ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 386 / C&RL News (Coalition con t from previous page) promote the use o f existing networked information. Send information to Philip Tompkins, convener o f the Teaching and Learning Working Group, at the Maricopa Community College District, Estrella Mountain Community College Center, 919 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ 85323 (voice: (602) 932-6500; fax: (602) 461-7681; e-mail: tompkins- @gc). AC R L members can also contribute to the Working Group on Management and Professional and User Education. This Working Group believes that at the heart o f the Coalition’s success is the ability to organize personnel resources to make the vision o f a national network a reality. This working group seeks to identify and promote educational materials and programs directed at management, professional and general users o f networked infor­ mation. The group plans to develop a series o f generic materials on networked information and seeks sample materials from those who have devel­ oped presentations on the use o f information re­ sources accessed via electronic networks. Three types o f material are sought: (1) that used to inform academic administrators about networked infor­ mation resources and their potential use in educa­ tion and research activities; (2) that for professional librarians and computer center staff to prepare them to deal with those technical and service issues to support patron use o f networked information; and (3) instructional material showing patrons how to use networked information. Samples should be sent to Sheila D. Creth, University Librarian, Uni­ versity o f Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 (voice: (319) 335-5868; fax: (319) 335-3830; e-mail: cadscdcts- ‹â›uiamvs) or Thomas C. Gabriele, director o f aca­ dem ic computing services, Western Michigan University, 3326 R ood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5154 (voice: (616) 387-5436; fax: (616) 387- 5473; e-mail: gabriele@gw.wmich.edu.)— Thomas Kirk, college librarian, Berea College ■■ PUNLICATIONS by George M. Eberhart • A tlas o f C om m unism , edited by Geoffrey Stem (256 pages, April 1991), traces the history, ideals, successes, and failures o f this controversial social experiment. Many color and black-and- white illustrations accompany maps o f the Franco- Prussian War, the October Revolution, the Cold War, the New Order in China, Budapest in 1956, student power in 1968, the collapse o f Commu­ nism in 1988-1990, the new Russia, and many others. The atlas is divided into five parts: the roots o f Communism (1810-1917), the Soviet experi­ ence (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 o f grim social reality. The cost is $95.00, available from Macmillan Refer­ ence, 866 Third Ave„ New York, NY 10022. ISBN 0-02-897265-1. Inf • lu A en “B ra n d N ew la n g u a g e : C om m ercial ces in L i ” te ra tu re and C ulture, by Monroe Friedman (183 pages, February 1991), shows how commercial products have greatly affected Ameri­ can speech, literature, and popular culture since W orld War II. Three interesting chapters look at the results o f content analyses o f 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 lan­ guage. 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 o f significance beyond the words “youth culture.” Copies may be ordered for $39.95 from Green­ w ood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, West­ port, C T C 0 D 6881. M IS L B o N • -RO c a 0 l -3 A 1 r 3 e - a 2 6 N 16 e 9 tw -5 o . rks: A User’s G u ide, edited by Norman Desmarais (131 pages, April 1991), examines the increasingly common yet complex use o f C D -R O M servers on local area networks. The seven chapters cover network soft­ ware and hardware, considerations for the systems manager, alternatives to C D -R O M networks, li- June 1991 / 387 censes and copyright, and future trends. A thor­ ough index and useful bibliography complement the text. The volume costs $39.50 and is available from the Meckler Corporation, 11 Ferry Lane West, • C We oll st ec por tio t, n D C e T v e 06880. lopm e IS nt B in N C 0 o -8 ll 8 e 7 g 3 e 6 L -7 ib 0 r 0 a -3 r­ . ies, 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, eth­ ics, the role o f faculty, approval plans, and preser­ vation. Copies are available for $45.00 from ALA Publishing, Order Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chica C go u , lt I u L r a 60 l 611 D iv -2 er 7 s 9 i 5. ty IS Pr B o N g r 0 a -8 m 3 m 8 i 9 n -0 g 5 i 5 n 9 -5. • A