Barbara Blanchard Hong. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 473p. acid free $85 (ISBN 0-313-27728-1). Until recently, English-language resources devoted...

Historical Dictionary of Hinduism.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Historical Dictionary of Hinduism. By Bruce M. Sullivan. Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements, no. 13. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 1997. 345p. acid free, $49 (ISBN 0-8108-3327-1). The Historical Dictionary of...

Holiday Symbols 1998.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Holiday Symbols 1998. Ed. by Sue Ellen Thompson. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1998. 558p. acid free $55 (ISBN 0-7808-0072-9). We receive eggs at Easter, explode firecrackers for July 4, fear black cats at Halloween, and wait for Santa Claus at...

The International Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Philately.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The International Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Philately. By R. Scott Carlton. Iola, Wis.: Krause, 1997. 448p. $39.95 (ISBN 0-87341-448-9). Philately remains one of the most popular hobbies in the United States. The American Philatelic...

Minor Ballet Composers: Biographical Sketches of Sixty-Six Underappreciated yet Significant Contributors to the Body of Western Ballet Music.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Minor Ballet Composers: Biographical Sketches of Sixty-Six Underappreciated yet Significant Contributors to the Body of Western Ballet Music. By Bruce R. Schueneman and William E. Studwell. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth, 1997. 133p. $39.95 (ISBN...

The Multimedia and CD-ROM Directory, 17th ed.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The Multimedia and CD-ROM Directory, 17th ed. Gesche Buecker. London: TFPL Multimedia, 1997; distributed in U.S. by Stockton. 2 vols. paper, $295/set (ISBN 1-56159-207-20/set). The Multimedia and CD-ROM Directory is the combined product...

Net.Journal Directory: The Catalog of Full Text Periodicals Archived on the World Wide Web, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1997).(Review)
June 22, 1998... Net.Journal Directory: The Catalog of Full Text Periodicals Archived on the World Wide Web, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1997). Ed. by Lawrence Krumenaker. Hillsdale, N.J.: Hermograph, 1997. $125/vol.; $220/yr. (2 vols.) paper (ISBN 0-9656775-7-5;...

New Kabuki Encyclopedia: A Revised Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... New Kabuki Encyclopedia: A Revised Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten. By Samuel L. Leiter. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 823p. acid free, $115 (ISBN 0-313-29288-4). About the same time the first Globe Theatre was being built in London, the...

The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia. By Tom Stevenson. NewYork: DK, 1997. 600p. $50 (ISBN 0-7894-2079-1). The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, subtitled on the cover "A Comprehensive Reference Guide to the Wines of the World," is just...

Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. By Matt S. Meier, Conchita Franco Serri, and Richard A. Garcia. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 431p. acid free, $65 (ISBN 0-313-29105-51. The stated purpose of this biographical...

Operas in One Act: A Production Guide.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Operas in One Act: A Production Guide. By W. Franklin Summers. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 1997. 383p. acid free, $48.50 (ISBN 0-8108-3222-4). W. Franklin Summers is director of the Voice and Opera Program at the University of Miami in Coral...

Oral Health Sourcebook: Basic Information about Diseases and Conditions Affecting Oral Health Including Cavities, Gum Disease, Dry Mouth, Oral Cancers, Fever Blisters, Canker Sores, Oral Thrush, Bad Breath, Temporomandibular Disorders, and Other Craniofacial Syndromes along with Statistical Data on the Oral Health of Americans, Oral Hygiene, Emergency First Aid, Information on Treatment Procedures and Methods of Replacing Lost Teeth.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Oral Health Sourcebook: Basic Information about Diseases and Conditions Affecting Oral Health Including Cavities, Gum Disease, Dry Mouth, Oral Cancers, Fever Blisters, Canker Sores, Oral Thrush, Bad Breath, Temporomandibular Disorders, and...

Pregnancy and Birth: Your Questions Answered.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Pregnancy and Birth: Your Questions Answered. By Christoph Lees, Karina Reynolds, Grainne McCartan. New York: DK, 1997. 240p. $19.95 (ISBN 0-7894-1470-8). What does the baby look like at twelve weeks? At twenty-nine weeks? How much...

Professional Sports Statistics: A North American Team-by-Team and Major Non-Team Events, Year-by-Year Reference, 1896 through 1996.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Professional Sports Statistics: A North American Team-by-Team and Major Non-Team Events, Year-by-Year Reference, 1896 through 1996. By K. Michael Caschnitz. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1997. 1338p. acid free $85 (ISBN 0-7864-02997). Many...

The Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads, and Other Structures.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads, and Other Structures. By Lawrence H. Berlow. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx, 1998. 250p. acid free $59.95 (ISBN 0-89774-966-9). Researchers and...

School Violence: A Reference Handbook.(Review)
June 22, 1998... School Violence: A Reference Handbook. By Deborah L. Kopka. (Contemporary World Issues) Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1997. 184p. Acid free $39.50 (ISBN 0-87436-861-8). The seventh goal of Goals 2000: Education America Act of 1994 is...

Techniques of the Contemporary Composer.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Techniques of the Contemporary Composer. By David Cope. New York: Schirmer, 1997. 250p. acid free, paper, $32 (ISBN 0-02-864737-8). David Cope, the noted American composer, teacher, and respected surveyor of the contemporary music scene,...

