WHAT'S NEW ON THE L.I.S. SHELF?

by John C. Barrett

• COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT: ACCESS IN THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY. Edited by Maureen Pastine. Haworth Press, 1997.
  Offers clear vision and solid advice into the virtual library environment with its variety of expectations, service complexities, and information technologies. LIS/025.2/C6974
• GROWING PAINS: ADAPTING COPYRIGHT FOR LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND SOCIETY. Edited by Laura N. Gasaway. Rothman & Co., 1997.
  The chapters in this book are written by twenty scholars with expertise in the fields of copyright law, education, and librarianship. They advocate changes in the copyright statute, in interpretations of the law, and in school and library practices so educators and librarians can meet their obligations. LIS/346.73/G884
• LIBRARY: THE DRAMA WITHIN. Photographs by Diane Asseo Griliches. Essay by Daniel J. Boorstin. University of New Mexico Press in association with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, 1996.
  Griliches' black-and-white photographs of libraries and people from around the world, and Boorstin's essay on the underlying power of the book will capture the hearts of bibliophiles. LIS/027/G858
• MORALITY AND MACHINES: PERSPECTIVES ON COMPUTER ETHICS. Stacey L. Edgar. Jones and Bartlett, 1997.
  Recommended for anyone who must deal with computers and their impact on society. Edgar provides discussion on privacy, software protection, workplace issues, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and cybersex. LIS/174.9/E23
• THE MOST WONDERFUL BOOKS: WRITERS ON DISCOVERING THE PLEASURES OF READING. Edited by Michael Dorris & Emilie Buch-wald. Milkweed Editions, 1997.
  Fifty-seven contemporary writers describe the books and events that made them lifelong readers. LIS/028.9/M915
• PARENT POWER: WHAT EVERY PARENT MUST KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD WIDE WEB. Bensen-ville Community Public Library, 1998.
  This 35-minute video and resource guide help parents assume the responsibility of filtering what their children view online. LIS/VC/004.67/W927w
• PRACTICAL DIGITAL LIBRARIES: BOOKS, BYTES, AND BUCKS. Michael Lesk. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1997.
  The author provides librarians with a basic background on the notion of Digital Libraries. He explains the origins and technology, as well as the social, legal, and economic issues surrounding the challenge of creating heterogeneous collections of network-based repositories of information. LIS/025.078/L629
• SCENARIO PLANNING FOR LIBRARIES. Edited by Joan Giesecke. American Library Association, 1998.
  In times of rapid technological advances, fierce competition for dollars, and upstart competitors to libraries, librarians need an imaginative team approach to move their organizations forward. Use this guide to develop possible futures for your library. LIS/025.1/A512s
• SERIALS MANAGEMENT IN THE ELECTRONIC ERA: PAPERS IN HONOR OF PETER GELLATLY, FOUNDING EDITOR OF THE SERIALS LIBRARIAN. Edited by Jim Cole and James Williams. Haworth Press, 1996.
  Serials and reference librarians need to shift their work focus from collecting information to providing information to the user in the most appropriate formats. LIS/025.173/S4852
• SHAMANS, SOFTWARE, AND SPLEENS: LAW AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY. James Boyle. Harvard University Press, 1996.
  The author presents an incisive social theory of the Information Age, and explores questions about who owns, controls, and gets to use information. Boyle argues for the expansion of the fair use of information. LIS/302.2/B792
• WEEDING LIBRARY COLLECTIONS: LIBRARY WEEDING METHODS. Stanley J. Slote. Fourth edition. Libraries Unlimited, 1997.
  Slote, a well-established expert in the field of weeding has earned the respect of the profession with his significant contributions to the area of collection management. This fourth edition includes updated research and examples. The chapter on computer-assisted weeding has been completely revised.