April 2010
 The Core is an online newsletter providing information about H.
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CONTENTS
Twilight of the Paperboy (and Papergirl)?
The News and Its Future
A new book in the Reference Shelf series
The Reference Shelf Vol. 82, No. 02
Edited by Paul McCaffrey
ISBN 978-0-8242-1097-7
We all love the Internet. Whether it’s shopping for taxidermy at 3 a.m., catching up on the latest doings of the Octomom, or reading back issues of THE CORE, the World Wide Web has made so much available to us through just the click of a mouse. Not only do we have up-to-the-second access to the latest news and information, we can now connect with friends, join in on-line chats, start our own Web logs, and otherwise transmit our thoughts, images, videos, and unhinged rants throughout the globe, all without leaving the house. What is more, on cable television we have countless hours of entertainment, the wonders of reality tv, and guilty pleasures of all kinds.
Much as we can’t imagine modern life without cable television or the Internet, however, we also know that their influence can be both creative and destructive. In fact, they have built whole industries and leveled others, all while transforming how we experience the larger world. Few sectors have felt the full brunt of their impact more keenly than the traditional news media.
Which brings us to paperboys, papergirls, and the latest volume in The Reference Shelf series, The News and Its Future. In the pre-Internet days, we got most of our news from the local newspaper, which, for a fee, tended to be hurled at our house at an unreasonably early hour by a kid on a bicycle. These days, we no longer have a use for that fee, the kid, the bicycle, or the newspaper itself. Now we just read it on-line for free, checking in at various times throughout the day. And we don’t just access material from the local paper either, but from any number of publications and blogs, both at home and overseas.
For our television news, back in the day, we tuned to one of the three major networks at 6:30 p.m., where a calm anchorperson filled us in on the major stories of the day. And while the network news remains an institution, now we can at any hour flip to the cable news channels—CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, or their affiliates—where we’ll see those major stories on an endless loop, or filtered through an often-angry and bellicose commentator, or better yet through the multiple shouting heads of an expert panel.
The twenty-five articles presented in The News and Its Future describe the changes wrought by the Internet and cable news and examine what their underlying import is for journalism and for the public. The major trend the book identifies and explores is the democratization of the news. What democratization means is that the line between the public and the press is disappearing. Everybody is a journalist now and can pick up a camera and cover the news, interpret it, and, thanks to the Internet, send their material out to a wider audience.
It can be a messy process, as those of us in the print media know, tough on news anchors, newspaper companies, paid journalists, and paperboys and papergirls. Still the pace of change is exhilarating. As the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has pointed out, we are living in a time not unlike that when Gutenberg invented the printing press. The News and Its Future takes a close look at the revolution transforming journalism and what the years ahead are likely to bring.
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Good Better Best Business Books
(Our Own Best List)
The Core’s Top 10 (Well, 9 really) Best Business Books of 2009
Few things have changed more during the past two years than the business climate. Our list of Best Business Books of 2009 highlights some of these changes, while honoring some books that would have been on a list of this type in any year.
To compile this list we consulted best business books lists, starred reviews, and book awards, counting each and arriving at a composite score. The recommended titles are shown below in descending order.
(They are all in Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction.)
Title: The first tycoon: the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Other Titles: biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Personal Author: Stiles, T. J.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 719
ISBN: 978-0-375-41542-5
0-375-41542-4, $37.50
Abstract: This is a biography of the American steamship and railroad magnate.
