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Libraries & Culture Seeking Reviewers

Libraries & Culture is a peer-reviewed academic journal edited by the School of Information of the University of Texas at Austin and published by University of Texas Press. The journal focuses on library history and all aspects of cultural heritage. Maria E. Gonzalez, online coordinator of the book list and book reviews, has several books on library management and administration issues that await review. The Book Review section is used as a teaching and learning tool for students and young professionals interested in getting their work published in an academic journal.

If you are interested in reviewing for Libraries & Culture, please visit www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/review.html. Some of the titles to be reviewed are listed below:

Baldwin, Virginia, Ed. PATENT AND TRADEMARK INFORMATION: USES AND PERSPECTIVES. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2001. 182 pgs.
Baldwin, Virginia and Julie Hallmark, Eds. INFORMATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 222 pgs.
Barnes, Susan J., Ed. BECOMING A DIGITAL LIBRARY. New York: Marcel Dekker. 2004. 234 pgs.
Bell, Mary Ann, Mary Ann Berry, and James L. Van Roekel. INTERNET AND PERSONAL COMPUTING FADS. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2004. 210 pgs.
Bishop, Ann P., Nancy A. Van House, and Barbara P. Butterfield. DIGITAL LIBRARY USE: SOCIAL PRACTICE IN DESIGN AND EVALUATION. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2004. 341 pgs.
Fowler, David C. Ed. E-SERIALS COLLECTION MANAGEMENT: TRANSITIONS, TRENDS AND TECHNICALITIES. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. 2003. 279 pgs.
Hazel, Michael V. THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY: CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF SERVICE, 1901–2001. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press. 2001. 252 pgs.
Johnson, Arthur W. THE REPAIR OF CLOTH BINDINGS: A MANUAL. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press. 2002. 115 pgs.
Kabir, Abulfazal M. Fazle, Ed. ACQUISITION IN DIFFERENT SPECIAL SUBJECT AREAS. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 122 pgs.
Katz, Bill, Ed. DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICES. Binghamton, VT: Haworth Press. 2004. 331 pgs.
List, Carla. INFORMATION RESEARCH. 2nd Edition. Dubuque, IO: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. 2002. 417 pgs.
Mabry, Celia Hales. COOPERATIVE REFERENCE: SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE WORKPLACE.
Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. 2003. 290 pgs.
Mack, Daniel C. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHANGING COLLECTIONS. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. 2003. 174 pgs.
Massis, Bruce E. THE PRACTICAL LIBRARY TRAINER. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. 2004. 122 pgs.
Mendina, Tom and Johannes J. Britz. INFORMATION ETHICS IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE:
CURRENT ISSUES IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. 2002. 191 pgs.
Osborne, Robin, Ed. FROM OUTREACH TO EQUITY: INNOVATIVE MODELS OF LIBRARY POLICY AND PRACTICE. Chicago: American Library Association. 2004. 145 pgs.
Owens, Irene, Ed. STRATEGIC MARKETING IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 352 pgs.
Plant, I. M. WOMEN WRITERS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME: AN ANTHOLOGY. Norman, OK: University of Okalahoma Press. 2004. 268 pgs.
Reyhner, Jon and Jeanne Eder. AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION: A HISTORY. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. 2004. 370 pgs.
Rockenbach, Barbara and Tom Mendina. ETHICS ELECTRONIC INFORMATION: A FESTSCHRIFT FOR STEPHEN ALMAGNO. Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company. 2003. 213 pgs.
Sarkodie-Mensah, Kwasi, Ed. MANAGING THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY REFERENCE DEPARTMENT: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 124 pgs.
Shinew, Dawn M. and Scott Walter, Eds. INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION FOR EDUCATORS: PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE FOR AN INFORMATION AGE. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 148 pgs.
Shreeves, Edward, Ed. THE NEW DYNAMICS AND ECONOMICS OF COOPERATIVE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. 2003. 276 pgs.
Turner, Anne M. IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY: HANDLING PROBLEM SITUATIONS IN THE LIBRARY. Revised Edition. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. 2004. 194 pgs.
Wei, Wei, Ed. SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2002. 189 pgs.
Williamson, Nancy J. and Clare Beghtol. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION IN INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 244 pgs.
Wilson, Terrie L. THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ART LIBRARIAN. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 110 pgs.
Wyngaard, Susan, Ed. DIGITAL IMAGES AND ART LIBRARIES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press. 2003. 183 pgs.