Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: THE MANUAL OF MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS: Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord, editors. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2002, 570 pages. Illustrated. Soft cover: $44.95. Hard cover: $90.00. ADULT MUSEUM PROGRAMS: DESIGNING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES: Bonnie Sachatello‐Sawyer, Robert A. Fellenz, Hanly Burton, Laura Gittings‐Carlson, Janet Lewis‐Mahony, Walter Woolbaugh. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta‐Mira Press, 2002, 184 pages. Soft cover: $24.95. Hard cover: $69.00.     

Leisure Activities and Personality Traits of Medical Librarians

Objectives: This study examines medical librarians’ personality based on their leisure activities to find out which personal characteristics prevail among working medical librarians.

Methods: An electronic survey was administered among medical librarians of the New England/South East regions. The collected statistics was compared to the national leisure statistics and previously published studies on personality traits.

Results: The respondent group exhibited prevailing Artistic, Investigative, and Conventional types, with a slightly higher number of introverts.

Conclusions: Personalities of the respondents fit into the job environment quite well, which could positively influence their interaction with patrons and the overall quality of work.     

Sources on Canadian Broadcasting

Erwin G. Krasnow and Lawrence D. Longley's The Politics of Broadcast Regulation (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1972—$8.50/3.95)

The Network Project is back (see also III:9:6, III:10:8, IV:3:8, and IV:5:4 for earlier chapters in their story)

Philip Elliott's The Making of a Television Series: A Case Study in the Sociology of Culture (London: Constable, 1972—about $6.00 in U.S. funds)

Paul Stevens' I Can Sell You Anything: How I Made Your Favorite TV Commercial With Minimum Truth and Maximum Consequences (New York: Peter Wydeb, 1972—$5.95)     

Book briefs

Bailey, F.G., editor. GIFTS AND POISON: THE POLITICS OF REPUTATION. New York: Schocken Books, 1972.

Barron, Jerome A. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOR WHOM? Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1973.

Blatner, Howard A. ACTING‐IN: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHODRAMA METHODS. New York: Springer Publishing Company, Inc., 1973.

Deutscher, Irwin. WHAT WE SAY/WHAT WE DO: SENTIMENTS AND ACTS. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman, and Company, 1973.

Edelman, Murray. POLITICS AS SYMBOLIC ACTION: MASS AROUSAL AND QUIESCENCE. Chicago: Markham Publishing Company, 1971.

Giglioli, Pier Paolo, editor. LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL CONTEXT. Baltimore: Penguin Books, Inc., 1973.

Grosser, Charles F. NEW DIRECTIONS IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: FROM ENABLING TO ADVOCACY. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973.

Hamsher, J. Herbert and Sigall, Harold. PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL ISSUES. New York: The Macmillian Company, 1973.

Helmreich, William B. THE BLACK CRUSADERS: A CASE STUDY OF A BLACK MILITANT ORGANIZATION. New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1973.

Jandt, Fred E. CONFLICT RESOLUTION THROUGH COMMUNICATION. New York Harper and Row, Publishers, 1973.

Ladner, Joyce A., editor. THE DEATH OF WHITE SOCIOLOGY. New York: Vintage Books Division of Random House, Inc., 1973.

Meier, August and Rudwich, Elliott. CORE: A STUDY IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT 1942 0 1968. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973.

Meyer, Philip. PRECISION JOURNALISM: A REPORTER'S GUIDE TO SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODS. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1973.

Psathes, George, editor. PHENOMENOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGY: ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1973.

Zaltman, Gerald, Kotler, Philip and Kaufman, Ira, editors. CREATING SOCIAL CHANGE. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc., 1972.     

Popular Music

Brian Rust The American Record Label Book (New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1978— $20.00)

Bill Harry Mersey Beat: The Beginnings of the the Beatles (London: Omnibus Press/New York: Quick Fox, 1978—E2.50/$4.95, paper)

Mary Laverne Dimmick The Rolling Stones: An Annotated Bibliography (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1978—$7.95)

Judith Glassman The Year in Music: 1978 (New York: Crown Publishers, 1978—$15.95)

Lionel Salter The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classical Music: A Guide to Composers and Recommended Recordings (New York: Crown Books (Harmony Books)/London: Salamander Books, 1978—$17.95/8.95)

Gerald Bordman American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle (New York: Oxford University Press, 1978—$35.00)     

Fairy tales and storytelling: impromptu speaking with a twist

Objective: To gain practice with public speaking Type of speech: Impromptu Point value: 5% of course grade Requirements: (a) References: 0; (b) Length: 1–2 minutes; (c) Visual aid: No; (d) Outline: No; (e) Prerequisite reading: None; (f) Additional requirements: None This assignment offers students an opportunity to speak on a familiar (and ideally fun) topic. The objectives of this assignment are threefold: (1) to identify students' collective strengths and weaknesses with public speaking, (2) to lessen students' speech anxiety, and (3) to improve students' listening skills.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: BRIDGES TO UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS: Nina Freelander Gibans, executive editor, and Barbara Kres Beach, editor. DOMESTICATING HISTORY: THE POLITICAL ORIGINS OF AMERICA'S HOUSE MUSEUMS: By Patricia West. MUSEUMS OF THE NORTHWEST: DISCOVER THE BEST COLLECTIONS IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND LOWER BRITISH COLUMBIA: By Harriet Baskas.     

