Edward Swanson, LRTS Book Review Editor, writes the "Publications" column for the ALCTS Newsletter Online. 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. may contact the Edward at eslrts@eswanson.net.
The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. $19.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-618-60499-9/0-618-60499-5).
Basic Research Methods for Librarians, 4th ed. By Ronald R. Powell and Lynn Silipigni Connaway. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. $40.00 paper (ISBN 1-59158-112-5). Library and Information Science Text Series.
Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools, 4th ed. Ed. Sheila S. Intner, Joanna F. Fountain, and Jane E. Gilchrist, Association for Library Collection & Technical Services. Chicago: American Library Association, 2005. $32.00 ($28.80 ALA members) paper (ISBN 0-8389-3559-1).
Community, Collaboration, and Collections: The Writings of Ross Atkinson. Ed. Robert Alan, Bonnie MacEwan. Chicago: Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, 2005. $75.00 ($67.50 ALA members) paper (ISBN 0-8389-8361-8).
The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators. By Tomas A. Lipinski. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2006. $125.00 paper (ISBN 978-1-55570-532-9/1-55570-532-4). The Legal Advisor for Librarians, Educators, & Information Professionals, no. 1.
From Catalog to Gateway: Charting a Course for Future Access: Briefings from the ALCTS Catalog and Form Function Committee. Ed. Bill Sleeman and Pamela Bluh. Chicago: Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, 2005. $54.00 ($48.60 ALA members) paper (ISBN 0-8389-8326-X)
Improving the Quality of Library Services for Students with Disabilities. Ed. Peter Hernon and Philip Calvert. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. $45.00 paper (ISBN 1-59158-300-4)
Integrating Print and Digital Resources in Library Collections. Ed. Audrey Fenner. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2006. $49.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-7890-2833-4/0-7890-2833-6); $29.95 paper (ISBN 978-0-7890-2834-1/0-7890-2834-4). Published simultaneously as The Acquisitions Librarian, nos. 35/36.
The Knowledge Entrepreneur. By Stan Skrzesewski. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2005. $25.00 paper (ISBN 978-0-8108-5291-4/0-8108-5291-8)
Managing Digital Resources in Libraries. Ed. Audrey Fenner. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2005. $39.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-7890-2402-2/0-7890-2402-0); $19.95 paper (ISBN 978-0-7890-2403-9/ 0-7890-2403-9). Published simultaneously as The Acquisitions Librarian, nos. 33/34.
Metadata: A Cataloger's Primer. Ed. Richard P. Smiraglia. New York: Haworth Press, 2005. $59.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-7890-2800-6/0-7890-2800-X); $39.95 paper (ISBN 978-0-7890-2801-3/0-7890-2801-8). Published simultaneously as Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 40, nos. 3/4.
The New Dynamics and Economics of Cooperative Collection Development: Papers Presented at a Conference Hosted by the Center for Research Libraries ... November 8-10, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia. Ed. Edward Shreeves. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004. $69.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-7890-2490-9/0-7890-2490-X); $49.95 paper (ISBN 978-0-7890-2491-6/0-7890-2491-8). Published simultaneously as Collection Management, 28 nos. 1/2 and 3.
The Oxford Guide to Library Research, 3rd ed. By Thomas Mann. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. $35.00 cloth (ISBN 978-0-19-518997-1/0-19-518997-3); $17.95 paper (ISBN 978-0-19-518998-8/0-19-518998-1)
The Reference Collection: From the Shelf to the Web. Ed. William J. Frost. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2005. $49.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-7890-2839-6/0-7890-2839-5); $34.95 paper (ISBN 978-0-7890-2840-2/0-7890-2840-9). Published simultaneously as The Reference Librarian, 44, nos. 91/92.
Selecting and Managing Electronic Resources: A How-To-Do It Manual for Librarians, Rev. ed. By Vicki L. Gregory, with the assistance of Ardis Hanson. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2005. $65.00 paper (ISBN 978-1-55570-548-0/1-55570-548-0). How-To-Do It Manuals for Librarians, no. 146.
Selecting Materials for Library Collections. Ed. Audrey Fenner. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004. $49.95 cloth (ISBN 978-0-7890-1520-4/0-7890-1520-X); $29.95 paper (ISBN 978-0-7890-1521-1/0-7890-1521-8). Published simultaneously as The Acquisitions Librarian, 16 nos. 31/32.
Stimulated Recall and Mental Models: Tools for Teaching and Learning Computer Information Literacy. By Lyn D. Henderson and Julie Tallman. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2005. $55.00 paper (ISBN 978-0-8108-5222-5/0-81-8-5222-5). Research Methods in Library and Information Studies, no. 2.