“This is a mighty—and mighty confident—work, one that moves with force and conviction and imperious wit through Vanderbilt’s noisy life and times. . . . This is state-of-the-art biography, crisper and more piquant than a 600-page book has any right to be.” (N Y Times (Late N Y Ed)
Award(s): National Book Award Finalists (2009)
Starred Review(s): Kirkus Reviews (March 1, 2009)
Library Journal (March 15, 2009)
Booklist (April 15, 2009)
The Week (May 15 2009)
Bookmarks (July/August, 2009)
Best List(s): New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009
New Yorker Reviewers’ Favorites (2009)
Kirkus Reviews Best Books (2009)
Library Journal Best Business Books (2010)
Review: New York Times (Late New York Edition) (Apr. 29 2009). Garner, Dwight, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The Economist v. 391 (Apr. 18 2009) [with excerpt]
Review: Newsweek v. 153 no. 18 (May 4 2009). Thomas, Louisa, reviewer [with excerpt, full text]
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 19 (May 10 2009). Kazin, Michael, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Booklist v. 105 no. 16 (Apr. 15 2009). Christensen, Bryce, reviewer
Review: Foreign Affairs v. 88 no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 2009). Mead, Walter Russell, reviewer [with full text]
Review: New York Times (Late New York Edition) (Dec. 25 2009). Norris, Floyd, reviewer
Title: Fordlandia: the rise and fall of Henry Ford’s forgotten jungle city
Personal Author: Grandin, Greg
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Pages: 416
ISBN: 978-0-8050-8236-4
0-8050-8236-0, $27.50
Abstract: This is the “story of Henry Ford’s attempt, from the 1920s through 1945, to transform part of Brazil’s Amazon River basin into a rubber plantation and eponymous American-style company town: Fordlandia.” (Publ Wkly)
“Grandin’s account is an epic tale of a clash between cultures, values, man, and nature.” (Booklist)
Award(s): National Book Award Finalists (2009)
Starred Review(s): Publishers Weekly (May 4, 2009)
New York Times (July 26, 2009)
Best List(s): New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2009
Booklist Top 10 Business Books (2009)
New Yorker Reviewers’ Favorites (2009)
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 29 (July 19 2009). Macintyre, Ben, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The American Scholar v. 78 no. 3 (Summ 2009). Curtis, Wayne, reviewer [with excerpt, full text]
Review: The New York Review of Books v. 56 no. 15 (Oct. 8 2009). Hammer, Joshua, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Library Journal (1976) v. 134 no. 8 (May 1 2009). Shoaf, Eric C., reviewer [with full text]
Review: The American Historical Review v. 115 no. 1 (Feb. 2010). O’Brien, Thomas F., reviewer
Review: The Wilson Quarterly v. 33 no. 3 (Summ 2009). Maliszewski, Paul, reviewer [with full text]
Review: NACLA Report on the Americas v. 42 no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2009). Ballve, Marcelo, reviewer [with full text]
Title: The myth of the rational market: a history of risk, reward, and delusion on Wall Street
Personal Author: Fox, Justin
Publisher: Harper Business
Pages: 382
ISBN: 978-0-06-059899-0, $27.99
0-06-059899-9
Abstract: The author “takes readers through the history of academic research on financial markets since the late 19th century. He focuses on the development of the Efficient Market Theory and its fall from dominance, which resulted largely from the rise of behavioral finance.” (Libr J)
“A must-read for anyone interested in the markets, our economy or government, this dense but spellbinding work brings modern finance and economics to life.” (Publ Wkly)
Starred Review(s):Publishers Weekly (May 18, 2009)
New York Times (August 16, 2009)
Best List(s): New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009
Library Journal Best Business Books (2010)
Amazon Top 10 Books Business & Investing (2009)
Review: The Economist v. 391 (June 13 2009) [with excerpt]
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 32 (Aug. 9 2009). Krugman, Paul, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Library Journal (1976) v. 134 no. 9 (May 15 2009). Allen, Robbie, reviewer [with full text]
