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More than 25,000 academic librarians, faculty, and key decision makers rely on the reviews in Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online for collection development and scholarly research. Choice reaches almost every undergraduate college and university library in the United States.

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Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, University of Chicago

CURRENT ISSUE: June 2013

About the Cover: The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, The University of Chicago Library, Chicago, IL. Judith Nadler, director and university librarian. Tom Rossiter, photographer.

Editorial: Parting Reflections: After eighteen years as editor and publisher, Mr. Rockwood bids farewell.

Special Feature: Globalization: A Selection of Significant Choice Reviews. The twelfth anniversary installment of this interdisciplinary reprint feature once again brings together Choice reviews on a subject of interest to undergraduates..

Bibliographic Essay: Understanding the Air Age: Extracting a Culture of Aviation. In 1946, William Ogburn published The Social Effects of Aviation in which he suggested a need to consider aeronautics' impact on society. Aside from occasional articles, few in the English-speaking realm followed through on this topic. This essay will explore the subject further, examining numerous aspects of the field through a discussion of more than one hundred important books that will be useful for undergraduate library collections.

Forthcoming Globalization Publications, 2013–2014: This selected list provides information on new titles that together offer a broad overview of diverse areas of interest relevant to globalization.

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