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Public Health; Climate; Public Policy; Health Services; Communications; Books; Research Reports; Scientific and Technical Information

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Science often reflects society's concerns, and a number of the top books of 2009 address two of the biggest headline-grabbing topics--climate change and health-care reform. This article presents a list of 35 titles that address climate change and health-care reform. Some titles cover the entirety of the global-warming threat (James Lovelock's "The Vanishing Face of Gaia") while others touch on political and public policy issues (James Hansen's "Storms of My Grandchildren"). Public health discussions run the gamut from a global tour of health systems (T.R. Reid's "The Healing of America") to spiraling costs of medical technology (Daniel Callahan's "Taming the Beloved Beast"). These books are indispensable to the public dialog--and just plain good reads. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Books; Nonfiction; Science History; Mathematics; Natural Sciences; Neurology; Health; Medicine; Philosophy; Psychology; Evolution; Environment; Computer Science

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In tight economic times, the concerns and issues of science, viewed as not having enough practical value, can get pushed aside. But the top science books of 2008 demonstrate how science more often than not pays for itself. What's more practical than food (Tomorrow's Table), health (Our Daily Meds), the environment (The Hot Topics), or even--sex (Bonk). And the more theoretical science (Symmetry, The Physics of the Impossible) is fuel for the imagination that sustains individuals in hard times. This article presents a list of the best sci-tech books of 2008. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Scientific Enterprise; Natural Sciences; Climate; Science Education

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The state of science is a moving target, and its ever-shifting horizons can best be gleaned by the contents of scientific journals. However, the bigger picture of the scientific enterprise, which also encompasses its past, its future, and its overarching philosophies, can often be better represented through the more reflective pace of popular science writing. Of the 34 books selected as the best of 2006, three--Amir Aczel's "The Artist and the Mathematician", Steven Johnson's "The Ghost Map", and Chet Raymo's "Walking Zero"--draw both sobering and inspiring lessons for today from science's long history. And what's in store for the future of science? As Elizabeth Kolbert's "Field Notes from a Catastrophe" and Tim Flannery's "The Weather Makers" compellingly detail, global warming remains one of the most pressing concerns. At the same time, new theories in the physical and natural sciences, explored respectively by Charles Seife's "Decoding the Universe" and John Whitfield's "In the Beat of a Heart", have great potential. Finally, the ancient philosophical debate between science and religion was revisited from all perspectives: that of a believer (Francis Collins's "The Language of God"), an atheist (Richard Dawkins's "The God Delusion"), and an observer (Daniel C. Dennett's "Breaking the Spell"). Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Change; Citation Analysis; Futures (of Society); Higher Education; Librarians; Library Development; Library Research; Library Science

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This article employs a citation-tracking method for gathering and reviewing literature of academic librarianship. Each work discussed either cites the work of F.W. Lancaster, an early predictor and enthusiast of "paperless information systems," or another that cites it. The aim is to provide an analytical overview on how academic librarians saw and attempted to shape the future of their field during a period of unprecedented change. (Contains 133 references.) (Author/AEF) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Copyrights; Document Delivery; Interlibrary Loans; International Programs; Library Administration; Library Services; Literature Reviews; National Programs; Reference Materials; Shared Library Resources

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Surveys the literature from 1995 through 2002 related to interlibrary loan and document delivery services in libraries. Topics addressed include reference sources; national and international initiatives; theory, management, and practice; document delivery; resource sharing; and copyright and licensing. (Contains 228 references.) (Author/LRW)

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Annotated Bibliographies; College Libraries; High Schools; Higher Education; Library Collection Development; Public Libraries; School Libraries; Sciences; Scientific and Technical Information; Scientific Literacy

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This book examines how popular science information resources contribute to the improvement of science literacy in the United States. Nearly 2,500 titles are recommended--70% published since 1990--representing all fields of modern science. This guide provides librarians, educators, and other information specialists with an understanding of science literacy, as well as the knowledge of the skills and principles necessary to evaluate works of popular science. Part 1 provides public, high school, and college librarians with a basic understanding of popular science information so that they can make better choices on behalf of their library patrons. The annotated bibliographies in part 2 are organized into nine subject areas, and represent the body of current popular literature for the entire discipline, including reference works, autobiography and biography, history of the discipline, and specific topics within the discipline. The bibliography recommends resources that could constitute a core science literacy collection. Subject areas include: general science; astronomy and space sciences; biological sciences; chemistry; mathematics; medicine and health sciences; natural history; physics; and technology and applied sciences. This work can be used for collection development, making reference recommendations, and designing programmatic learning activities and is intended for public, high school, community college, and college and university librarians, as well as for science teachers. Author, subject, and title indices and a list of book review source abbreviations are provided. (MAS) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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College Libraries; Computer Oriented Programs; Data Collection; Data Processing; Facility Case Studies; Facility Utilization Research; Higher Education; Library Collection Development; Library Development; Library Facilities; Library Planning; Models; Space Utilization; Spreadsheets

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Describes an effort to quantify annual collection expansion and shelf space capacities with a computer spreadsheet program. Methods used to quantify the space taken at the beginning of the project; to estimate annual rate of collection growth; and to plot stack space and usage, volume equivalents and usage, and growth capacity are covered. (Contains 11 references.) (KRN)

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Animals; Annotated Bibliographies; Astronomy; Biographies; Books; Chemistry; Earth Science; Ethics; Evolution; Library Collection Development; Mathematics; Medicine; Paleontology; Philosophy; Physics; Psychology; Scientific and Technical Information

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Provides an annotated bibliography of the 39 best science and technology books from 1993 in the areas of animal life, astronomy, biography, chemistry, earth science, environmental sciences, evolution, mathematics, medical sciences, natural history, paleontology, philosophy of science, physics, psychology, general science, and technology. Ethical issues addressed by the publications are noted. (LRW) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Information Science; Information Seeking; Library Collection Development; Library Role; Library Services; Scientific Literacy; User Needs (Information); Users (Information)

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Reviews and describes the current crisis in science literacy and formulates an information-based definition of the term. Library issues and concerns are discussed, including the role of librarians in defining the information-seeking behavior of science-literate users, describing users' characteristics, and evaluating and applying appropriate information resources. (44 references) (LRW)

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Academic Libraries; College Faculty; Cost Effectiveness; Higher Education; Librarians; Library Expenditures; Library Material Selection; Participative Decision Making; Scholarly Journals

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Reviews the trends in scholarly publishing that are forcing many academic libraries to cancel subscriptions to high priced or seldom used titles. A strategy of librarian-faculty communications in which faculty awareness and support were enlisted during a periodicals cancellation effort at Idaho State University is described. (31 references) (CLB)

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