June Pachuta Farris,Editor

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Statni ustredni archiv v Praze. Pruvodce po archivnich fondech a sbirkach. Dil I., Svazek 1. [State Central Archive in Prague. Guide to Archival Resources and Collections, v. 1, pt. 1] Kolektiv autoru pod vedenim Aleny Pazderove. Praha: Sekce archivni spravy Ministerstva vnitra CR, 1997. 274pp. ISBN: 8090135846. Reviewed by Gordon B. Anderson.

Gertraud Marinelli-König, ed. Russland in den Wiener Zeitschriften und Almanachen des Vormärz (1805-1848): ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der österreichisch-russischen Kultur — und Literaturbeziehungen. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1990. cvii, 898pp. (Sitzungsberichte/Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-HistorischeKlasse; 552. Bd. Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Literaturwissenschaft, Nr. 10.) ISBN: 3700117167. Reviewed by Stephen D. Corrsin.

Gertraud Marinelli-König, ed. Polen und Ruthenen in den Wiener Zeitschriften und Almanachen des Vormärz, 1805-1848: Versuch einer kritischen Bestandsaufnahme der Beiträge über Galizien, die Bukowina und das polnische Geistesleben insgesamt. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1992. v, 638pp. (Sitzungsberichte/Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, 599. Bd. Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Literaturwissenschaft, Nr. 13.) ISBN: 3700119631. Reviewed by Stephen D. Corrsin.

Gertraud Marinelli-König, ed. Die Südslaven in den Wiener Zeitschriften und Almanachen des Vormärz (1805-1848): Versuch einer kritischen Bestandsaufnahme der Beiträge über Bosnien, Bulgarien, Dalmatien, die Herzegowina, Istrien, Krain (Kärnten, Steiermark), Kroatien, das Kustenland, die Militargrenze, Montenegro, Serbien und Slawonien. Wien: Verlag der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1994. 594pp. (Sitzungsberichte/Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, 603. Bd. Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Literaturwissenschaft, Nr. 14.) ISBN: 3700120745. Reviewed by Stephen D. Corrsin.

Gertraud Marinelli-König, ed. Russland in den Wiener Zeitschriften und Almanachen des Vormärz (1805-1848): ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der österreichisch-russischen Kultur — und Literaturbeziehungen: Beiheft mit Nachträgen. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1998. x, 129pp. (Sitzungsberichte/ Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, 654. Bd. Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Literaturwissenschaft, Nr. 18.) ISBN: 3700127030. Reviewed by Stephen D. Corrsin.

Marinelli-König, Gertraud and Nina Pavlova, eds. Wien als Magnet?: Schriftsteller aus Ost-, Ostmittel — und Südosteuropa über die Stadt. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1996. 613pp. Sitzungsberichte/Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, 637. Bd. Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Literaturwissenschaft, Nr. 17.) ISBN: 3700125933. Reviewed by Stephen D. Corrsin.

Jiri Cejpek, Ivan Hlavacek, and Pravoslav Kneidl. Dejiny knihoven a knihovnictvi v ceskych zemich a vybrane kapitoly z obecnych dejin. [The History of Libraries and Librarianship in the Czech Lands and Selected Chapters From General [Library] History]. Praha: Naklada-telstvi Univerzity Karlovy, 1998. 192pp. ISBN: 80718416331. Reviewed by Murlin Croucher.

F. Maisuradze, A. I. Mil'chen, I. P. Gavrilov et al. Entsiklopediia knizhnogo dela. [Encyclopedia of Book Affairs] Avtory: Iu. Moskva: IUrist, 1998. 535pp. ISBN: 579750037X. Reviewed by Harold Leich.

Robert H. Davis and Margaret Sandler, comp. Russian and Ukrainian Avant-Garde and Constructivist Books and Serials in the New York Public Library: A First Census & Listing of Artists Represented. With an introduction by Gail Harrison Roman and Robert H. Davis, Jr. New York: Norman Ross Publishing, 1998. xix, 75pp. (The New York Public Library. Slavic, Baltic, and Eurasian Resource Series) ISBN: 0883543834. Reviewed by Harold Leich.

V. I. Gul'chinskii, comp. Iurii Nikolaevich Afanas'ev: Biobibliogra.fi-cheskii ukazateV. [Iurii Nikolaevich Afanas'ev: A Bio-Bibliographical Index] Vstupitel'nye stat'i A. P. Logunova. Moskva: Rossiiskii gosu-darstvennyi gumanitarnyi universitet, 1998. 74p. Reviewed by Sandra Levy.

