ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 34 / C&RL News ■ J a n u ary 1999 N e w P u b l i c a t i o n s George M. Eberhart Biological A nom alies: Birds, com piled by William R. Corliss (480 pages, Septem ber 1998), categorizes a n d evaluates all o b serv ed avian behavior, m o rp h o l­ ogy, a n d b io ch em ­ istry th at d o es not s e e m to fit in t o k n o w n s c i e n ti f ic p a r a d i g m s . T h is b o o k is th e 17th volum e in Corliss’s “Catalog o f A nom a­ lies” series, w h ich so far has exam ined h u m a n a n d m am ­ m alian m ysteries as well as geophysical, geological, a n d as­ tronom ical curiosi­ ties. Each anom aly is given tw o ratings— th e quality o f substanti­ ating data that su p p o rts it, a n d th e seriousness o f th e challenge it p o ses to prevailing scien­ tific theories. Some o f the p h en o m en a described in this volum e are lum inous birds, com plexity a n d sophistication in avian m ental processes, discontinuous bird populations, late survival o f m oas a n d p assen g er pigeons, unresolved q uestions a b o u t A rchaeopteryx fossils, d e e p ­ diving capabilities, tool use, a n d u n u su al at­ tacks o n hum ans. $27.50. S o u rceb o o k Project, P.O. B ox 107, G len Arm, MD 21057. ISBN 0- 915554-32-1. General George E. Pickett in Life and Leg­ en d, by Lesley J. G o rd o n (269 pages, D ecem ­ b e r 1998), explores th e discrepancies b etw een the real life an d character o f Pickett (prim arily k n o w n for his role in Longstreet’s assault at th e Battle o f G ettysburg) a n d h o w his im age w as glorified b y his w ife in h e r books, articles, an d short stories. G o rd o n contrasts d o c u m e n ­ tary sources w ith Sallie Pickett’s memoirs, w hich acco u n t for m u ch o f th e ro m an ce o f “Pickett’s C harge” a n d th e tragic nobility o f th e South’s G e o rg e M . E b e rh a rt is associate e d ito r o f A m e ric a n L ib ra rie s; e -m a il: g e b e rh a rt@ a la .o rg Lost Cause. $29.95. University o f N orth C aro­ lina Press. ISBN 0-8078-2450-X. Historical Dictionary o f Poland, 1945-1996, by Piotr W róbel (423 pages, A ugust 1998), in­ cludes th e m o st im portant events, individuals, a n d organizations in 51 years o f Polish history from C om m unism to dem ocracy. It is a sequel to G re e n w o o d ’s 1996 H istorical D ictio n a ry o f P oland, 9 6 6 -1 9 4 5 , b y G eorge Lerski. Each entry has a short bibliography o f English-lan­ g u ag e w orks. $85.00. G re e n w o o d Press. ISBN 0-313-29772-X. Hurricane! Surviving the Big One: A Primer fo r Libraries, Museums, and Archives, by Michael Trinkley (102 pages, 2d ed., 1998), details h o w to safeguard staff, collections, an d buildings b efo re th e storm a n d w h a t to d o during th e recovery phase. Sections include hurricane-resistant building design, retrofitting existing structures, a n d salvaging d a m a g e d materials. T h e em phasis is o n long-term pre p a ­ ration. $15.00. Solinet, 1438 W. P eachtree St., N.W., Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309-2955. ISBN 1-58317-000-6. Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers: The Best Resources to Help You Parent, edited by Julie Soto (390 pages, S eptem ber 1998), is o n e o f several n e w an n o tated topical guides to print, video, audio, a n d Internet resources from Re­ so u rce Pathw ays. Each entry is rated for qual­ ity a n d ease o f use, a n d describ ed a n d evalu­ a t e d in f o rm a tiv e ly . O t h e r title s i n c l u d e G raduate School, Divorce, A n x ie ty a n d Depres­ sion, a n d H a vin g C hildren. $24.95. R esource Pathw ays, 22525 S.E. 64th Place, Suite 253, Issaquah, WA 98027-5387. ISBN 0-9653424-8-4. The Internet-Plus D irectory o f Express Li­ b ra ry Services: Research and D ocum ent D e liv e ry f o r Hire, edited by Steve Coffman, Cynthia A. K ehoe, a n d Pat W iedensohler (200 pages, 1998), lists m o re th a n 5,000 academ ic, public, a n d special libraries w o rld w id e that have m a d e so m e o f their resources a n d infor­ m ation services available o n th e Internet. At th e very least, the international list o f W eb ad- mailto:geberhart@ala.org C&RL News ■ J a n u ary 1 9 9 9 /3 5 dresses for research libraries will prove useful. T he indexes of subject specialties an d services pinpoint collections an d features, w hile half­ p ag e profiles of each facility provide p h o n e num bers, prices, an d other essential informa­ tion. $55.00 (ALA m em bers, $49.50). ALA Edi­ tions, 155 N. W acker Drive, Chicago, IL 6θ6θ6- 1719. ISBN 0-8389-0688-5. The M irage o f Continuity: Reconfiguring Academic Inform ation Resources fo r the Correction T h e slate for m em ber-at-large for the A nthropology an d Sociology Section a p ­ pearing in th e D ecem ber issue w as in­ correct. The corrected slate is: Member-at-Large: Gregory McKinney, reference/collection m anagem ent librarian. T em ple University; B ria n Q u in n , social science librarian, Texas T ech University Secretary: Ja m es H aug, general ref­ e ren ce librarian, East Carolina University; Lori Foulke, resource services librarian for anthropology, sociology, an d political sci­ ence, Jo h n s H opkins University. T h e editors regret th e error. 