ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ A p ril 2002 /  299

N e w  P u b l i c a t i o n s G eorge M. Eberhart

The C o lo r o f Horses, by Ben K. G reen (127 
pages, 2001), is a reissue of the classic 197-4 
w ork by a veterinarian w h o  conducted the 
first research into equine coloration in the 
1940s. A ccom panied by 34 reproductions of 
oil paintings by western artist Darol Dickinson, 
G reen’s descriptions of horse colors are based 
on the distribution of pigm ent within the es­
sentially colorless hair. A handy guide for 
scientific-minded city folk w h o  always w o n ­
dered  w hat bay, dun, chestnut, sorrel, roan, 
and grulla coats look like. $20.00. Mountain 
Press. ISBN 0-87842-437-7.

Encyclopedia o f Easter, Carnival, and Lent, 
by Tanya Gulevich (729 pages, D ecem ber 
2001), covers the Christian festi­
vals and folklore associated with 
this part of the church year in the 
spring. Observances by Catholics, 
Protestants, and Eastern Orthodox 
C h r is tia n s  a r e  r e p r e s e n t e d .  
G u le v ic h  p r o v id e s  e x te n s iv e  
background on the Easter bunny, 
eggs, parades, lilies, Easter seals, 
p o m eg ra n ate s, pelicans, Mardi 
Gras, a n d  m any oth er custom s 
and symbols. O ne little-know n 
custom  in Eastern Europe u p  to 
the 18th century w as the preach­
ing o f h u m o ro u s  s e rm o n s  in 
church o n  Easter Sunday to provoke laugh­
ter that celebrated Christ’s trium ph over the 
devil. Some com parable non-Christian festi­
vals are also included, such as the Jewish Pass- 
over and Shavuot, the Roman feast of Hilaria, 
the Middle Eastern new  year celebration No 
Ruz, a n d  th e  p a g a n  M ay D ay. $48.00. 
Om nigraphics. ISBN 0-7808-0432-5.

The E n g lis h  S tu d y  D ic tio n a ry  (707 pages, 
March 2002) is intended for interm ediate stu­
d e n ts  o f E nglish as a s e c o n d  lan g u a g e . 
T hough British spellings and usage are given 
first, American variants are clearly identified.

G eorge M. E b e rh a rt is se n io r e d ito r  o f  A m e ric a n  
Libraries; e-m ail: geberhart@ ala.org

For all o f th e  15,000 w o rd s in clu d e d , the 
b o o k  o f fe r s  p h o n e t i c  p r o n u n c i a t i o n s , 
sa m p le  s e n te n c e s  for e a c h  m ean in g , a n d  
u sa g e  n o te s a n d  c o m m e n ts w h e re  a p p r o ­
priate. $19.95. P eter Collin Publishing, P.O. 
Box 1321, O ak Park, IL 60304. ISBN 1- 
901659-64-X.

A n H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia, edited by 
S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz (339 pages, 
March 2002), offers plot summ aries a n d  criti­
cal analysis of the novels, stories, collabora­
tions, a n d  ghostw ritten w orks by American 
gothic-horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Also in­
cluded are entries on  places and characters 
in his fiction; biographies of influential writ­

ers, family m em bers, critics, and 
friends; letters, travels, p s e u d ­
o n y m s, p o e try , ju v en ilia , th e  
C th u lh u  m y th o s , a n d  th e  
Necronomicon, and a chronology 
of Lovecraft’s life. $75.00. Green­
w ood. ISBN 0-313-31578-7.

In s ta n t W eb Fo rm s a n d  S u r ­
v e y s  f o r  A ca d e m ic Lib ra rie s, 
by Gail Junion-M etz and D errek 
L. Metz (265 pages plus CD-ROM, 
D e c e m b e r 2001), p ro v id e s 24 
u s e fu l HTML fo rm s a n d  Perl 
scripts that librarians can copy 

a n d  a d ap t for their W eb sites. The b o o k  in­
cludes step-by-step instructions on h o w  to 
accom plish this, as w ell as the full coding 
for each form. Included on the CD-ROM are 
forms for asking a reference question, request­
ing library instruction, reserving a library com ­
puter, suggesting a library purchase, request­
ing interlibrary loan, adding items to course 
reserve, and requesting library equipm ent. 
There are also surveys on library use, W eb 
use, library instruction effectiveness, and stra­
tegic plan n in g . Junion-M etz a n d  h e r son 
D errek have d o n e all the hard parts; now  all 
you n e e d  do is custom ize them  slightly, and 
your library’s W eb site can offer users som e 
excellent interactive features. $75.00. Neal- 
Schuman. ISBN 1-55570-412-3.