R L Libraries, by Marilyn Shaver, SPEC Kit #165 (189 pages, June 1991), identifies the practices o f re­ search libraries in the areas o f 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 indi­ vidual issues may be purchased for $30.00 (ARL members, $20.00), prepayment required, from SPEC, Office o f Management Services, 1527 New Hampshire • E i Pa g Ave., e O n N e . , W., Washington, D C 20036. a new C D -RO M database product from Ei/Engineering Information, pro­ vides a vast number o f 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 pro­ ceedings coverage is claimed to be 60% greater than Ei’s own Compendex Plus (in print as Engi­ neering Index). The CD-ROM subscription comes bundled with software for ordering the full text o f 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 Engineer­ ing Information, Inc., 345 E. 47th Street, New York, NY 10017-2387. • E nergy Update: G uide to C u rren t R efer­ ence L iteratu re, A by R. David W eber (455 pages, April 1991), describes more than 1,000 dictionar­ ies, 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 anno­ tation that covers purpose, scope, arrangement, special features, and publication history. Author, title, subject, and document number indexes pro­ vide access. Arrangement is by topic, subdivided by type o f reference source. Copies may be ordered for $42.50 (plus handling) from Energy Informa­ tion Press, 1100 Industrial Rd., Suite 9, San Carlos, CA 94070. c ISBN • F a t B ook o 0 n -9 6 W 2 o 85 m 1 e 8 n -5 i -X n . H igher E duca­ tion , 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 Bu­ reau o f 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 A m en d m ent, 1791-1991: Two H u ndred Years o f Freedom , by James E. Leahy (308 pages, May 1991), examines each one o f the six clauses o f the First Amendment and summa­ rizes what the Justices o f the U.S. Supreme Court have ruled since the Bill o f Rights was established in 1791. Supreme Court cases are described and grouped under specific areas o f law involving the First Amendment, such as: government sanction o f Advisers directories underway D o you ever wish you could talk to someone who has recently survived a regional accredita­ tion visit? D o you wonder how to make infor­ mation literacy a reality at your institution? Two ACRL task forces are working to identify individuals with expertise in the areas o f ac­ creditation and information literacy in order to compile resource directories. Academic li­ brarians will be able to use the resource direc­ tories to identify speakers, consultants, or ad­ visers 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 liter­ acy directory contact the chair o f the task force, Hannelore Rader, Cleveland State Uni­ versity Libraries, 1860 E. 22nd St., Cleveland, OH 44115; (216) 687-2475. For more infor­ mation about the accreditation directory, con­ tact the chair o f the accreditation task force, David B. Walch, California Polytechnic State University, Robert E. Kennedy Library, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407; (805) 756-2345. 388 / C &RL News prayer, freedom to believe the unbelievable, the street as a proper place for speech, lawyers’ right to advertise, petitioning in the library, compelling disclosure o f a membership, the press and the right to privacy. The book is an excellent overview for the nonlawyer and a relevant reminder o f 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. • The F u ture South: A H istorical Perspec­ tiv e f o r th e T w en ty -first C en tu ry, edited by Joe P. Dunn and Howard L. Preston (251 pages, April 1991), contains the papers read at the 1988 centen­ nial celebration at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. The essays focus on the survival o f the South as a distinctive American region, espe­ cially its economic development and cultural per­ sistence. Contributor Margaret Ripley W olfe looks at Southern women and the future, Doris Betts examines the variety and breadth o f Southern lit­ erature, while other historians confront the future o f Southern cities, politics, technology, and race relations. Copies may be obtained for $34.95 from the University o f Illinois Press, 54 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign, IL 61820. ISBN 0-252-01776-5. P o • li GenderDifferences: Their Im pact on Public cy, edited by Mary Lou Kendrigan (249 pages, March 1991), highlights the widely differing and unequal effects o f public policy on American men and women. Specific areas analyzed are: com pen­ sation for crime victims, factory