Review: Barron’s (Chicopee, Mass.) v. 89 no. 22 (June 1 2009). Altschuler, Glenn C., reviewer
Review: Harvard Business Review v. 87 no. 10 (Oct. 2009). Landry, John T., reviewer
Review: New York Times (Late New York Edition) (Dec. 25 2009). Norris, Floyd, reviewer
Review: American Scientist v. 97 no. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2009). Shalizi, Cosma, reviewer [with full text]
Title: Googled: the end of the world as we know it
Personal Author: Auletta, Ken
Publisher: Penguin Press
Publication Year: 2009
Pages: 384
ISBN: 978-1-594-20235-3, $27.95
Abstract: Auletta “critically examines the influence of Google on today’s dynamic media landscape, profiling company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin while offering a review of their . . . business processes and assessing the internal and external threats that may inhibit the company’s future prospects.” (Publisher’s note)
The author’s “thorough reporting and declarative writing provide a crisp, informative read. . . . Auletta displays the skill of a responsible journalist in both researching and crafting this snapshot of today’s technological landscape.” (Christ Sci Monit)
Starred Review(s):Booklist (September 1, 2009)
Book Beast (November 10, 2009)
Best List(s): Booklist Editors’ Choice: Adult Books (2009)
Library Journal Best Business Books (2010)
Fast Company Best Business Books (2009)
Review: New York Times (Late New York Edition) (Dec. 8 2009). Kakutani, Michiko, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The Christian Science Monitor (Eastern edition) v. 101 (Nov. 8 2009). Holohan, Jackson, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 48 (Nov. 29 2009). Baker, Nicholson, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Booklist v. 106 no. 1 (Sept. 1 2009). Bush, Vanessa, reviewer
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 50 (Dec. 13 2009). Auletta, Ken; Baker, Nicholson, reviewer
Review: Weekly Standard v. 15 no. 4 (Oct. 12 2009). Last, Jonathan V., reviewer
Review: Business Week no. 4155 (Nov. 16 2009). Hof, Robert D., reviewer
Review: Barron’s (Chicopee, Mass.) v. 89 no. 44 (Nov. 2 2009). Veverka, Mark, reviewer
Review: Canadian Business v. 82 no. 21 (Nov. 24-D 7 2009). Timm, Jordan, reviewer
Title: Shop class as soulcraft: an inquiry into the value of work
Personal Author: Crawford, Matthew B.
Publisher: Penguin Press
Pages: 246
Language of Document: English
ISBN: 978-1-59420-223-0, $25.95
Abstract: The author “extols the value of making and fixing things in this masterful paean to what he calls ‘manual competence,’ the ability to work with one’s hands. . . . With wit and humor, the author deftly mixes the details of his own experience as a tradesman and then proprietor of a motorcycle repair shop with more philosophical considerations.” (Publ Wkly)
Starred Review(s):Publishers Weekly (April 20, 2009)
Library Journal (May 1, 2009)
New York Times (June 14, 2009)
Best List(s): New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2009
Amazon Top 10 Books Business & Investing (2009)
Review: New York Times (Late New York Edition) (May 29 2009). Garner, Dwight, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 23 (June 7 2009). Fukuyama, Francis, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Newsweek v. 153 no. 22 (June 1 2009). Dokoupil, Tony, reviewer [with excerpt, full text]
Review: Bookforum v. 16 no. 3 (S/O/N 2009). Ross, Andrew, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The New Yorker v. 85 no. 18 (June 22 2009). Sanneh, Kelefa, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Library Journal (1976) v. 134 no. 8 (May 1 2009). Farris, Dale, reviewer [with full text]
Review: The New Criterion v. 28 no. 1 (Sept. 2009). Greggs, Jeffrey, reviewer [with full text]
Title: In Fed we trust: Ben Bernanke’s war on the great panic
Personal Author: Wessel, David
Publisher: Crown Business
Pages: 323
ISBN: 978-0-307-45968-8
0-307-45968-3, $26.99
Abstract: This book reviews events of 2008 as the U. S. government attempted to stave off financial panic.
