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.     

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)     

Book Reviews

Classification Made Simple (2nd edn) by Eric J. Hunter Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2002, Price £18.00, 160 pp., paperback, ISBN 0‐7546‐0795‐X Internet Law and Regulation (3rd edn) edited by Graham J.H. Smith Sweet & Maxwell, 2001, £145.00, 778 pp., hardback. ISBN 0‐421705906 Super Searcher, Author, Scribe: Successful Writers Share their Internet Research Secrets by Loraine Page (series editor Reva Basch) CyberAge Books, 2002, $24.95, 225 pp. ISBN: 0910965587     

Book Reviews

Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians, 2nd edn Lesley Ellen Harris Chicago, American Library Association, 2009, 170 pp. ISBN 9780838909928, US$57, pbk     

Book reviews

An Introduction to Book History, 2nd edn David Finkelstein, Alistair McCleery London and New York, Routledge, 2013, 168pp. ISBN 978‐0‐415‐68805‐5 (hbk), $120.00/£24.99 ISBN 978‐0‐415‐68806‐2 (pbk), $39.95/£75 ISBN 978‐0‐415‐203‐15025‐2 (ebk), (no price given)     

Reviews

Making Sense of Standards and Technologies for Serials Management: A Guide to Practice and Future Developments for Librarians, Publishers and Systems Developers edited by Rosemary Russell. London: Library Association Publishing, in association with the UK Office for Library and Information Networking, University of Bath, April 2000. Pp. 192. Hardback, £39.95. ISBN 1‐85604‐338‐X Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy by Philip Evans and Thomas S. Wurster. Harvard Business School Press, 2000. Pp. 274, Hardback, £18.99. ISBN 0‐87584‐877‐X The Legal and Regulatory Environment for Electronic Information, 3rd edn by Charles Oppenheim. Infonortics In‐depth Briefings, 1999. Pp. 231. Hardback, £55.00. ISBN 1‐873699‐53‐0     

BOOK AND CD-ROM REVIEWS

Abstract

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.     

Introduction

Abstract

THE BOOK OF INVESTING WISDOM: CLASSIC WRITINGS BY GREAT STOCK-PICKERS AND LEGENDS OF WALL STREET. Krass, Peter (Ed.). New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc., 1999, 498 pp., $29.95, ISBN: 0-471-29454-3. Reviewed by Leslie M. Haas.

D&;B/GALE INDUSTRY REFERENCE HANDBOOKS: HOSPITALITY. Farmington Hill, MI: The Gale Group, 1999, 722 pp., $99.00, ISBN 0-7876-3776-9. Reviewed by Jeffrey P. Fortescue.

THE IEBM ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARKETING, 2nd ed. Baker, Michael J. (Ed.). London: International Thomson Business Press, 1999, 865 pp., $85.00, ISBN 1-86152-304-1. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

THE PORTABLE MBA IN ECONOMICS. Young, Philip K. Y. and John J. McAuley. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc., 1994, 286 pp., $29.95, ISBN 0-471-59526-8. Reviewed by Susan C. Awe.

REGIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT. Warner, Malcolm (Ed.) (International Encyclopedia of Business and Management Series). London: Business Press, a division of Thomson Learning, 2000, 4 vols., $250.00. ISBN 1-86152-405-6 (Asia Pacific), 1-86152-407-2 (Emerging Countries), 1-86152-406-4 (Europe) and 1-86152-404-8 (Americas) or 1-86152-403-X (for the four volume set). Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon.

RESEARCH SERVICES DIRECTORY: COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE RESEARCH CENTERS, 7th ed. Gottlieb, Richard (Ed.). Lakefield, CT: Grey House Publishing, 1999, 1089 pp., $395.00 soft-cover, ISBN 1-891482-30-0, $420.00 hardcover, ISBN 1-891482-31-9. Reviewed by Mary Dugan.

THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR: PRICES AND INCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1860-1999. Derks, Scott (Ed.). Lakeville, CT: Grey House Publishing, 1999, 493 pp., $90.00, ISBN 1-891482-49-1. Reviewed by Brent Alan Mai.

THE WILEY BOOK OF BUSINESS QUOTATIONS. Ehrlich, Henry. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, Inc., 1998, 430 pp., $30.00, ISBN 0-471-18207-9. Reviewed by Simone Yu.     

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.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Abstract

EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. Kovalchick, Ann and Kara Dawson (Eds.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2003, 2 vol., 667 pp., $185.00 (print), ISBN 1-57607-351-3, $200.00 (eBook), ISBN 1-57607-749-7. Reviewed by Jerilyn Marshall.

TEACHING ONLINE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE, 2nd ed. Ko, Susan and Steve Rossen. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004, 339 pp., $34.76, ISBN: 0-618-29848-7. Reviewed by Jerilyn Marshall.     

Books of the Month

Elmer L. Struening and Marcia Guttentag (eds.) Handbook of Evaluation Research (Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1975—$50.00, two volumes or $25.00 each).

Arthur S.Banks (ed.) Political Handbook of the World: 1976 (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976—$19.95)     

Thomas Register

ABSTRACT

BUSINESS RESEARCH SOURCES: A REFERENCE NAVIGATOR. Butler, F. Patrick. Boston: Irwin McGraw-Hill, 1999, $38.70, ISBN 0256233003-X. Reviewed by Ann M. Fiegen.

CASES IN CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS, BUYOUTS, MERGERS, AND TAKEOVERS, 1st ed. Hill, Kelly (Ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 1999, 1507 pp., $295.00, ISBN 0-7876-3894-3. Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood, Jr.

THE DIRECTORY OF BUSINESS INFORMATION RESOURCES, 8th ed. Gottlieb, Richard (Ed.). Lakeville, CT: Grey House Publishing, 2000, 1,760 pp., $195.00, ISBN 1-891482-43-2. (Also available in an Internet database version. Pricing not yet determined.) Reviewed by Hal P. Kirkwood, Jr.

EMERSON'S DIRECTORY OF LEADING U.S. LAW FIRMS 1999-2000. Bellevue, WA: The Emerson Company, 1999, $195.00 (U.S.), 560 pp., ISBN 0-943945-63-1. Reviewed by Deborah Lee

GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. ECONOMIC HISTORY, 1st ed. Carson, Thomas (Ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 1999, 1250 pp. in 2 v., $195.00, ISBN 0-7876-3888-9. Reviewed by Theodora T. Haynes

HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES: COUN-TY AND METRO AREA DATA. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 1999, 437 pp., ISBN 0-89059-188-1. Reviewed by Alexius E. Smith Macklin.

WEISS RATINGS' GUIDE TO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY IN-SURERS: A QUARTERLY COMPILATION OF INSURANCE COMPANY RATINGS AND ANALYSIS.

WEISS RATINGS' GUIDE TO LIFE, HEALTH AND ANNUITY INSURERS: A QUARTERLY COMPILATION OF INSURANCE COMPANY RATINGS AND ANALYSIS.

WEISS RATINGS' GUIDE TO BANKS AND THRIFTS: A QUARTERLY COMPILATION OF FINANCIAL RATINGS AND ANALYSIS.

WEISS RATINGS' GUIDE TO HMOs AND HEALTH INSURERS: A QUARTERLY COMPILATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY RATINGS AND ANALYSIS.

WEISS RATINGS' GUIDE TO STOCK MUTUAL FUNDS: A QUARTERLY COMPILATION OF MUTUAL FUND RATINGS AND ANALYSIS COVERING EQUITY AND BALANCED FUNDS.

