ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Access to  Education fo r
th e Disabled: A Guide to 
C o m p lian ce w ith  Section 
504 o f  th e R ehabilitation
Act o f  1973, by Salome M.
H eyw ard (324 pages, D e­
cember 1992), analyzes per­
tinent parts of the 1973 act 
and how  to pu t them  into 
effect. H ypothetical situa­
tions based on actual cases 
show  how  the act has been 
interpreted by the courts and 
the D epartm ent o f Educa­
tion’s Office of Civil Rights.
A chapter on postsecondary education covers 
admissions and recruitment, treatment o f stu­
dents, and academic adjustments. Largely an 
exposition of the legal issues, this book is ap ­
propriate for law and social studies collections. 
The cost is $38.50 from McFarland & Co., Box 
611, Jefferson, NC 28640. ISBN 0-89950-732-8.

The ALA Survey o f Librarian Salaries 1 9 9 2 ,
by Mary Jo Lynch, Margaret Myers, and Jeniece 
Guy (57 pages, December 1992), reports sala­
ries paid to incumbents in seven positions com­
monly found in U.S. public and academic li­
braries, with responses stratified by size and 
type of library and geographic area. The aver­
age salary was higher in 1992 for six of the 
positions (the largest increase is 11.3% for 
children’s and young adult services librarians), 
while the average salary for collection devel­
opm ent librarians and subject bibliographers 
was the same as in 1991- Copies are available 
for $42.00 (ALA members, $37.80) from ALA, 
O rder Department, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, 
IL 60611. ISBN 0-8389-7624-7.

The A lm a n a c  o f R e n e w a b le  E n e rg y , by
Richard Colob and Eric Brus (334 pages, Janu­
ary 1993), brings together a variety of informa­
tion on emerging energy technologies for the 
informed general reader. The b o o k  describes 
and evaluates topics like biomass energy, en­
ergy conservation, storage systems, fusion, geo­
thermal energy, and solar heating and cooling. 
It provides a history of each energy source, an 
explanation of how  it is used, predictions for 
future use, statistics, and tips for consumers and 
businesses. The almanac should serve as a useful 
com panion to the excellent 1993 Inform ation

N e w
Publications

G e o rg e  M . E b e rh a rt

Please Environm ental A lm a ­
n a c  ($ 1 0 .9 5 , H o u g h to n  
Mifflin), co m p iled  by the 
W orld Resources Institute. 
Copies may be ordered for 
$50.00 from Henry Holt and 
Company, 115 W. 18th St., 
New York, NY 10011. ISBN 
0-8050-1948-0.

A u to m a te d  L ib ra ry  Sys­
tem s: A Librarian’s Guide 
an d  T eaching Manual, by
Beverly K. Duval and Linda 
Main (273 pages, November

1992), is a teaching guide to familiarize librar­
ians and library staff with the growing market 
for autom ated library systems. It identifies the 
key players in the field past and present, d e­
scribes the planning process for library auto­
mation, and details the advantages and disad­
v an tag es o f OPACs, m icro co m p u te r-b a sed  
systems, and CD-ROM-based systems. A final 
ch ap ter discusses future trends. Copies are 
$35.00 from Meckler Corporation, 11 Ferry Lane 
West, Westport, CT 06880. ISBN 0-888736-873-5.

C o lu m b u s  D ocu m en ts: S u m m a rie s  o f
D o cu m en ts in  Genoa, edited by Luciano F. 
Farina and Robert W. Tolf (l6 6  pages, Decem­
b er 1992), summarizes 179 fifteenth- and six­
teenth-century docum ents, arranged chrono­
logically, pertaining to Christopher Columbus’s 
Italian-Genoese origins. Also included is a guide 
to the Book o f  Royal Privileges, w hich sheds 
light on the rights and privileges that Colum­
bus accum ulated during his career. The index 
includes a com plete list of individuals, places, 
and other entities m entioned in the documents. 
T h e b o o k  is a v a ila b le  fo r $6 8 .0 0  fro m  
Omnigraphics, Penobscot Building, Detroit, MI 
48226. ISBN 1-55888-156-5.

