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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.)     

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)     

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.     

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

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 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.     

Meet the candidates

Objective: To consider sex roles in public speaking through the conversational style of modern-day political rhetoric Type of speech: Informative Point value: 15% of course grade Requirements: (a) References: 3; (b) Length: 5–7 minutes, (c) Visual aid: No; (d) Outline: Yes; (e) Prerequisite reading: Any biographical information found on the person that students are portraying, Chapter 11 (Brydon & Scott, 2002); (f) Additional requirements: None This assignment requires students to research the biography of either a political candidate or a candidate's spouse, and structure this information in an informative way. Students then portray the candidate or the candidate's spouse and present the information at a “meet the candidates” forum in class.     

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.     

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).     

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 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.     

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.     

Popular culture

POPULAR CULTURE GENRES: THEORIES AND TEXTS by Arthur Asa Berger (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1992—$14.95 paper, ISBN 0–8039–4726–7, 171 pp.)

ROCK FORMATION: MUSIC, TECHNOLOGY, AND MASS COMMUNICATION by Steve Jones (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1992—$14.95 paper, ISBN 0–8039–4443–8, 223 pp.)

DANCING IN THE DISTRACTION FACTORY: MUSIC TELEVISION AND POPULAR CULTURE by Andrew Goodman (Minneapolis: U. of Minnesota Press, 1992—$16.95 paper, ISBN 0–8166–206306, 237 pp.)

MAKING THINGS PERFECTLY QUEER; INTERPRETING MASS CULTURE by Alexander Doty (Minneapolis: U. of Minnesota Press, 1993—$15.95 paper, ISBN 0–8166–2245–0, 146 pp.)

CHIC THRILLS: A FASHION READER by Juliet Ash and Elizabeth Wilson (Berkeley: U. of California Press, 1993—$15.00 paper, ISBN 0–520–08339–3, 257 pp.)

FASHION, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY by Fred Davis (Chicago: U. of Chicago Press, 1992—$24.95, ISBN 0–226–13808–9, 226 pp.)

PASTIME: TELLING TIME FROM 1879 TO 1969 by Philip Collins (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993—$16.95, ISBN 0–8118–278–7, 106 pp.)

EN ROUTE: LABEL ART FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF AIR TRAVEL by Lynn Johnson & Michael O'Leary (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993—$14.95, paper, ISBN 0–8118–0045–8, 120 pp.)

MADE IN JAPAN: TRANSISTOR RADIOS OF THE 1950S AND 1960S by Roger Handy, Maureen Erbe, and Aileen Farnan Antonier (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993—$16.95, paper, ISBN 0–8118–0271‐X, 108 pp.)

PHONO‐GRAPHICS: THE VISUAL PARAPHERNALIA OF THE TALKING MACHINE by Arnold Schwartzman (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993—$16.95 paper, ISBN 0–8118–0302–3, 120 pp.)

DANGER IS MY BUSINESS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE FABULOUS PULP MAGAZINES; 1896–1953, by Lee Server (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993—$27.50/17.95, ISBN 0–8118–0355–4 cloth, 0–8118–0112–8 paper, 144 pp.)

AROUND THE WORLD IN 72 DAYS: THE RACE BETWEEN PULITZER'S NELLIE BLY AND COSMOPOLITAN'S ELIZABETH BISLAND by Jason Marks (New York: Gemittarius Press, 1993—$12.95 paper, ISBN 0–9633696–2‐8, 261 pp.)

MALE TROUBLE edited by Constance Penley and Sharon Wilis (Minneapolis: U. of Minnesota Press, 1993—$16.95 paper, ISBN 0‐ 8166–2172–1, 316 pp.)

ECSTASY UNLIMITED: ON SEX, CAPITAL, GENDER, AND AESTHETICS by Laura Kipnis (Minneapolis: U. of Minnesota Press, 1993—$18.95 paper, ISBN 0–8166–1997–2, 308 pp.)

BLUES AND EVIL by John Michael Spencer (Knoxville: U. of Tennessee Press, 1993—$18.95 paper, ISBN 0–87049–783–9, 177 pp.)

PERSONAL DISCIPLINE AND MATERIAL CULTURE: AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, 1695–1870 by Paul A. Shackel (Knoxville: U. of Tennessee Press, 1993—$27.95, ISBN 0–87049–784–7,225 pp.)

ANTI‐ROCK: THE OPPOSITION TO ROCK ‘N'ROLL by Linda Martin and Kerry Seagrave (New York: Da Capo, 1993—$14.95, paper, ISBN 0–306–80502–2, 374 pp.)     

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)     

The four‐day workweek and media use: A glimpse of the future

The Medium and Message of the Introductory Mass Communication Course

Introduction to Mass Communications, Jay Black and Frederick G Whitney (Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, 1983), 473 pp., $18.50.

Mass Media in America, Don R. Pember (Chicago: Science Research Associates, 1983), 441 pp., $16.95.

Mediamerica, Edward Jay Whetmore (Belmont, CA: Wads‐worth, 1982), 365 pp., $15.95.

Free But Regulated: Conflicting Traditions in Media Law, Daniel L. Brenner and William L. Rivers (Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1982), 283 pp., $24.95.

The First Amendment Reconsidered: New Perspectives on the Meaning of Freedom of Speech and Press, Bill F. Chamberlin and Charlene J. Brown (New York: Longman, Inc., 1982), 218 pp., $27.95.

Terrorism, the Media and the Law, Abraham H. Miller (Dobbs Ferry, NY: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 1982), 221 pp., $25.00.

Readings in Mass Communication: Concepts and Issues in the Mass Media, 5th ed., eds. Michael Emery and Ted Curtis Smythe (Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown, 1983), 549 pp., $17.95.

Perspectives on Mass Communications, eds. Warren K. Agee, Phillip H. Ault and Edwin Emery (New York: Harper and Row, 1982), 476 pp., $13.50.

Mass Media III: An Introduction to Modern Communication, Ray Eldon Hiebert, Donald F. Ungurait and Thomas W. Bohn (New York: Longman, 1982), 643 pp., $17.95.