Lukasz Golebiewski. Rynek ksiqiki w Polsce, edycja ′98. [The Book Market in Poland, 1998] Biblioteka Analiz. Warszawa: Magazyn Lit-eracki, 1998. 256pp. ISBN: 8387690023. Reviewed by Karen Rondestvedt.

?eska narodni bibliografie = Czech National Bibliography. Praha: Albertina Icome, 1998. 2 computer laser optical discs.

Rossiiskaia natsional'naia bibliografiia = Russian National Bibliography. 3rd ed. Munchen: K. G. Saur Verlag, 1997. 1 computer laser optical disc.

Slovenska narodna bibliografia = Slovak National Bibliography. Bratislava: Albertina Icome, 1997. 2 computer laser optical discs. Reviewed by Helen Sullivan.

Russisches biographisches Archiv = Russian Biographical Archive. Axel Frey, comp. Miinchen: K. G. Saur Verlag, 1997-2000. 500 microfiches in 12 installments. Reviewed by Teresa Tickle.     

Introduction

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DIRECTORY OF VENTURE CAPITAL. Lister, Kate and Tom Harn-ish. NY: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc., 2000, 385 pp., $39.95, ISBN 0-471-36104-6.

GALANTE'S VENTURE CAPITAL &; PRIVATE EQUITY DIRECTORY. Galante, Steven P. and Keith Moore. Wellesley, MA: Asset Alternatives Inc., 2000, 1,342 pp., $395.00, ISBN 1-893648-04-4.

THE DIRECTORY OF VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL. Lakeville, CT: Grey House Publishing Inc., 1999, 1,227 pp., $295.00, ISBN 1-891482-94-7. Reviewed by James Galbraith.

BUSINESS INFORMATION BASICS: A GUIDE TO THE KEY INTERNATIONAL SOURCES, 2000. Foster, Pam (Ed.) (with contributions by Judith M. Nixon). London: Headland Business Information, 2000, 230 pp., UK £95.00, ISBN 1-85739-204-3. Reviewed by Ann Fiegen.

DOING BUSINESS AND INVESTING WORLDWIDE 2000 (CD-ROM). PricewaterhouseCoopers, May 2000, 1 CD-ROM disc. Pricing: $395.00 (institutional price of $295.00 available to public and academic libraries). (800) 579-1646 or http://www.PricewaterhouseCoopersglobal.com/gx/eng/ins-sol/main/index.html. PC compatible. System requirements: Windows 3.1 or higher. Reviewed by Adele L. Barsh

PLUNKETT'S ON-LINE TRADING, FINANCE &; INVESTMENT WEB SITES ALMANAC, First Edition. Plunkett, Jack W. (Ed.). Houston, TX: Plunkett Research Ltd., 2000, $149.99 (includes diskette), 547 pp., ISBN 1-891775-08-1. Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood, Jr.

PLUNKETT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ALMANAC, First Edition. Plunkett, Jack W. Houston, TX: Plunkett Research Ltd., 2000, 653 pp., US$179.99 (includes CD-ROM), ISBN 1-891775-06-5. Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood, Jr.

U.S. GOVERNMENT ON THE WEB: GETTING THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. Hernon, Peter, John A. Shuler, and Robert Dugan. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1999, 348pp., $42.00, paperback, ISBN 1-56308-757-X. Reviewed by Bert Chapman

WHO'S WHO IN ECONOMICS, 3rd Edition. Blaug, Mark (Ed.). Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 1999, 1235 pp., US $350.00, ISBN 1-85898-886-1. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.     

REVIEWS

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COLLECTION MANAGEMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: A HANDBOOK FOR LIBRARIANS. Edited by G.E. Gorman and Ruth H. Miller. (The Greenwood Library Management Collection). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997, 360 p. $75.00. ISBN 0-313-29953-6. Reviewed by Ross Atkinson.

DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION: EDITION 21 AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES. Edited by Lois Mai Chan and Joan S. Mitchell. Papers from a Workshop Presented at the General Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Beijing, China, August 29, 1996. Albany, NY: OCLC Forest Press, 1997, 98p. $20,00. ISBN0-910608-56-3. Reviewed by Lois Smith.

FUTURE LIBRARIES, FUTURE CATALOGUES. By Pat Oddy. London: Library Association, 1996, xi, 180 p. Reviewed by Kristin H. Gerhard.

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. By Greg R. Notess. lanham, MD: Bernau Press, 1997, xxiv, 778 p. $24.00. ISBN 0-89059-041-9. Reviewed by Joe Morehead.

