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Virginia Embraces CIPA
Virginia has joined Utah in passing a state version of the Children's Internet Protection Act.
VTLS Offering No Roaming Deal
VTLS is offering a free license to its Virtua ILS system under a new "No Roaming" program to qualifying North American libraries willing "to sign a three-year maintenance agreement."
Tamar Yellin Takes Top Jewish Lit Prize
Tamar Yellin has won the inaugural Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature from the Jewish Book Council, snagging $100,000 for her novel The Genizah at the House of Shepher.
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Wyatt's World: Celebrate Women's History Month
- Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Arlington Park, Rachel Cusk
- The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai
- The Observations, Jane Harris
- Alligator, Lisa Moore
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 Rinzler, J.W.
The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film.
Del Rey. Apr. 2007. 372p. photogs. ISBN 0-345-47761-8
[ISBN 978-0-345-47761-3]. pap. $35. FILM
On May 25, 1977, fledgling director George Lucas released his "kids' movie," a white hat/black hat Flash Gordon-esque space adventure featuring archetypal heroes and an ominous masked villain like no other. That kiddy flick remarkably has endured 30 years, spawned five successful sequels, launched a multibillion-dollar empire, and for legions of fiercely devoted followers worldwide is a religion. Love it or not, Star Wars arguably is the biggest pop-culture phenomenon since The Beatles. To honor its 30th anniversary, Rinzler provides an exhaustive record of Lucas's struggle to create Star Wars, its continuously evolving characters/plots, Hollywood's initial rejections, its everything-that-could-go-wrong-did production, and its ultimate
unimaginable triumph. On another level, this is a feel-good story of a determined guy who pursued his dream and was rewarded with a kingdom. The film's history unfurls through interviews with Lucas, cast, and crew members offering both positive and negative remembrances, plus script remnants revealing the story's multiple incarnations. And that's just the appetizer! Half the feast—with heaps of dessert—are the never-before-seen production pix and concept art offering serious behind-the-scenes peeks fanboys live for (keep 'em coming!). Portions of this info have appeared previously, but never in such fine detail (yo, Del Rey: identical volumes for The Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi please!). Rinzler's Making of will be an instant fan fave
and a shining star in that galaxy far, far away. Outstanding, especially at this price.
—Mike Rogers, LJ/LJX
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James Frey
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• Thumbs Up, and Down
Anne Marie Gold's 2006 referenda report tracks which strategies sizzled and which fizzled.
• In the News: First Novelists
Best debuts of 2006, what didn't quite make it, and a preview of first novelists to watch this year.
• BLATANT BERRY: The Politics of NCLIS
NCLIS claims to be an independent "voice of the citizens," but Berry contends it has always been a "creature of the White House appointments' apparatus."
• DIGITAL LIBRARIES: Will RDA Be DOA?
As the RDA steering committee's revision efforts come under fire, Tennant asks, "Is a new plan needed?"
• Last Call: Library of the Year Nominations
LJ is looking for role-model libraries to vie for the honor of being the 2007 Library Journal/Thomson Gale Library of the Year. Winners receive a $10,000 purse, an LJ cover story, and a reception at ALA Annual. Deadline is April 2—get your application in today!
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