ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 96 / C&RL News ■ February 2004 George M. Eberhart Apparitions, Healings, and W eeping M a­ donnas: Christianity and th e Paranormal, b y Lisa J. Schwebe! (209 pages, N ovem ber 2003), examines mystical ph en o m en a in the light of para­ psychology, not in order to minimize a theological e x p la n a tio n b u t to s h o w h o w , fro m a C atholic standpoint, a miraculous intervention can coexist w ith ano m alo u s y et explainable events. H ie a u ­ th o r specifically lo o k s a t p o s tm o rte m survival, poltergeists, precognition, and healing miracles and concludes (relying extensively o n th e writings o f G erm an th e o lo g ian Karl R ahner) th a t w h ile sci­ en ce m ight explain th e m echanism b e h in d such p h e n o m e n a , religion offers th e meaning. $16.95. Paulist Press. ISBN 0-8091-4223-6. Archaeological Anomalies: Small Artifacts, c o m p iled b y W illiam R. Corliss (319 pages, N o­ v e m b e r 2003), is th e third v o lu m e in a series d e ­ v o te d to archeological mysteries. T his b o o k fo­ c u se s o n u n u s u a l b o n e , sto n e , cloth, ceram ic, metal, o r w o o d e n artifacts. Each anom aly is rated Baghdad b attery, fro m Archaeological Anomalies: Small Artifacts. in term s o f th e quality o f th e re p o rte d d ata a n d th e deg ree from w h ich it deviates from accep ted historical o r scientific non n s. T he vast majority of exam ples are taken from archeological, historical, a n d anthropological journals a n d boo k s. Corliss exam ines such objects as per-Clovis b o n e tools in th e N ew World, fossilized h u m a n footprints, pre- G e o rg e M . E b e rh a rt is s e n io r e d it o r o f A m e ric a n Libraries, e -m a il: g e b e rh a rt@ a la .o rg Colum bian m etal artifacts a n d O ld W orld pottery fo u n d in N orth America, sophisticated stone arti­ facts m o re th a n 40,000 y e a rs old, e v id e n c e for advanced know ledge o f chemistry an d metallurgy in ancient times, an d ancient lenses a n d other sci­ entific instrum ents. $24.95. S o u rceb o o k Project, P .O . B o x 107, G le n Arm, MD 21057. ISBN 0- 915554-46-1. Babylon to V oyager and Beyond: A His­ to r y o f P la n e ta ry A s tro n o m y , b y D av id L everington (558 p a g e s, J u n e 2003), charts th e scientific know ledge o f m oons, planets, asteroids, a n d com ets from ancient tim es to th e sp ace p ro ­ gram . N o w th a t NASA’s Spirit M ars ro v e r h a s b e e n sending n e w pictures back from the surface, interest in th e topic m ay well increase. 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In­ c lu d e d a re sectio n s o n th e re sto ra tio n o f m uti­ lated noses in ancient India, Florence Nightingale as th e fo u n d e r o f biostatistics a n d hospital infec­ tio n control, th e d iscoveiy o f insulin, th e dev el­ o p m en t o f intensive care units, a history o f HMOs a n d m ed ical e co n o m ics, a n d th e d e in stitu tio n ­ alization o f th e m entally ill. $29-95- W riters’ Col­ lective. ISBN 1-932133-59-3. A useful com panion volum e is World E pidem ­ ics, b y Mary Ellen Snodgrass (479 pages, January 2004), a ch ro n o lo g ical list o f d isease o u tb reak s from H om o erectusto SARS. Contains an extensive bibliography a n d index that’s useful for pinpoint­ ing epidemics in specific cities or countries. $75.00. M cFarland. ISBN 0-7864-1662-9. Finding Her Voice: Women in Country M u ­ sic, 1800-2000, b y Maiy A. B uíw ack a n d Rob­ N e w P u b l i c a t i o n s mailto:geberhart@ala.org C&RL News ■ February 2004 / 97 ert K. O e rm a n n (607 pages, July 2003), exam ines th e history o f a b ro a d ran g e o f fem ale folk, c o u n ­ try-w estern, a n d S outhern g o sp el musicians from th e p re -C a rte r F am ily d a y s u p to S hania T w a in a n d th e Dixie Chicks. W ell-docum