ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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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. W h e n  d id  t h e  N e w  Y o rk  P u b lic L ibrary 
Public Catalog Room and Main Reading 
Room close for the first time since the 
Central Research Library o p en e d  its doors 
in 1911 and why?

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