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Both the scholar and the average reader will be charmed by her compendium of surprising stories, a welcome contribution to California's rich history. Or that powerful winds crossing Tehachapi Pass (on the present-day Pacific Crest Trail) blew the hats off so many stagecoach passengers it was rumored the wayward headgear was used to start a "hat farm"? In her author's note to Fascinating True Tales From Old California Colleen Adair Fliedner describes the book as a sampling of most interesting stories from the early days of the Golden State, ones that will make readers think, Wow!. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the 19th annual Internet Librarian International conference which involved topics like Content Creativity, Marketing the Library and Scholarly Communications. It mentions views of Kate Torney, chief executive officer (CEO) of the State Library of Victoria, on librarians. It presents the views of David White, head of digital learning at the University of the Arts in London, England, on information provided by internet.

The article talks about the new bibliography of the of the Plantin Press, one of the outstanding printers in the early history of California. The compilers of the bibliography include Tyrus G. Harmsen, former director of the Library at Occidental College, and Stephen tabor, curator at the Huntington Library. Patrick Reagh, who is long recognized for his superior accomplishments in design and printing of books, is the publisher and printer of the book.

Discussion of 11 books relating to Hollywood mogul Sam Goldwyn and Hollywood itself. INSET: Books discussed in this essay..

The article reports on the "Are All Authors Dead?," a research project conducted by teachers, Laureen Dickerson and Yvonne Weinstein, of Matthew Gage Middle School, in California. The project encourages the students to connect with authors in such a way that students would desire to read other books of the same author. The project has selected authors who had written variety of fun books at different levels, and the said level would find it comfortable in looking for those books. Authors that are accessible within the project include Judy Blume, Eve Bunting, Betsy Byars, and Jack Gantos.

Presents products and books pertaining to astronomy. 1/10,000 scale models of the asteroids Toutatis and Castalia offered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Design Cast Studios; Starsplitter Tube from Starsplitter Instruments; `Black Holes,' a video from ARK Media Group; Contents of the book `Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems,' by Alan Boss.

The article mentions academic librarian Randal Brandt's exhibit, "Bullets Across the Bay," which is showing at the University of California, Berkeley's Doe Library through February 29, 2012 and notes Brandt's online bibliography "Golden Gate Mysteries" which is located at bancroft.berkeley.edu/sfmystery.

The article presents information on the renovation of the Bullocks Wilshire Department Store building in Los Angeles, California for the functions of the Southwestern University Law School. Ronald Altoon of Altoon + Porter Architects says that the building is suitable for the school functions. Men's Shop of the store housed volumes of legal books. Ladies Shoes section was transformed into the Trial Advocacy Court Room.

Reports that the first institution dedicated to creating bibliographies, the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research (CBSR), has been established at the University of California at Riverside (UCR). Evolution of the CBSR from UCR's Eaton Program in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and the 18th-Century Short Title Catalog (STC), two bibliographical research projects; Descriptions of the 18th-Century STC and the Eaton Collection; Outlook for the CBSR to be directed by history professor Henry L. Snyder.

Presents news briefs relating to libraries and librarians. Report on changes which will occur at the School of Computer, Information and Library Sciences at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Announcement by Facts on File and Bruccoli Clark Layman of the projections for "Bibliography of United States Literature," the first volume of which will be published in 1990; Report that the Los Angeles Public Library was the only California recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grants; Naming of Diana Thomas as acting dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of California at Los Angeles; Publishers which were charged with discrimination against independent bookstores; The barring of British book publishers by the European Community Commission from setting minimum prices for book exports to other countries in the European Community; Election of Phyllis VanOrden as president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education.

Evaluates the content of American history textbooks with glossy graphics and information in California. Conclusions on shallow and overemphasize multiculturalism on glossy textbooks; Efficacy of textbook in enhancing reading skills; Assessment on the book strategy in presenting information.

Focuses on a list of Los Angeles' 100 Best Books released by the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District Library Services in California. Categories of books included in the list; List of picture books selected; Attributes of books selected.

This article presents information on The Textbook Letter, a bimonthly March-April 1990 magazine from the California Textbook League. This looks like a healthy, critically minded, constructive enterprise, one beholden only to this broad-based group. A one-year subscription is $36 from the League.

Features brochures and news on health clubs in the United States. `Questions & Answers About Leasing,' a brochure on fitness equipments from Star Trac; California as the state with the most number of residents with health club memberships.

Reports on the library of the University of California's 600 volumes of monographics works on Korean literature, history and social sciences. Creation and Criticism Company, publisher of scholarly books and journals in Korea; Other journals received by the University of California.

Reports on the collaboration of Stanford University Press and Stanford University Libraries to publish scholarly books about Latin America on the Internet. Goals of the said collaboration; Stanford University as center for electronic publishing.