Review essay

Esther M.. Harding. Psychic Energy: Its Sources and Transformations. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973.

Erich Neumann. The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype. Princeton, NJ. Princeton University Press, 1972.

Michael Murphy. Golf In The Kingdom. New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1972.

Robert Masters and Jean Houston. Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space. New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1972.     

Book/video reviews

John R. Catsis. Sports Broadcasting . Chicago: Nelson Hall, 1996.

Ralph Engelman. Public Radio and Television in America: A Political History . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996.

Marc J. Seifer. Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla . Secaucus, NJ: Birch Lane Press, 1996.

How to Construct a Radio Documentary (CD‐Rom). Concord, Ontario: Irwin Publishing, 1996.

Paul Chantler and Sim Harris. Local Radio Journalism . Oxford: Focal Press, 1997.

Donald G. Godfrey and Frederic A. Leigh, (Eds.). Historical Dictionary of American Radio, Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1998.

Nancy Lynch Street and Marilyn J. Matelski, (Eds.). Messages From the Underground: Transnational Radio in Resistance and in Solidarity . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.

Michael Nelson. War of Vie Black Heavens: The Battles of Western Broadcasting in the Cold War . Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1997.

Radio Industry (video). New York: Insight Media, 1997. 30 minutes, color.     

Book reviews

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF REFERENCE SERVICE FOR GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. McClure, Charles R. and Hernon, Peter. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1983, 284 pp., $35.00.

INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES. Rubin, Michael Rogers. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1983, $35.00.

VIDEOTEX PROJECT REVIEWS II. Widing, Robert E. and Talarzyk, W. Wayne. Dublin, OH: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 1983, 115 pp., $6.00.

BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT 1983; INCLUDING AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS. New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1983, $45.00.

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS, SECOND EDITION. Wright, Keith and Davie, Judith. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1983, 184 pp., $20.00.

MAGAZINES FOR CHILDREN: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND LIBRARIANS. Richardson, Selma K. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1983, 147 pp., $12.50 paper.

DICTIONARIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. Prepared by the Reference Books Bulletin Editorial Board, American Library Association. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1983, 38 pp., $1.95.

BACK TO BOOKS: 200 LIBRARY ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE READING. Marshall, Karen K. McFarland, 1983, 138 pp., $12.95.

UNION CATALOGUES OF SERIALS: GUIDELINES FOR CREATION AND MAINTENANCE, WITH RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND HOLDINGS CONTROL. Whiffen, Jean. New York: The Haworth Press, 1983, 138 pp., $14.95.

THE ALA GLOSSARY OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. Edited by Young, Heartsill. Chicago, 1L: American Library Association, 1983, 261 pp., $50.00.

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DICTIONARY, SECOND EDITION, REVISED. Edited by Beckman, Erik. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 1983, 247 pp., $22.95; $16.95 paper.

GUIDE TO RESEARCH ON NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. Hirschfelder, Arlene B.; Byler, Mary Gloyne; and Dorris, Michael A. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1983, 330 pp., $75.00.

ANNIVERSARIES AND HOLIDAYS. Gregory, Ruth. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1983, 262 pp., $20.00.     

Sequential structure in televised social behavior

Karl Erik Rosengren, Lawrence A. Wenner, &; Philip Palmgreen (Eds.). Media gratifications research: Current perspectives. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1985. 312 pp. $25.00 (cloth)

James A. Anderson. Communication research: Issues and methods. New York: McGraw‐Hill, 1987.423 pp. $32.95 (cloth)

Joseph R. Dominick &; James E. Fletcher (Eds.). Broadcasting research methods. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1985. 330 pp. $38.50 (cloth)

Roger D. Wimmer &; Joseph R. Dominick. Mass media research: An introduction (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1987. 514 pp. $36.00 (cloth)

Renata Adler. Reckless disregard: Westmoreland v. CBS, et al. and Sharon v. Time. New York: Knopf, 1986. 243 pp. $16.95 (cloth)

Rodney A. Smolla. Suing the press. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. 277 pp. $19.95 (cloth)

L. Rowell Huesmann &; Leonard D. Eron (Eds.). Television and the aggressive child: A cross‐national comparison. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1986. 314 pp. $36.00 (cloth)

Tannis MacBeth Williams (Ed.). The impact of television: A natural experiment in three communities. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, 1986.446 pp. $53.00 (cloth), $34.95 (paper)

Margaret B. W. Graham. RCA and the videodisc player: The business of research. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. 258 pp. $19.95 (cloth)     

West European broadcasting policy: Implications of new technology

The Coming Information Age: An Overview of Technology, Economics, and Politics, Wilson P. Dizard, Jr. (New York: Annenberg/Longman Communication Books, 1982), 213 pp., $12.95.

Finance and Information: A Study of Converging Interests, Cees J. Hamelink (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1983), 170 pp., $22.95.