The author “has written a gripping blow-by-blow account of how the top brass at the Federal Reserve and Treasury flailed against financial collapse. . . . [The story] is a thrilling one, deftly told by a veteran journalist with access to those involved. Mr Wessel has an eye for enlivening detail, . . . and he has a knack for making finance accessible to the layman without boring the specialist.” (Economist)
Starred Review(s):New York Times (August 16, 2009)
Best List(s):New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009
Library Journal Best Business Books (2010)
Amazon Top 10 Books Business & Investing (2009)
Review: New York Times (Late New York Edition) (July 21 2009). Kakutani, Michiko, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 32 (Aug. 9 2009). Barrett, Paul M., reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: National Review v. 61 no. 16 (Sept. 7 2009). Williamson, Kevin D., reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Bookforum v. 16 no. 3 (S/O/N 2009). Hettena, Seth, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The Economist v. 392 (Sept. 12 2009) [with excerpt]
Review: The New York Review of Books v. 56 no. 17 (Nov. 5 2009). Madrick, Jeff, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The New York Review of Books v. 57 no. 1 (Jan. 14 2010). Friedman, Jeffrey; Madrick, Jeff, reviewer
Review: Business Week no. 4143 (Aug. 17 2009). Farzad, Roben, reviewer
Review: The Washington Monthly v. 41 no. 9/10 (Sept./Oct. 2009). Galbraith, James K., reviewer [with full text]
Title: The 100 best business books of all time: what they say, why they matter, and how they can help you
Personal Author: Covert, Jack; Sattersten, Todd
Publisher: Portfolio
Pages: 335
ISBN: 978-1-59184-240-8, $25.95
Abstract: “Covert and Sattersten operate 800-CEO-READ, a specialty business-book retailer. Out of the countless business books they have read every year for a quarter century, they have culled 100 of the best and presented them in review format. . . . This list and the fine reviews are proof positive that business books can offer a rich treasure of stories and inspiration.” (Booklist)
Starred Review(s): Booklist (February 15, 2009)
Best List(s): Booklist Top 10 Business Books (2009)
Library Journal Best Business Books (2010)
Review: Booklist v. 105 no. 12 (Feb. 15 2009). Siegfried, David, reviewer
Review: Financial Executive v. 25 no. 4 (May 2009). Marshall, Jeffrey, reviewer [with full text]
Title: The towering world of Jimmy Choo: a glamorous story of power, profits and the pursuit of the perfect shoe
Personal Author: Crowe, Lauren Goldstein; Maceira de Rosen, Sagra
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 228
ISBN: 978-1-59691-391-2; 1-59691-391-6, $26
978-1-60819-040-9; 1-60819-040-4 (paperback), $15
Abstract: This book is about how the worlds of fashion and international business influence each other, with the firm called Jimmy Choo as an illustrative case. (Libr J)
“A fascinating, well-written chronology that draws a chillingly accurate behind-the-scenes portrait of a contemporary fashion brand.” (Booklist)
Starred Review(s): Booklist (April 15, 2009)
Best List(s): Booklist Top 10 Business Books (2009)
Library Journal Best Business Books (2010)
Review: Library Journal (1976) v. 134 no. 4 (Mar. 1 2009). DeRoche, James F., reviewer [with full text]
Review: Booklist v. 105 no. 16 (Apr. 15 2009). Jacobs, Barbara, reviewer
Title: Fool’s gold: how the bold dream of a small tribe at J.P. Morgan was corrupted by Wall Street greed and unleashed a catastrophe
Personal Author: Tett, Gillian
Publisher: Free Press
Pages: 228
ISBN: 978-1-4165-9857-2; 1-4165-9857-X, $26
978-1-4391-0013-4; 1-4391-0013-6 (paperback), $16
Abstract: Traces the relationship between a team of JP Morgan banking gurus and the current financial crisis, documenting their invention of a bold variety of allegedly risk-free investments that sparked a frenzy in the banking world and may have directly contributed to the market crash.
Tett “deploys a remarkable sense of pacing, generating real suspense over rapidly inflating debt on bank balance sheets; by the time Lehman Brothers fails, the book has become a bona fide page-turner. . . . Tett’s explosive, illuminating narrative is the one to read for anyone confused by the present financial mess.” (Publ Wkly)
Starred Review(s): Publishers Weekly (June 8, 2009) (Web only)
New York Times (June 21, 2009)
Best List(s): Amazon Top 10 Books Business & Investing (2009)
Review: New York Times (Late New York Edition) (June 16 2009). Kakutani, Michiko, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The New Yorker v. 85 no. 16 (June 1 2009). Lanchester, John, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The New York Times Book Review v. 114 no. 24 (June 14 2009). Barrett, Paul M., reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: The Economist v. 391 (June 27 2009) [with excerpt]
Review: London Review of Books v. 31 no. 12 (June 25 2009). MacKenzie, Donald, reviewer [with excerpt]
Review: Business Week no. 4131 (May 18 2009). Der Hovanesian, Mara, reviewer
Review: Barron’s (Chicopee, Mass.) v. 89 no. 27 (July 6 2009). Bogin, James, reviewer
Review: Social Policy v. 39 no. 2 (Summ 2009). Ladhani, Noorin, reviewer
Review: Federal Lawyer v. 56 no. 8 (Sept. 2009). Faille, Christopher C., reviewer [with full text]
Review: AFP Exchange v. 29 no. 6 (July/Aug. 2009). Apfel, Ira; Guidera, Mark; Johns, Elizabeth, reviewer
Review: Finance & Development v. 46 no. 4 (Dec. 2009). Lipsky, John, reviewer [with full text]
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OTHER BEST LISTS FOR BUSINESS
Amazon Top 10 Books: Business & Investing (2009)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_85920671_4?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000446381&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=0X3S7MXJE8164DSW77E1&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=497521731&pf_rd_i=2233760011
ALA RUSA BRASS Best of the Best Business Web sites (Free Resources)
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbus/bestbestbusiness.cfm
Booklist Top 10 Business Books (2009)
http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=3770384
Fast Company Best Business Books (2009)
http://www.fastcompany.com/pics/best-business-books-2009#3
Library Journal Best Business Books (2009)
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6721130.html
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The Great Dane Speaks
“and the winners are . . .”
