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New Publications

George M. Eberhart

Antiquarian, Specialty, and Used Book Sellers, 1993: A Subject Guide and Directory,edited by James M. Ethridge and Karen Ethridge (523 pages, February 1993), provides information on 3,000 subject specialist book dealers in the United States. Entries include the store’s address, telephone, fax number, year established, owner’s name, store hours, stock size, catalog frequency, subject specialties, sidelines, and special services. A perfect travel companion for anyone who can’t help but visit second-hand stores. Huge indexes for owner/ manager, store name, and subject (thoughtfully arranged by state) enhance access. A copy costs $48.00 from Omnigraphics, Inc., Penobscot Building, Detroit, MI 48226. ISBN 1-55888-766-0.

Bibliographic Searching Study, 1991: University of Waterloo Library(95 pages, 1993) is a study of the process of bibliographic searching from the time when a collection development librarian selects a book to the point when it is cataloged. The process is described in detail, together with supplementary comments, criticisms, and concerns expressed by the interviewees. A copy is US$30.00 from Publications Assistant, Davis Centre Library, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1. ISBN 0-920834-13-2.

A Catalogue of Paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library: “As Imagination Bodies Forth,”by William L. Pressly (385 pages, April 1993), is the first history, analysis, and catalogue of the finest collection of Shakespearian art ever assembled. Starting with the fragmentary and often erroneous data assembled by the Folgers when they purchased the paintings, the author has examined the 200 paintings in detail. In the process nearly half of the paintings have been reattributed or aspects of their subject matter newly identified. The paintings include scenes from the plays, portraits of the actors, and portraits of the playwright and his contemporaries. With 32 color plates and 302 black-and-white illustrations. The catalogue may be purchased for $50.00 from Yale University Press, 92A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520. ISBN 0-300-05214-6.

Cheap Shots: Video Production for Nonprofits,by Pat Kardas (183 pages, 1993), focuses on the ways in which libraries and schools can produce effective educational and promotional videotapes inexpensively. The first chapter offers advice on identifying potential audiences. The author then describes basic equipment needs, sources of funding and free talent, scriptwriting, translating scripts into an edited production, and recognizing when a video project is finished. The emphasis is on project development and management rather than on technical details. The cost is $25.00 from Scarecrow Press, P.O. Box 4167, Metuchen, NJ 08840. ISBN 0-8108-2648-8.

Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology,by Jeffrey T. Huber (165 pages, January 1993), is an alphabetical list of 1,100 keywords, names, and phrases associated with AIDS and HIV and their definitions. It includes entries for historical terms, doctors, advocates, medical terminology, drugs, and organizations. Abbreviations, acronyms, slang terms, and product names are cross-referenced to the main entry. The cost is $39.95 from Neal-Schuman Publishers, 100 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. ISBN 1-55570-117-5.

Directory of Vendors of Latin American Library Materials,by Howard L. Karno and Beverly Joy-Karno (42 pages, 4th rev. ed., February 1993), has been published as no. 32 of the SALALM Bibliography and Reference Series. Since the 3d edition appeared in 1988 the number of vendors has decreased from 149 to 106, a fact at least partially attributable to distributors going out of business. The price is $17.00 (plus $2.50 handling, prepayment required) from the SALALM Secretariat, General Library, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131. ISBN 0-917617-35-5.

The Encyclopedia of Strange and Unexplained Physical Phenomena,by Jerome Clark (395 pages, May 1993), describes and catalogs a wide range of scientific anomalies— events, behavior, conditions, or discoveries that do not conform to prevailing world-views. Many of these anomalies are observations of animals as yet unknown to science (bigfoot, sea serpents) or the survival of extinct species into modern times (pterosaurs, living dinosaurs). Other anomalies should be familiar to most readers (UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle, crop circles), but the treatment given them by the author is refreshingly sober, with little evidence of either uncritical acceptance or smug disbelief. Some of the topics have received minimal treatment in mainstream literature, although they are sufficiently puzzling to warrant scientific attention: entombed animals, phantom attackers, merfolk, ice falls, anomalous clouds, and pwdre ser (a Welsh phrase for falls of gelatinous material from the sky). The volume features many illustrations, a generous index, and bibliographies for each topic. Copies are available for $49.95 from Gale Research, Inc., 835 Penobscot Building, Detroit, MI 48226-4094. ISBN 0-8103-8843-X.

The International Military and Defense Encyclopedia,editor-in-chief Trevor N. Dupuy (6 vols., January 1993), supplements eight different academic curricula—not merely military science and history, but also sociology, political science, law, engineering, psychology, and operations research. Unlike other military encyclopedias that are restricted to discussions of wars, battles, dates, and weapons, this set examines much broader issues in 785 signed, article-length essays which offer a multidisciplinary perspective and a profusion of technical detail. For example, the entries for specific countries focus on contemporary military capabilities, including current political policies and concerns, strategic problems, military assistance and alliances, defense industries, quantitative summaries of all branches of the armed forces, and informed speculation on future defense problems and priorities. Other major subjects (and selected articles) include aerospace forces and warfare, combat theory and operations, leadership, armed forces and society, land forces, logistics, personnel, materiel, naval force, technology, theory, international policy, law, and intelligence. There are also biographies of major military figures and articles on selected conflicts. Supplemented by a comprehensive index, bibliographies attached to each article, and more than 600 illustrations, charts, graphs and photos, this encyclopedia is essential for large reference collections and a welcome addition to any library that can afford it. Until January 1994 the cost is $995.00 from Brassey’s/Macmillan, 100 Front St., Box 500, Riverside, NJ 08075-7500. ISBN 0-02-881011-2.

