ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 5 0 4 /C & R L News N e w Publications Biographies of Western Photographers, by Carl M au tz (601 p a g e s , May 1997), provides biographical information on some 15,000 p h o to g ra p h e rs w h o w ere active in the western states and territories and western Canada prior to 1900. Infor­ mation on early photogra­ phers is often difficult to find; thus some entries are limited to “Active in Virginia City, 1895." Mautz provides an in tro d u c to ry o v erv iew of how he obtained information about photogra­ phers from cartes-de-visite, cabinet card im­ prints, and antique photographs. $85.00. Carl Mautz Publishing, 228 Commercial St., Suite 522, Nevada City, CA 95959. ISBN 0-9621940-7-7. The Changing Face of Reference, edited by Lynne M. Stuart and Dena Holiman Hutto (238 pages, February 1997, vol. 37 of Founda­ tions in Library and Information Science), goes beyond the reference desk to explore the shift from providing collection-based information to service-based information. Contributors address changing user populations, changing technolo­ gies, and online services. One interesting essay by Catherine A. Lee describes the differing world (Washington cont. fro m page 500) tation of the telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools, libraries, and rural health care providers. Citing what it believes to be the origi­ nal congressional intent not to include higher education institutions of any kind in this new policy, the FCC narrowly defined eligible li­ braries to be primarily public libraries and in­ dependent research libraries. Libraries that do not have a separate budget and that are part of another education institution may not apply for discounts. Thus, it appears that academic li­ braries, because their budgets are part of a larger academic institution, will not b e eligible for the discounts. ALA, having previously argued that all libraries that are eligible to apply for Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds and/ or are part of state library telecommunications plans should be included in the discount pro­ gram, will seek further clarification. ■ George M. Eberhart view of Generation-X stu­ dents. $78.50. JAI Press, 55 Old Post Road No.2, Green­ wich, CT 06836-1678. ISBN 0-7623-0217-8. Vol. 36 of the same series is Chinese A ca­ dem ic a n d Research Librar­ ies: A cq u isitio n s , Collec­ tions, a n d Organizations, b y P ris c illa C. Yu (177 p a g e s , F e b ru a ry 1997), which describes the history and structure of the Peking, Fudan, and Nanjing univer­ sity libraries, as well as the ational Library of China. $78.50. ISBN 0-7623- 171-6. Countdown: A History of Space Flight, y T. A. Heppenheim er (398 pages, May 1997), resents a post-Cold War overview of the space rograms of NASA, the Soviet Union, Europe, nd America’s Central Intelligence Agency. In ecent years, not only have the records of the oviet space agency opened up, but the CIA’s ole in the forefront of the American space pro­ ram has also come to light. H eppenheim er egins with the rocketry efforts of Hermann berth in Germany, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in Russia, and Robert Goddard and others in the nited States at the end of World War II. He rings the space story up to date in the 1990s nd beyond with plans for m anned and un­ anned flights and space stations. In space, olitics is paramount; this book explains why. $30.00. John Wiley & Sons, 605 Third Ave., ew York, NY 10158. ISBN 0-471-14439-8. A hadow figure in the Soviet space program for ore than 30 years, Sergei Pavlovich Korolev is now recognized as the mastermind behind he launch of Sputnik, the first intercontinental allistic missile, Yuri Gagarin’s space flight, and he Soviet race to the moon. Korolev, by James arford (392 pages, May 1997), is the first book in English to detail the life of this engineering enius, from accused spy exiled to a Siberian ulag in 1938 to director o f the Soviet space rogram. $30.00, also published by John Wiley Sons. ISBN 0-471-14853-9. N 0 b p p a r S r g b O U b a m p N s m t b t H g g p & George M. E berhart is associate ed ito r o/‘American ibraries; e-m ail: geberhart@ ala.org.L mailto:geberhart@ala.org J u ly /A u g u s t 1 9 9 7 / 5 0 5 Field Guide to Mysterious Places of Eastern North America, by Salvatore M. Trento (334 pages, May 1997), is a visitor’s guide to od d stone structures from Nova Scotia to North Carolina. Most of these sites have been identified by some authors as possible evidence of precolum bian European visits: the Oak Is­ land shaft, Nova Scotia; Mystery Hill, N orth Salem, N.H.; the stone tower, Newport, R.I.; Ringing Rocks State Park, U pper Black Eddy, Pa.; and the prehistoric wall at Mount Carbon, W.Va. Detailed maps, photos, history, and field notes are provided. Accompanies the author’s Field G uide to Mysterious Places o f the West (Pruett, 1994). $18.95. Owl Books, 115 W. 18th St., New York, NY 10011. ISBN 0-8050-4449-3. Les Bons Mots: H ow to Amaze Tout le Monde with Everyday French, by Eugene Ehrlich (312 pages, May 1997), will get you through cocktail parties and budget meetings alike w ith an arsenal o f French w ords and phrases to confuse and amaze your colleagues. Like the author’s Amo, Amas, A m a t a n d More (1985) for Latin, this b ook w o n ’t teach you the French language, but it will equip you to pu n c­ tuate your pronouncem ents with gem s like: C’est le m onde renversé, L ’argent le u rfo n d dans les mains, or II est tordu. With a brief punctua­ tion guide, notes on famous French authors, an d an index o f Englished phrases. $24.00. Henry Holt and Co., 115 W. 18th St., New York, NY 10011. ISBN 0-8050-4711-5. Libraries and Librarianship in Japan, by T heodore F. Welch (215 pages, February 1997), examines Japanese library history from early court and temple libraries to the 47,100 libraries in the country today. Welch gives spe­ cial attention to the National Diet Library and academic libraries, w here the directors are rarely trained librarians. Also covered are national bibliographic control and services, automation, library and information science education, and Jap an ese professional organizations. $75.00. Greenw ood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881-5007. ISBN 0-313-29668-5. Library Public Relations, Promotions, and Communications, by Lisa A. Wolfe (208 pages, April 1997), offers examples and case studies of proven communication techniques and strategies for all types of libraries. Many of these approaches are appropriate for academic libraries, such as creating effective print com ­ munications and media coverage. A good in­ troduction for libraries that need to launch a PR program. $39-95. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 100 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. ISBN 1-55570-266-X. ■ C&RL News 30th anniversary quiz Here is the last install­ ment o f the C&RL News 30th an n iv ersary quiz. Test your recollection of events that have been reported in the News since 1966. We hope y ou’ve enjoyed these mind benders, and that they’ve brought back some pleasant m em o­ ries. 1. W h at w a s o ff e r e d as a n a lte r n a tiv e to busy signals and long waits on “hold” at the reference desk in Paul Frisch and John J. Small’s Ju n e 1994 article? 2. I n 1 9 9 5 , h o w m a n y h o s t s w e r e o n th e Internet? 3 . A c c o r d in g to S h e r m a n H a y e s a n d Michael Kathm an’s October 1992 article, w hat is one of the most important roles for the college library? 4 . In th e 1 9 7 0 ’s th e U n iv e r sity o f th e Pacific received the papers o f the man know n as the father o f the national park system. W hat is his nam e and w hich natural area near San Francisco is nam ed after him? 5. 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