ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ February 1998 / 119 N e w P u b l i c a t i o n s George M. Eberhart Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Citations, by Mary Miles Prince (5th ed., September 1997), has augmented its authenticity by reprinting the entire 16th edition of the Uniform Sys­ tem o f Citation (the Bluebook), used by attorneys and law students, in an appendix. In addition, Bieber’s offers examples of cita­ tions to specific periodicals, case law, and government documents in one alphabetic sequence, which can save users time look­ ing up a particular title when its format is unknown. $39.50. William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1285 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14209- ISBN 1-57588-285-X. The Chiricahua Apache Prisoners of War: Fort Sill, 1 8 9 4 -1 9 1 4 , by Jo h n A. Turcheneske Jr. (232 pages, September 1997), tells the sad story of 400 Chiricahuas up­ rooted after Geronimo’s surrender and ex­ iled from their Arizona homes to lead lives as hostages in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In 1903, the military reneged on its promise to con­ vert part of the compound to a permanent reservation and decided to turn the post into a fie ld artillery train in g in sta lla tio n . Turcheneske covers the campaign for the Chiricahuas’ release from military custody, their efforts to retain Fort Sill as their per­ manent home, and the conflicting interests that competed to resolve their interest. $29-95. University Press of Colorado, POB 849, Niwot, CO 80544. ISBN 0-87081-465-6. Daily Life in the United States, 1960-1990: Decades of Discord, by Myron A. Marty (371 pages, November 1997), offers a view of contemporary history as experienced by Americans. Libraries are mentioned only once (under late-1970s funding cutbacks), but most major issues are touched upon. The chapters on the 1960s and 1970s may help Gen-Xers understand those troubled times, while the chapters on the 1980s provide les­ sons in postmodernism to older folks. $45.00. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-29554-9. George M. Eberhart is associate e d ito r o f A m erican Libraries; e-m ail: geberhart@ ala.org Field Guide to Mysterious Places o f the Pacific Coast, by Salvatore M. Trento (223 pages, November 1997), is an informative guide to odd landmarks and geological fea­ tures in Washington, Oregon, and Califor­ nia. Included are such anomalies as Indian painted rocks near Yakima, Washington; the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon; the ridge-top mystery walls of Berkeley, California; and the giant desert carvings near Blythe, California. Trento car­ ried a magnetometer to each of these places to measure magnetic-field variations. Each entry contains a site synopsis, directions, con­ siderations, history and background, contact persons and organizations, magnetic-field anomalies, and nearby points of interest. This book supplements the author’s Field Guide to Mysterious Places o f Eastern North America (Owl, October 1997) and Field Guide to Mysterious Places o f the West (Pruett, 1994). $18.95. Owl Books (Henry Holt). ISBN 0-8050-4449-3. Footage: The W orldwide Moving Image Sourcebook (ca. 1,400 pages, November 1997) lists 3,000 film and video collections around the world that loan, license, or sell footage to film producers. In addition to commercial film companies, the sourcebook provides information on archives, broadcast­ ers, stock footage houses, libraries, govern­ ment agencies, universities, and private col­ lections. A subject index with more than 10,000 keywords allows in-depth access. $195.00. Second Line Search, 1926 Broad­ way, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10023. Forbidden Workers: Illegal Chinese Im­ migrants and American Labor, by Peter Kwong (273 pages, January 1998), exam­ ines the working conditions and social m i­ lieu of undocumented Chinese laborers in the United States. Kwong reveals the intri­ cacies of the smuggling network, centered in Fuzhoun province, which has brought some 200,000 illegal immigrants to America in the past 15 years. Many of these people work in virtual slavery to earn enough to mailto:geberhart@ala.org 120 / C&RL News ■ February 1998 pay back the “snakeheads” (hum an smug­ glers) w ho brought them here. Kwong rec­ ommends that the U.S. Congress pass a law specifically criminalizing human smuggling and enslavement of individuals, and he calls for increased unionization of im m i­ grant laborers to inject the ailing Ameri­ can labor movement with new life. An in­ sightful look into a normally invisible com ­ munity. $24.00. New Press, 450 W. 4lst St., New York, NY 10036. ISBN 1-56584-355- X. Haunted Kansas, by Lisa Hefner Heitz (215 pages, October 1997), investigates ghostly legends and folklore in Kansas to pinpoint the history and truth of each. O f particular interest is the a c c o u n t o f the H u tc h in so n P ublic Li­ brary, allegedly haunted by former head librarian Ida Day. Higher-educa- tion haunts include frater­ nity houses at the Univer­ sity of Kansas and Kan­ sas State University, as well as a musical ghost at Pittsburg State University. A well-written, non-sensational regional study that is amply documented and even- handed. $24.95. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-70060-865-6. Our Singular Strengths: M editations for Librarians, by Michael Gorman (196 pages, December 1997), offers 144 insights into the library profession in the form of “upside- down koans-observations rooted in experi­ ence and reason that may provide insight into libraries, librarianship, and being a li­ brarian today.” Gorman’s format is a uni­ form one; framed by an opening quotation and a final resolution, each mini essay con­ tains much wisdom, pragmatism, and rea­ soned contemplation on the meaning of the profession. He discusses Ranganathan’s laws of librarianship and adds five new laws of his own. These bite-sized tributes to librari­ anship can be an effective antidote to cyni­ cism and burnout. $20.00 (ALA members, $18.00). American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0724-5. A Practical Guide to Internet Filters, by Karen G. Schneider (160 pages, November 1997), summarizes the results of an interna­ tional effort to test Internet filters in schools and libraries. Schneider, coordinator of The International Filters Assessment Project (TIFAP), tested 12 commercially produced filters. She determined that, even with key­ word blocking disabled, many filters per­ formed poorly or erratically and caused other problem s. (For exam ple, one program blocked access to Web sites that were criti­ cal to its perform ance.) $49-95. Neal- Schuman Publishers. ISBN 1-55570-322-4. Strategic Planning for Library M u ltity p e Co­ operatives: Samples & E xam p les, e d ite d by Steven A. Baughman and Elizabeth A. Curry (200 pages, December 1997), presents an overview of the current status of li­ brary multitype coopera­ tives in the United States missions, visions, values, enviro nm ental trends, goals, objectives, and strategies. It offers sample planning document components, drawn from 58 plans, submitted in response to a nation­ wide mail request. Designed for administra­ tors who are considering a partnership, this document will be supplemented this spring with one that will help organizations struc­ ture the strategic planning process. $27.00 (ASCLA members, $25.00.) ALA/Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agen­ cies. ISBN 0-8389-7914-9. W etlands of the American M idw est, by Hugh Prince (412 pages, January 1998), pro­ vides a geographic history of how people have perceived wetlands, from Native Ameri­ cans to modern conservationists. In the 19th century, wetlands were deemed productive only when they could be drained for agri­ cultural use. Prince chronicles the evolution in attitudes over time as economies and tech­ nologies expanded. An introductory chap­ ter discusses the physical characteristics of wet prairies and bogs. $21.00. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-68283-8.