New Titles
Defensive Design for the Web: How to Improve Error Messages, Help,
Forms, and Other Crisis Points
by 37signals
Paper Engineering: 3D Design Techniques for a 2D Material
by Natalie Avella
Ethics and the Archival Profession: Introduction and Case Studies
by Karen M. Benedict
Communicating Systems & Networks: Traffic & Performance
by Georges Fiche and Gerard Hebuterne
bow wow wow meow meow: it's rhyming cats and dogs
by Douglas Florian
The Decorated Bindings in Marsh's Library, Dublin
by Miriam M. Foot
Local Access Network Technologies
by Paul France, Ed.
Blood, Bedlam, Bullets, and Badguys: A Reader's Guide to Adventure/Suspense
Fiction
by Michael B. Gannon
Modeling and Analysis of Telecommunications Networks
by Jeremiah F. Hayes and Thimma V. J. Ganesh Babu
Writers for Young Adults (3-Volume Set)
by Ted Hipple, Ed.
Internet Babylon
by Greg Holden
Coordination Dynamics: Issues and Trends
by Viktor K. Jirsa and J. A. Scott Kelso, Eds.
Books, Maps, and Politics: A Cultural History of the Library of Congress,
1783-1861
by Carl Ostrowski
Grasping the World: The Idea of the Museum
by Donald Preziosi and Claire Farago, Eds.
What Students Need to Know: Graduate Training in Museum Studies
by Marjorie Schwarzer
Using the Financial and Business Literature
by Thomas P. Slavens
Art, Identity, and Devotion in Fourteenth-Century England: Three Women
Patrons and
Their Books of Hours
by Kathryn A. Smith
Dust: The Archive and Cultural History
by Carolyn Steedman
Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration
by Neville Thompson, et. al.
The Early Records of Sir Robert Cotton's Library: Formation, Cataloguing,
Use
by Colin G. C. Tite
Appropriate Use Policies for Computers in College/University Libraries
by Jane H. Tuten and Karen Junker, Eds.
Display Case News
This summer, the display cases outside of the Information Sciences Library spotlight some of the most spectacular libraries on Earth. The inspiration for this display, The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World (Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2003), features photographs by Guillaume de Laubier and text by Jacques Bosser. As James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, writes in the book's Foreword, "Whether dazzlingly decorated or austere in design, all libraries provide an insight into the culture that brings them into being." With this in mind, one display photo was chosen to represent each of the twenty-three libraries that are included in the book. The photos and their accompanying captions capture the mood and spirit of libraries in Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, England, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, the United States, and Russia. For example, the Vatican Library's tradition of frescoes, opulent decor, and cabinets that "hide" the collection are all represented in the photo of the library's reading room. Likewise, the photo of the Mazarine Libary in Paris, France, illustrates the balance of scholarliness and luxury that one can sense in the main hall of the library.
Whether these pictures provide inspiration for an impending job hunt or simply fill a study break with memorable images, take a moment for a "virtual tour" of these incredible libraries and the nations that they represent. Better yet, page through The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World. The I.S. Library has a circulating copy of the book; its call number is Z679 L37 2003.
Several noteworthy local libraries are also featured on one of the display bulletin boards. Labels on a map of Pittsburgh indicate the location of:
Copies of pamphlets containing background information, hours, and driving directions for these libraries are incorporated into the display. Please take one of each for your "Places to Visit" file!
Publication of the
Department of Library & Information Science
School of Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
135 N. Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh , PA 15260
biblio@mail.sis.pitt.edu