March 2012: Summary of Features

Editorial: What We Do When the News Isn't Good: Part II, by Irving E. Rockwood. Mr. Rockwood explains Choice's policy for handling complaints from authors whose works are negatively reviewed.

The Federal Writers' Project: A Legacy of Words, by Susan Rubenstein DeMasi. DeMasi examines the literature relevant to the Federal Writers' Project. In examining the primary literature, the essay considers a sampling of the hundreds of books and documents that emanated directly from the project, and work published both during the life of the project and after its demise. The essay explains the distinction between these two bodies of primary work and cites selected examples; it also mentions canonical American writers who worked for the project or were inspired by it. The secondary literature discussed dates from the time of the FWP to the present. The final section references web resources that are critical to those studying or interested in the Federal Writers'Project.

Recent & Forthcoming Titles in Women's & Gender Studies, 2012. Regularly appearing each year in the February issue, this selected list provides information on new titles of potential relevance for academic libraries. This year's list offers 286 titles from 86 publishers.

About the Cover: Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Kate D. Hickey, dean and university librarian. Photo courtesy of Elon University Relations Office.