HISTORY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS ESTABLISHED FROM 1730 TO 1830. By Gaylord P. Albaugh. 2 Vols. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1995, xxxvii, 1456 p. $125.00. ISBN 0-944026-53-2 (set). Reviewed by Ed Goedeken

INTERNET TOOLS OF THE PROFESSION: A GUIDE FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS. Edited by Hope N. Tillman. 2nd ed Washington, DC: Special Libraries Association, 1997, v, 249 p. $49.00. ISBN 0-87111-467-4. Reviewed by Karen Lawson.

NEW DIRECTIONS IN TECHNICAL SERVICES: TRENDS AND SOURCES (1993-1995). Edited by Peggy Johnson. Chicago: American Library Association, 1997, 296 p. $35.00. ISBN 0-8398-0700-8. Reviewed by Barry B. Baker.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF LIBRARIES. Revised Edition. By Lowell A. Martin. (Library Administration Series, No. 5) Lanliam, MD: Scarecrow Press, inc., 1996. xi, 313 p. $39.50. ISBN 0-8108-3123-6. Reviewed by Emily R. Mobley.

TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES. By F. W. Lancaster and Beth Sandor. Champaign, Illinois: Graduate School of Library & Information Science, 1997, xiv, 322 p. $39.50. ISBN 0-87845-099-8. Reviewed by Donald E. Riggs.

TOWARDS A WORLDWIDE LIBRARY: A TEN YEAR FORECAST. 19th International Essen Symposium, 23 September-26 September 1996.Edited by Ahmed H. Helal and Joachim W. Weiss. (Publications of Essen University Library, 21) Essen: Universitätsbibliothek Essen, 1997. Reviewed by Wayne Jones.     

PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS

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THE LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET SURVIVAL GUIDE: STRATEGIES FOR THE HIGH-TECH REFERENCE DESK. McDermott, Irene. Barbara Quint, Ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2002, 267 pp., $29.50, ISBN 157387129X. Reviewed by Gwyneth Crowley.

MAGIC & HYPERSYSTEMS: CONSTRUCTING THE INFORMATIONSHARING LIBRARY. Billings, Harold. Chicago: American Library Association, 2002, 147 pp., $38.00, ISBN 0838908349. Reviewed by Barbara E. Kemp.

STARTING AND OPERATING LIVE VIRTUAL REFERENCE SERVICES: A HOW-TO-DO-IT MANUAL FOR LIBRARIANS. Meola, Mark, and Sam Stormont. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002, 167 pp., $59.95, ISBN 1555704441. Reviewed by Marla Wallace.     

Professional Readings on Librarianship and the Web

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DIGITAL INFORMATION CONTEXTS: THEORETICALAPPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL INFORMATION. Tredinnick, Luke. Oxford: Chandos, 2006. 307p., £39.95, ISBN 1-84334-159-X. Reviewed by Mary M. Manning.

GAMING“The Haworth Press.” & LIBRARIES: INTERSECTION OF SERVICES. Levine, Jenny. Special issue of Library Technology Reports 42, no. 5. Chicago, IL: ALA TechSource (American Library Association), 2006, 68 pp., $63.00, ISSN 0024-2586. Reviewed by Jami Schwarzwalder.

HOW LIS PROFESSIONALS CAN USE ALERTING SERVICES. Fourie, Ina. Oxford: Chandos, 2006, 196 pp., £39.00, ISBN 1-84334-128-X. Reviewed by Lani Hall Draper.

LEADERSHIP BASICS FOR LIBRARIANS AND INORMATION PROFESSIONALS. Evans, G. Edward, and Patricia Layzell Ward. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2007, 256 pp., $40.00, ISBN 978-0-8108-5229-7. Reviewed by Rachel E. Vacek.

TECHNOLOGIES FOR EDUCATION: A PRACTICAL GUIDE. 5th ed. Barron, Ann E., Karen S. Ivers, Nick Lilavois, and Julie A. Wells. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, 204 pp., $48.00, ISBN 1-59158-250-4. Reviewed by Duncan Dixon.

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE REST OF US: A PRIMER ON COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE LOW-TECH LIBRARIAN. Courtney, Nancy (ed.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, 192 pp., $42.00, ISBN 1-59158-233-4. Reviewed by Michael LaMagna.

WEB-BASED LEARNING: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE. O'Neil, Harold F., and Ray S. Perez (eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006, 432 pp., $110.00, ISBN 0-8058-5100-3. Reviewed by Sophia Guevara.     