shutdowns, unem­ ployment programs, tax policies, tourism, and vet­ erans’ benefits. Especially intriguing is the chapter by Sarah Slavin on the differential treatment o f men and women with head injuries. The editor calls for an equality o f results that will require significant social change and constant vigilance to achieve a society which guarantees a certain level o f 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 T 0 h - e 3 1 G 3 o -2 o 4 d 875-3. • Serials D e p a rtm en t, edited by Peter Gellatly (186 pages, February 1991), de­ scribes in detail 12 serials departments, both large and small, with a good reputation in the field o f serials librarianship. Included are the serial opera­ tions at UCLA, University o f Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, University o f Pennsylvania, Univer­ sity o f Oklahoma, University o f Iowa, Texas A&M, University o f Idaho, California State University- Fullerton, Iowa State University, Jacksonville State University, Worcester State College, Leeds Uni­ versity, and the Shanghai Library. This monograph is an offshoot o f 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. • H ighF idelity Audio/Video System s, by How­ ard Ferstler (253 pages, May 1991), is an intelli­ gently written and practical guide for those with a limited knowledge o f audio/video technology. A vast array o f equipment is described and evaluated here: loudspeaker systems, amplifiers and pream­ plifiers, C D players, tape recorders, LP records and players, FM radio, VCRs, TV monitors, sur­ round sound, and many different accessories. High marks are given to the author for his advice on testing and shopping for equipment. Anyone in charge o f an AV department will want this refer­ ence book for their office. The cost is $23.50, from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640 H . i ISBN 0-89950-545-7. A m • storical a n d C u ltu ra l A tlas o f A frican ericans, by Molefi K. Asante and Mark T. Mattson (198 pages, April 1991), chronicles impor­ tant periods in African-American history that have shaped the outlook, lives, and hopes o f African Americans today. More than 130 maps and dia­ grams complement statistical information covering population figures, historic locations, migration routes, and other cultural events. Beginning with origins in Africa and ending with the socioeco­ nomic realities o f the 21st century, the atlas also contains a list o f important dates in African-Ameri­ can history. Copies are available for $95.00 from Macmillan, 866 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022. ISBN I n 0 f -0 o r 2 m -8 a 9 • t 7 i 0 o 2 n 1 - N 7. eeds in th e Sciences: A n Assessm ent, by Connie Gould and Karla Pearce (79 pages, March 1991), was produced to portray a broad view o f the shape o f eight scientific disci­ plin es— h ow their dom inant con cern s have evolved, what the new frontiers are— and to illumi­ nate the relationship between these trends and the data requirements. This assessment examines physics, chemistry, biology, geoscience, astron­ omy, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. Interviews and consultation with 131 indi­ viduals 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, Mount L a ai t n in Vie A m w, er C i A ca 9 n 4 0 F 4 r 1 o -1 n 1 ti 0 e 0 r . s, B orders, and H i • n terlands: Research N eeds a n d R esources, edited by Paula Covington (494 pages, March 1991), consists o f the papers o f the 33rd annual meeting o f the Seminar on the Acquisition o f Latin American Library Materials, University o f Califor­ nia, Berkeley, June 6-10,1988. Forty-nine contrib­ uted papers cover diverse topics on historical, geographical, and literary concepts o f the Latin American frontier; building research collections; cataloging and cooperation; publishing patterns and acquisitions methods; and automation chal- June 1991 / 389 lenges. Copies may be ordered for $50.00 (plus $2.50 shipping) from the SALALM Secretariat, General Library, University o f New Mexico, Al­ buquerque, NM 87131-1466. ISBN 0-917617-24- X. • M in o r ity R e c r u itm e n t a n d R e te n tio n in A R L L ib ra ries (125 pages, September 1990) has been published as SPEC Kit #167 by the ARL O ffice o f Management Services. This kit contains the results o f a 1990 survey o f A R L libraries in the areas o f hiring activities, advertising available posi­ tions, barriers to recruitment, and retention strate­ gies. Also included are five recruitment planning documents, five recruitment procedures docu ­ ments, two contact