Toxic Waste Sites: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Toxic Waste Sites: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America. By Mark Crawford. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1997. 324 p. acid free $65 (ISBN 0-87436-934-7). Americans are justifiably anxious about hazardous waste, and library patrons...

Walker's Manual of Unlisted Stocks. 2d ed.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Walker's Manual of Unlisted Stocks. 2d ed. Lafayette, Calif.: Walker's Manual, LLC, 1997. 523p. $85 (ISBN 0-9652088-8-5). How many times have reference librarians advised patrons seeking company information that "if it's a publicly held...

Walker's Manual of Community Bank Stocks. 1st ed.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Walker's Manual of Community Bank Stocks. 1st ed. Lafayette, Calif.: Walker's Manual, LLC, 1997. 502p. $100 (ISBN 0-9652088-7-7). How many times have reference librarians advised patrons seeking company information that "if it's a...

What Historical Novel Do I Read Next?(Review)
June 22, 1998... What Historical Novel Do I Read Next? By Daniel S. Burt. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 2 vols. acid free, $128/set (ISBN 0-7876-0388-0/set). While this set has the same name and format as Gale's What Do I Read Next series, it is a different and...

Wind Ensemble Sourcebook and Biographical Guide.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Wind Ensemble Sourcebook and Biographical Guide. (Music Reference Collection, No. 55) By Marshall Stoneham and others. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1997. 432p. acid free $89.50 (ISBN 0-313-29858-0; ISSN 0736-7740). This volume is the...

Writers for Young Adults.(Review)(Young Adult Review)
June 22, 1998... Writers for Young Adults. Ed. by Ted Hipple. New York: Scribner, 1997.3 vols. $235/set (ISBN 0-684-80474-3/set). Charles Scribner's Sons Reference Division has published many sets of literary criticism and author biographies, but this new...

The Yale University School of Medicine Patient's Guide to Medical Tests.(Review)
June 22, 1998... The Yale University School of Medicine Patient's Guide to Medical Tests. Ed. Barry L. Zaret. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. 620p. $40 (ISBN 0-397-76536-6). Some of the most important conversations in our lives will be with...

The Young Snowboarder.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... The Young Snowboarder. By Brian Iguchi. New York: DK, 1997.37p. $15.95 (ISBN 0-7894-2062-7). This compact, enjoyable book introduces beginning snowboarders to the various aspects of this exciting and sometimes eye-popping sport. The...

Encyclopedia of Family Health.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Encyclopedia of Family Health. Tarrytown, N.Y.: Mashall Cavendish, 1998. 17 vols. $499.97/set (ISBN 0-7614-0625-5/ set). Greatly reorganized and expanded since its previous edition, the Encyclopedia of Family Health is a profusely...

Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography. 5th ed.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography. 5th ed. By Vincent H. Duckies and Ida Reed. New York: Schirmer, 1997. 812p. acid free, $45 (ISBN 0-02-870821-0). The fifth edition of Vincent Duckles' Music Reference and...

Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2d ed.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2d ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 1998.17 vols. acid free $975/set (ISBN 0-7876-2221-4/set). In 1973, McGraw-Hill published the first edition of the Encyclopedia of World Biography (EWB). According to its...

Books Received but Not Reviewed
June 22, 1998... DATABASES 1997 Development Report Card for the States. 11th ed. By Daphne Clones and Carl Rist. Washington, D.C.: corporation for Enterprise Development, 1997. 1 CD for Windows/Mac $70 (ISBN 1-883187-17-6). American Decades CD-ROM....

Acquisitions and Collection Development in the Humanities.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Acquisitions and Collection Development in the Humanities. Ed. by Irene Owens. Acquisitions Librarian, nos. 17/18, 1997. New York: Haworth, 1997. 194p. $49.95 (ISBN 0-7890-0368-6). Conducting research in the humanities generally requires...

International Information: Documents, Publications, and Electronic Information of International Government Organizations.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... International Information: Documents, Publications, and Electronic Information of International Government Organizations. 2d ed. by Peter I. Hajnal. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1997. 528p. $105 (ISBN 1-56308-147-4). Government...

Librarians in Fiction: A Critical Bibliography.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Librarians in Fiction: A Critical Bibliography. By Grant Burns. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1998. 185p. $25 (ISBN 0-7864-0499-X). How do you describe the typical librarian? The stereotype of a mousy, bun-topped spinster is often the first...

Literacy in the Library; Negotiating the Spaces Between Order and Desire.(Review)
June 22, 1998... Literacy in the Library; Negotiating the Spaces Between Order and Desire. By Mark Dressman. Critical Studies in Education and Culture Series. Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey, 1997. 196p. $55 (ISBN 0-89789-495-2). LC 97-18571. Children...

Restructuring Academic Libraries: Organizational Development in the Wake of Technological Change.(Review)(Brief Article)
June 22, 1998... Restructuring Academic Libraries: Organizational Development in the Wake of Technological Change. Ed. by Charles A. Schwartz. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, ACRL Publication in Librarianship, no. 49, 1997. $28 (ISBN...

Sources Received but Not Reviewed
June 22, 1998... The Academic Library Director: Reflections on a Position in Transition. Ed. by Frank D'Andraia. Journal of Library Administration, v.24. no.3, 1997. New York: Haworth, 1997. 108p. $39.95 (ISBN 0-7890-0320-1). Adult Programming: A Manual for...