ACRL College & Researc Libraries News

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PUNLICATIONS

by George M. Eberhart

• Atlas of Communism, edited by Geoffrey Stem (256 pages, April 1991), traces the history, ideals, successes, and failures of this controversial social experiment. Many color and black-and- white illustrations accompany maps of the Franco- Prussian War, the October Revolution, the Cold War, the New Order in China, Budapest in 1956, student power in 1968, the collapse of Communism in 1988-1990, the new Russia, and many others. The atlas is divided into five parts: the roots of Communism (1810-1917), the Soviet experience (1917-1945), Cold War Communism (1945- 1962), new perspectives (1962-1985), and reform and revolution (1985-1990). A final essay discusses the directions Communism might take and how its future relates to religious tolerance and economic stability around the world. This atlas is a fascinating and objective reminder of grim social reality. The cost is $95.00, available from Macmillan Reference, 866 Third Ave„ New York, NY 10022. ISBN 0-02-897265-1.

• A “Brand” New language: Commercial Influences in Literature and Culture, by Monroe Friedman (183 pages, February 1991), shows how commercial products have greatly affected American speech, literature, and popular culture since World War II. Three interesting chapters look at the results of content analyses of popular novels, plays, and songs from the postwar era, while others examine newspaper texts and American humor to see how product advertising has affected the language. Are these changes good or bad? There are arguments on both sides, but the consensus seems to favor use if the idiom is widespread enough. After all, the term “Pepsi generation” has a layer of significance beyond the words “youth culture.” Copies may be ordered for $39.95 from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881. ISBN 0-313-26169-5.

• CD-ROM Local Area Networks: A User’s Guide, edited by Norman Desmarais (131 pages, April 1991), examines the increasingly common yet complex use of CD-ROM servers on local area networks. The seven chapters cover network software and hardware, considerations for the systems manager, alternatives to CD-ROM networks, licenses and copyright, and future trends. A thorough index and useful bibliography complement the text. The volume costs $39.50 and is available from the Meckler Corporation, 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880. ISBN 0-88736-700-3.

• Collection Development in College Libraries, edited by Joanne Schneider Hill, William E. Hannaford Jr., and Ronald H. Epp (214 pages, March 1991), is apparently the first book to discuss collection development issues and problems in four-year college libraries. Twenty-three college librarians contributed to this effort, among them Joan H. Worley, Evan Farber, Michael Freeman, Richard Werking, Larry Oberg, Larry Hardesty, Wanda Dole, and Ann Niles. Topics range from allocation formulas, bibliographic instruction, ethics, the role of faculty, approval plans, and preservation. Copies are available for $45.00 from ALA Publishing, Order Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. ISBN 0-8389-0559-5.

• Cultural Diversity Programming in ARL Libraries, by Marilyn Shaver, SPEC Kit #165 (189 pages, June 1991), identifies the practices of research libraries in the areas of affirmative action, minority recruitment, and cultural diversity. The kit includes 20 planning documents, activities, and position descriptions from ARL institutions. SPEC Kits are available mainly by subscription, but individual issues may be purchased for $30.00 (ARL members, $20.00), prepayment required, from SPEC, Office of Management Services, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• Ei Page One, a new CD-ROM database product from Ei/Engineering Information, provides a vast number of bibliographic citations from 3,000 world engineering journals and conference proceedings. Updated monthly, Ei Page One is in table-of-contents format and can be searched by author or subject. It uses Boolean logic to narrow relevant citations. Previous searches can be saved and retrieved for future updates. Conference proceedings coverage is claimed to be 60% greater than Ei’s own Compendex Plus (in print as Engineering Index). The CD-ROM subscription comes bundled with software for ordering the full text of documents cited and an order management file that helps users track or cancel orders. A two-year subscription costs $1,875 (outside the U.S., $1,975). For more information, contact Engineering Information, Inc., 345 E. 47th Street, New York, NY 10017-2387.

• Energy Update: A Guide to Current Reference Literature, by R. David Weber (455 pages, April 1991), describes more than 1,000 dictionaries, handbooks, directories, indexes and abstracts, statistical sources, bibliographies, and databases dealing with the following topics: conservation, solar power, alternative energy sources, electric power, nuclear power, petroleum and natural gas, coal, and environmental impact. Each entry gives complete bibliographical information and an annotation that covers purpose, scope, arrangement, special features, and publication history. Author, title, subject, and document number indexes provide access. Arrangement is by topic, subdivided by type of reference source. Copies may be ordered for $42.50 (plus handling) from Energy Information Press, 1100 Industrial Rd., Suite 9, San Carlos, CA 94070. ISBN 0-9628518-5-X.

• Fact Book on Women in Higher Education, compiled by Judith G. Touchton and Lynne Davis (289 pages, March 1991), presents data on women faculty, students, administrators, staff, and trustees. Data sources used include the Equal Employment Commission, National Research Council, the Census Bureau, NCES, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A useful data compilation, but there is no entry for librarians in the index. Copies maybe ordered for $39.95 from Macmillan, 866 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022. ISBN 0-02- 900951-0.

