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States that William K. Wilson's `Environmental Guidelines for the Storage of Paper Records,' is being offered by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) as part of its `Technical Report' series. Price; Contact point.

Describes the work of pop-up creators, who are specialist entrepreneurs working for publishers worldwide. Discussion on how Waldo C. Hunt, chairman of Intervisual Books in Santa Monica, Calif., and godfather to the modern pop-up book business started his business. The popularity of electronic books; Hunt's top paper engineers; The process of creating pop-ups; Dioramas for Disney Audio; How the industry is getting more sophisticated; More.

The article presents a list of fiction and nonfiction books to be published in 2014 including "Paper Lantern: Love Stories," by Stuart Dybek, "The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a Forbidden Book," by Peter Finn and Petra Couvée, and "The Girl Who Was Saturday Night" by Heather O'Neill.

Presents a list of books about self-help and recovery. "It's the Little Things for Mothers," by Kate McBride; "Girlosophy: The Breakup Survival Kit," by Anthea Paul; "Eliminate Stress From Your Life Forever: A Simple Program for Better Living," by William Atkinson.

Presents a list of books about religion and inspiration. "From Hurt to Healing: A Theology of the Wounded," by Andrew Sung Park; "Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance," by Helen Hunt; "Fifty-two Simple Ways to Make a Difference," by Paul Simon.

Presents a list of books about performing arts and film. "Louisiana: A Musical Treasure," by Bernard Kamoroff; "Golda's Balcony: A Play," by William Gibson; "The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi," by John Kenneth Muir.

Reviews Valerie Marsh's book `Paper-Cutting Stories for Holidays and Special Events'.

Presents background information (BI) on library instruction and electronic tools. `The Impact of Technology on Library Instruction: Papers and Session Materials Presented at the Twenty-First National LOEX Library Instruction Conference' edited by Linda Shirato; `Will Science Publishing Perish?: The Paradox of Contemporary Science Journals,' from the American Chemical Society; Prices; Contact points.

The article evaluates various databases and online products released in 2016, including "American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990," from Gale, "The Criminal Justice & Criminology Video Collection," from SAGE Knowledge and "Cancer Biology," from Annual Review.

Lists several nonfiction books. `Bruno Fonseca: The Secret Life of Paintings,' by Isabel Fonseca, Alan Jenkins and Karen Wilkin; `Antonio Gaudi: Master Architect,' by Juan Bassegoda Nonell; `O'Keeffe on Paper,' by Ruth E. Fine, Elizabeth Glassman, Barbara Buhler Lynes and Judith Walsh.

The article reports on a study suggesting that 80 percent of book and magazine buyers would pay more if they were printed on recycled paper. The study was co-sponsored by the Green Press Initiative and was reported by GreenBiz.com. According to Tyson Miller of the Green Press Initiative, the most common hurdle to sale of such books are the higher prices for recycled and Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper.

Recommends the computer books `From Paper to Online Publishing,' by Larry Bielawski and `Net-Tech: Your Guide to Tech Support, Product News, and Software Resources on the Info Highway,' by Michael Wolff and Jeff Hearn. Price; Summary outline.

Reports on the fact-versus-fiction controversy in Australia concerning the novel `The Hand That Signed the Paper,' by Helen Demidenko, also known as Helen Darville. Author's claim that the novel was partly autobiographical and factual; Dispute over the book's receipt of the Miles Franklin Award in 1995; Revelation that Demidenko was not a Ukrainian as she has claimed; Author's perceived anti-Semitism.

Focuses on the book `The Last Pumpkin Paper,' by Bob Oeste. Selection of the once-notorious Alger Hiss case episode to jump-start the whole story; Absorption in Richard Nixon's dark side.

Features the book `Paper Dinosaurs: A Cut-out Book,' by Satoshi Kitamura. Inclusion of pop-up card models; Contact information.

Discusses the book `Bibliographic Control of Conference Proceedings, Papers and Conference Materials,' edited by Olivia M.A. Madison and Sara Shatford Layne. Contents; Price; Contact point.

Looks at personal essays and discusses books related to this topic. `Municipal Bondage,' by Henry Alford; `Paper Trail: Essays,' by Michael Dorris; `The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present,' edited by Philip Lopate; `Excursions in the Real World,' by William Trevor; `Telling: Confessions, Concessions and Other Flashes of Light,' by Marion Winik.