April 2, Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, is celebrated as International Children’s Book Day.
The 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the most prestigious international award for children’s books, has been given to British author David Almond and German illustrator Jutta Bauer.
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are presented every two years by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important and lasting contribution to children’s literature.
According to the award citation, the jury recognized David Almond’s “unique voice of a creator of magic realism for children. His use of language is sophisticated and reaches across the ages.” Bauer was praised for “her philosophical approach, originality, creativity as well as her ability to communicate with young readers.”
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1019
Both of these outstanding contributors to literature for children are represented by numerous titles in the Children’s Core Collection and Middle and Junior High Core Collection.
Paper “chimney sweep” cut-out by Andersen.
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Ray Barber’s Best List Bonanza Continues
Best lists and awards continue to come in. Significant best lists this month highlight graphic novels, science, business, and poetry for adults. These are all areas that often provide challenges to book selectors. Significant laurels this month are the National Book Critics Circle Award and prizes for mysteries, science fiction, and Christian literature.
BEST LISTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
ALAN’s Pick’s February (2010)
http://www.alan-ya.org/2010/02/alans-picks-february-2010/#more-491
American Book Sellers Association Children’s Indie Next List (Spring 2010)
http://news.bookweb.org/news/7350.html
Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth (2010)
http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=3332762
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (2010)
http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ostb2010.aspx
BEST LISTS FOR ADULT BOOKS
About.com Poetry Poetry Picks (2010)
http://poetry.about.com/od/poetrybooks/tp/bestbooks2009.htm?nl=1
Amazon Best Books of the Month (April 2010)
http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=pe_37960_14493510_fe_txt_1/?node=390919011
Amazon Top 10 Business Books & Investing (2009)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_85920671_4?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000446381&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=0ESHQ4EHF0P5767HZWZM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=497521731&pf_rd_i=2233760011
Amazon Top 10 Science Books (2009)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_85920671_19?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000446551&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=0BPQTY73AY05JTJJDXQW&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=497521731&pf_rd_i=2233760011
American Booksellers Association Indie Next List (March 2010)
http://news.bookweb.org/news/7297.html
Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels (2010)
http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=4057023
Kirkus Reviews Spring & Summer Preview (2010)
Also contains books for children and young adults
http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/images/pdf/spring.pdf
Library Journal Best Business Books (2009)
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6721130.html
Library Journal Best Sci-Tech Books (2009)
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6719408.html
BEST LISTS FOR CDs
About.com Poetry Poetry Picks CDs (2009)
http://poetry.about.com/od/multimediapoetry/tp/bestcds2009.htm
BEST LISTS FOR POETRY
About.com Poetry Poetry Picks (2009)
http://poetry.about.com/od/poetrybooks/tp/bestbooks2009.htm?nl=1
No Tell Bestest Poetry Books (2009)
http://notellpoetry.blogspot.com/search/label/best%20books%202009
SFGate.com Best Poetry Books (2009)
http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-12-20/books/17331576_1_lucia-perillo-copper-canyon-wallace-stevens
AWARDS FOR CHILDREN’S BOOKS
National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award (2010)
http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/About/Awards/OP2010.pdf
Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Award (2010)
http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Current-News?2010-Golden-Kite-Awards-Announced
AWARDS FOR ADULT BOOKS
American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (2009)
http://proseawards.com/current-winners.html
American Historical Association Book Awards (2010)
http://www.historians.org/prizes/awarded/index.htm
lists awards given in various area studies
American History Book Prize (2010)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/books/01arts-BROWNPROFESS_BRF.html?ref=books