• The First Amendment, 1791-1991: Two Hundred Years of Freedom, by James E. Leahy (308 pages, May 1991), examines each one of the six clauses of the First Amendment and summarizes what the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have ruled since the Bill of Rights was established in 1791. Supreme Court cases are described and grouped under specific areas of law involving the First Amendment, such as: government sanction of prayer, freedom to believe the unbelievable, the street as a proper place for speech, lawyers’ right to advertise, petitioning in the library, compelling disclosure of a membership, the press and the right to privacy. The book is an excellent overview for the nonlawyer and a relevant reminder of American liberties in this bicentennial year. A copy may be ordered for $28.50 from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640. ISBN 0-89950-573- 2.

Advisers directories underway

Do you ever wish you could talk to someone who has recently survived a regional accreditation visit? Do you wonder how to make information literacy a reality at your institution? Two ACRL task forces are working to identify individuals with expertise in the areas of accreditation and information literacy in order to compile resource directories. Academic librarians will be able to use the resource directories to identify speakers, consultants, or advisers to offer brief advice by phone on the indicated topic. To be listed in the directories individuals must meet minimum criteria. For more information about the information literacy directory contact the chair of the task force, Hannelore Rader, Cleveland State University Libraries, 1860 E. 22nd St., Cleveland, OH 44115; (216) 687-2475. For more information about the accreditation directory, contact the chair of the accreditation task force, David B. Walch, California Polytechnic State University, Robert E. Kennedy Library, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407; (805) 756-2345.

• The Future South: A Historical Perspective for the Twenty-first Century, edited by Joe P. Dunn and Howard L. Preston (251 pages, April 1991), contains the papers read at the 1988 centennial celebration at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. The essays focus on the survival of the South as a distinctive American region, especially its economic development and cultural persistence. Contributor Margaret Ripley Wolfe looks at Southern women and the future, Doris Betts examines the variety and breadth of Southern literature, while other historians confront the future of Southern cities, politics, technology, and race relations. Copies may be obtained for $34.95 from the University of Illinois Press, 54 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign, IL 61820. ISBN 0-252-01776-5.

• GenderDifferences: Their Impact on Public Policy, edited by Mary Lou Kendrigan (249 pages, March 1991), highlights the widely differing and unequal effects of public policy on American men and women. Specific areas analyzed are: compensation for crime victims, factory shutdowns, unemployment programs, tax policies, tourism, and veterans’ benefits. Especially intriguing is the chapter by Sarah Slavin on the differential treatment of men and women with head injuries. The editor calls for an equality of results that will require significant social change and constant vigilance to achieve a society which guarantees a certain level of physical and economic security for all its members. Copies are available for $42.95 from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881. ISBN 0-313-24875-3.

• The Good Serials Department, edited by Peter Gellatly (186 pages, February 1991), describes in detail 12 serials departments, both large and small, with a good reputation in the field of serials librarianship. Included are the serial operations at UCLA, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oklahoma, University of Iowa, Texas A&M, University of Idaho, California State University- Fullerton, Iowa State University, Jacksonville State University, Worcester State College, Leeds University, and the Shanghai Library. This monograph is an offshoot of Haworth’s Serials Librarian. Copies are available for $29.95 from Haworth Press, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904-1580. ISBN 0-86656-962-6.

• HighFidelity Audio/Video Systems, by Howard Ferstler (253 pages, May 1991), is an intelligently written and practical guide for those with a limited knowledge of audio/video technology. A vast array of equipment is described and evaluated here: loudspeaker systems, amplifiers and preamplifiers, CD players, tape recorders, LP records and players, FM radio, VCRs, TV monitors, surround sound, and many different accessories. High marks are given to the author for his advice on testing and shopping for equipment. Anyone in charge of an AV department will want this reference book for their office. The cost is $23.50, from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640. ISBN 0-89950-545-7.

• Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans, by Molefi K. Asante and Mark T. Mattson (198 pages, April 1991), chronicles important periods in African-American history that have shaped the outlook, lives, and hopes of African Americans today. More than 130 maps and diagrams complement statistical information covering population figures, historic locations, migration routes, and other cultural events. Beginning with origins in Africa and ending with the socioeconomic realities of the 21st century, the atlas also contains a list of important dates in African-American history. Copies are available for $95.00 from Macmillan, 866 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022. ISBN 0-02-897021-7.

• Information Needs in the Sciences: An Assessment, by Connie Gould and Karla Pearce (79 pages, March 1991), was produced to portray a broad view of the shape of eight scientific disciplines—how their dominant concerns have evolved, what the new frontiers are—and to illuminate the relationship between these trends and the data requirements. This assessment examines physics, chemistry, biology, geoscience, astronomy, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. Interviews and consultation with 131 individuals who teach, conduct research, or are closely connected with scientific research were the basis for this document. Copies may be ordered for $1.00 from Distribution Services Coordinator, Research Libraries Group, 1200 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041-1100.