(c o n tin u ed  on p a g e  3 0 1 )

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chaplain in W orld W ar II and his subsequent 
W est T exas c a re e r w h e n  h e  se rv e d  as 
postm aster of Sanco in Coke County and was 
the ow ner of several West Texas new spapers. 
4) A collection of Elmer Kelton’s writing 
career includes 250 books a n d  m ore than 75 
pulp magazines and other ephem era. 5) Mike 
Cox d onated materials he collected while 
doing the biography Fred Gipson: Texas 
Storyteller, published in 1980. The materials 
include manuscripts, correspondence, and 
m ovie-related materials from Old Yeller and 
other movies p ro d u ced  from G ipson’s books. 
6) Retired West Texas new spaperm an Bill 
Hinnant gave WTC the research he com pleted 
over several years on  Texas cattle claims to the 
federal governm ent for losses sustained during 
the M exican Revolution.

The papers o f Canadian fictio n  publisher 
Prairie Fire have been  donated to the University 
of M anitoba Libraries. The papers include

( “New Publications” continuedfro m  p a g e 299)

International Librarianship: Cooperation 
and Collaboration, edited by Frances Laverne 
Carroll and John Frederick Harvey (367 pages, 
September 2001), brings together 32 essays on 
how  librarians have transferred ideas and tech­
nology to libraries in other, usually less devel­
oped, countries. Specific topics include the new  
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the University of São 
Paulo library system, the ABINIA Ibero-Ameri­
can network, university libraries in West Af­
rica, IFLA initiatives, librarianship in Iran since 
1979, docum entation centers on  public health, 
and international marine science networks. The 
editors dedicate the book to the m em oiy of 
Lester Asheim. $65-00. Scarecrow. ISBN 0-8108- 
3921-0.

Lice n sin g  D ig ita l C o ntent, by Lesley Ellen 
Harris (137 pages, February 2002), covers ev­
ery basic step in the process of negotiating 
and interpreting licensing agreem ents with 
vendors of electronic databases or journals. 
Written from a perspective of global licenses, 
the instructions and insights will apply equally 
to Canadian and European agreem ents. Har­
ris p ro v id e s d o w n -to -e a rth  d efinitions o f 
term s fo u n d  in agreem ents a n d  discusses 
m any types o f provisions, b o th  pivotal and 
boilerplate, that are found in written licenses.

materials relating to the w orkings of this small 
press, including correspondence, reviews, 
material relating to the p ress’ annual writing 
com petitions, a n d  manuscripts.

D ra w in g s  o f T e xas a rch ite ct O 'N eil Ford 
(1905-82) have been  donated to the Alexander 
Architectural Archive at the University of 
Texas at Austin by his widow , W anda Graham  
Ford. T h e gift in c lu d e s  5,540 o rig in a l 
a rc h ite c tu ra l d raw in g s, 5,484 prints, 40 
p r e s e n ta tio n  d raw in g s, 39 p re s e n ta tio n  
sketches, and 63 sheets of photographic 
materials. The donation covers Ford’s w ork 
through 1966 and com plem ents an earlier gift 
to the Alexander Architectural Archive of 
Ford’s office files, personal papers, and books. 
Ford’s m ost notable projects include the 
restoration of La Villita and designs for the 
n e w  cam pus for Trinity University in San 
Antonio, Texas, and Skidmore College in New 
York. ■

Also included is a ch ap ter o n  negotiation 
techniques, and frequently asked questions 
a n d  answ ers. $45.00. Am erican Library As­
sociation. ISBN 0-8389-0815-2.

R eading Popular Rom ance in Early M od­
ern E n g la n d , by Lori Hum phrey Newcomb 
(332 pages, January 2002), examines the ori­
gins of Elizabethan popular fiction and its in­
fluence on more elite literary forms. Newcomb 
takes Robert Greene’s romance Pandosto (1585) 
as a case study, addressing Shakespeare’s use 
of it as a source for The W inter’s Play and how  
both works w ere modified or recommodified 
for different audiences up  to the 19th century. 
In the process, Newcomb shows how  the crit­
ics’ denigration of popular romances as crude 
trivialities distanced them  from accepted ven­
ues, even though they shared a com m on cul­
tural dynamic. $49.50. Columbia University. 
ISBN 0-231-12378-7.

( “Preservation new s” continued fr o m  p a g e 296) 
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