lists, five in-house recruitment strategies, and eleven minority recruitment intern­ ships. SPEC Kits are available mainly by subscrip­ tion, but individual issues may be purchased for $30.00 (ARL members, $20.00), prepayment re­ quired, from SPEC, Office o f Management Serv­ ices, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washing­ ton, D N C a t 2 io 0 n 036 • a l . D ire c to ry o f E d u ca tio n a l P ro­ gram s in G e ro n to lo g y a n d G eria trics, edited by Joy C. Lobenstine (602 pages, 5th ed., 1991), de­ scribes gerontology instruction at 337 institutions, all members o f the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Full, two-page listings provide information on the overview o f campus gerontol- ogy or geriatrics instruction, a description o f the programs, other research or community activities, financial aid available, and full address, phone, fax, and BITN E T numbers for the contact person at each school. Appendices include alphabetical lists o f institutional representatives, schools by educa­ tional level, and programs by discipline. The cost is $39.50 for A G H E member institutions, $54.50 for nonmembers. Contact A G H E, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., West W ing 204, Washington, D C 20024. ISSN P 0 o 1 li 4 c 8 i - e 4 s 5 o 08 f . • E d u ca tio n a l So ftw a re P u b lish ­ ers: A G uide f o r A u th o rs, by David U. Kim and Douglas M. Kim (231 pages, March 1991), will help software authors locate an appropriate pub­ lisher and find preliminary information on editorial policies. Nearly 200 educational publishers are listed, with information on software interests, sub­ mission, review, publication, payment, and prod­ uct information. The book may be ordered for $25.00 from New Technology Press, P.O. Box 9154, The Woodlands, TX 77387. • R em o te Storage: F acilities, M aterials Se­ lection a n d 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 descrip­ tions and policies, four budget and planning docu­ ments, four documents on materials selection, and two user guides. SPEC Kits are available mainly by subscription, but individual issues may be pur­ chased for $30.00 (ARL members, $20.00), pre­ payment required, from SPEC, Office o f Manage­ ment Services, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Wash T ington, D C 20 p 0 u 3 • he S ister R e b 6 l . ics: S w itze rla n d a n d the U nited States f r o m 1 7 7 6 to th e P resent, by James H. Hutson (68 pages, April 1991), gives many examples o f the reciprocal borrowing that occurred between the two countries as they traded intellec­ tual philosophies and governmental systems back and forth. For example, the first American national constitution, the Articles o f Confederation, was constructed on the Swiss confederation o f cantons; and when the Swiss adopted a federal constitution in 1848, th ey m o d e le d it a fter the U.S. Constitution. In the 19th century, the United States and Switzerland saw themselves as pure republics “in a menacing world o f monarchs and autocrats.” The booklet accompanies an exhibition in the foyer o f the James Madison Building at the Library o f Congress. Copies may be ordered for $7.50 (plus $3.50 shipping) from the Library o f Congress, Box J, Washington, D C 20540. ISSN 0731- S 3 t 527. • atistics: A C o m p o n en t o f th e R esearch Process, by Peter H em on (198 pages, March 1991), serves as an introduction to the use o f statistics for librarians and library school students. The text covers the use o f microcomputers in data analysis, how data should be presented, sampling and statistical inference, com m on tests for similar­ ity and correlation, and statistical applications to data contained in library decision support systems. Hernon makes extensive use o f the literature o f 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 • T - e 7 x 5 t 9 u - a 1. l C ritic ism a n d S c h o la rly E d itin g , 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 o f textual histories and the produc­ tion o f editions rely on critical judgment and that the interpretation o f works cannot be divorced from the questioning o f texts. Textual criticism is the evaluation o f the correctness o f surviving texts, based on physical evidence, historical knowledge, and literaryjudgment; scholarly editing is the use o f the insights provided by textual criticism to pro­ duce new documents. Copies may be ordered for $40.00 from the University Press o f Virginia, Box 3608, University Station, Charlottesville, VA 22903. ISBN 0-8139-1303-9. ■ ■