May 2012: Summary of Features
About the Cover: Northwest Village College Library, Northwest Vista College, San Antonia, TX. Judy McMillan, chair of Learning Resources. Amanda Gorrell, photographer.
Forum 2011: The End of the Tunnel? As in years past, this feature comprises two parts: a "forum" of university press directors, and a press-by-press listing of significant current titles of interest to undergraduates.
Significant University Press Titles for Undergraduates, 2011–2012
New Writings on the Holocaust, 2001–2011, by Jack Fischel
Writing about the Holocaust has been nonstop since that horrific event occurred in the mid-20th century. The 21st century sees no sign of that abating, especially with the post-Cold War opening of Soviet and other Eastern European archives. This essay surveys the output of writing on the Shoah since the turn of the century, addressing such topics as the ghettoes and the Jewish Councils, Jewish resistance, Palestine, Eichmann and the other perpetrators, and the Vatican and the Holocaust. It concludes by pointing to new directions for future research.
Trading Print Dollars for Online Pennies. Mr. Rockwood reviews the economic crisis in scholarly publishing.
Forthcoming Science & Technology Titles, 2012. Regularly appearing each year in the May issue, this selected list provides information on new titles of potential relevance for academic libraries.
