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News & Views

Leonard Souza’s “Technozoo” a PLA Crowd Pleaser
Leonard Souza wowed crowds twice at the recent Public Library Association Conference in late March, demoing non-library gadgets like Apple’s iPhone, the Sony eBook reader, Amazon’s Kindle, Nintendo’s DS handheld gaming device, and the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop and more. » » »

ProQuest Adds LexisNexis Bibliographic Records
ProQuest pumps up again, striking a deal to add bibliographic records from LexisNexis’s American State Papers and U.S. Congressional Serial Set to its C19: The Nineteenth Century Index. » » »

Backtalk: The Librarian at Bibliotherapist
Academic reference librarian David Ettinger offers a fresh approach to student library instruction sessions by letting the kids set the pace and pose the questions for a more referencelike exchange. » » »

Blogs

Collection Development

Wyatt’s World: Books To Know This Month

• I Was Told There’d Be Cake: Essays by Sloane Crosley (Riverhead)
• The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich, (HarperCollins)
• Frames by Loren Estleman (Forge)
• The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer (Farrar)
• Playing with the Enemy by Gary W. Moore (Penguin USA)
  

• I Was Told There’d Be Cake: Essays by Sloane Crosley (Riverhead)
• The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich, (HarperCollins)
• Frames by Loren Estleman (Forge)
• The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer (Farrar)
• Playing with the Enemy by Gary W. Moore (Penguin USA)
  

Review

Etheridge, Eric.  Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders.

ETHERIDGE, Eric. Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders. Atlas. 2008. 224p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-9777433-9-1. $45. HIST

Etheridge, a Mississippi native and former Rolling Stone editor, has compiled a remarkable book. He has collected the mug shots of 328 black and white Freedom Riders who were arrested in Jackson, MS, between May 24 and September 13, 1961, and charged with breach of the peace for trying to desegregate transportation terminals in the city. Those arrested ranged from the famous leaders like John Lewis to foot soldiers like college student Robert Heller who believed he “didn’t do anything heroic” but “just added [his] body to a movement.” In addition to the mug shots, Etheridge includes recent photographs of 84 of the civil rights activists, along with brief biographies and small excerpts from interviews with them. The work concludes with 20 extended interviews. We see a collective portrait marked by a combination of fear, good humor, and above all extraordinary courage and commitment in the face of virulent and sometimes violent racism. This absolutely inspirational work—one of the most powerful experiences a reader can have —is highly recommended for all libraries.—Anthony Edmonds, Ball State Univ., Muncie, IN

Xpress Reviews

Xpress Reviews—First Look at New Books
Sophie Dahl's Playing with the Grown-Ups, Bruce Young's Miscarriage, Medicine, and Miracles (starred), and other reviews just in! And from April 1, Neil I. Bernstein and Brooke Lea Foster's There When He Needs You: How To Be an Available, Involved, and Emotionally Connected Father to Your Son and Alyse Myers Who Do You Think You Are? (starred). » » »

Highlights

LJ Q&A “ALA Candidates”: Library Advocacy x 2
John Berry profiles ALA presidential wannabees Camila Alire and J. Linda Williams, who propose different means to achieve identical ends—improving libraries. » » »

Collection Development “Gay Parenting”: Building Rainbow Families
Gays face unique legal difficulties in adopting children. Compiled by Lynne Maxwell, director for reader services at Villanova University’s School of Law Library, these 31 print, DVD, and web resources contain the latest legal and psychological advice. » » »

Online Databases: Web Widgets Help Searchers
With students and other searchers often struggling to find the right database for their needs, ProQuest’s new custom search widget removes the guesswork. » » »

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