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1 Silverman, Randall H.Art of publishers' bookbindings, 1815-1915 by Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. LevinReview of the book The Art of Publishers' Bookbindings, 1815-1915.Books, Reviews; Publishers and publishing; Bookbinding2002
2 Landesman, Margaret M.Changing reference collection - from a collection development point of viewA PowerPoint presentation given at ALA Annual 2002.Libraries, collections; Librarians; Reference service2002
3 Anderson, Richard BryanFolding down the sheets/Merry BlacksmithThis is a 1:12 sound file. Track 2 of a clawhammer banjo demo CD by Rick Anderson.Banjo music2002
4 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion) -- The book is dead and it's a good thing, tooAs a group, we librarians are certainly not unique in our ability to deny the obvious. But sometimes I think that we take that ability to a unique extreme. It is obvious, for example, that as a research tool for all but a very few academic disciplines, the print monograph is dead.Librarian; Academic; Libraries2002
5 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion)--LJ and the NRA: separated at birth? Or, knee-jerk politics makes strange bedfellowsI'm a regular reader of Slate, the online news and commentary magazine. 1 know it's part of the Microsoft Military-Industrial Complex, but Slate offers enough witty and insightful writing that I'm usually able to put aside my reflexive aversion to all things Microsoft for a few moments each morning ...Elitists, Extremists, Captured2002
6 Anderson, Richard BryanRed-Haired Boy/Speed the Plough/Old Mother FlanaganThis is a 1:51 sound file. Track 3 of a clawhammer banjo demo CD by Rick Anderson.Banjo music2002
7 Anderson, Richard BryanRickett's/Staten Island/The Black Horse (Hornpipes)This is a 1:53 sound file. Track 1 of a clawhammer banjo demo CD by Rick Anderson.Banjo music2002
8 Kraus, Peter L.Simon Winchester, Map that changed the worldThe author, noted writer Simon Winchester (who graduated with a Geology degree from Oxford University), makes no secret of the fact that this text is an unabashed tribute to his hero, William Smith, a nineteenth century surveyor and canal digger whose passionate hobby was geology. In the course of S...2002
9 Landesman, Margaret M.ATG interview with John SackJohn Sack is the Director of High Wire Press, a department of the Stanford University Libraries, which assists with the publication of 334 journals, mostly in the sciences.Publishers; Publishing; Serial publishing2002-12
10 Arlitsch, KenningDigitizing Sanborn fire insurance maps for a full color, publicly-accessible collectionDescribes the digitization of 1300 full-color Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps at the University of Utah's Marriott Library. Issues of copyright, digitization specifications, digital asset management system (CONTENTdm), and web presentation are discussed.Digitization of library materials; Fire insurance maps2002-07
11 Landesman, Margaret M.Saving yourself into the poor houseSense and Sensibility column: "Saving yourself into the poor house...Perhaps it might be a good thing, especially when thinking about life four or five years down the road, to look more closely at these tempting small "incremental expenditures" for "Big Deals." "Saving yourself into the poorhouse" i...Acquisitions; Vendors; Publishers; Publisher packages2002-12
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