Beyond Agenda Setting: Information Subsidies and Public Policy, Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1982), 243 pp., $24.75.

Forecasting the Telephone: A Retrospective Technology Assessment of the Telephone, Ithiel de Sola Pool (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1983), 172 pp., $22.50.

Broadcasting and Society: 1918‐1939, Mark Pegg (London: Croom Helm, 1983), 263 pp., $14.95.

Media and the American Mind: From Morse to McLuhan, Daniel J. Czitrom (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1982), 254 pp., $19.95/$7.95.

Handbook of Interactive Video, eds. Steve Floyd and Beth Floyd (White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications/ 1982), 168 pp., $34.95.

The Teleconferencing Handbook: A Guide to Cost‐Effective Communication, Ellen Lazer, Martin C. J. Elton and James Jones, (White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications, 1983), 219 pp., $34.95.

The Future of Videotext: Worldwide Prospects for Home/ Electronic Information Services, Efrem Sigel, (White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications, 1983), 197 pp., $34.95.

Effective TV Production, 2d ed., Gerald Millerson (London: Focal Press, 1983), 192 pp., $11.95.

Basic TV Staging, 2d ed., Gerald Millerson (London: Focal Press, 1982), 173 pp. $11.95.

TV Lighting Methods, 2d ed., Gerald Millerson (London: Focal Press, 1982), 152 pp., $11.95.

Use of Microphones, 2d ed., Alec Nisbett (London: Focal Press, 1983), 167 pp., $11.95.

Telecommunications: An Introduction to Radio, Television, and the Developing Media, Lynne Shafer Gross (Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, 1983), 385 pp., $19.95.

The New Television Technologies, Lynne Shafer Gross (Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, 1983), 190 pp., $11.95.

Telecommunications: Issues and Changes for Society, ed. Jerry L. Salvaggio, (New York: Longman, 1983), 224 pp., $24.95.     

REVIEWS

Abstract

GENREFLECTING: A GUIDE TO POPULAR READING INTERESTS. Sixth Edition. [Genreflecting Advisory Series] Diana Tixier Herald and Wayne A. Wiegand (Eds.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, xix, 559 pp., ISBN 1-59158-224-5. Reviewed by Ed Goedeken.

THE ENGAGING MUSEUM: DEVELOPING MUSEUMS FOR VISITOR INVOLVEMENT. Graham Black. London, New York: Routledge, 2005, 308 pp., ISBN 0-415-34557-X. Reviewed by Mary'O'Donnell

PRIVACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: ISSUES FOR PUBLIC, SCHOOL, AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIES. Helen R. Adams, Robert F. Bocher, Carol A. Gordon, and Elizabeth Barry-Kessler. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005, xii, 247 pp., ISBN 1-59158-209-1. Reviewed by Steven L. Johns.

INFORMATION LITERACY AND THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER. Joie Taylor. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, 148 pp., ISBN 0-313-32020-9. Reviewed by Nancy F. Campbell.

GOTCHA COVERED!: MORE NONFICTION BOOKTALKS TO GET KIDS EXCITED ABOUT READING. Kathleen A. Baxter and Michael Dahl. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005, 129 pp., ISBN 1-59158-225-3. Reviewed by Melissa Kozel.

DIGITAL LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT: THE VIEW FROM KAN-AZAWA. Deanna B. Marcum and Gerald George (Eds.). Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, 269 pp., ISBN 1-59158-244-X. Reviewed by Glenda Thornton.     

Book reviews

Michael Brian Schiffer. The Portable Radio in American Life. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991.

Michael C. Keith and Joseph M. Krause. The Radio Station (third edition). Boston: Focal Press, 1993.

Robert L. Hilliard and Michael C. Keith. The Broadcast Century: A Biography of American Broadcasting. Boston: Focal Press, 1992.

Bruce Siegel. Creative Radio Production. Boston: Focal Press, 1992.

Lewis B. O'Donnell, Philip Benoit and Carl Hausman. Modern Radio Production (third edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1993.

Daniel Mark Epstein. Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.

Ty Ford. Advanced Audio Production Techniques. Stoneham, MA: Butterworth‐Heinemann, 1993.     

Editing structure in the televised versions of the 1976 presidential debates

The Concept of Effects: Recognizing our Personal Judgments

Andrew Crisell. Understanding radio. New York: Methuen, 1986. 236 pp. $29.95 (cloth), $10.95 (paper)

Michael C. Keith. Radio programming: Consultancy and formatics. Stoneham, MA: Focal Press, 1987. 196 pp. $21.95 (paper)

Teun A. van Dijk. News as discourse. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1988. 200 pp. $24.95 (cloth)

Philip Collins. Radios: The golden age. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987, 119 pp. $25.00 (cloth), $14.95 (paper)     

German communications titles

Karikaturisten‐Lexikon / CARTOONISTS'DICTIONARY by Kurt Fleming (München: Saur 1993—DM 198, ISBN 3–598–10932–6,325 pp)

Allensbacher Jahrbuch der Demoskopie 9: 1984–1992 / ALLENSBACH YEARBOOK OF PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH, Vol. 9: 1984–1992 edited by Elisabeth Noelle‐Neumann and Renate Kocher (München: Saur; Allensbach: Verlag fur Demoskopie 1993—DM 380, ISBN 3–598–20718–2, 1,207 pp.)