Christie Award (2009)
http://www.christyawards.com/winners.html
also contains books for children and young adults
Edgar Award Nominees (2010)
http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html
Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist (2009)
http://events.latimes.com/bookprizes/previous-winners/year-2009/
also contains books for young adults
National Book Critics Circle Award (2009)
http://bookcritics.org/awards/
Nebula Award (2010)
http://www.nebulaawards.com/
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THE BOOKS THE STARS FELL ON
The West Point Class of 1915 was known as the class the stars fell on. When World War II broke out, they had advanced through the officer ranks and were catapulted forward as generals. Fifty-nine percent of the 164 graduates attained the rank of general.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_class_the_stars_fell_on
Much like the Class’ of ’15, there are books that seem to attract stars, some for their outstanding quality, and others for their timeliness. The Editors of the Core Collections pay attention to starred reviews. Most of the books receiving a starred review are added to the Collections, some as supplementary titles available on WilsonWeb only. For a list of the periodicals and Web sites we monitor refer to http://www.corecollections.net/starred_reviews.htm.
This month we add a new feature to The Core, our newsletter, alerting you to the books that received the largess of reviewers during February. Next month we will report on starred reviews awarded between March 1st and April 15th.
In February 113 books published for children and/or young adults received a star from one or more reviewer. Two hundred and seventy-seven books published for adults were awarded a star in February. Below you will find those that so far received four or more stars. Some of these books are likely to receive even more starred reviews in the months ahead.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
5 starred reviews
Boyce, Frank Cottrell
Cosmic
(In both Children’s Core Collection and Middle and Junior High Core Collection)
Booklist (November 15, 2009)
Kirkus Reviews (December 1, 2009)
Publishers Weekly (December 14, 2009)
School Library Journal (February 2010)
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (February 2010)
Singer, Marilyn
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse
(In Children’s Core Collection)
Booklist (January 1-15, 2010)
Kirkus Reviews (February 15, 2010)
Horn Book (March/April 2010)
School Library Journal (January 2010)
Publishers Weekly (February 8, 2010)
4 starred reviews
Fisher, Catherine
Incarceron
(In both Middle and Junior High Core Collection and Senior High Core Collection)
Horn Book (January/February 2010)
Booklist (January 1-15, 2010)
School Library Journal (February 2010)
Kirkus Reviews (January 15, 2010)
Hoose, Phillip
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
(In both Middle and Junior High Core Collection and Senior High Core Collection)
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (February, 2009)
Publishers Weekly (February 2, 2009)
Horn Book (March/April 2009)
New York Times (May 17, 2009)
Lloyd, Saci
The Carbon Diaries 2017
(In both Middle and Junior High Core Collection and Senior High Core Collection)
Booklist (February 15, 2009)
Horn Book (May/June 2009)
School Library Journal (May 2009)
Kirkus Reviews (January 15, 2010)
Marrin, Albert
Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl
(In both Middle and Junior High Core Collection and Senior High Core Collection)
Booklist (August 2009)
Kirkus Reviews (June 15, 2009)
School Library Journal (August 2009)
New York Times (November 15, 2009)
Williams-Garcia, Rita
One Crazy Summer
(In both Middle and Junior High Core Collection and Senior High Core Collection)
Kirkus Reviews (January 15, 2010)
New York Times (January 24, 2009)
Horn Book (March/April 2010)
Booklist (February 15, 2010)
BOOKS FOR ADULTS
6 starred reviews
Lee, C.R
The Surrended
(In Fiction Core Collection)
Publishers Weekly (October 26, 2009)
Library Journal (November 15, 2009)
Kirkus Reviews (February 15, 2010)
Booklist (February 15, 2010)
Entertainment Weekly (March 5, 2010)
The Week (March 26, 2010)
5 starred reviews
Puncher, Eric
Model Home
(In Fiction Core Collection)
Kirkus Reviews (December 1, 2009)
Publishers Weekly (December 14, 2009)
Booklist (January 1-15, 2010)
People (February 22, 2010)
New York Times (March 7, 2009)
4 starred reviews
Skloot, Rebecca
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
(In Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction)
Booklist (December 1, 2009)
Library Journal (December 2009)
Kirkus Reviews (January 1, 2010)
Entertainment Weekly (Febuary 5, 2010)
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SCHOOL-LIBRARIES.NET:
April 2010 Report
School-Libraries.net is the world’s directory of
school library home pages.