PROFESSIONAL READING

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IT'S ALL ABOUT STUDENT LEARNING: MANAGING COMMUNITY AND OTHER COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY. Edited by David R. Dowell and Gerard B. McCabe. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005, xvi + 345 pp., $45.00, ISBN 1-59158-149-4. Reviewed by Beatrice R. Pulliam.

THE NEXTGEN LIBRARIAN'S SURVIVAL GUIDE. By Rachel Singer Gordon. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 2006, xiv + 208 pp., $29.50, ISBN 1-57387-256-3. Reviewed by Annie Epperson.

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. Edited by Peter Hernon and Philip Calvert. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, xii + 232 pp., $45.00, ISBN 1-59158-300-4. Reviewed by Scott Sheidlower.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN AND DOCUMENT DELIVERY: BEST PRACTICES FOROPERATINGAND MANAGING INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICES IN ALL LIBRARIES. By Lee Andrew Hilyer. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc., 2006, xix + 150 pp., $19.95, ISBN 0-7890-3129-9. Reviewed by Elizabeth Harper Garlish.

THE LIBRARIAN'S INTERNET SURVIVAL GUIDE: STRATEGIES FOR THE HIGH-TECH REFERENCE DESK, 2nd ed. By Irene E. McDermott. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2006, xxiii + 298 pp., $29.50, ISBN 1-57387-235-0. Reviewed by Michael LaMagna.

NET CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: OUTMANEUVERING WEB SPAMMERS, STALKERS, AND CON ARTISTS, 2nd ed. By J.A. Hitchcock. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2006. xxix + 459 pp., $24.95, ISBN 0-910965-72-2. Reviewed by Joshua Lambert.

GUIDING STUDENTS FROM CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM TO HONESTY AND INTEGRITY. By Ann Lathrop and Kathleen Foss. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005, xix + 264 pp., $35.00, ISBN 1-59158-275X. Reviewed by Anne-Marie Deitering.

MANAGING THE MYSTERY COLLECTION: FROM CREATION TO CONSUMPTION. Edited by Judith Overmier and Rhonda Harris Taylor. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press Inc., 2006, 220 pp., $22.95, ISBN 0-7890-3154-X. Reviewed by Melissa Aho.

PARADIGMS LOST: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF THE PRINTED WORD. By William Sonn. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2006, iv + 393 pp., $35.00, ISBN 0-8108-5262-4. Reviewed by Melissa Aho.

CREATING THE ONE-SHOT LIBRARY WORKSHOP: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE. By Jerilyn Veldof. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006, vii + 170 pp., $42.00, ISBN 0-8389-0913-2. Reviewed by James Watson.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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DELIVERING SATISFACTION AND SERVICE QUALITY: A CUSTOMER-BASED APPROACH FOR LIBRARIES. Hernon, Peter and John R. Whitman. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001, 181 p., $40, ISBN 083890789X. Reviewed by Katharine Dean.

INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING FOR ENHANCED REFERENCE SERVICE: USING HANDS-ON ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES. Nolan, Anne Cerstvik and Marilyn P. Whitmore, Eds. Pittsburgh, PA: Library Instruction Publications, 1998-1999. Categories (v. 1) 220 p., $45, ISBN: 0965271129; Disciplines (v. 2 pt. 1) 267 p., $50, ISBN: 0965271137; Major Topics (v. 2 pt. 2) 220 p., $45, ISBN: 0965271145. Reviewed by David Ward.

LIBRARIANSHIP—QUO VADIS? White, Herbert S. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000, 399 p., $65, ISBN 156308807X. Reviewed by Ken Kempcke.     

The Little Book of Hedge Funds by Anthony Scaramucci

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BY THE NUMBERS. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1997-1998, 4 vols., 2,000 pp., $295.00, ISBN 0-7876-1857. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

BY THE NUMBERS: ELECTRONIC AND ONLINE PUBLISHING. Annemarie Muth (Ed.). ISBN 0-7876-1858-6. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

BY THE NUMBERS: EMERGING INDUSTRIES. Robert S. Lazich (Ed.). ISBN 0-7876-1859-4.

BY THE NUMBERS: NONPROFITS. ISBN 0-7876-1861-6. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

BY THE NUMBERS: PUBLISHING. ISBN 0-7876-1860-8. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

CABELL'S DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, 7th Edition. David W. E. Cabell (Ed.). Beaumont, TX: Cabell Publishing Co., 1997, 2 Vols., 1172 pp., $89.00, ISBN 0-911753-10-9. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

EXECUTIVE SELECT. Greenwich, CT: Hunt-Scanlon Electronic Publishing, 1997, $1,500.00. Reviewed by Tim Dixon.