ented a n d w ith m an y p h o to g rap h s o f the perform ers, this volum e a d d s a m u c h -n e e d e d b a la n c e to th e o ften m ale- d o m in a te d literature. O n e ch ap ter o n radical D e ­ p re s s io n -e ra sin g ers (th e fem ale e q u iv a le n ts o f W o o d y G u th rie ) re s u rre c ts a n e a rly fo rg o tte n le g a c y . $39-95. V a n d e rb ilt U niversity. ISBN 0- 8 2 65-1432-4. Green Eggs and Ham in Latin: V iren t Ova! V ire t Perna!, b y Dr. Seuss, translated b y Je n n i­ fer a n d T e r e n c e T u n b e rg (71 p a g e s , 2003), o f­ fers a special w a y to celebrate T ed G e ise ls 100th b ir th d a y in M arch. 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Grzimek's A nim al Life Encyclopedia, series e d ito r M ich ael H u tc h in s (17 v o ls., 2 d e d ., D e ­ c e m b e r 2003), h as n o w b e e n p u b lish e d in its e n ­ tirety, in c lu d in g a n in d e x v o lu m e . A n e sse n tia l u p g ra d e to th e 1970s edition, this se t is filled w ith excellent drawings, photos, distribution m aps, an d d escriptive a n d ecological info rm atio n o n th o u ­ sands o f animal species from sponges to th e higher p rim a te s . $1,750.00. T h o m s o n /G a le . ISBN 0- 7876-5362-4. The Q u ie t M a n , b y Luke G ib b o n s (121 p ages, S ep tem b er 2003), is o n e o f se v e n studies o f Irish film p u b lish e d jointly b y C ork University a n d tire F ilm In s titu te o f Ire la n d . T h is an a ly sis o f J o h n F o rd ’s 1952 film reco n ciles th e conflicting o p in ­ io n s o f critics w h o v a rio u sly c o n d e m n it as th e w o rst o f stereotypical Irish cinem a a n d praise it as a p o w e rfu l e v o c a tio n o f Irish rom anticism . G ib­ b o n s p oints o u t that th e subtleties a n d sym bolism in th e film a re d e s ig n e d to q u e s tio n th e b o u n d ­ aries o f reality a n d m em o ries. $15.00. C ork U ni­ v e rsity Press. ISBN 1-85918-287-9. ( c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 1 0 1 ) C&RL News ■ February 2 0 0 4 / 99 C&RL News ■ February 2004 / 10 1 c o lle c tio n s th a t d e fin e th e n a tio n a l a n d cu ltu ral h e ritag e. T h e C o n se rv a tio n C en ter h a s re c e iv e d a n o th e r NEH g ran t for $402,000 in s u p p o rt o f its preservationservices activities. Additional su p p o rt o f u p to $80,000 in m atch in g fu n d s is conditio n al u p o n raising a n eq u al am o u n t o f eligible gifts. T he g ran t su p p o rts con d u ctin g preservation p lan n in g p ro g ra m s to assist libraries, archives, m u se u m s, e d u c a tio n a l in stitu tio n s, a n d h isto rical o rg a n i­ z atio n s in sa fe k e e p in g their collections; offering w o rk sh o p s a n d conferences, including a three-day w o rk sh o p series o n th e u n iq u e preservation n eed s o f s p e c ia l fo rm a t item s s u c h as a u d io ta p e s a n d videotapes; andprovidingongoingtechnical support to in s titu tio n s a n d th e p u b lic th r o u g h d is a s te r assistance, inform ationandreference services, W eb site e n h a n c e m en ts , a n d th e on-site library. A c q u is it io n s Form er U.S. Congresswoman Constance A. M orelia h a s d o n a te d p a p e rs to th e U niversity o f M a ry la n d Libraries-College Park. ARepublican fro m th e E ighth District, M o n tg o m ery C ounty, M ary lan d , w h o se rv e d e ig h t te r m s in t h e U.S. H o u s e o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s, M orelia lo st h e r b id f o r r e e l e c t i o n i n N o v e m b e r 2002. S h e is n o w U.S. A m b a ssa d o r to t h e O r g a n iz a tio n f o r E co n o m ic C o -o p e ra tio n a n d D e v e l o p m e n t in Paris. B efore h e r electio n to C o n g r e s s , M o re lia s e rv e d fo r e ig h t y e a rs in t h e M a ry la n d H o u s e o f Delegates. Included in the M o r e l i