Fantastic C in em a Subject G u id e , by Bryan 
Senn and Jo h n  Jo h n so n  (682 pages, August 
1992), is a topical index to 2,500 horror, sci­
ence fiction, and fantasy films for devotees of 
the genre. Eighty-one separate subjects arrange 
the films into such niches as comic book he­
roes, m ad scientists, underground worlds, and 
zom bie flesh eaters. What makes this guide 
different is that, in addition to the usual infor­
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and interesting facts about most of the films. 
For example, a 1950 film, The Flying Saucer, 
was partially financed by bingo winnings. The 
authors can’t quell their urge to rate each film 
from 1 to 10, but they do it unobtrusively in 
the index. The book costs $47.00 postpaid from 
McFarland & Co., Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640. 
ISBN 0-89950-681-X.

The G reen Encyclopedia, by Irene Franck 
and David Brownstone (486 pages, November 
1992), covers a vast range of environmental 
issues concisely and comprehensively. Sources 
of information and action appear either directly 
following each entry or in separately boxed 
“information and action guides” that accompany 
major topics. There is no index, but one is not 
needed—when a related entry is mentioned in 
the text it appears in small capital letters so 
that readers may network their way to further 
information. A Special Information Section in 
the back of the book includes information on 
animal rights, ecotourism, and forests; a list of 
endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; 
toxic chemicals and hazardous substances; 
Superfund sites (those targeted for cleanup of 
hazardous waste); and recommended reading. 
This very well-organized encyclopedia is an ex­

cellent starting point for ecoresearch. Copies 
are available for $35.00 (cloth) from Prentice 
Hall General Reference, 15 Columbus Circle, 
New York, NY 10023. ISBN 0-13-365685-3.

Information 2 0 0 0 : Library and Inform a­
tion  S ervices fo r th e  2 1 st C entury (596 
pages, November 1992) is the final report of 
the 1991 White House Conference on Library 
and Information Services (WHCLIS). This vol­
ume reflects the work of more than 700 del­
egates who met July 9-13, 1991, to formulate 
recommendations for improving library and 
information services for all Americans. It con­
tains the complete proceedings of presentations 
and sessions, recommendations considered by 
delegates, and an overview of the planning and 
preparation before and after the conference. A 
copy is $33-00 from the U.S. National Commis­
sion on Libraries and Information Science, 1111 
18th St, N.W, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20036. 
ISBN 0-16-038157-6.

The Journal o f Inform ation Ethics (vol. 1, 
Fall 1992- ) explores the role information
plays within an ethical context. Edited by Rob­
ert Hauptman (St. Cloud State University), the 
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highlights from the first issue include: “The Sci­
entific E thic o f AIDS T e s tin g ,” b y  D en ise 
McGuire and Patricia M. Freihammer, and “Li­
brary Security: The Blumberg Legacy,” by Wash­
ington State University police sergeant J. Steve 
Huntsberry. Book reviews and article alerts are 
also featured. Subscriptions are $38 ($44 for­
eign) by volum e only, from McFarland & Co., 
Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640. ISSN 1061-9321.

M a k in g  Sense o f Journals in th e Life Sci­
en ces, by Tony Stankus (278 pages, August 
1992), has b een  published as a com panion to 
the author’s survey of journals in the physical 
sciences (see C&RL News, January 1993). As with 
the other volume, this serves as an excellent 
introduction to scientific periodical literature 
and the disciplines it serves. Charts scattered 
throughout the book com pare the characteris­
tics o f selected journals that m ake them  attrac­
tive to scientists an d  librarians. This volume is 
a monographic supplem ent to The Serials Li­
brarian and is not part o f the regular journal 
su b sc rip tio n . T he co st is $39.95 from  th e 
Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, 
NY 13904-1580. ISBN 1-56024-181-0.