GALE'S MARKET SHARE &; BUSINESS RANKINGS WORLDWIDE (CD-ROM) Version 1.0. Gale Research, 1998, 1 CD-ROM disk. ISBN 0-7876-0282-5. Pricing: $975.00 which is ''for a single building, allowing up to 30 simultaneous users and up to 8 users in other libraries.'' Reviewed by Brent Alan Mai.

NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS FIRMS, 9th edition. Washington, DC: Business Research Services, Inc., 1998, 1200 pp., $275.00, ISBN 0-933527-63-2. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS FIRMS, 9th edition. Washington, DC: Business Research Services, Inc., 1998, 712 pp., $275.00, ISBN 0-933527-65-0. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

Also available in electronic format for $1,500.00 for data from both books. Minority-Owned Firms only is $1,250.00. Woman-Owned Firms only is $950.00. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

MARKET SHARE REPORTER: AN ANNUAL COMPILATION OF REPORTED MARKET SHARE DATA ON COMPANIES, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES 1998. Robert S. Lazich. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1997, 588 pp., $225.00. ISBN 0-7876-1460-2, ISSN 1052-9578. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.     

Thestreet.Com Ratings’ Ultimate Guided Tour of Stock Investing

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CORPORATE NAMES WORLDWIDE. Room, Adrian. Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland &; Company, 2002, 591 pp., $75.00, ISBN 0-7864-1287-9. Reviewed by Susan Shultz.

GREY HOUSE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND TRADE DIRECTORY. Gottlieb, Richard. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2003, 888 pp., $225.00, ISBN 1-930956-63-0. Reviewed by James Galbraith.

DICTIONARY OF FINANCIAL ABBREVIATIONS. Paxton, John (Ed.). New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003, 224 pp., $50.00, ISBN 1579583970. Reviewed by Stacey Marien.

ADAMS HANDBOOK ADVANCE. Norwalk, CT: Adams Business Media, 2003, $545, http://www.beveragehandbooks.com (630) 762-8709. Reviewed by James Galbraith

ADAMS BEER HANDBOOK. Norwalk, CT: Adams Business Media, 2003, $545. Reviewed by James Galbraith

ADAMS WINE HANDBOOK. Norwalk, CT: Adams Business Media, 2003, $545. Reviewed by James Galbraith

ADAMS LIQUOR HANDBOOK. Norwalk, CT: Adams Business Media, 2003, $545. Reviewed by James Galbraith     

BOOK REVIEWS

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Materials for review should be sent to Jerilyn Marshall, Head, Reference&Instructional Services, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa, 1227 West 27th Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613-3675 (E-mail: jerilyn.marshall@uni.edu. Reviewed by Jerilyn Marshall.

DISTANCE LEARNING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Fusco, Marjorie, and Susan E. Ketcham. Greenwood Village, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 2002, 132 pp., $35.00, ISBN 1-56308-847-9. Reviewed by Jerilyn Marshall.

THE BROWSABLE CLASSROOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO E-LEARNING FOR LIBRARIANS. Noah, Carolyn B., and Linda W. Braun. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002, 165 pp., $49.95, ISBN 1-55570-425-5. Reviewed by lyn Marshall.     

Intorduction

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INDUSTRY SURVEYS. Standard & Poor's. New York, quarterly, $1,197MO; loose-leaf, $2,225.00, ISSN: 01964-4666. (Also available on CD-ROM for $2,250.00 or via the Internet same price.) Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

U.S. INDUSTRY & TRADE OUTLOOK ′98. Published jointly by DRI/McGraw-Hill Standard & Poor's, and U.S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration. $69.95, ISBN 0-07-032931-1. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIES: NON-MANU-FACTORING INDUSTRIES, 2nd edition. ISBN 0-7876-0147-0. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIES: M ANUPAC-TURING INDUSTRIES, 2nd edition. ISBN 0-7876-0146-2. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