Books received

THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS VS. PUBLIC ACCESS. By Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. New York: Praeger, 1976. 296 pp. $17.50 &; $6.95.

THE GOOD GUYS, THE BAD GUYS AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT: FREE SPEECH VS. FAIRNESS IN BROADCASTING. By Fred W. Friendly. New York: Random House, 1976. 268 pp. $10.00.

TUBE OF PLENTY: THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN TELEVISION. By Erik Barnouw. New York: Oxford University Press, 1975. 518 pp. $14.95.

CLIVE: INSIDE THE RECORD BUSINESS. By Clive Davis with James Willwerth. New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. 346 pp. $1.95 (paper).

CONTROL OF THE DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE: VALUES IN CONFLICT. By The Aspen Institute. Palo Alto, CA.: Aspen Institute, 1974. 156 pp. $3.00 (paper).

GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE POLICY: INTELSAT, POLITICS AND FUNCTIONALISM. By Joseph N. Pelton. Mt. Airy, MD.: Lomond Books, 1974. 183 pp. $14.50.

REGULATION AND CONTROL OF DIRECT BROADCASTING FROM SATELLITES: THE UN INVOLVEMENT. By Benno Signitzer. New York: Praeger, 1976. 112 pp. $12.50.

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES OF THE FIRST DECADE OF INTELSAT. By Marcellus S. Snow. New York: Praeger, 1976. 170 pp. $16.50.     

“Nobody puts baby in a binder”: Using memes to teach visual reason

Courses: Visual Rhetoric, Political Communication, Media and Society, Argumentation

Objective: Students trace a social hierarchy created through the visual reason of memes.     

Enhancing negotiation skills using foreign service simulations

Courses: Conflict communication, negotiation, small group

Objective: This activity will enhance students’ awareness and critique of their own negotiation behaviors.     

Book Review

Book reviewed in this article: Whose Muse?: Art Museums And The Public Trust: James Cuno, ed. Vastly More Than Bricks And Mortar: Reinventing The Fogg Art Museum In The 1920s: Kathryn Brush.     

Diapers full of … pampered,hugged, and “luved” babies: Teaching ideological criticism through diapers

Courses: Communication Criticism, Rhetorical Criticism, Introduction to Rhetoric, Introduction to Communication, Media Studies, and Persuasion courses.

Objective: The aim of this activity is to introduce and explain the method of ideological criticism through commonplace advertising.     

Amazing race: Finding and correctly citing credible sources

Courses: Public Speaking and courses familiarizing students with finding/citing sources.

Objective(s): After completing the activity, students will understand how to find and cite information in print, online, and personal communication formats.     

What is a theme? Teaching thematic analysis in qualitative communication research methods

Course: Qualitative Research Methods

Objectives: To provide students with an experiential understanding of the six steps to conducting a thematic analysis: (1) gaining familiarity with the data, (2) creating coding categories or subcategories, (3) generating themes, (4) reviewing themes, (5) labeling themes, and (6) identifying exemplars. To help students understand the value of verification procedures: (1) peer debriefing, (2) referential adequacy, and (3) the audit trail.     

Gunn and Heid: Teaching small group development with reality TV

Courses: Small group communication or any courses with units on group/team work.

Objective: In this single-class activity, students will use reality TV to identify Tuckman’s five phases of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Students analyze how phases of group development manifest through group interaction and ultimately contribute to group performance.     

Rube Goldberg salad system: Teaching systems theory in communication

Courses: Undergraduate Organizational Communication, Communication Theory, and Small Group Communication courses.

Objectives: This single-class activity aims to engage students actively in explaining and applying systems components, processes, and properties.     

Teaching technological determinism and social construction of technology using everyday objects

Courses: Communication Technology, Communication Theory, History of Communication, Media and Society.

Objectives: Students will develop an understanding of the two principal theories of technology and culture: technological determinism and the social construction of technology.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Museums and the First World War: A Social History By Gaynor Kavanagh. London and New York: Leicester University Press, 1994. Art Museums and the Price of Success: An International Comparison: The United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, with a Contribution Giving the German Perspective Edited by Truus Gubbels and Annemoon van Hemel. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Boekmanstichting, 1993.     

Making a difference: A community-based campaign that promotes diversity and inclusion

Courses: This semester-long project is suited for courses on persuasion, diversity, social media, communication and technology, social advocacy, service-learning, or social justice.

Objective: This assignment challenges students to research, design, launch, maintain, and assess an anti-hate social media campaign.