a P a p e r s a r e Constance A. Morelia p la q u e s , p h o to g r a p h s , press releases, correspondence, andsubjectresearch files o n a local a n d national scale. In addition, there a re files co m p iled during h e r w o rk as a m e m b e r o f th e H o u s e S cience C om m ittee, research relating to h e r ro le as th e c o c h a ir o f th e C o n g re ssio n a l C aucus for W o m e n ’s Issues, inform ation o n local- in te re st issues, a n d a h o st o f o th e r topics. H a r v e y M u d d C o lle g e (H M C ), in C la re m o n t, C alifo rn ia, h a s b e g u n tra n s fe rrin g th o u s a n d s o f rare copies o f m athem atics journals to th e N ational University o f Colom bia in M edellin as p a rt o f a p ro g ra m to fu rth er th e stu d y o f h ig h er m athem atics in th ird -w o rld nations. T h e journals a re in 110 b o x es, e a c h w e ig h in g b e tw e e n 30 a n d 50 p o u n d s , a n d will b e s e n t b y sh ip to C olom bia. T h e m a g a z in e s , w h ic h w e r e left o v e r a fte r a co n so lid atio n o f library facilities at th e C larem ont Colleges, are bein g delivered to Colom bia th rough a p ro g ra m o f th e A m erican M athem atical Society, w h ich is paying for th e shipping. T h e journals cost h u n d re d s o f th o u s a n d s o f dollars to acq u ire o v e r th e y e a rs. HMC is also giving aw ay a large n u m b e r o f d u p lic a te m a th e m a tic s b o o k s to m e m b e rs o f th e college com m unity. Elizabeth Millan, a sen io r m a th e m a tic s m a jo r a t HMC, is r e s p o n s ib le fo r starting th e d o n a tio n process, a n d s h e p erso n ally s p e n t a w e e k b o x in g th e jo u rn a ls fo r sh ip p in g . “W h e n I h e a rd th a t w e h a d all th e se m athem atics journals that h a d n o p erm a n e n t h o m e a n d w e re in d a n g e r o f b e in g th ro w n out, I w a s h e a rtb ro k e n , ” sh e said. A lfonson Castro, w h o will b e chair o f th e HMC m athem atics departm ent nextyear, inform ed h is a lm a m a te r, th e N a tio n a l U n iv ersity o f C o lo m b ia , o f th e a v a ilab ility o f th e jo u rn als. Through this donation, a n d other smaller donations a n d trad es, HMC h a s b e e n a b le to clear o u t 80 to 90 p e rc e n t o f its e x cess m ath em atics journals. The G etty Research Institute has acquired th e Stephen W hite Gallery o f Photography Records (1 9 4 3 -2 0 0 0 ). R ich in r e c o r d e d c o n tra c ts w ith o th e r d e a le rs , c o lle c to rs, a n d in stitu tio n s; p r o m o tio n a l m a te ria ls; fin a n c ia l d o c u m e n ts ; c o rresp o n d en ce; a n d reco rd s o f th e gallery’s o w n exhibitions, tire archive provides a com prehensive so u rc e o f in fo n n a tio n o n th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f tire p h o to g rap h y m arket in Los Angeles an d in general. T he m aterials d o c u m e n t th e g ro w th o f th e gallery into o n e o f th e leaders in tire field o f photo g rap h y , o w in g to W h ite ’s p a s s io n fo r p h o to g r a p h y as a collector a n d d ealer d u rin g a p e rio d o f increasing in terest in p h o to g ra p h s as collectible art. ■ ( “New publications ...” continued from page 97) Unconditional D e fe a t Japan, America, and the End o f W orld W ar II, by T hom as W. Zeiler (207 pages, O cto b er 2003), chronicles th e savage final tw o years o f th e Pacific W ar w h e n th e United S tates t o o k th e o ffe n siv e a n d th e J a p a n e s e m ou n ted a fanatic defense, despite dwindling su p ­ plies a n d h u m a n resources, th at e n su re d th e u n ­ conditional defeat o f th e em pire. Zeiler concisely charts th e co u rse o f A m erican progress from tire Marshall Islands a n d N ew G uinea to th e Marianas, die Philippines, Iw o Jima, Okinawa, and Hiroshima. $65.00. SR B ooks. ISBN 0-8420-2990-7. ■