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PREPARING THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL: AN AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE. Sajjad Ur Rehman. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000, ISBN 0-313-30673-7. Reviewed by Isabel Espinal.

DEVELOPING AND MANAGING ELECTRONIC JOURNAL COLLECTIONS: A HOW-TO-DO-IT MANUAL FOR LIBRARIANS (How To Do It Manual for Librarians, No. 102). Donnelyn Curtis, Virginia M. Scheschy, and Adolfo R. Tarango. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2000, ISBN 1-55570-383-6. Reviewed by Andrew Osmond.

FUNDAMENTAL REFERENCE SOURCES, 3rd Ed. James H. Sweet-land. Chicago: American Library Association, 2001, ISBN 0-8389-0780-6. Reviewed by Selma C. Etter.     

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WÖRTERBUCH DES BUCHES. By Helmut Hiller and Stephan Füssel. 6., grundlegend überarb. Aufl. Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann, © 2002. 363 p. € 29.80. ISBN 3-465-03220-9. Reviewed by Jim Cole.     

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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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Novaia russkaia kniga: kritiko-bibliograficheskii zhurnal gumanitarnogo agentstva “Akademicheskii proekt”(New Russian Book).S.-Peterburg: Novaia russkaia kniga, 1999 — Bimonthly. Full text also web-accessible at <www.guelman.ru/slava/nrk>Reviewed by Michael Biggins

Bohdana Stoklasová and Jaroslava Jeábková. Czech Books Published in the 20th Century. Prague: National Library of the Czech Republic, 2000. CD-ROM + Booklet Guide, 30 p. Reviewed by Terri Tickle Miller

Ol'ga Figurnova, comp. Russkaia pechat' v Estonii 1918-1940: bio-bibliograficheskii i spravochnye materialy k izucheniiu kulturnoi zhizni russkoi emigratsii v dvukh vypuskakh(The Russian Press in Estonia, 1918-1940: Bio-Bibliographical and Reference Material for the Study of the Cultural Life of the Russian Emigration, in Two Parts). Moskva: IMLI-“Nasledie,” 1998. 462 p. ISBN: 5-2011322286. Reviewed by Daniel M. Pennell

O. S. Ostroi. Arkhitektory Imperatorskoi publichnoi biblioteki(The Architects of the Imperial Public Library). S.-Peterburg: Rossiiskaia natsional'naia biblioteka, 2000. 105 pp. ISBN: 5819200446. Reviewed by Wook-Jin Cheun     

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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.     

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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.     

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A CLASSROOM OF ONE: HOW ONLINE LEARNING IS CHANGING OUR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. Maeroff, Gene I. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 320pp., $26.95, ISBN 1-4039-6085-2. Reviewed by Jerilyn Marshall.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DISTRIBUTED LEARNING. DiStefano, Anna, Kjell Erik Rudestam, and Robert J. Silverman (Eds.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2004, 575pp., $125.00, ISBN0-7619-2451-5. Reviewed by Jerilyn Marshall.     

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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.