M artian u s Capello a n d  the Seven Liberal
Arts: V olum e II, th e  Marriage o f  P h ilo lo g y  
and Mercury, translated by William Harris Stahl 
and Richard Johnson, w ith E. L. Burge (389 
pages, N ovember 1992), is an annotated trans­
lation o f Martianus Capella’s allegorical an d  
cultural encyclopedia, De Nuptiis. Capella was 
a writer an d  lawyer w ho lived in Carthage dur­
ing the fifth century, and his w ork was one of 
the most widely used schoolbooks of the Middle 
Ages. The seven liberal arts u n d er his consid­
eration w ere grammar, dialectic, rhetoric, ge­
ometry, arithmetic, astronomy, and harmony. 
The book costs $55.00 (cloth) and is available 
from Columbia University Press, 562 W. 113th 
St., New York, NY 10025. ISBN 0-231-03719-8.

The O x fo rd  C om panion to Musical Instru­
m en ts, by A nthony C. Baines (404 pages, No­
vem ber 1992), examines a large variety o f West­
ern and non-W estern acoustic instruments. The 
b ook contains general articles on the instru­
ments o f specific periods and the .instruments 
o f individual countries and regions. Many of 
the articles have b ee n  reprinted from the 1983 
New O xford Com panion to Music, a few  have 
b ee n  substantially rewritten, and others have 
b een  split u p  into separate entries. Experimen­

tal an d  digital instruments have b ee n  excluded, 
although the latter will be found in Oxford’s 
D ictionary o f  Electronic a n d  Computer Music 
Technology (see C&RL News, O ctober 1992). 
Many photos, diagrams, musical examples, and 
charts accom pany the text. Copies are $35.00 
from Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Ave., 
New York, NY 10016. ISBN 0-19-311334-1.

The P ra ir ie  W e s t: H is to ric a l R e a d in g s ,
e d ite d  by R. D ouglas Francis an d  H ow ard 
Palmer (748 pages, 2d ed., August 1992), is a 
collection o f 35 articles on key topics in the 
history o f prairie Canada w ritten by leading Ca­
nadian historians, political scientists, and econo­
mists. The articles cover 15 topics including na­
tive peoples and the fur trade, the economics 
o f settlement, prairie wom en, the m odem  West, 
and literature an d  art. A copy is $30.00 (Cana­
dian) from the University of Alberta Press, 14 
A thabasca Hall, Edm onton, Alberta, Canada 
T6G 2E8. ISBN 0-88864-227-X.

W a r f a r e  a n d  A rm e d  Conflicts: A  Statisti­
cal R eferen ce, by Micheál Clodfelter (2 vols., 
1,414 pages, December 1992), presents a record 
o f the casualties o f m odern warfare from 1618 
through 1991. More than just a list of statistics, 
this book summarizes the short- and long-term 
effects o f each conflict and cuts through the 
propaganda endem ic to this topic. Civil distur­
bances, revolutions, and pogroms are also cov­
ered. This will prove a worthwhile reference 
for finding information on lesser conflicts like 
the 18th-century slave revolts in Surinam or the 
1947 Paraguayan civil war. A copy is $127.75 
p o s tp a id  from  M cFarland & Co., Box 611, 
Jefferson, NC 28640. ISBN 0-89950-544-9.

W estern W a y s : Im ages o f the A m erican
W est, by Bruce I. Bustard (115 pages, October 
1992), accom panies the 1992 National Archives 
an d  Records Administration exhibition on dis­
play through O ctober 17, 1993. It offers 127 
images of the trans-Mississippi West, plus Alaska 
and Hawaii, dating from the early 19th century 
to the p resent. Many w ere created by well- 
know n artists and photographers attempting 
to capture a historic moment; others w ere made 
by persons unknow n. The topics include Na­
tive Americans, migration, surveying, towns and 
cities, and natural resources. The catalog costs 
$9-95 (plus $3-00 handling) from the National 
Archives, Publications Department, Washing­
ton, DC 20408. ISBN 0-911333-97-5. ■