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Library Association Record

Vol 99 No 2, February 1997

Books Reviewed

Ball, Frances. Supporting Special Needs in the Secondary School Library. School Library Association, 1996. ISBN 0 900641 79 7. £4 (£3.50 members).

Barnard, Alan and Spencer, Jonathan (eds). Encyclopaedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. London & New York: Routledge, 1996. xxiv, 658pp. ISBN 0 415 09996 X. £75.

Baskin, Ellen. Serials on Television 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996. xiii, 346pp. ISBN 1 85928 015 3. £45.

Christie, Katherine M. (comp.) . A Bibliography of Oil and Gas Law and Policy 1984-1995. ISBN 0 90634 385 2. £295. A Bibliography of Mineral Law and Policy 1984-1995. ISBN 0 90634 386 0. £195. Centre for Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, 1996. £450 for both volumes.

Cooling, Wendy. Books to Enjoy, 12-16. School Library Association, 1996. ISBN 0 900641 770. £5.50 (£4.50 to members).

Elkin, Judith and Lonsdale, Roy. Focus on the Child: Libraries, Literacy and Learning. Library Association Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1 85604 109 3. £37.50.

Heery, Mike and Morgan, Steve. Practical Strategies for the Modern Academic Library. Aslib, 1996. vi, 177pp. ISBN 0 85142 370 1. £30 (£24 to Aslib members).

Herzog, Juliet. Implementing S/NVQs in the Information and Library Sector: a guide for employers. Library Association Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1 85604 162 X. £29.50.

Kingma, Bruce R. The Economics of Information: a guide to economic and cost benefit analysis for information professionals. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1996. ISBN 1 56308 303 5. $42.

Morris, Carla D. and Morris, Steven R. How to Index Your Local Newspaper Using Word-perfect or Microsoft Word for Windows. Libraries Unlimited, 1996. ISBN 1 56308 305 1. £38.50.

Reed, Sally Gardner (ed) . Creating the Future: essays on librarianship in an age of great change. McFarland and Co. Inc, 1996. ISBN O 7864 0236 9. £31.50.

Sprig Directory of Periodicals in Sport and Recreation ( 3rd edn), 1996. Prepared by David Haynes Associates (for Sport & Recreation Information Group). ISBN 1 871787 084. £35 (£25 to Sprig members); 4-disk version £60 (£50 to members).

Taves, Brian and Stephen Michaluk Jr. The Jules Verne Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press, 1996. ISBN 0 8108 2961 4. £51.80.

Underwood, Peter G. Soft Systems Analysis and its Application in Libraries, Information Services and Resources Centres. Library Association Publishing, 1996. x, 198pp. ISBN 1 85504 150 6. £29.50 (pbk).

Valauskas, Edward J. and John, Nancy R. (eds) . The Internet Initiative: libraries providing Internet services and how they plan, pay and manage. ALA, 1995. ISBN 0 83890 668 0. £19.95.

Walling, Linda Lucas and Irwin, Marilyn M. Information Services for People with Developmental Disabilities. Greenwood Press, 1995. ISBN 0 313 28780 5. £58.50.

Winship, Ian and McNab, Alison. The Student's Guide to the Internet. LA Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1 85604 207 3. £6.99.

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