Der Befragte Leser: Buch und Demoskopie / THE POLLED READER: BOOK AND PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH Edited by Ludwig Muth (Munchen: Saur 1993—DM 128, ISBN 3–598–11131–2, 220 pp.)

Die Wiener Tageszeitungen: Eine Dokumentation. 3: 1918–1938I THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS OF VIENNA: A DOCUMENTATION, Vol. 3: 1918–1938 edited by Gabriele Melischek and Josef Seethaler. (Frankfurt: Lang 1992— DM 74,‐ ISBN 3–631 ‐44409–5, 263 pp.)

Zeitungsland Nordrhein‐Westfalen: Geschichte. Profil. Struktur / NEWSPAPER COUNTRY NORTH RHINE‐WESTPHALIA: HISTORY, PROFILE, STRUCTURE edited by Bernhard Boll et. al. (ZV Zeitungs‐Verlag Service, Riemenschneiderstra_e 10, D‐53175 Bonn—DM 49,80, ISBN 3–929122–02–2, 692 pp.)

Deutsche Programmpresse 1923 bis 1941/ GERMAN PROGRAM JOURNALS 1923 TO 1941 by Thomas Bauer (München: Saur 1993—DM 98, ISBN 3–598–21575–4, 454 pp.)

Amerikanische Zeitschriften in deutscher Sprache: 1945–1952 / AMERICAN JOURNALS IN GERMAN: 1945–1952 by Birgit Bödeker. (Frankfurt: Lang 1993—DM 98,‐ ISBN 3–631 ‐45443–0, 378 pp.)

Die Volkskorrespondentenbewegung der SED‐Bezirkspresse/ THE PEOPLE'S CORRESPONDENTS MOVEMENTOFTHE REGIONAL PRESS OFTHE SOCIALIST UNITY PARTY by Sigrun Richter (Frankfurt: Lang 1993— DM 168,‐ ISBN 3–631–45456–2, 803 pp.)

Leserbriefe in Tageszeitungen der DDR/ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN DAILY NEWSPAPERS OF THE GDR by Ellen Bos (Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag 1993—DM 54, ISBN 3–531–12376–9, 311 pp.)

Für Deutschland und Europa: Der Deutschlandfunk / FOR GERMANY AND EUROPE: THE DEUTSCHLANDFUNK by Frank Capellan (München: Saur 1993—DM 98, ISBN 3–598–21576–2, 492 pp.)

Europas Fernsehen im Wandel: Probleme einer Europäisierung vonOrdnungspolitik und Programmen/EUROPE'S TELEVISION IN CHANGE: PROBLEMS OF EUROPEANIZATION OF POLITICS AND PROGRAMS by Jochen Zimmer (Frankfurt: Lang, 1993— DM 89, ISBN 3–631 ‐45642–5, 373 pp.)

Amerikanische Einstellung: Deutsches Fernsehen und US‐amerikanische Produktionen / AMERICAN ANGLE: GERMAN TELEVISION AND US‐AMERICAN PRODUCTIONS edited by Irmela Schneider. (Heidelberg: Winter, 1992—DM 150, ISBN 3–533–04555–2, 327 pp.)

Aneignungen: Ausländisches Fernsehen und nationale Kultur / ACQUISITIONS: FOREIGN TV AND NATIONAL CULTURE by Barbara Gentikow (Aarhus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 1993— no price given, ISBN 87–7288–408–8, 346 pp.)

Fernsehen und Angstbewältigung: Zur Typologie des Zuschauerverhaltens / TELEVISION AND THE MASTERING OF ANXIETY: TOWARDS A TOPOLOGY OF VIEWER BEHAVIOR by Peter Vitouch (Opladen: Westdeutscher Verl., 1993— DM 44, ISBN 3–531–12287–8, 221 pp.)

Fernsehwanderungen: Eine empirische Untersuchung zum Zapping / TELEVISION WALKING: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ZAPPING by Michael Jäckel (München: R. Fischer, 1993—DM 28, ISBN 3–88927–123–5, 108 pp)

Geschichte des deutschen Films /HISTORY OF GERMAN FILM edited by Wolfgang Jacobsen, et. al. (Stuttgart: Metzler, 1993— DM 58, ISBN 3–476–00883–5, 596 pp.)