Presents a list of books about sports. "Water Babies: Safe Starts in Swimming," by Francoise Barbira Freedman; "Canoeing, Kayaking and Hiking Wild Temagami," by Hap Wilson; "The First Tee Shot: A Parent's Guide to Teaching Kids Golf," by Wally Armstrong and Mike Yorkey.

Presents a list of books about social sciences. "Coming Clean: The Best and Worst of DailyConfession.com," by Greg Fox; "The Disinformation Book of Lists," by Russ Kick; "Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty and Prostitution," by Jody Raphael.

Presents a list of books about psychology. "Phobias--Revealed and Explained," by Richard Waters; "Creative Envy: The Rescue of One of Civilization's Major Forces," by Carlos Amadeu Botelho Byington; "Love at First Sight," by Suzi Malin.

Presents a list of books about politics. "Challenges to the World Bank and IMF: Developing Country Perspectives," edited by Ariel Buira; "Governing by Networks: The New Shape of the Public Sector," by Stephen Goldsmith and William Eggers; "Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity," by Robert Jensen.

Presents a list of books about poetry. "Pulse," by Rajinderpal S. Pal; "A Child in Exile," by Carolina Hospital; "Desire Lines: New and Selected Poems," by Lola Haskins.

Provides information on the book "The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation," by Drew Hansen. Idea behind the creation of the book; Overview of the book.

The article highlights the author's favorite open search tools for finding open arts and humanities content. Topics discussed include the JURN search tool, which discovers the full text of open journals in the arts and humanities; the sister tool of JURN called GRAFT, which searches the world's academic repositories, and the extremely poor semantic interpretation of queries resulting in subsequent slowing down of Paperity, a multidisciplinary aggregator of OA journals and papers.

The article discusses that the punch line in the strip harkens back to when Richard Nixon was able to estimate a "collectable" value of his prepresidential personal papers and claim a charitable donation for a $500,000 deduction off of his tax bill.

Discusses efforts to use the release of the book `On A Mission: Selected Poems And A History Of The Last Poets' to spur sales of Last Poets music recordings. Umar Bin Hassain and Abiodun Oyewole, who legally own the name Last Poets and wrote the book in conjunction with journalist Kim Green; Last Poet albums released by Rykodisc, including `25 Years' and `Holy Terror'; Comments from Rykodisc product manager David Greenberg; The incendiary nature of the poetry.

Reports on the solicitation of papers and books on privatization efforts in the United States to form part of Praeger Publishers' book series. Topics of interest; Contact information.

A photograph of the hand written book "Catalogue of Pathological Specimens" which is for sale at Bonham's Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts auction in Oxford, England is presented.

The article reports on the move by copyright experts to build a framework for controlled digital lending (CDL) with the publication of a white paper and an official position statement initially supported by 40 individuals and 24 institutional signatories. Topics discussed include benefit of a CDL to a library if properly implemented, basic concept of CDL, and titles that would benefit from CDL including those that are out of print, orphan works or in-copyright works that were not digitized.

Presents a list of books about women's studies. "All-Night Party: The Women of Bohemian Greenwich Village and Harlem, 1913-1930," by Andrea Barnet; "Equal Play: Stories of Women Who Dare," by Peggy O'Neill; "The W Effect: Sexual Politics in the Bush Years and Beyond," edited by Laura Flanders.

Presents a list of books about war and the military. "Weapons of Mass Destruction: The No-Nonsense Guide to Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons of Today," by Robert Hutchinson; "Knights of Darkness: Secrets of the World's Deadliest Night Fighters," by Haha Lung; "Alamein," by Jon Latimer.

Presents a list of books about true crime stories. "The Company She Keeps," by Georgia Durante; "The Mafia in Havana: A Caribbean Mob Story," by Enrique Cirules; "The Hillside Strangler--New Updated Version," by Ted Schwartz.

Presents a list of books about science. "Rockets: Sulfur, Sputnik and Scramjets," by Peter Macinnis; "The Facts on File Dictionary of Forensic Science," by Suzanne Bell; "Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Insects and Humans," by Josie Glausiusz.

Presents a list of books about philosophy. "The Philosophical Vision of John Duns Scotus: An Introduction," by Mary Beth Ingham and Mechthild Dreyer; "Modern Social Imaginaries," by Charles Taylor; "The Ethics of Memory," by Avishai Margalit.

Presents a list of books about photography. "Amazing Men: Courage, Insight, Endurance," by Joyce Tenneson; "Wanderlust," by Troy Litten; "Photographers of Genius at the Getty," by Weston Naef.

