ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


June 1994/377

A ca d em ic Free d o m  in
A m erican  H igh er E d u ca­
tion: Rights, R esponsibili­
ties, a n d  L im itatio n s, by
Robert K. Poch (92 pages,
March 1994), presents the 
legal and social history of 
academic freedom, includ­
ing the role o f the 1940 
AAUP/AAC State m e n t o f 
Principles and Interpretive 
C om m ents o n  A cad em ic 
Freedom and Tenure. Poch 
identifies four areas o f cur­
rent controversy and co n ­
cern— artistic expression, political correctness, 
religious doctrine within church-related col­
leges, and protection o f research information 
sources— and recommends policies and pro­
cedures to ensure the principles o f academic 
freedom. A copy may be ordered for $18.00 
from ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports, 
George Washington University, One Dupont
Circle, N.W., Suite 630, Washington, DC 20036­
1183. ISBN 1-878380-25-9.

The C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity  Scientific In ­
fo rm atio n  Study (March 1994), submitted to
the Council on Library Resources in August
1993, is the report o f a major survey o f the
information needs, preferences, and practices
o f biologists, electrical engi­
neers, and physicists at Colum­
bia. Their findings deal with 
document delivery, the costs 
o f access and ownership, how 
electro n ic users differ from 
print users, and how users 
want the library to expand its 
resources. The study provides 
many relevant findings of in­
terest to institutions with com ­
parable user groups. The cost 
including postage and han­
dling is $25.00. Send prepaid 
orders to Ja c k  McNees, Gift 
and Exchanges, 104 Butler Li­

 

 
 
 
 

brary, New York, NY 10027.

T h e  E n c y c lo p e d ia  o f
Vaudeville, by Anthony Slide
(605 pages, March 1994), is the
first comprehensive encyclo-

 
 

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vaudeville year
E n c y c l o p e d i a  o
(Greenwood Pres

pedia o f the American insti­
tution of vaudeville from its 
origins in the 1860s to its 
dem ise in the 1930s. The 
majority o f the entries are 
bio g rap h ical and inclu de 
contem porary criticism , a 
sampling o f routines, com ­
mentary by the performers, 
and an a p p ra isa l o f the 
performer’s role in vaude­
ville history. There are nu­
m erous su b je ct essays as 
well, such as British music 
hall, minstrel shows, female 

personators, male impersonators, animal acts, 
alome” dance craze, tap dancing, com ­
, and magicians. An essential volume for 
tertainment collection. Copies are $75.00 

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 
007, Westport, CT 06881. ISBN 0-313-280274.

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The Evolution of Hom o Erectus: Com ­
p arativ e A n atom ical Studies o f  a n  E x tin c t 
H u m an  Species, by G. Philip Rightmire (260 
pages, December 1993), provides thorough and 
accurate descriptions o f the principal fossil 
specimens in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Not sim­
ply a catalog o f crania, the author spices the 
study with observations and speculation on the 
evolution o f our own species. Many illustra­

tions and tables accompany 
the technical data. A copy may 
be ordered for $24.95 from 
Cambridge University Press, 
40 W. 20th St., New York, NY 
1 0 0 1 1 - 4 2 1 1 . ISB N  0 - 5 2 1 ­
44998-7.

G re a tn e s s  in the W hite
H o u se : R a tin g  th e  P r e s i ­
d en ts, by Robert K. Murray 
and Tim  H. B le ssin g  (1 6 9  
pages, 2d ed., March 1994), 
reprints the original summary 
o f a 1982 survey o f historians 
on their assessments of all the 
presidents from Washington 
to Carter. New to this edition 
is q similar summary o f the as­ Fields in his 

s. From  T h e  sessments o f nearly 500 his­
f  V a u d e v i lle  torians on the presidency of 
s, 1994). Ronald Reagan. Their judg-

Hew
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ment o f Reagan as “below average” is based 
on his domestic and social policies, foreign 
policy, military affairs, and intangibles, and puts 
him in the same category as Zachary Taylor, 
John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Calvin Coolidge, 
and Franklin Pierce, but above those rated by 
the historians as “failures”: Andrew Johnson, 
James Buchanan, Richard Nixon, Ulysses S. 
Grant, and Warren Harding. The book exam­
ines the factors that contribute to greatness in 
a president. Copies are $30.00 from Penn State 
Press, Barbara Building, 820 N. University Drive, 
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 
PA 16802. ISBN 0-271-01089-4.

The H u tchinson D ictio n a ry  of W o rld  
History (699 pages, 1994) manages to com­
press some 4,000 years o f events, people, and
civilizations into a browsable package that will 
probably answer some reference questions that
similar books would choke on. Originally pub­
lished by Helicon Books in Oxford in 1993, it
makes a creditable effort at non-European and
international coverage. One nice feature is the
sprinkling o f quotations throughout the 5,000
text entries: for example, the Basque politician
Dolores Ibárruri comes vividly to life when she

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

is identified as the source o f the declaration, “It 
is better to die on your feet than to live on 
your knees.” Also included are more than 70 
maps, 100 thematic chronologies, detailed his­
tories o f each country, and lists o f political and 
religious leaders (including the Ten Gurus o f 
Sikhism). Copies are available for $49-50 from 
ABC-CLIO, Inc., 130 Cremona Dr., P.O. Box 
1911, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911. ISBN 0- 
87436-765-4.

R e fu g e e  a n d  Im m ig r a n t  R e s o u r c e  
Directory, by Alan Edward Schorr (255 pages, 
3rd ed., January 1994), includes information on 
2,270 local, regional, and national organizations, 
associations, agencies, foundations, research 
centers and libraries, government programs, 
human rights agencies, and direct social ser­
vice providers that offer services to or provide 
information about refugees and immigrants. 
N ew  to this edition is information on selected 
international offices. Appendices contain docu­
ments, a glossary, chronologies, and extensive 
tables and charts. Copies are available for $47.50 
(plus $2.50 handling) from Denali Press, P.O. 
Box 021535, Juneau, AK 99802-1535- ISBN 0- 
938737-28-7. ■

(Criteria cont. from  page 350) 
solidation? H ow  many undergraduates, gradu­
ates, and faculty in each department?

b. H ow  close is the proposed location to 
the original branch location and to the instruc­
tional, administrative and research facilities o f 
the academic units supported?

c. What library services can be offered to 
help affected users adjust to the proposed 
changes, e.g., newsletters, orientation tours, 
special bibliographic instruction sessions, etc.?

6) Complement or be compatible with 
long-term strategic plans for the library 
and for academic, strategic, and long-range 
plans for the campus and the university.

Recruit the best!
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