Edward Swanson, LRTS book review editor, is writing the Publications column for the ALCTS Newsletter. The following publications have been received recently and may be considered for review in a future issue of LRTS. Anyone interested in writing reviews for LRTS can get in touch with the book review editor at swans152@tc.umn.edu or eswanson@qwest.net
Digital Libraries: Policy, Planning and Practice. Eds. Judith Andrews and Derek Law. Burlington, Vt.: Ashgate, 2004. Hardbound. ISBN: 0-7546-3448-5. $89.95
Essential Classification. By Vanda Broughton. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2004. Softbound. ISBN: 1-55570-507-3. $55.
Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries. Eds. William Miller and Rita M. Pellen. New York: Haworth, 2004. Hardbound. ISBN: 0-7890-2364-4, $69.96. Softbound. ISBN: 0-7890-2365-2 $49.95 Science & Technology Libraries 24, nos. 1/2 and 3/4
Libraries Act on Their LibQUAL+ Findings: From Data to Action. Eds. Fred M. Heath, Martha Kyrillidou, and Consuella A. Askew. New York: Haworth, 2004. Hardbound. ISBN: 0-7890-2601-5. $49.95; Softbound. ISBN: 0-7890-2602-3. $29.95, Journal of Library Administration 40, nos. 3/4
Library Acquisition of Music. By R. Michael Fling; ed. by Peter Munstedt. Music Library Association Basic Manual Series, no. 4. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow and Music Library Association. 2004. Softbound. ISBN: 0-8108-5124-5, $34.95.
Managing Information Technology: A Handbook for Systems Librarians. By Patricia Ingersoll and John Culshaw. The Libraries Unlimited Library Management Collection. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. Hardbound. ISBN: 0-313-32476-X. $45.
Managing Outsourcing. By Sheila Pantry and Peter Griffiths. London: Facet Pub., 2004. Softbound. ISBN: 1-85604-543-9. $75.
Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval. By David Haynes. London: Facet Pub., 2004. Hardbound. ISBN: 1-85604-489-0. $75.
Metadata in Practice. By Diane I. Hillmann and Elaine L. Westbrooks. Chicago: ALA, 2004. Softbound. ISBN: 0-8389-0882-9. $50 (ALA members $45).
Technology Planning: Preparing and Updating a Library Technology Plan. By Joseph R. Matthews. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. Softbound. ISBN: 1-59158-190-7. $45.
Wynar’s Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. Rev. 9th ed. By Arlene G. Taylor, with the assistance of David P. Miller. Library and Information Science Text Series. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. Softbound. ISBN: 1-59158-213-X. $49.50.