Reports that HarperCollins is crediting word of mouth for the strong performance of its bestseller `Care of the Soul,' by Thomas Moore. Details.

Announces that Vice President-Elect Al Gore's book `Earth in the Balance' is enjoying its second week on the trade paperback list, now in the number eight spot. A total of 165,000 copies in print; Houghton Mifflin sold over 250,000 copies in hardcover; It's the fastest selling environmental hardcover of all time.

Reports that for the second week in a row, Katharine Hepburn's book `Me: Stories of My Life,' takes the number 5 spot on the mass market list. A rarity for a nonfiction title to get ahead of some of the mass market fiction blockbusters; Her book was the bestselling nonfiction book in 1991.

Discusses the controversy that has developed around author Erich Segal's current bestseller `Acts of Faith' after three Catholic newspapers refused to accept advertising for the book. Why the `New World' in Chicago, `Catholic New York' and the `Tidings' in Los Angeles declined to run the ads; The controversy covered on the TV program `Entertainment Tonight'; More.

Presents information on the book of editorial cartoons `The Unusual Suspects' by artists Tim Menees and Rob Rogers. Book produced by `Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.'

Features the book `Hooked on Java' by Arthur van Hoff, Sami Shaio and Orca Starbuck. Guide for programmers using the Java code; Inclusion of a CD containing applets.

States that OCLC announced the availability of the Dewey Decimal Classification: Edition 21 and International Perspectives in April, 1997. Names of contributors to the publication; Comments from executive director of OCLC Forest Press, Peter J. Paulson; Contact telephone numbers for additional information.

Reports the Wei T'o method of paper deacidification faces extinction if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) follows through next month on an additional regulation that would ban chemicals used in the technique. Method preserves books and other paper records; Wei T'o developer Richard Smith's comments; Smith goes to Washington, D.C.; Smith's suggestions on letter writing to EPA; Who to write to.

Reports on the publication of three books by Los Angeles Times Syndicate creators. `And Say Hi to Joyce: America's First Gay Column Comes Out'; `Beyond Blame: How We Can Succeed by Breaking the Dependency Barrier'; `Paper Cuts: The American Political Scene from Bush to Newt.'

The article discusses the impact of electronic books, electronic book readers, and digital content on the collections of libraries. It discusses the practice of librarianship and collection development in the 21st century in light of a debate among librarians and publishers about technological trends in book publishing. Statistics gathered from surveys of librarians by the Library Research Service (LRS) are presented that include librarians' opinions on the disappearance of the paper book, predictions of the proportion of electronic materials in library circulation in 2020, and perspectives on the importance of content over book format.

The article offers tips on library management. It suggests that student library media center cards should be placed in either separate small manila envelopes or in an envelope by grade level a library does not have many sections of each grade. If the library media center wall space is at a premium, book posters can be attached to the ceiling after laminating them. It will lead kids that wander around gazing up into space to get a great idea for a book to check out. The library bulletin board can be decorated with colorful tissue paper.

The article provides an overview of several books. It includes Sound of My Voice, by Youka Nitta, Bluesman, vol. 2, by Rob Vollmar and Pablo Callejo, Y: The Last Man--Paper Dolls, by Brian K. Vaughan, Ex Machina: Fact vs. Fiction, vol. 3, by Brian K. Vaughan, Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 6, by Hiromu Arakawa.

The article features the new Engineering Library of Stanford University. The new Engineering Library has been designed to accommodate the modifications in the engineering curriculum as it evolves to include tightly integrated information discovery and retrieval component. One of the most striking features of the library, the author says, is its readiness for the transition from paper textbooks and periodicals to digital formats and one advantage of the change is that all authorized users are provided the same level of access whether onsite or offsite.

The author discusses her experiences of visiting makerspaces which contain sewing machine, buckets of tools and tool cabinet as compared to learning centers with things like construction paper, markers and books. She believes that a library could also be a makerspace made to be used for children to dream, create and make. The author also realized that maker-learning takes advantage of time and that respecting other's work is the key over clean and tidy spaces.

This article reports on the market performance of the printing industry in the U.S. as of November 2005. The industry has posted a positive market performance in the second half of the year. Various factors are attributed for such performance including the sales of Harry Potter books and the print on demand. The collaboration project among publishers, manufacturers and paper merchants are also attributed for a strong market performance.