Summary of Features and ArticlesFebruary 2009
Editorial: How Ya Gonna Get 'Em Back in the Stacks, by Irving E. Rockwood. Now that many library patrons are unlikely to browse the stacks, Choice reviews aren't only for collection development.
Lincoln Bicentennial: Notable Books, 2000-2009, by Robert J. Havlik, emeritus Librarian, University of Notre Dame.
Havlik reviews recent books on Lincoln. The major portion of the essay focuses on Lincoln's life, followed by sections on his writings and on "Lincolniana."
The American South in the Twentieth Century, by Meredith Daniel, librarian and adjunct history instructor at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Why study twentieth-century southern history? Even during the cultural homogenization of the twentieth century, the South remained perhaps the most distinctive region of the United States. Daniel has sifted through all the materials on the subject to produce a generous, representative sample of the many fine offerings on twentieth-century southern history.
Recent & Forthcoming Titles in African American Studies, 2009. 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 172 titles.
About the Cover: Leslie Frost Library, Glendon Campus, Toronto, Ontario. Julianna Drexler, head librarian and photographer.
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