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Books and other materials received
Reviews
573
Consider three categories by end use that parallel librarian tasks: (1) collection development, (2) bibliographic access, and (3) reference. Most guidebooks have something to offer in all three categories, but favor one over all. Collection development guidebooks format along the sectors of the discipline and further identify the relevant sources by reference book type, such as dictionaries, bibliographies, directories, statistical sources, and periodicals. Daniells’ comprehensive B~lsiness Inforr?ralior~ Solr~as [I], for example, uses chapter titles corresponding to business school areas of academic concentration. Bibliographic access guidebooks provide indexing by acknowledged subject headings, citing relevant information sources, and may sometimes include annotations. Encyclopedirr oJ’Busirtcs.s Infornzntion Sourcm [2] indexes sources by industry and high-interest topics, Brownstone and Carruth’s Where to Find Business Information [3] uses familiar subject headings to refer to a section of annotated business information sources, and Berle’s Business Injixmution Sourcehook [4] uses industries and management functions to index its business books, periodicals, and directories. Reference guidebooks refer to sources of information with the end use of the information in mind. It may provide definitions, alternatives, and context to the information seeker to help him~her be more discriminating and to foster critical thinking. Strauss’ ~ffndb~~k ~~B~~.~i~~~~.s.s I?~~~~~~flfi~~i? (51 provides background on basic statistical concepts. such as sampling and time series analysis, to prepare the information seeker for the different types ofavailable statistical data. Freed and Diodato’s Busirwss infiwmotion Desk Reference [6] offers a question/answer format to help the information seeker ask the right question. With the ever-increasing volume of available information, reference guidebooks are the obvious choice of information seekers mindful of efficiencies of time and effort. Lavin’s Business Injiirmrrtion is an excellent example of a reference guidebook. It is replete with the discussion of the critical thinking involved in information-seeking strategies that result in effective data gathering.
I. 2.
Lorna James
3. 4. Gustav Berle, B~rsinrss Infor,nrrtior~ Sortrc~ehoo~ (New York: Wiley, 1991). 5. Diane Wheeler Strauss, Handhook qf Busirres> In,fbr.rnc~fion: A Guide for Lihrctriuns, Sflrdents. cmd Re.serrrchCI’S (Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1988). 119-21. 6. Melvyn N. Freed, and Virgil Diodato, Bllsirlrss I/~,fo,rncrrion DesX Re,fbrence: Where to Find Anmvrs 10 Brr.sirzc~ssQuestions (New York: Macmillan, 1991).
ELOISA GOMEZ YEARGAIN Head of Public Services UCLA Management Library Los Angeles, CA 90024-1460 USA
BOOKS
Amrricun Foreign Index alone $5,985.00.
AND
OTHER
MATERIALS
RECEIVED
Policy Index. Bethesda,
$995.00,
Nondepository
MD: Congressional Information fiche and index $2,985.00, Complete
Service, 1992. fiche and index
CQ’s Guide to 1990 Congressional Redistricting: Part I. Washington, Quarterly, 1993. 178~. ISBN: O-87187-733-3. $21.95.
DC: Congressional
CQ’s Guide to 1990 Congre.~sioFza~~edi~tr~ct~ng: Part 2. Washington, Quarterly, 1993. 1.50~. ISBN: O-87187-734-1. $21.95.
DC: Congressional
574
Reviews
Historicul Atlus of State Powrr it1 Congress, I790-1990. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1993. ISBN: O-87187-742-2. $56.95. ~~~l~~t~ri~~~ G~~u~r~rne~t:~~~spe~t~~rs General and the Search for A~~~i~ntab~liiy. By Paul C. Light. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1993. ISBN: O-81575-256-3. $29.95. The Nutional Research and Edrrcatiorz Network: A Report to Congress. Bethesda, MD: National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications, 1992. (Available from NCOHPCC, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 38-A, Room BlN30, Bethesda, MD 20894.) The Nutional Security Archive Index on CD-ROM. Alexandria, VA: The National Security Archive and Chadwyck-Healey Ltd., 1992. $2,400.00. New Commur&~atirm Tcchnologirs: A Challengefor Press Freedom. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1992. Whi3n No M~~~~rity Rules: The Ei~~t#ru~ Collqe and Pres~d~ntif~l ~l~~~es~~i~~n.By Michael J. Glennon. Washington. DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1993. 162~. ISBN: O-87187-87.5-5, $t4.95. Without Consent: The Ethics of Disclosing PcrsonuE InJbrmation in Public Archives. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. 224~. ISBN: O-8108-2581-3. $27.50. World Confrwnce on Education fur All. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1992. (Distributed in the United States by Unipub.) Order No. U7982. $14.00.
