ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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New 
Publications

G eorge M . Eberhart

A n tiq u a ria n , Specialty, 
an d  U se d  B o o k  Sellers, 
1993: A  Subject Guide and 
Directory, edited by James 
M. E th rid ge and K aren  
Ethridge (523 pages, Febru­
ary 1993), provides informa­
tion on 3,000 subject special­
ist b o o k  d ea lers in the 
United States. Entries in­
clude the store’s address, 
telephone, fax number, year 
established, owner’s name, 
store hours, stock size, cata­
log frequency, subject special­
ties, sidelines, and special services. A  perfect travel 
companion for anyone w h o 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 Build­
ing, Detroit, MI 48226. ISBN 1-55888-766-0.

B ibliographic Searching Study, 1 9 9 1 : 
University o f W aterloo Library (95 pages, 
1993) is a study o f the process o f bibliographic 
searching from the time when a collection de­
velopment librarian selects a book to the point 
when it is cataloged. The process is described 
in detail, together with supplementary com ­
ments, criticisms, and concerns expressed by 
the interviewees. A  copy is US$30.00 from Pub­
lications Assistant, Davis Centre Library, Uni­
versity o f Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 
N2L 3G1. ISBN 0-920834-13-2.

A  Catalogue of Paintings in the Folger 
Shakespeare Library: “As Imagination Bod­
ies Forth,” by William L. Pressly (385 pages, 
April 1993), is the first history, analysis, and 
c a ta lo g u e  o f  the fin e s t c o lle c t io n  o f  
Shakespearian art ever assembled. Starting with 
the fragmentary and often erroneous data as­
sembled by the Folgers when they purchased 
the paintings, the author has examined the 200 
paintings in detail. In the process nearly half o f 
the paintings have been reattributed or aspects 
o f their subject matter newly identified. The 
paintings include scenes from the plays, por­
traits o f the actors, and portraits o f the play­
wright 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 
Y ale Station, N ew  Haven, 
C T 06520. ISB N  0-300-
05214-6.

C h e a p  S h o ts : V id e o  
P ro d u c tio n  f o r  N o n ­
profits, by Pat Kardas (183 
pages, 1993), focuses on the 
ways in which libraries and 
schools can produce effec­
tive educational and promo­
tional videotapes inexpen­
sively. The first chapter offers 
advice on identifying potential 

audiences. The author then describes basic equip­
ment needs, sources o f funding and free talent, 
scriptwriting, translating scripts into an edited pro­
duction, 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 o f 1,100 keywords, names, 
and phrases associated with AIDS and HIV and 
their definitions. It includes entries for histori­
cal terms, doctors, advocates, medical terminology, 
drugs, and organizations. Abbreviations, acro­
nyms, slang terms, and product names are cross-
referenced to the main entry. The cost is $39.95 
from Neal-Schuman Publishers, 100 Varick St., 
N ew  York, N Y  10013. ISBN 1-55570-117-5.

Directory o f Vendors o f Latin American 
Library Materials, by Howard L. Karno and 
Beverly Joy-Karno (42 pages, 4th rev. ed., Feb­
ruary 1993), has been published as no. 32 o f 
the SALALM Bibliography and Reference Se­
ries. Since the 3d edition appeared in 1988 the 
number o f vendors has decreased from 149 to 
106, a fact at least partially attributable to dis­
tributors going out o f business. The price is 
$17.00 (plus $2.50 handling, prepayment re­
quired) from the SALALM Secretariat, General 
Library, University o f N ew  Mexico, Albuquer­
que, NM 87131. ISBN 0-917617-35-5.

The Encyclopedia o f Strange a n d  U n ­
explained Physical Phenomena, by Jerome 
Clark (395 pages, May 1993), describes and catalogs



