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Library and Information Center Management: Seventh Edition (Library and Information Science Text Series)

Published in Hardcover by Libraries Unlimited (2007-06-30)

Authors: Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran

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good book even if not for a class!

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Review Date: 2008-07-12

I have found this book to be a great tool for anyone in managment or choosing to go into management. It is targeted toward the library management segment, but the history, theory and anecdotal scenarios are applicable to all areas of business. It is well-written and even funny while communicating the points desired.

Even though it is required, I actually found it a good read

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Review Date: 2008-06-16

This was for a class and I was surprised at how much I actually liked in this book. The chapters are part of larger sections that deal with library management in general. The text makes logical progressions and the reading wasn't nearly as dry as most texts. Plus there are lots of examples and scenarios which were interesting to think about and to help get discussions going.

Not so bad if you have an interest in this area or if it is required.

Library and Information Center Managment Review

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Review Date: 2008-05-26

This book was required for one of my Master's degree classes in Information Science. If you are interested in a career as an Information Professional, I would recommend reading this book.

Lots of theory

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Review Date: 2007-10-01

This is a fantastic resource. It's chock-full of theory, which can make for slow, dry reading. However, I would say this is pretty much a required text for anyone in a library management position.

Ryder

Published in Paperback by Dalkey Archive Press (1995-09)

Author: Djuna Barnes

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an astonishing writer

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Review Date: 2006-09-23

It wasn't only T.S. Eliot who described Djuna Barnes's style as Elizabethan. (Though the poet Marie Ponsot has described her as Jacobean.) What period could encompass this twentieth century writer's talent for casting spells both psychological and atmospheric? I've never read anyone quite like her. If only James Joyce had been a little more talented, he might have been Barnesian--but few of us know this; join us!

A Great Achievement

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 1999-07-05

This is an amazing work. A mostly autobiographical parody, Barnes uses Ryder as sort of a twisted extended metaphor for the rest of the world. The beautiful and inventive prose, though often obscure, illustrates the life of the Ryder family poignantly and indignantly. Written in various styles, the book is bound to touch each and every reader.

Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mesu-Lissur (Mesopotamian Civilizations, Vol 3) (Mesopotamian Civilizations, Vol 3) (Mesopotamian Civilizations, Vol 3)

Published in Hardcover by Eisenbrauns (1991-08-01)

Authors: Elizabeth Caecilia Stone, David I. Owen, and John R. Mitchell

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A Fascinating Look at Ancient Mesopotamian Adoption

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Review Date: 2007-01-06

This book is not an exhaustive study of ancient Mesopotamian adoptions; rather it is a study of a group of related texts many of which deal with adoption. The work contains photographs and hand drawn copies of the texts as well as transliterations and translations of the documents. The work is aimed at a scholarly, rather than a general, audience.

One fascianting fact that emerges from this study is that many adoptions are not adoptions as we would think of them. These adoptions were strictly economic transactions between adult adopters and adoptees and were not designed to add a child to a family.

This study is thorough, yet concise and comes highly recomended.

The Archive Of Hor (Texts from Excavations)

Published in Hardcover by Egypt Exploration Society (1976-05-30)

Author: J. D. Ray

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MOST INTERESTING ARCHIVES OF A PTOLEMAIC PRIEST

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Review Date: 2000-11-30

The texts published by Dr. Ray originated in the diggins of the Egypt Exploration Society at Saqqarah between 1965-72 and rank amongst the most important ones discovered as yet. There are 7 ostraka in demotic, recording a long petition addressed to Ptolemy VI (c. 181-145 B.C.) by a priest called Hor: these documents provide valuable insights in the history of the period and the invasion of Antiochus IV and the intervention of Rome in the affair. There are even texts on dreams and the administration (or chaotic management) of the cult to the ibises of Thoth. The research of the material, the comments and the data are masterly presented to the reader. Top Ten!

