ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


F eb ru a ry 1 9 9 6 / 1 0 5

New  
Publications

G eo rg e M. Eberha rt

Chronicle of the Cinem a: 
100 Years o f  th e M ovies, 
e d ite d  by R obyn K arney 
(920 pages, 1995), presents 
cinematic history as a series 
of new s events from 1894’s 
kinetoscope to 1995’s Pulp 
Fiction. Dorling Kindersley 
has taken over the ill-fated 
series o f “Chronicle” books 
and given th em  n ew  life. 
The Chronicle of A m eri­
ca (1008 pages, published 
in July) is a D– K u p d a te  
through the Oklahoma City 
bombing, but the Chronicle o f  the Cinem a is a 
new  addition to the corpus. An abundance of 
illustrations com bined with historical vignettes 
is a good format for dipping into the esprit of 
an era. Remember 1961? Ah, yes— Splendor in 
the Grass, The Hustler. There’s more to history 
than the movies, and this is w here the Chronicle 
o f  Am erica steps in with the Bay of Pigs, Free­
dom Riders, and the X-15. Each is $59.95 from 
Dorling K indersley, 95 Madison Ave., New 
York, NY 10016. Cinema, ISBN 0-7894-0123-1; 
America, ISBN 0-7894-0124-X.

International Advertising & M arketing 
In fo r m a tio n  S o u rces, edited by G retchen 
Reed (97 pages, September 1995), lists adver­
tising associations, publications, media expen­
diture sources, and ad tracking services for more 
than 40 countries. Addresses and telephone num­
bers are given. $36.25 (SLA members, $29.00). 
Special Libraries Assn., 1700 18th St., NW, Wash­
ington, DC 20009. ISBN 0-87111-447-X.

Also from SLA, Internet Tools of the Pro­
fession: A  G u id e for Special Lib rarian s, 
edited by H ope Tillman (200 pages, July 1995), 
reviews Internet information sites and sources 
in science, technology, business, and educa­
tion. $37.50 (SLA members, $30.00). Special Li­
braries Assn., 1700 Eighteenth Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20009. ISBN 0-87111-430-5.

The Internet T rain er’s G u id e, by Diane K. 
Kovacs (240 pages, August 1995), is geared for

George Eberhαrt is editor a n d  compiler o f  The 
W hole Library H andbooks f o r  ALA Editions (1991, 
1995). He se w e d  as editor o f  C&RL News fr o m  1980 
to 1990.

Internet teachers of grades 
K– 12 but its stick-to-the-ba- 
sics form at m ight also be 
useful for technophobes of 
all ages. Kovacs, a reference 
librarian, offers insights into 
the methodology and pitfalls 
of explaining the mysteries 
of G opher and Kermit to b e­
ginners. Divided into tw o 
parts—a trainer’s guide and 
w o r k b o o k . $ 2 9 .95. V an 
Nostrand Reinhold, 115 Fifth 
Ave., New York, NY 10003. 
ISBN 0-442-01978-5.

N otable Latin A m erican  W o m en , by Jer­
om e R. Adams (191 pages, June 1995), profiles 
29 leaders, rebels, poets, warriors, and spies 
from Mexico and Central and South America. 
Biographies range from Doña Marina, the trans­
lator and confidante w ho helped Cortés con­
quer Mexico, to Esther Tapia de Castellano, a 
popular p o et o f the la reforma period in the 
mid-19th century. $28.50. McFarland, Box 611, 
Jefferson, NC 28640. ISBN 0-7864-0022-6. ■



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