Kritik der medienethischen Vernunft: Die ethische Diskussion uberden Film in Deutschlandim 20.Jahrhundert/CRITIQUE OF MEDIA ETHICAL REASONING: ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF 20TH CENTURY GERMAN FILM by Thomas Hausmanninger (Munchen: Fink, 1993—DM 98, ISBN 3–7705–2805–0, 647 pp.)

Sehsucht: Das Panorama als Massenunterhaltung des 19. Jahrhunderts / ADDICTION TO LOOK: THE PANORAMA AS ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE MASSES IN THE 19TH CENTURY edited by Kunst‐ und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. (Frankfurt: Verlag Stroemfeld/ Roter Stern, 1993—DM 59, ISBN 3–87877–408–7, 367 pp.)

Medienrechtliche Entscheidungen: Höchstrichterliche Rechtsprechung zum Presse‐ und Rundfunkrecht / LEGAL DECISIONS ON MEDIA: SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION ON PRESS AND BROADCAST LA W edited by Klaus Berg et. al. (Konstanz: Universitätsverlag Konstanz, 1992—DM 228, ISBN 3–87940–2,962 pp.)

Verfassungsrecht und Rundfunk: Die 7 Entscheidungen des Bundesverfassungsgerichts: 1961 ‐1991 / CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND BROADCASTING: THE SEVEN DECISIONS OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT: 1961–1991 edited by Friedrich‐Wilhelm von Sell (Berlin: Vistas Verlag, 1992— DM 48, ISBN 3–89158–074–6, 311 pp.)

Existenzgrundlagen öffentlich‐rechtlicher und privater Rundfunkveranstalter nach dem Rundfunkstaatsvertrag / BASICS OF EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING STATIONS UNDER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAW ACCORDING TO THE BROADCASTING TREATY by Udo Becker (Baden‐Baden: Nomos Verlag., 1992—DM 68, ISBN 3–7890–2611–5, 307 pp.)

Die Rundfunkordnung in den netien Bundesländern / THE ORDER OF BROADCASTING IN THE NEW FEDERAL STATES by Hermann Kresse (Stuttgart: Schäffer‐Pöschel, 1992—DM 89, ISBN 3–8202–0832–1,295 pp.)

Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Presse: Eine länderübergreifende Untersuchung / VOLUNTARY SELF‐CONTROL OF THE PRESS: AN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY by Verena Wedemann (Gütersloh: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, 1992—DM 12, ISBN 3–89204–056–7, 270 pp.)     

Courtroom coverage: The effects of being televised

The Soap Opera, Muriel G. Cantor and Suzanne Pingree (Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1983), 167 pp., $17.50/ $9.95.

Life on Daytime Television: Tuning‐in American Serial Drama, Mary Cassata and Thomas Skill (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1983), 214pp., $28.50/$15.95.

Milestones in Mass Communication Research, Shearon Lowery and Melvin L. DeFleur (New York: Longman, 1983), 398 pp., $24.95/$12.95.

Television Production, 2d ed., Alan Wurtzel (New York: McGraw‐Hill, 1983), 632 pp., $26.95.

Television Production Handbook, 4th ed., Herbert Zettl (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1984), 614 pp., $26.95.

Blacks and White TV: Afro‐Americans in Television Since 1948, J. Fred MacDonald (Chicago: Nelson‐Hall, 1983), 288 pp., $23.95/$11.95.

Images of Nurses on Television, Philip A. Kalisch, Beatrice J. Kalisch and Margaret Scobey (New York: Springer Publishing, 1983), 214 pp., $22.50.

Prime Time Crime: Criminals and Law Enforcers in TV Entertainment, Linda S. Lichter and S. Robert Lichter (Washington, DC: The Media Institute 1983), 64 pp., $5.95.

Television Programming Across National Boundaries: The EBU and OIRT Experience, Ernest Eugster (Dedham, MA: Artech House, 1983), 238 pp., $50.00.     

U.S. government documents‐our annual review

A. Executive and Independent Agencies

1991 STATISTICAL REPORT, RURAL TELEPHONE BORROWERS (July 1992, 204 pp.—$15.00)

1993 ANNUAL REPORT (1993, 90 pp.)

GUIDE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS IN LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN (May 1992, 162 pp.)

FEDERAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT: A GUIDE TO THE NTIA PROCESS (August 1991, SP‐91–25, 23 pp.)