Heil, Scott and Terrance W. Peck (Eds.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc., 1998, $520.00 for both volumes; $260.00 for each volume. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EMERGING INDUSTRIES. Malonis, Jane A. and Holly M. Seiden (Eds.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc., 1998, $249.00, ISBN 0-7876-1863-2. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL INDUSTRIES. Sawinski, Diane M. and Wendy H. Mason (Eds.). Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc., 1996, $395.00, ISBN 0-8103-9767-6. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY (B&l). Beachwood, OH: Responsive Database Services, Jan. 1998, Web-based database with daily updates. Academic pricing for B&I on the Web is as follows for: 1-3 Concurrent Users $4,500lyr; 4 Users $5,250lyr; 5-8 Users $6,000/yr; 9-12 Users $7,500lyr. B&I is available through the following vendors: DIALOG, DataStar, KR-OnDisc, B&I on-the-Web (offered Data Downlink), OCLC FirstSearch, OneSource.com, Chest (in the UK), PointCast. Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood

WALKER's MANUAL OF UNLISTED STOCKS, 2nd ed. Lafayette, CA: Walker's Manual, 1997, $85.00, ISBN: 0-9652088-8-5. Reviewed by Brent Alan Mai

LODGING, RESTAURANT, AND TOURISM INDEX THE CD-ROM VERSION (1985-1997). Geahigan, Priscilla C. (Ed.). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, $450.00lyear with quarterly updates, ISBN 117-1597-2605. Reviewed by Priscilla C. Geahigan     

Savingsbonds.gov

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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CITING GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES: AMANUAL FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE AND BUSINESS RESEARCH, 3rd edition. Cheney, Debora (Ed.). Bethesda, MD: LexisNexis; Congressional Information Service, 2002, 222 pp., $40.00, ISBN 088692586X. Reviewed by Meg Meiman.

BUSINESS STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES: PATTERNS OF ECONOMIC CHANGE, 10th Edition. Lantham, MD: Bernan Press, 2004, 545 pp., $147.00, ISBN 1-886222-24-X. Reviewed by Stacey Marien.

THE SKEPTICAL BUSINESS SEARCHER: THE INFORMATION ADVISOR'S GUIDE TO EVALUATING WEB DATA, SITES, AND SOURCES. Berkman, Robert. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2004, 281 pp., $29.95, ISBN 0-910965-66-8. Reviewed by Linda S. Dausch.

THE DIRECTORY OF BUSINESS TO BUSINESS CATALOGS, 13th Edition. Gottlieb, Richard (Ed.). Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2005, 686 pp., $165.00, ISBN: 1-59237-064-0. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.

THE DIRECTORY OF MAIL ORDER CATALOGS, 19th Edition. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2005, 1,563 pp., $250.00, ISBN: 1-59237-066-7. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.

THE TECHNOMIC TOP 500. UPDATEANDANALYSIS OF THE 500 LARGEST U.S. RESTAURANT CHAINS. Chicago, IL: Technomic Information Services, $495.00. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH USING THE ECONOMIC CENSUS: HOW TO FIND IT, HOWTO USE IT. Boettcher, Jennifer C., and Leonard M. Gaines. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004, 305 pp., $85.00, ISBN 1-57356-351-X. Reviewed by Kevin R. Harwell.

HANDBOOK OF U.S. LABOR STATISTICS: EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS, PRICES, PRODUCTIVITY, &; OTHER LABOR DATA, 8th Edition. Lantham, MD: Bernan Press, 2005, 484 pp., $147.00, ISBN 1-886222-20-7. Reviewed by Stacey Marien.

O'DWYER'S DIRECTORY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS. NewYork, NY, 2004, 375 pp., $175.00, ISBN: 0-941424-62-6. Reviewed by Jim Galbraith.     

The Unexpected Effect of Online Databases on Undergraduate Use of Interlibrary Loan

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INTERLENDING &; DOCUMENT SUPPLY: PROCEEDING OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD IN LONDON, NOVEMBER 1990. Gallico, Alison (Ed.) Southampton, U.K.: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Office for International Lending, 1991. 132 p. ISBN 0–7123–2089-X. $39.00 U.S., paperback. Reviewed by Sheila Walters.

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF REVENUE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES. Lynch, Mary Jo, project director. American Library Association, 1991. 72p. ISBN 0–8389–5742–0. Reviewed by Helen B. Josephine.     

International Real Estate Digest

CABELL'S DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN … [BUSINESS COLLECTION], 9th ed. Cabell, David W. E. and Deborah L. English (Eds.). Beaumont, TX: Cabell Publishing Inc., 2004, 10 volumes, $494.80. Reviewed by Deborah Lee.

CRB COMMODITY YEARBOOK, 2004. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &; Sons, 2004, 384 pp. + CD-ROM, $185.00, ISBN 0-471-64921-X. Reviewed by Ken Johnson.