Country House (Polish Theatre Archive, V. 3)

Published in Hardcover by Routledge (1997-09-01)

Author: D. Gerould

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Jane Austen it isn't

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Review Date: 2000-03-06

Transposed to England, with a few specifically Polish references removed, this is one of Witkacy's easiest and most entertaining plays. Like most of his best work, it's a lunatic parody; unlike some, it parodies only one genre, the "country house" drama of conflicts and secrets within a well-to-do family. Thus much of the dialogue takes the form of debates, with the mother's ghost, over tea and toast, over who her various lovers were and what they and her husband may or may not have done to her. The Geroulds' translation is as fluent as always, and there is a long and very fine introduction. An extra and unexpected bonus in this edition is the inclusion of several of the author's paintings and drawings, quite a few in colour. Like the play (and like most of the rest of Witkacy's work), they are grotesque, downright peculiar, and well worth a look.

Fernando Pessoa (Pocket Archives Series)

Published in Paperback by Hazan (1997-05)

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Creative Idea

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2000-07-03

This small little book is a clever idea. The book is a wonderful photographic biography of the great Portuguese poet from the 20th century - Fernando Pessoa. Even if one does not know anything about Pessoa, this book provides a wonderful pictorial view of what his life was. Here, one will find pictures on almost every aspect of the poet's life, from his birth certificate, to family pictures, including pictures of letters, his typewriter, and terrific pictures of Lisbon in the early part of the 20th century.

Antonio Tabucchi introduction gives us a clear and well written explanation of Fernando Pessoa's importance for the literature of the 20th century. I highly recommend this book. This is an excellent introduction to Pessoa.

Fire the Bastards!

Published in Hardcover by Dalkey Archive Press (1992-11)

Author: Jack Green

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A must of Gaddis readers

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Review Date: 1999-08-01

Brilliant, terrific. A must for Gaddis fans, and any writers of criticism (including all you Amazon hacks)!

And after reading this book that's as much as I dare say.

The Golden Haggadah

Published in Paperback by Pomegranate (1997-03)

Author: Bezalel Narkiss

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Spanish Haggadah around 1320

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-21

The bulk of this book contains color plates of Biblical scenes taking up full pages in the Haggadah - the stories of Genesis and Exodus depicted in marvelous illuminations some of which have a very icon-like quality.

There are intrepetive chapters on the artists and their models for the Biblical minatures including material on the Jewish interpretation of the Christian illuminations' symbols. The final chapter discusses the Shepardi community and the patrons who could fund such an effort as the Golden Haggadah.

For those interested for ritual purposes as well, see The Illuminated Haggadah - the ritual text with illuminations from the British Library including several also in this book.

For anyone interested in religious art or Medieval illuminations, this book is a must have as it explores an aspect of illuminated manuscripts unknown to many of us Gentiles.

Introduction to United States Government Information Sources (Library Science Text Series)

Published in Hardcover by Libraries Unlimited (1992-07)

Authors: Joe Morehead and Mary Getzer

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An excellent way to learn about government information.

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1997-06-13

If you're wondering just where all the useful information is in the so-called "information explosion," this item just might be for you. Joe Morehead's book is a part of Library Unlimited's "Library and Information Science Text series" (intended as a textbook for librarians in training), but the book is an excellent resource for genealogists, business researchers, educators-anyone who wants to learn more about the vast and varied store of information the U.S. government makes available. And you don't have to be a doctoral student to use this book: Morehead writes in a clear and concise style; facsimiles of pages from various reference sources are included, so that the newcomer to a source will know what to expect.

Of especial interest to newbies and Internet veterans alike is a the first chapter, "Public Access in the Electronic Age," which covers the legal aspects of information provision as well as electronic sources of government information. The history and operation of the Government Printing Office and the Depository Library System are discussed. General reference sources, sources of legislative, executive, administrative, legal, statistical, technical, geographic information are covered in detail. One of the best texts for learning what the government publishes and where to find it.

Polynomials and Pollen: Parables, Proverbs, Paradigms and Praise for Lois

Published in Paperback by Dalkey Archive Press (2008-04-21)

Author: Jay Wright

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Over seventy years of life experience

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Review Date: 2008-05-05

Eleven books of poetry and over thirty plays are nothing compared to the over seventy years of life experience award winning-writer Jay Wright brings to the table in his anthology of poetry and wisdom in "Polynomials and Pollen." Although promoted as a gift for his wife, any reader is sure to enjoy Wright's words and his look into philosophies of order, chaos, the natural evolution of life and so much more. Brilliantly written from first page to last, "Polynomials and Pollen" is highly recommended to community library poetry collections.

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