573
Consider three categories by end use that parallel librarian tasks: (1) collection development, (2) bibliographic access, and (3) reference. Most guidebooks have something to offer in all three categories, but favor one over all. Collection development guidebooks format along the sectors of the discipline and further identify the relevant sources by reference book type, such as dictionaries, bibliographies, directories, statistical sources, and periodicals. Daniells’ comprehensive B~lsiness Inforr?ralior~ Solr~as [I], for example, uses chapter titles corresponding to business school areas of academic concentration. Bibliographic access guidebooks provide indexing by acknowledged subject headings, citing relevant information sources, and may sometimes include annotations. Encyclopedirr oJ’Busirtcs.s Infornzntion Sourcm [2] indexes sources by industry and high-interest topics, Brownstone and Carruth’s Where to Find Business Information [3] uses familiar subject headings to refer to a section of annotated business information sources, and Berle’s Business Injixmution Sourcehook [4] uses industries and management functions to index its business books, periodicals, and directories. Reference guidebooks refer to sources of information with the end use of the information in mind. It may provide definitions, alternatives, and context to the information seeker to help him~her be more discriminating and to foster critical thinking. Strauss’ ~ffndb~~k ~~B~~.~i~~~~.s.s I?~~~~~~flfi~~i? (51 provides background on basic statistical concepts. such as sampling and time series analysis, to prepare the information seeker for the different types ofavailable statistical data. Freed and Diodato’s Busirwss infiwmotion Desk Reference [6] offers a question/answer format to help the information seeker ask the right question. With the ever-increasing volume of available information, reference guidebooks are the obvious choice of information seekers mindful of efficiencies of time and effort. Lavin’s Business Injiirmrrtion is an excellent example of a reference guidebook. It is replete with the discussion of the critical thinking involved in information-seeking strategies that result in effective data gathering.
I. 2.
Lorna James
3. 4. Gustav Berle, B~rsinrss Infor,nrrtior~ Sortrc~ehoo~ (New York: Wiley, 1991). 5. Diane Wheeler Strauss, Handhook qf Busirres> In,fbr.rnc~fion: A Guide for Lihrctriuns, Sflrdents. cmd Re.serrrchCI’S (Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1988). 119-21. 6. Melvyn N. Freed, and Virgil Diodato, Bllsirlrss I/~,fo,rncrrion DesX Re,fbrence: Where to Find Anmvrs 10 Brr.sirzc~ssQuestions (New York: Macmillan, 1991).
ELOISA GOMEZ YEARGAIN Head of Public Services UCLA Management Library Los Angeles, CA 90024-1460 USA
BOOKS
Amrricun Foreign Index alone $5,985.00.
AND
OTHER
MATERIALS
RECEIVED
Policy Index. Bethesda,
$995.00,
Nondepository
MD: Congressional Information fiche and index $2,985.00, Complete
Service, 1992. fiche and index
CQ’s Guide to 1990 Congressional Redistricting: Part I. Washington, Quarterly, 1993. 178~. ISBN: O-87187-733-3. $21.95.
DC: Congressional
CQ’s Guide to 1990 Congre.~sioFza~~edi~tr~ct~ng: Part 2. Washington, Quarterly, 1993. 1.50~. ISBN: O-87187-734-1. $21.95.
DC: Congressional
574
Reviews
Historicul Atlus of State Powrr it1 Congress, I790-1990. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1993. ISBN: O-87187-742-2. $56.95. ~~~l~~t~ri~~~ G~~u~r~rne~t:~~~spe~t~~rs General and the Search for A~~~i~ntab~liiy. By Paul C. Light. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1993. ISBN: O-81575-256-3. $29.95. The Nutional Research and Edrrcatiorz Network: A Report to Congress. Bethesda, MD: National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications, 1992. (Available from NCOHPCC, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 38-A, Room BlN30, Bethesda, MD 20894.) The Nutional Security Archive Index on CD-ROM. Alexandria, VA: The National Security Archive and Chadwyck-Healey Ltd., 1992. $2,400.00. New Commur&~atirm Tcchnologirs: A Challengefor Press Freedom. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1992. Whi3n No M~~~~rity Rules: The Ei~~t#ru~ Collqe and Pres~d~ntif~l ~l~~~es~~i~~n.By Michael J. Glennon. Washington. DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1993. 162~. ISBN: O-87187-87.5-5, $t4.95. Without Consent: The Ethics of Disclosing PcrsonuE InJbrmation in Public Archives. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. 224~. ISBN: O-8108-2581-3. $27.50. World Confrwnce on Education fur All. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1992. (Distributed in the United States by Unipub.) Order No. U7982. $14.00.