DOLLARS AND CENTS OF SHOPPING CENTERS: 2004: A STUDY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES IN SHOPPING CENTER OPERATIONS. Kramer, Anita, Project Director. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 391 pp., $299.95, ISBN 0-87420-925-0. Reviewed by James Galbraith.

THE ULTIMATE ACCOUNTANTS' REFERENCE: INCLUDING GAAP, IRS &; SEC REGULATIONS, LEASES, PENSIONS, AND MORE. Bragg, Steven M. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &; Sons, 2005, 775 pp., $135.00, ISBN 0-471-67813-9. Reviewed by Rebecca M. Murphey.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LEADERSHIP. Goethals, George R., Georgia J. Sorenson, and James MacGregor Burns (Eds.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004, 4v. in 1,927 pp., $595.00, ISBN 076192597X. Reviewed by Peter R. Latusek.

WARD'S AUTOMOTIVEYEARBOOK. Binder, Alan K. (Ed.). Southfield, MI: Ward's Communications, 2004, 358 pp., $475.00, 0-910589-20-8. Reviewed by Susan Shultz.

CARD INDUSTRY DIRECTORY:THE BLUE BOOK OF THE CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES. Shaw, Dennis (Ed.). New York, NY: Thompson Media, $495.00. Reviewed by James Galbraith.

NEW EDITIONS OF STANDARD REFERENCE WORKS : THE DIRECTORY OF VENTURE CAPITAL &; PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS: DOMESTIC &; INTERNATIONAL, 8th ed. Gottlieb, Richard (Ed.). Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2004, 1,107 pp, $450.00, ISBN: 1-59237-025-X. Reviewed by Deborah Lee.     

Professional Materials

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LIBRARY USER EDUCATION: POWERFUL LEARNING, POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS. Dewey, Barbara I., ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001, 352 pp., $55.00, ISBN 0810838974. Reviewed by Bill Orme.

INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION: THEORY AND PRACTICE. Grassian, Esther S. and Joan R. Kaplowitz. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001, 468 pp., $55.00, includes CD-ROM, ISBN 1555704069. Reviewed by Michelle Toth.

NEAL-SCHUMAN ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM HANDBOOK. Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2001, 225 pp. $75.00, ISBN 1555704077. Reviewed by Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon.

INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE APPLICATIONS. Lancaster, F. W. and Amy Warner. Medford, NJ: Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today, 2001, 214 pp., $39.50, ISBN 1573871036. Reviewed by Stephanie Walker.     

INTERNET RESOURCES

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AT THE DESK OR ONLINE: REFERENCE TRAINING, MEASUREMENTS, AND GUIDELINES

RUSA Professional Tools: Reference Guidelines http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/referenceguidelines.htm. Reviewed by Penny Scott

RUSA Professional Tools: Guidelines for Implementing and Maintaining

Virtual Reference Services http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/virtrefguidelines.htm. Reviewed by Susanne Markgren. Program http://www.arl.org/stats/ by Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen.

Digital Reference Services Bibliography http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/～b-sloan/digiref.html. Reviewed by Susanne Markgren.

Digital Reference Education Initiative http://drei.syr.edu/index.cfm. Reviewed by Lydia Eato Harris.

Ohio Reference Excellence (ORE on the Web) http://www.olc.org/Ore/index.html. Reviewed by Dawn Eckenrode.

Library Staff Competencies http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4competency.html. Reviewed by Beth Thomsett-Scott

Association of Research Libraries Statistics and Measurement

Research Methods Knowledge Base http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/. Reviewed by Barbara Burd.     

BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS

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CONSUMER EUROPE 1998/9, 14th ed. Chicago: Euromonitor In-ternational Inc., (Researched and published by London: Euromonitor plc) 1998, 622 pp., $1,090.00, ISBN 0-86338-803 B 5. Reviewed by Theodora T. Haynes.

MAJOR COMPANIES OF EUROPE 1999, 18th ed. Vols. 1-4. Oddy, C. A. (Ed). London: Graham & Whiteside Ltd., 1998 (distributed to libraries in the U.S. and Canada by The Gale Group), 4 vols., $1,700.00 (volumes available individually for $535.00/volume), ISBN 1-86099-111-4. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

MAJOR MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ANNUAL 1998. Riggs, Thomas (Ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999, 525 pp., $125.00; ISBN 0-7876-3043-8; ISSN 1521-6683. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

PROFILES OF AMERICAN LABOR UNIONS. Craft, Donna and Terrance W. Peck (Eds.). Detroit: Gale Research, 1998, 1,700 pp., $275.00, ISBN 0-8103-9059-0; ISSN 1009-5358. Reviewed by Brent Alan Mai.