WEISS RATINGS' GUIDE TO BOND AND MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS: A QUARTERLY COMPILATION OF MUTUAL FUND RATINGS AND ANALYSIS COVERING FIXED INCOME FUNDS. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

WORKING AMERICANS 1880-1999: Vol. I: THE WORKING CLASS, 1st ed. Derks, Scott. Lakesville, CT: Grey House Publishing, 2000, 558 pp., $125.00, ISBN 1-891482-81-5. Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon

THE HARRIS MANUFACTURERS DIRECTORY 2000, NATIONAL EDITION. Twinsburg, OH: Harrison Info Source (Distributed by Gale Group, Farmington Hills, MI), 2 volumes, 3,756 pp., $565.00, ISBN 1-55600-709-4. (Also available in CD-ROM for $2,375.00.)

WEFA INDUSTRIAL MONITOR, 2000-2001. Price, Frantz R. and Margaret M. Regester (Eds.). New York: John Wiley, 2000, ISBN 0-471-38306-6, ISSN 1093-6580, $60.00. (Also available as a CD-ROM database.) Reviewed by Judith M. Nixon     

Book Reviews

A Century of Science Publishing: A Collection of Essays Edited by E.H. Fredriksson Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2001. US$49/€44/€31 A User's Guide to Copyright, 6th edn Michael Flint, Nick Fitzpatrick and Clive Thorne Tottell Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1845920686, 639 pp., paperback, £78 Publishing Law, 3rd edn Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson Taylor and Francis, 2006 ISBN 0 415 38427 3 Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers , 7th edn Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors Council of Science Editors in cooperation with The Rockefeller University Press, 2006, xvi + 659 pp. Hardback. ISBN 0‐9779665‐0‐X The Trouble with Medical Journals Richard Smith Royal Society of Medicine, 2006, ISBN 1 85315 673 6, 292pp., £19.95     

PROFESSIONAL READING

ABSTRACT

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.     

Review and criticism

The network tone of voice

Mass Communication in China, John Howkins (New York: Longman, 1982).

Television and Radio in the United Kingdom, Burton Paulu (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1981).

Mass Media and Social Change, ed. Elihu Katz and Tamas Szecsko (Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications Inc., 1981).

Electronic Colonialism: The Future of International Broadcasting and Communication, Thomas L. McPhail (Beverly Hills, CA.: Sage, 1981).

The First Amendment Under Seige: The Politics of Broadcast Regulation, Richard E. Labunski (Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1981).     

Book Reviews

Serial Publications: Guidelines for Good Practice in Publishing Printed and Electronic Journals, 2nd edition, by Diane Brown, Elaine Stott and Anthony Watkinson Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers 2003, £27 (members), £30 (non‐members), 108 pp., paperback. ISBN 0‐907341‐22‐5. Available from http://www.alpsp.org/pub3.htm The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper prepared by Raym Crow, SPARC Senior Consultant Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, Washington DC. Release 1.0, 2002. Available at: www.arl.org/sparc The Case for Institutional Repositories: A SPARC Position Paper prepared by Raym Crow, SPARC Senior Consultant Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, Washington, DC. Release 1.0, 2002. Available at: www.arl.org/sparc Internet Law: Text and Materials by Chris Reed Butterworths Tolley, 2000, £24.95, paperback. ISBN 0406981418 Intellectual Property Law by Lionel Bently and Brad Sherman Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001, £32.99 (paperback), 1136 pp. ISBN 0‐19‐876343‐3 Clearing the Way: Copyright Clearance in UK Libraries by Elizabeth Gadd LISU Occasional Paper no. 31, Library & Information Statistics Unit (LISU), Department of Information Science, Loughborough University. ISBN 1 901786 51 X Electronic Journals and User Behaviour: Learning for the Future from the SuperJournal Project by David Pullinger and Christine Baldwin Deedot Press, 2002, £14.95. ISBN 0‐954‐2924‐0‐5 Electronic Ecology: A Case Study of Electronic Journals in Context by Karla L. Hahn Association of Research Libraries, 79 pp., 2001, $45. ISBN 0‐918006‐46‐1 The Transition from Paper: Where Are We Going and How Will We Get There edited by R. Stephen Berry and Anne Simon Moffat American Academy of Arts and Sciences, published online (2001): www.amacad.org/publications/trans.htm The Transition from Paper: Where Are We Going and How Will We Get There edited by R. Stephen Berry and Anne Simon Moffat American Academy of Arts and Sciences, published online (2001): www.amacad.org/publications/trans.htm E‐Serials, Publishers, Libraries, Users and Standards, 2nd edn, edited by Wayne Jones The Haworth Press Inc., 2003, 294 pp. paperback ISBN 0789012294     

3. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Susan Krieger Hip Capitalism (Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1979—$15.00/ 7 .95)

Richard P. Adler, ed. All in the Family: A Critical Appraisal (New York: Praeger Publishers (for the coth edition)/Cambria Press, 360 Bryant St., Palo Alto, Calif. 94302 (for paperback orders), 1979—$22.00/6.95)

Lauren R. Sass, ed. Television: The American Medium in Crisis (Facts on File, 119 West 57th St., New York 10019—price not given)

Encyclomedia: 1979 Television Edition (Encyclomedia, 342 Madison Ave. New York, N.Y. 10017—$57.00, paper)     

General Communication

Eugene Garfield, Essays of an Information Scientist, Volume 3, 1977-78 (Philadelphia: ISI Press, 1980—$15.00)

The Information Society: An International Journal (Crane, Russak, 3 East 44th St., New York, N.Y. 10017– $48.00/quarterly)

M. Thomas Inge, ed. Handbook of American Popular Culture, Volume 2 (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1980 —$29.95)

Information Resources: Knowledge and Power in the 21st Century by Anthony G. Oettinger (Incidental Paper 1-80-4, 10 pp. —$15.00)

Changes in the Information Industries– Their Strategic Implications for Newspapers by John C.Gates (Incidental Paper 1-80-5, 20 pp.—$15.00)

Economics and Postal Pricing Policy by Bruce Owen and Robert Willig (Publication P-81-2, 36 pp.—$30.00)

Factors Influencing Media Consumption: A Survey of the Literature by Christine Urban (Research Draft not yet for sale, March 1981, 107 pp.)

The Continuing Revolution in Communications Technology: Implications for the Broadcasting Business by Richard Rosenbloom (Incidental Paper 1-81-4, June 1981, 30 pp.—$15.00)

Information Resources Policy Viewed by an OutskIrten by Per Ongstad (Incidental Paper 1-81-5, July 1981, 53 pp.—$15.00)

Philip Hills, ed. The Future of the Printed Word: The Impact and Implications of the New Communications Technology (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981—$25.00)

Ronald J. Matlon, comp. Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1979 (Speech Communication Association, 5105 Backlick Rd., Annandale, Va. 22003—price not given, paper)     

Book reviews

Gaining Independence: A Manual for Planning the Launch of a Nonprofit Electronic Publishing Venture, version 1.0 by Howard Goldstein Published by SPARC, available online: http://www.arl.org/sparc/GI Indexers and Indexing in Fact and Fiction edited by Hazel K. Bell The British Library, London, 2001. Pp. 160. Paper, £16. ISBN 0-7123-4729-1 Preservation Management of Digital Materials: A Handbook by Maggie Jones and Neil Beagrie The British Library, Nov. 2001. Pp. 145. Spiral bound, £15.00. ISBN 0 7123 0886 5. Copies can be ordered from Turpin Distribution Services Ltd. Publishing Law, 2nd edn by Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson Routledge, 2002. Cased, £65.00, ISBN 0-415-26153-8; paper, £24.99, ISBN 0-415-26154-6 How to Survive Peer Review by Elizabeth Wager, Fiona Godlee and Tom Jefferson London: BMJ Books, 2002. Pp. v + 62. £12.95. ISBN 0-7279-1686-6