• Latin American Frontiers, Borders, and Hinterlands: Research Needs and Resources, edited by Paula Covington (494 pages, March 1991), consists of the papers of the 33rd annual meeting of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, University of California, Berkeley, June 6-10,1988. Forty-nine contributed papers cover diverse topics on historical, geographical, and literary concepts of the Latin American frontier; building research collections; cataloging and cooperation; publishing patterns and acquisitions methods; and automation challenges. Copies may be ordered for $50.00 (plus $2.50 shipping) from the SALALM Secretariat, General Library, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1466. ISBN 0-917617-24- X.

• Minority Recruitment and Retention in ARL Libraries (125 pages, September 1990) has been published as SPEC Kit #167 by the ARL Office of Management Services. This kit contains the results of a 1990 survey of ARL libraries in the areas of hiring activities, advertising available positions, barriers to recruitment, and retention strategies. Also included are five recruitment planning documents, five recruitment procedures documents, two contact lists, five in-house recruitment strategies, and eleven minority recruitment internships. SPEC Kits are available mainly by subscription, but individual issues may be purchased for $30.00 (ARL members, $20.00), prepayment required, from SPEC, Office of Management Services, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• National Directory of Educational Programs in Gerontology and Geriatrics, edited by Joy C. Lobenstine (602 pages, 5th ed., 1991), describes gerontology instruction at 337 institutions, all members of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Full, two-page listings provide information on the overview of campus gerontol- ogy or geriatrics instruction, a description of the programs, other research or community activities, financial aid available, and full address, phone, fax, and BITNET numbers for the contact person at each school. Appendices include alphabetical lists of institutional representatives, schools by educational level, and programs by discipline. The cost is $39.50 for AGHE member institutions, $54.50 for nonmembers. Contact AGHE, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., West Wing 204, Washington, DC 20024. ISSN 0148-4508.

• Policies of Educational Software Publishers: A Guide for Authors, by David U. Kim and Douglas M. Kim (231 pages, March 1991), will help software authors locate an appropriate publisher and find preliminary information on editorial policies. Nearly 200 educational publishers are listed, with information on software interests, submission, review, publication, payment, and product information. The book may be ordered for $25.00 from New Technology Press, P.O. Box 9154, The Woodlands, TX 77387.

• Remote Storage: Facilities, Materials Selection and User Services, by Virginia Steel, SPEC Kit #164 (110 pages, May 1990), identifies the ARL libraries either currently using or planning for remote storage, and includes two facility descriptions and policies, four budget and planning documents, four documents on materials selection, and two user guides. SPEC Kits are available mainly by subscription, but individual issues may be purchased for $30.00 (ARL members, $20.00), prepayment required, from SPEC, Office of Management Services, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

• The Sister Republics: Switzerland and the United States from 1776 to the Present, by James H. Hutson (68 pages, April 1991), gives many examples of the reciprocal borrowing that occurred between the two countries as they traded intellectual philosophies and governmental systems back and forth. For example, the first American national constitution, the Articles of Confederation, was constructed on the Swiss confederation of cantons; and when the Swiss adopted a federal constitution in 1848, they modeled it after the U.S. Constitution. In the 19th century, the United States and Switzerland saw themselves as pure republics “in a menacing world of monarchs and autocrats.” The booklet accompanies an exhibition in the foyer of the James Madison Building at the Library of Congress. Copies may be ordered for $7.50 (plus $3.50 shipping) from the Library of Congress, Box J, Washington, DC 20540. ISSN 0731-3527.

• Statistics: A Component of the Research Process, by Peter Hemon (198 pages, March 1991), serves as an introduction to the use of statistics for librarians and library school students. The text covers the use of microcomputers in data analysis, how data should be presented, sampling and statistical inference, common tests for similarity and correlation, and statistical applications to data contained in library decision support systems. Hernon makes extensive use of the literature of library and information science for his examples and explanations. Copies may be obtained for $28.50 from Ablex Publishing Corporation, 355 Chestnut St., Norwood, NJ 07648-2090. ISBN 0- 89391-759-1.

• Textual Criticism and Scholarly Editing, by G. Thomas Tanselle (353 pages, March 1991), brings together the author’s essays written between 1971 and 1983. Each essay is grounded in the belief that the study of textual histories and the production of editions rely on critical judgment and that the interpretation of works cannot be divorced from the questioning of texts. Textual criticism is the evaluation of the correctness of surviving texts, based on physical evidence, historical knowledge, and literaryjudgment; scholarly editing is the use of the insights provided by textual criticism to produce new documents. Copies may be ordered for $40.00 from the University Press of Virginia, Box 3608, University Station, Charlottesville, VA 22903. ISBN 0-8139-1303-9.