March was another good month for School-Libraries.net. We added thirty-four new school libraries to the database. Check out the new libraries at:
http://www.corecollections.net/SL/new.htm
So far this year 168 libraries have been added. We are well on our way to meeting our goal of 300 new libraries. If your library is not included, please become a part of the world’s largest directory of school library Web sites. http://www.standardcatalogs.com/forms/contact.htm
And this month we added another new country, Indonesia.
We also added a new state coordinator:
ARIZONA
Kerrlita Westrick, L. Thomas Heck Middle School, Litchfield Park, Arizona
kerrlita@cox.net
We still have many states needing a coordinator. If you are interested contact
rbarber@hwwilson.com
Please continue to let us know about dead links by using our report dead links form http://www.corecollections.net/forms/deadlinks/deadlinks.htm
Each month we award a star to one or more library Web sites that we feel are outstanding.
Web Site of the Month
This month we give a star to:
Escobedo (Nevada) Middle School Library http://escoweb.org/blogs/bacalibrary/
for the general layout and for the variety of information included. We also were impressed by their program to collect canned food for local food cupboards. We hope this effort becomes a model for other schools.
Naples (Florida) High School Library Media Center http://collier.k12.fl.us/nhs/lmc/
for its neat, informative Web site design but especially for its SOAR Seen Outside Reading program.
Evergreen (Washington) Middle School Library http://cms.everett.k12.wa.us/evergreen/library/
a spare, beautiful Web site with a well-organized list of resources.
Congratulations to all.
Imitation is said to be the highest form of praise. If so, then we have arrived. An academic librarian has recently contacted us for advice on starting a similar site for college and university libraries. He is considering providing links to instructional aids prepared by librarians to assist students in using library resources. This will be of interest to many high school librarians as well, who may want to link to these instructional aids.
Final thoughts: we have noticed a number of library sites have sections for parents. Some have friends’ groups, and others book discussion groups for parents or for parents and teens together. During these days of budget stress, it is important to cultivate every potential group of supporters.
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The Children’s Core Collection
Committee Come to New York
Each of the Wilson Core Collections has a committee of advisors, librarians from around the country, who give the editors advice on matters large and small—everything from where in the world are we and what do we think we’re doing, down to the worthiness of individual titles.
Each of the Core Collections is published as a print volume every four years, and in preparation for that “print event”—and there will be a new (20th) edition of Children’s Core Collection this year—we bring the committee to New York for a day of brainstorming. The Children’s Committee met in a Midtown hotel on February 12th, and here we are having lunch, with a commanding view of Manhattan and the East River out the window.
Left to right: Betty Carter, Linda Ward-Callaghan, Thom Barthelmess, Anne Price, Marguerita Rowland, Judith Rovenger, Leslie Molnar, John Peters, and Ray Barber
Betty Carter (Chair)
Professor emerita
School of Library and Information Studies
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
Linda Ward-Callaghan
Lead Professional, Youth Services
Joliet Public Library
Joliet, Ilinois
Thom Barthelmess
Curator, Butler Children’s Literature Center
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois
Judith Rovenger
Youth Services Consultant
Westchester Library System
Ardsley, New York
Leslie M. Molnar
Youth Services Selection Supervisor
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Parma, Ohio
John Edward Peters
Supervising Librarian
Children’s Center at 42nd Street
The New York Public Library
New York, New York
Anne Price is the editor of Children’s Core Collection; Marguerita Rowland is a Cataloger, specializing in children’s and YA literature; and Ray Barber is the editor of Senior High Core Collection and a special consultant on the Core Collections.
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