GLOBALIZATION OF MASS MEDIA (January 1993, SP‐93–290, 228 pp. plus appendices—$20.00)

1994 RADIO GRANT PROGRAMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES (no date, 28 pp., free)

1992 ANNUAL REPORT: VOICES OF CHANGE (1993, 79 pp., free)

STANDARDS AND TRADE IN THE 1990s (1992, S/N 008–020–01294–7, $13.00)

INFORMATION SEEKERS GUIDE: HOW TO FIND INFORMATION AT THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (October 1992, 47 pp., free)

STATISTICS OF THE COMMON CARRIERS 1991/ 92 EDITION (1993, 325 pp.—$19.00)

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS: TELECOMMUNICATION, TITLE 47 is revised annually as of October 1st and includes the ten‐current version of all FCC rules and regulations. The five 1992 volumes in this title are:

—Parts 0–19 includes general FCC rules (658 pp.—$22.00)

—Parts 20–39 covers Title II common carrier regulations (660 pp.—$22.00)

—Parts 40–69 also deals with Title II common carrier (321 pp.—$12.00)

—Parts 70–79 focuses on Title III electronic mass media (612 pp.‐$21.00)

—Parts 80‐End covers cable (Title VI) and NTIA rules (737 pp.—$24.00; this is already badly dated given the flurry of FCC cable

B. Congressional Support Agencies

UNESCO: STATUS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, FINANCIAL, AND BUDGETING PRACTICES (June 1992, GAO/NSIAD‐92–172, 76 pp.)

VOICE OF AMERICA: MANAGEMENT ACTIONS NEEDED TO ADJUST TO A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT (July 1992, GAO/NSIAD‐92–150, 58 pp.)

FBI: ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES POSE WIRETAPPING CHALLENGES (July 1992, GAO/IMTEC‐92–68BR, 23 pp.)

FTS 2000 OVERHEAD: GSA SHOULD REASSESS CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY (August 1992, GA)/IMTEC‐92–59, 18 pp.)

PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: RESULTS OF GAO PANEL DISCUSSIONS (September 1992, GAO/IMTEC‐92–67, 17pp.)

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES (December 1992, GAO/OCG‐93–5TR)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: CELLULAR SERVICE COMPETITION (January 1993, GAO/T‐RCED‐93–3, 13 pp.)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: INTERRUPTIONS OF TELEPHONE SERVICE (March 1993, GAO/RCED‐93–79FS, 35 pp.)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: FCC'S HANDLING OF FORMAL COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST COMMON CARRIERS (March 1993, GAO/RCED‐93–83, 15 pp.)

FTS 2000: GSA'S PRICE REDETERMINATION YIELDS A REASONABLE DECISION AND LOWER PRICES (March 1993, GAO/IMTEC‐93–22, 8 pp.)

U.S. BANKS AND INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS (October 1992, OTA‐BP‐TCT‐100, 36 pp.—$3.00)

THE 1992 WORLD ADMINISTRATIVE RADIO CONFERENCE: TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS (May 1993, OTA‐TCT‐549, 190 pp.—$11.00)

ADVANCED NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES (June 1993, OTA‐BP‐TCT‐101, 79 pp.—$5.00)

C. House of Representatives

102–567, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COMPUTER NETWORK (June 16, 1992, 5 pp.)

102–628, CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITIVE ACT OF 1992 (June 29, 1992, 189 pp.)

102–780, PART I, AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT OF 1992 (August 4, 1992, 81 pp.)

102–782, PART I, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1992 (August 4, 1992, 47 pp.)

102–850, ANTITRUSTREFORMACTOF1992 (August 2, 1992, 127 pp.)

102–862, CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992 (September 14, 1992, 104 pp.)

102–873, PART I, AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT OF 1992 (September 17, 1992, 41 pp.)

102–873, PART 2, AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT (September 21, 1992, 32 pp.), see comment immediately above.

102/N, HIGH DEFINITION INFORMATION SYSTEMS (July 1992, 24 pp.)

103–19, EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ACT OF 1993 (February 23, 1993, 27 pp.)

103–20, CONSUMER PROTECTION TELEMARKETING ACT (February 24, 1993, 11 pp.)

103–51, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ACCESS ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1993 (April 1, 1993, 10 pp.)

REVIEW OF THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION: HEARINGS (May 1, June 20, August 1, 1991, S/N 552–070–12065–3, 351 pp.—$11.00)

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1993, PART 5: RELATED AGENCIES: HEARINGS (February 18–20, 25, March 11, 1992, 1,601 pp.—$34.00)

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1993, PART 6: RELATED AGENCIES: HEARINGS (March 17–19,25,31, April 1,2, 1992, 1,334 pp.‐$37.00)

FCC: COMMON CARRIERS: HEARING (June 19, 1991, S/N 552–070–11881 ‐1, 266 pp.‐$8.50)

MODIFIED FINAL JUDGMENT: HEARINGS (July 11, October 23,24, 1991, S/N 552–070–12588–4, 901 pp.—$30.00)

COMPETITION POLICY IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH (PART 1): HEARING (August 1, 1991, S/N 552–070–13747–5, 487 pp.‐$16.00)

EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (PART 2): HEARING (October 9, 1991, S/N 552–070–12401–2, 120 pp.‐$3.75)

COMPETITION POLICY IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH (PART 2): HEARING (February 19, 1992, S/N 552–070–13857–9, 573 pp.—$20.00)

COMPETITION POLICY IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH (PART 3): HEARING (March 18, 1992, S/N 552–070–13889–7, 337 pp.—$12.00)

DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING: HEARING (March 31, 1992, S/N 552–070–13406–9, 137 pp.—$4.75)

TELECOMMUTING: HEARING (July 29, 1992, S/N 552–070–13475–1, 94 pp.—$3.25)

AUDIENCE FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING: HEARING (September 23, 1992, S/N 552–070–14124–3, 79 pp.—$3.00)

CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES:HEARING (February 21, 1992, S/N 552–070–12580–9, 194 pp.—$6.50)

MANAGEMENTOFNSFNET:HEARINGS (March 12, June 4,10, 1992, S/N 552–070–12848–4, 186 pp.‐$6.50)

INNOVATION IN TELEMARKETING FRAUDS AND SCAMS: HEARING (June 21, 1991, S/N 552–070–11566–8, 298 pp.‐$10.00)

INNOVATIVE TELEMARKETING AND CONSUMER FRAUD IN OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST; HEARING (February 24, 1992, S/N 552–070–13199–0, 299 pp.‐$11.00)

D. United States Senate

102–294, AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT OF 1991 (June 1992, 76 pp.)

102–451, AM RADIO IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1991 (October 1992, 5 pp.)

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, FY93, PART 1: HEARINGS (February, March, April, May 1992, S/N 552–070–12898–1, 811 pp.‐$28.00)

NOMINATION OF JAMES H. QUELLO: HEARING (June 13, 1991, S/N 552–070–11580–3, 10 pp.‐$1.00)

S. 1462, THE AUTOMATED TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 1991; S. 1410, THE TELEPHONE ADVERTISING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; AND S.857, EQUAL BILLING FOR LONG DISTANCE CHARGES: HEARING (July 24, 1991, S/N 552–070–13862–5, 67 pp.‐$2,50)

COMPUTERIZED TELEPHONE SALES CALLS AND 900 SERVICES: HEARINGS (October 10, 11, 1991, S/N 552–070–13788–2, 75 pp.—$2.75)

CABLE‐INSTRUCTIONAL TV AND S. 1200 COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITIVENESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1991: HEARING (February 28, 1992, S/N 552–070–12886–7, 165 pp.—$6.00)

RADIO OVERSIGHT AND S. 1101, THE AM RADIO IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1991: HEARING (March 11, 1992, S/ N 552–070–13242–2, 114 pp.‐$4.00)

REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION: HEARING (June 23, 1992, S/N 552–07013761 ‐1, 15 pp.—$1.00)

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS: HEARING (July 1, 1992, S/N 552–070–13963–0, 135 pp.—$4.75)

SPECTRUM REALLOCATION OF THE 2 GHz BAND: HEARING (July 3, 1992, S/N 552–070–13616–9, 111 pp.—$4.00)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATION: HEARING (July 29, 1992, S/N 552–070–14085–9, 144 pp.—$5.00)

TELEMARKETING FRAUD:HEARING (July 30, 1992, S/N 552–070–14061 ‐1, 54 pp.—$2.25)

PARTIAL REVISION (1988), RADIO REGULATIONS, RELATING TO SPACE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES: MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT (Treaty Document 102–27, April 2, 1992, 402 pp.)

PARTIAL REVISION (1985), RADIO REGULATIONS, RELATING TO BROADCASTING SATELLITE SERVICES IN REGION 2: MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT (Treaty Document 102–28, April 2, 1992, 448 pp.)

SEVEN COMMUNICATIONS TREA TIES: HEARING (May 12, 1992, S/N 552–070–13348–8, 32 pp.—$1.50)

AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT OF 1991: HEARING (October 29, 1991, S/N 552–070–13741–6, 287 pp.‐$11.00)

MOTION PICTURE ANTIPIRACY ACT OF 1991: HEARING (July 24, 1991, S/N 552–070–13258–9, 293 pp.—$11.00)

STAR SCHOOLS FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS: HEARING (April 24, 1991, S/N 552–070–11624–9, 139 pp.—$4.25)

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FOR LITERACY, PRODUCTIVITY AND DEMOCRACY: HEARING (July 11, 1991, S/N 552–070–11595–1, 130 pp.—$4.00)

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM: HEARING (October 31, 1991, S/N 552–070–12073–4, 309 pp.‐$10.00)     

Book review

Abelman, B. (1995). Reclaiming the wasteland: TV & gifted children. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Neuman, S. B. (1995). Literacy in the television age: The myth of the TV effect (2nd ed.). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Strasburger, V. C. (1995). Adolescents and the media: Medical and psychological impact. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Harrison, L. F., & Williams, T. M. (1986). Television and cognitive development. In T. M. Williams (Ed.), The impact of television: A natural experiment in three communities (pp. 87–142). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.