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 a w id e range o f scientific anomalies—  
events, behavior, conditions, or discoveries that 
do not conform to prevailing world-views. Many 
o f these anomalies are observations o f animals 
as yet unknown to science (bigfoot, sea ser­
pents) or the survival o f 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 
o f either uncritical acceptance or smug disbe­
lief. Some o f the topics have received minimal 
treatment in mainstream literature, although 
they are sufficiently puzzling to warrant scien­
tific attention: entombed animals, phantom at­
tackers, merfolk, ice falls, anomalous clouds, 
and pw dre ser (a Welsh phrase for falls o f ge­
latinous 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 In te rn a tio n a l M ilita ry  a n d  Defense 
Encyclopedia, editor-in-chief Trevor N. Dupuy 
(6 vols., January 1993), supplements eight dif­
ferent academic curricula— not merely military 
science and history, but also sociology, politi­
cal science, law, engineering, psychology, and 
operations research. Unlike other military en­
cyclopedias that are restricted to discussions o f 
wars, battles, dates, and weapons, this set ex­
amines much broader issues in 785 signed, ar
ticle-length essays which offer a multidiscipli­
nary perspective and a profusion o f technical 
detail. For example, the entries for specific 
countries focus on contemporary military ca­
pabilities, including current political policies and 
concerns, strategic problems, military assistance 
and alliances, defense industries, quantitative 
summaries o f all branches o f 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, in­
ternational policy, law, and intelligence. There 
are also biographies o f 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 pho­
tos, this encyclopedia is essential for large ref­
erence collections and a w elcom e 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 U nd er a  Cloud: A m erican  A n x ie ty  
about the Atom, by Allan M. Winkler (282 
pages, April 1993), explores attitudes towards 
atomic w ea p on s and nuclear p o w e r from  
Hiroshima to the Bush administration. The au­
thor emphasizes American resistance to nuclear 
proliferation, especially within the scientific 
community and in popular culture. Specific 
chapters deal with the history o f the early arms 
race, the discovery o f the effects o f radiation 
and fallout, civil defense, nuclear pow er plants, 
and arms treaties. It’s a fascinating exercise to 
contrast the exuberant hopes o f 1945 with the 
cynicism o f the 1980s towards atomic power. 
A  copy is $27.50 from Oxford University Press, 
200 Madison Ave., N ew  York, N Y  10016. ISBN 
0-19-507821-7.

N o n -S ta n d a rd  Collection M a n a g e m e n t, 
edited by Michael Pearce (236 pages, March 
1993), is devoted to small or medium special 
collections. With a definite European perspec­
tive, the authors assess c o lle c tio n  m an­
a gem en t o f  manuscripts, newspapers, seri­
als, maps and atlases, sets, ephemera, and 
audiovisual materials. Copies are available for 
$59-95 from Ashgate Publishing Company, Old 
Post Road, B rookfield, V T  05036. ISBN 1-
85742-020-9-

O p e n in g  N e w  Doors: A lte rn a tiv e  C a­
reers fo r Librarians, edited by Ellis Mount 
(271 pages, 1993), features 28 options for li­
brarians seeking alternative information-re
lated careers. Each chapter has been written 
by a professional w h o describes his or her 
experiences as either entrepreneurs or em­
ployees in a nontraditional setting. Contribu­
tors include: T on i Carbo Bearman (library and 
inform ation scien ce edu cator), Ann Marie 
Cunningham (executive director o f a nonprofit 
in fo rm a tio n  a s s o c ia tio n ), Patricia Glass 
Schuman (president o f a publishing company), 
Eileen Mackesy (freelance indexer), Christine
A. Olson (foun der o f  marketing management 
firm), Victor Rosenberg (president o f a bib­
liographic software firm ), Thomas Creamer



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(le x ic o g ra p h e r fo r a fo re ign -la n g u a g e  d ic ­
tionary p u b lish er), C raig W righ t (c o r p o ­
rate reco rd s m a n a ger), and Frances Lau 
(Far East sales rep resen ta tive fo r  an in­
ternational b o o k s e lle r). A  c o p y  is $36.00 
(S LA  m em b ers, $29.00) fro m  the B o o k  
O rder D ept., Special Libraries Association, 
1700 18th St., N .W ., W a s h in g to n , DC 
20009-2508. ISBN 0-87111-408-9.

W h o ’ s W h o  in European Politics (1,016 
pages, 2d ed., April 1993) has been revised to 
include dignitaries from the former Soviet re­
publics o f Belarus, Moldova, the Ukraine, Russia,

 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Part One 
contains biographical data on more than 8,000 
members o f parliament, trade union and party 
leaders, heads o f state, and other prominent 
European political personalities. Part T w o pro­
vides country-by-country listings for heads o f 
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, N ew  Providence, NJ 07974. 
ISBN 1-85739-021-3. ■

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