Life Under a Cloud: American Anxiety about the Atom,by Allan M. Winkler (282 pages, April 1993), explores attitudes towards atomic weapons and nuclear power from Hiroshima to the Bush administration. The author emphasizes American resistance to nuclear proliferation, especially within the scientific community and in popular culture. Specific chapters deal with the history of the early arms race, the discovery of the effects of radiation and fallout, civil defense, nuclear power plants, and arms treaties. It’s a fascinating exercise to contrast the exuberant hopes of 1945 with the cynicism of the 1980s towards atomic power. A copy is $27.50 from Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. ISBN 0-19-507821-7.

Non-Standard Collection Management,edited by Michael Pearce (236 pages, March 1993), is devoted to small or medium special collections. With a definite European perspective, the authors assess collection management of manuscripts, newspapers, serials, maps and atlases, sets, ephemera, and audiovisual materials. Copies are available for $59-95 from Ashgate Publishing Company, Old Post Road, Brookfield, VT 05036. ISBN 1-85742-020-9.

Opening New Doors: Alternative Careers for Librarians,edited by Ellis Mount (271 pages, 1993), features 28 options for librarians seeking alternative information-related careers. Each chapter has been written by a professional who describes his or her experiences as either entrepreneurs or employees in a nontraditional setting. Contributors include: Toni Carbo Bearman (library and information science educator), Ann Marie Cunningham (executive director of a nonprofit information association), Patricia Glass Schuman (president of a publishing company), Eileen Mackesy (freelance indexer), Christine A. Olson (founder of marketing management firm), Victor Rosenberg (president of a bibliographic software firm), Thomas Creamer (lexicographer for a foreign-language dictionary publisher), Craig Wright (corporate records manager), and Frances Lau (Far East sales representative for an international bookseller). A copy is $36.00 (SLA members, $29.00) from the Book Order Dept., Special Libraries Association, 1700 18th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009-2508. ISBN 0-87111-408-9.

Who’s Who in European Politics(1,016 pages, 2d ed., April 1993) has been revised to include dignitaries from the former Soviet republics of Belarus, Moldova, the Ukraine, Russia,

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Part One contains biographical data on more than 8,000 members of parliament, trade union and party leaders, heads of state, and other prominent European political personalities. Part Two provides country-by-country listings for heads of state, government, legislature, regional, party, and trade union leadership, and indexes for each country identify the individuals profiled in Part One. A new glossary defines political terms, parties, and institutions. Copies may be ordered for $265.00 from K. G. Saur, 121 Chanlon Road, New Providence, NJ 07974. ISBN 1-85739-021-3. ■

Education and Behavioral Science Section

Adoption of Proposed Bylaws Change: Yes (251); No (8).

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Nancy P. O’Brien (278); Write-in Candidate (5).

Secretary: Thomas A. Tollman (168); Paul G. Fehrmann (112).

Extended Campus Libraries Services Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Kathleen M. O’Connor (82); Gwendolyn Jenkins Chandler (29).

Secretary (2-year term): Virginia A. Witucke (78); Mem Catania (33).

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Thomas E. Abbot (60); Monica H. Collier (51).

Law & Political Science Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Ronald J. Heckart(86); Judy L. Solberg (71).

Secretary (2-year term): Marifran Bustion (77); William A. Orme (67).

Member-at-Large (2-year term): Stephen J. Stillwell, Jr. (73); Graham R. Walden (73) [determined by lot].

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lisa M. Browar (215);

Robert S. Martin (202).

Secretary: Laura Stalker (244); Martin Antonetti (169).

Member-at-Large (3-year term): H. Thomas Hickerson (231); John Neal Hoover (168).

Slavic & East European Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Alan P. Pollard (51); Write-in Candidate (1).

Secretary (3-year term): Mieczyslaw Buczkowski (27); Viveca S. Seymour (26).

Member-at-Large: Patricia K. Thurston (28); Nina Palmin (25).

Science & Technology Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Katharine E. Clark (264); Caroline D. Harnly (128).

Secretary/Member-at-Large: Billie Joy Reinhart (217); Dolores M. Hoelle (162).

University Libraries Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Nancy L. Baker (835); Joseph A. Boisse (650).

Secretary (2-year term): Doris S. Hayashikawa (874); Suzette L. Radford (401).

Member-at-Large (3-year term): Carolyn Dusenbury (811); E. Dale Cluff (533).

Member-at-Large (3-year term): Karen S. Seibert (755); John W. Collins, III (581).

West European Specialists Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Thomas D. Kilton (83); John M. Cullars (66).

Secretary: Heidi L. Hutchinson (88); Blake Landor (57).

Member-at-Large: Gretchen E. Holten (80); W. David Rozkuszka (67).

Women’s Studies Section

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Lori A. Goetsch (147); Cynthia S. Faries (64).

Secretary: Grace M. Jackson-Brown (109); Thura Reed Mack (96).

Member-at-Large: Kristin H. Gerhard (135); Mila C. Su (68). ■