Lehr, W. (Ed.). (1995). Quality and reliability of telecommunications infrastructure. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Teske, R. (Ed.). (1995). American regulatory federalism and telecommunications Infrastructure. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.     

Journal reviewers acknowledged

Mediated Political Realities, Dan Nimmo and James E. Combs (New York: Longman, 1983), 240 pp., $10.95.

The Political Uses of Symbols, Charles D. Elder and Roger W. Cobb (New York: Longman, 1983), 173 pp., $22.50/$9.95.

Keeping a Finger on the Public Pulse: Private Polling in Presidential Elections, Bruce E. Altschuler (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982), 197 pp., $25.00.

"For Immediate Release”;: Candidate Press Releases in American Political Campaigns, Jan Pons Vermeer (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982), 189 pp., $27.50.

Introduction to Mass Communications, 7th ed., Warren K. Agee, Philip H. Ault and Edwin Emery (New York: Harper and Row, 1982), 498 pp., $16.50.

Discovering Mass Communication, Samuel L. Becker (Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1983), 492 pp., $15.95.

Mass Communication an Introduction, 3d ed., John R. Bittner (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‐Hall, 1983), 508 pp., $17.95.

The Dynamics of Mass Communication, Joseph R. Dominick (Reading, MA: Addison‐Wesley, 1983), 552 pp., $16.95.

Broadcasting in the Arab World, Douglas A. Boyd (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1982), 306 pp., $29.50.

The Age of Television, Martin Esslin (San Francisco: Freeman, 1982), 138 pp., $7.95.

The Early Window: Effects of Television on Children and Youth, 2d ed., Robert M. Liebert, Joyce N. Sprafkin and Emily S. Davidson (New York: Pergamon, 1982), 255 pp., $25.00/$9.95.

The Interplay of Influence: Mass Media &; Their Publics in News, Advertising, Politics, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1983), 287 pp., $11.95.

Television and Radio Announcing, 4th ed., Stuart W. Hyde (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983), 522 pp., $22.50.

Humanistic Radio Production, Harold L. Drake (Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1982), 116 pp., $19.50/$8.25.     

Reviews

Comics: Ideology, Power and the Critics. By Martin Barker. Manchester: Manchester University Press. 1989. 320 pp. £40 hb, £10.95 pb

David Astor and the Observer. By Richard Cockett. London: Andre Deutsch. 1991. 315 pp. £17.99.

Medical Journals and Medical Knowledge. Historical Essays. By W. F. Bynum, S. Lock and R. Porter. London: Routledge. 1992. 272 pp.

The Magazine in America, 1741–1990. By John Tebbel and Mary Ellen Zuckerman. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 1991. 433 pp. $49.00 (Cdn)

Killing the Messenger: 100 Years of Media Criticism. Edited by Tom Goldstein. New York and Oxford: Columbia University Press. 1991. 272 pp. $17.50 (paperback)

Preserving the Press: How Daily Newspapers Mobilized to Keep Their Readers. By Leo Bogart. New York and Oxford: Columbia University Press. 1991. 327 pp. $46.00 (cloth)

Dictionnaire des journaux 1600–1789, Edited by Jean Sgard. Paris: Universitas, and Oxford: Voltaire Foundation. 2 vols., 1209 pp. 1991.

Politics and Reviewers: The Edinburgh and the Quarterly in the Early Victorian Age. By Joanne Shattock. Leicester: Leicester University Press. 1989. 220 pp.

Crowds and History: Mass Phenomena in English Towns 1790–1835. By M. Harrison. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1988. 373 pp. £25.

The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion. By J. R. Zaller. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1992. 367 pp.

Le nuove di Francia, L'Immagine delta rivoluzione francese nella stampa periodica italiana (1789–1795). By Marco Cuaz. Turin: Albert Meynier. 1990. Lira 20,000.     

Standpoint: Wither communication?

Dennis, E. E., & Wartella, E. (Eds.). (1996). American communication research: The remembered history. Mulwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Lent, J. A. (Ed.). (1995). A different road taken: Profiles in critical communication. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Schiller, D. (1996). Theorizing communication: A history. New York: Oxford.

Signorielli, N. (Ed.). (1996). Women in communication: A biographical sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood.     

Book review

Kamalipour, Y. R., & Mowlana, H. (Eds.). (1994). Mass media in the Middle East: A comprehensive handbook. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. 333 pages.

Boyd, D. (1993). Broadcasting in the Arab world: A survey of the electronic media in the Middle East (2nd ed.). Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. 386 pages.