21st Century, edited by Brian L. Hawkins and Patricia Battin (301 pages, Septem ber 1998), addresses th e em ergence o f the global digital society an d w hat it will m ean for academ ic institutions an d their libraries. O f particular in­ terest are essays o n quality control (Douglas G reenberg), the future o f scholarly com m uni­ cation (Peter Lyman an d Stanley C hodorow ), digital preservation (Donald J. Waters), and w hy th e W eb is not a library (José-Marie Griffiths). The authors contend that academ ia m ust un­ dergo a fundam ental restructuring if it is to survive in th e 21st century. Faculty, librarians, information scientists, an d administrators must adapt traditional values an d missions to a digi­ tal environment. Hawkins and Battin write: “De­ spite o u r enthusiasm for th e p o ten tia l o f tech­ nology to eliminate the burdens of business as usual, it is also clear that there are serious o b ­ stacles, at least in the short run, to a sm ooth an d affordable transition.” $25.00. Council on Library an d Inform ation Resources, 1755 Mas­ sachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 500, W ashington, D.C. 20036-2188. ISBN 1-887334-59-9. M ushroom s, by T hom as Læssøe and Gary Lincoff (304 pages, August 1998), is another in th e excellent Eyewitness nature recognition guides published by DK. Like the others, this 3 6 / C&RL News ■ Ja n u a ry 1999 o n e is w o rld w id e in scope, a b u n d an tly illus­ trated, a n d sketchily b u t vividly informative. D o n ’t g o into th e w o o d s w ith o u t it. $29.95. DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7894-3286-2. If y o u ’re in th e w o o d s at night, bring along DK’s S ta rs a n d P la n e ts , by ren o w n ed British a stro n o m er Ian Ridpath (224 pages, S eptem ­ b e r 1998), fo r m onthly sky charts, constella­ tio n m ap s a n d p h o to s, a n d up -to -d ate infor­ m ation o n th e planets. $29-95. ISBN 0-7894- 3560-8. The Search fo r th e G ian t Squid, by Richard Ellis (322 pages, 1998), sum m arizes everything t h a t is k n o w n a b o u t th e biology a n d natural history o f th e giant squid (A rchiteuthis), the 60-foot d e e p -w a ­ t e r c e p h a l o p o d that w eig h s ov e r a to n a n d has b e e n r e s p o n s i b l e f o r m u c h m a r it im e m yth a n d specula­ tion. T h ese squids r e t a i n a c e r t a in am ount o f mystery b e c a u se they h av e only b e e n o b serv ed at the surface in a d e a d o r dying condition o r in the stom ach co n ten ts o f sp erm w hales, th eir m or­ tal enem ies. In addition to scientific co m m en ­ tary, Ellis covers th e sq u id ’s im age in novels a n d m ovies, a n d th e n u m ero u s m odels m ad e fo r m u seu m s. An a p p e n d ix lists all k n o w n zlzrhzteM ítestrandings an d sightings from 1545 to 1996. $35.00. Lyons Press, 31 W. 21st St., N ew York, NY 10010. ISBN 1-55821-689-8. The V am pire Gallery: A W ho's W ho o f th e Undead, by J. G ordon Melton (500 pages, Sep­ te m b e r 1998), contains bio g rap h ies o f nearly 350 vam pire characters featu red in fiction an d film. A c o m p an io n to his V am pire Book: E n cy­ clopedia o f th e U n d ea d (2d ed ., N o v em b er 1998), V am pire Gallery exam ines th e physical a n d m etap h y sical ch aracteristics o f literary vam ps from th e w ritings o f S heridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, a n d A nne Rice, as w ell as such lesser-know n authors as Chelsea Q uinn Yarbro, M ichael Romkey, T anith Lee, a n d N ancy A. Collins. M elton sinks his teeth into every co n ­ ceivable film g e n re in his q u est for co m p lete­ ness, including made-for-TV movies, adult films, a n d lo w -b u d g et com edies. C haracters in com ­ ics a n d graphic novels are also given their fair share o f th e credit for the u n d e a d revival o f th e 1990s. The far fewer num ber o f vampire hunt­ ers, from Dr. Van Heising to Buffy Summers, are show cased in a separate section. A well-written an d informative reference source. $19-95. Visible Ink, 835 Penobscot Bldg., 645 Griswold St., De­ troit, MI 48226. ISBN 1-57859-053-1. ■