STATISTICAL HANDBOOK ON THE AMERICAN FAMILY, 2nd ed. Chadwick, Bruce A. and Tim B. Heaton (Eds.). Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999, $62.50, ISBN 1-57356-169-X. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

WALKER'S MANUAL OF PENNY STOCKS. 1st ed. Lafayette, CA: Walker's Manual, 1998, $85.00 (hardcover); $45.00 (softcover); ISBN: 0-9652088-4-2 (hardcover); 0-9652088-3-4 (softcover). Reviewed by Brent Alan Mai.

WORLD DIRECTORY OF BUSINESS INFORMATION WEB SITES, 2nd ed. London: Euromonitor, 1999, 221 pp., US $590.00, ISBN 0-86338-847-7. Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood.

BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND LAW ON THE INTERNET: A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP, 2nd ed. Peete, Gary R. Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions Press, 1999, 170 pp., $45.00, ISBN 1-882208-24-2. Reviewed by Susan C. Awe.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EMERGING INDUSTRIES, 2nd ed. Carman, Jennifer and Holly M. Selden, (Eds.). Detroit: Gale Research, 1999, 820 pp., $259.00, ISBN 0-7876-2516-7. Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood.     

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THE CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE HANDBOOK: A RESEARCH AND REFERENCE GUIDE. John T. Gillespie. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005, 393 pp., ISBN 1-56308-949-1. Reviewed by Kathyanne W. Dobda.

ATOZOO: SUBJECTACCESS TOCHILDREN'S PICTUREBOOKS, 7th ed. Carolyn W. Lima and John A. Lima. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, 1,692 pp., ISBN 1-59158-232-6. Reviewed by Kathyanne W. Dobda.

CANADIAN FICTION: A GUIDE TO READING INTERESTS. Sharron Smith and Maureen O'Connor. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 423 pp., $60.00, ISBN 1-59158-166-4. Reviewed by Craig Shufelt.

GUIDE TO INFORMATION SOURCES IN THE FORENSIC SCIENCES. Cynthia Holt. Part of “Reference Sources in Science and Technology.” Judith A. Matthews, Series Editor. Westport, CT; London: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, ISBN 1-59158-221-0. Reviewed by Catherine Hakala-Ausperk.

READ ON … HISTORICAL FICTION: READING LISTS FOR EVERY TASTE [READ ON SERIES]. Brad Hooper. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, xii, 152 pp., $30.00, ISBN 1-59158-239-3. Reviewed by Ed Goedeken.

THE REAL STORY: A GUIDE TO NONFICTION READING INTERESTS. Sarah Statz Cords. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, 478 pp., ISBN 1-59158-283-0. Reviewed by Jimmie Epling.     

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ABRIDGED DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION AND RELATIVE INDEX. Devised by Melvil Dewey. Ed. 13. Edited by Joan S. Mitchell, editor, and Julianne Beall, Winston E. Matthews, Jr., and Gregory R. New, assistant editors. Albany, NY: Forest Press, 1997. Hi, 1023 p. + booklet (Relocations and Reductions, Comparative Tables, Equivalence Tables, Reused Numbers). $90.00. ISBN 0-9J0603-59-8.

ABRIDGED 13 WORKBOOK; FOR SMALL LIBRARIES USING DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION ABRIDGED EDITION 13. By Sydney W. Davis and Gregory R. New. Albany, NY: Forest Press, 1997. ix, 71 p. $20.00. ISBN 0-910608-61-X. Reviewed by Jim Cole, Editor.

BOOKS AND PERIODICALS ONLINE: A DIRECTORY OF ONLINE PUBLICATIONS. Edited by Nuchine Nobari. Washington, DC: Library Technology Alliance, ISSN 0951-838X.-1997 ed. $350.00. ISBN0-9630277-3-5. Reviewed by Molaan K. Mosell.

THE FUTURE OF DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING RULES. Edited by Brian E. C. Schottlaender. (ALCTS Papers on Library Technical Services and Collections, no. 6) Chicago: American Library Association, 1998. vii, 135p. $28.00. ISBN0-8389-3477-3. Reviewed by Margaret Mering.

OUTSOURCING LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES OPERATIONS: PRACTICES IN ACADEMIC, PUBLIC, AND SPECIAL LIBRARIES. Edited by Karen A. Wilson and Marylou Colver. Chicago: American Library Association, 1997. xxi, 239 p. ISBN 0-8389-0703-2. Reviewed by Bruce R. Kingma.