Reference Services Review: Volume 21 Issue 3

Usenet and the library

Larry Gainor, Erin Foster

Network resources have become widely used by libraries in recent years. More than ever before, librarians are expected to become familiar with such tools as electronic mail, file…

Neither backlash nor fad: The new men's studies

Eugene R. August

Although men's studies is no longer a novelty on college campuses, it can still raise some bewildered eyebrows and prompt a few explosive reactions. Recently, on a national…

End of the beginning: Chico mendes and the battle for Brazil's rain forest

Rebecca L. Gardner

On the evening of 22 December 1988 the world lost one of its most dedicated environmental leaders. Chico Mendes, born Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, was shot down by ranchers as he…

CD‐ROM and the undergraduate: Reference and instruction at risk

Charles R. Hixson

A barrage of criticism has been leveled recently at those librarians championing the importance of bibliographical instruction and the reference interview. Some critics claim…

Peer coaching: Professional growth and development for instruction librarians

Lee‐Allison Levene, Polly Frank

With so many academic librarians now employed in split or multi‐task job assignments, those who teach may question how they can develop the skills they need to be challenging and…

Field guides for everyone: A guide to their diversity

Diane Schmidt

There is a great deal of interest in the environment these days, and while much of that interest focuses on saving the world, a lot of it relates to learning about nature. Field…

Searching U.S. patents: Core collection and suggestions for service

Kevin R. Harwell

Few areas of reference services seem to be as shrouded in fearful mystery as those of patent searching. For many librarians, the very word “patent” conjures up images of strange…

The Israeli peace movement from the outbreak of the intifada to an uncertain future: An annotated bibliography

Allan Metz

On 1 April 1978, the Israeli peace movement burst into world consciousness when an estimated 25,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv to urge the administration of Prime Minister…