Hoyer, S., Lauk, E., & Vihalemm, P. (Eds.). (1993). Towards a civic society: The Baltic media's long road to freedom. Tartu, Estonia: Baltic Association for Media Research. 366 pages.

Silj, A. (Ed). (1992). The new television in Europe. London: John Libbey. 644 pages.

Noam, E., Komatsuzaki, S., & Conn, D. (Eds.). (1994). Telecommunications in the Pacific Basin. New York: Oxford University Press. 514 pages.

Englis, B. G. (Ed.). (1994). Global and multinational advertising. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 266 pages.     

Book review

Douglas, S. J. (1994). Where the girls are: Growing up female with the mass mediay. New York: Times Books. 340 pages.

Lang, A. (Ed.). (1994). Measuring psychological responses to media messages. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 244 pages.

Cosby, C. O. (1994). Television's imageable influences: The self‐perceptions of young African Americans. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 172 pages.

Kern‐Foxworth, M. (1994). Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in advertising, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 205 pages.

Fiske, J. (1994). Media matters: Everyday culture and political change. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. 253 pages.

Johnson, L. L. (1994). Toward competition in cable television. Cambridge, MA & Washington, DC: MIT Press & AEI Press. 214 pages.

Krattenmaker, T. G., & Powe, L. A., Jr. (1994). Regulating broadcast programming. Cambridge, MA & Washington, DC: MIT Press & AEI Press. 369 pages.

Moores, S. (1993). Interpreting audiences: The ethnography of media consumption. London: Sage. 140 pages.     

Public television and the crisis of democracy: A review essay

Public Service Broadcasting in a Multichannel Environment: The History and Survival of an Ideal. Robert K. Avery. White Plains, NY: Longman, 1993.

Public Television for Sale: Media, the Market, and the Public Sphere. William Hoynes. Boulder and San Francisco: Westview Press, 1994.

Public Television: Panacea, Pork Barrel, or Public Trust? Marilyn Lashley. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.     

BOOK REVIEWS

TO FREE THE MIND: LIBRARIES, TECHNOLOGY, AND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM. Oboler, Eli M. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1983, (137 pp.,) $15.00.

THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY: THE PROMISE AND THE PROCESS. Dowlin, Kenneth E. New York: Neal‐Schuman Publishers, (Applications in Information Management and Technology Series.), 1984, 212 pp., $24.95.

A READER ON CHOOSING AN AUTOMATED LIBRARY SYSTEM. Joseph R. Matthews, Editor. Chicago: American Library Association, 1983, 390 pp., $35.00.

ONLINE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; USE AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS, LIMITATIONS, AND DESIGN ALTERNATIVES. Gerri, Brenda. Arlington, VA.: Information Resources Press, 1983, 230 pp., $24.50.

REFERENCE SOURCES IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES: A GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE. Purcell, Gary R. and Schlachter, Gail Ann. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC‐Clio Information Services, 1984, 359 pp., $45.00.

PERSUASIVE PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR LIBRARIES. Kathleen Kelly Rummel and Esther Perica, Editors. 1983, 199 pp., $20 paper.

DICTIONARY OF LIBRARY AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. 2nd ED. REVISED AND EXPANDED. Kenyon C. Rosenberg. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1983, 197 pp., $24.50.

FICTION, 1876–1983: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNITED STATES EDITIONS, 2 VOLS. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1983, 1053 &; 2328 pp., $99.50.

BOOKS OUT OF PRINT, 1980–1983. 2 VOLS. New York: R. R. Bowker 1983, $59.00.

READING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. Dorsett, Cora Matheny, Regional Editor. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1983, vii, 150 pp., $15.00.

INTERNATIONAL BOOK COLLECTORS ALMANAC/ NEWSLETTER. J. H. Raymond, Editor. Vol. 1, Issue 1, February, 1984. Vashon Island, WA: Pegasus Publishers, Inc. 10 issues/yr., 24 pp., $36.00.

USING COPYRIGHTED VIDEOCASSETTES IN CLASSROOMS AND LIBRARIES. Miller, Jerome K. Champaign, IL: Copyright Information Services, 1984, 92 pp., $10.00.     

A comparison of award‐winning radio commercials and their day‐to‐day counterparts

Children's programming

Children and the Faces of Television: Teaching, Violence. Selling, Edited by Edward L. Palmer and Aimée Dorr (New York: Academic Press, 1980).

Teaching Television: How to Use TV to Your Children's Advantage, Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer and Diana M. Zuckerman (New York: The Dial Press, 1981).

Audio In Media, Stanley R. Alten (Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1981).

Thirty Seconds, Michael Arlen (New York: Farrar, Straus &; Giroux, 1980).

To Serve the Public Interest: Educational Broadcasting in the United States, Robert J. Blakely (Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1979).