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Holocaust-Denial Literature: An Additional Bibliography, John A. Drobnicki

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This bibliography is a supplement to an earlier one that was published in the Bulletin of Bibliography. Holocaust denial is a body of literature that seeks to prove that the Jewish Holocaust did not happen. This bibliography includes both works about Holocaust denial and works of Holocaust denial.

The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide To Grassroots Organizations And Internet Resources In The Newly Independent States, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet Resources in the Newly Independent States.

Review Of The Book Information Services For People With Developmental Disabilities: The Library Manager’S Handbook, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Information Services for People With Developmental Disabilities: The Library Manager’s Handbook.

Review Of The Book Hispanic Surnames And Family History, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Hispanic Surnames and Family History.

Aids And Hiv Programs And Services For Libraries, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book AIDS and HIV Programs and Services for Libraries.

Bliss: The Man And The Classification, John A. Drobnicki

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This paper discusses the career of Henry Evelyn Bliss, founder of the Bibliographic Classification, which is currently being revised. Dissatisfied with the current classification systems, Bliss devised his own, which was based on a main class order that provided for collocation of related classes. Although not currently used in the United States, the Bibliographic Classification continues to be utilized by approximately 50 libraries in the United Kingdom. Advantages and criticisms are presented for Bliss's system, which is often praised in library science textbooks, yet seldom used as the trend in libraries has been to either the Dewey Decimal or the …

The American Institute Of Physics Pricing Policy, Philip Barnett

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No abstract provided.

Review Of The Book Encyclopedia Of American Family Names, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Encyclopedia of American Family Names.

Review Of The Book Migration From The Russian Empire: Lists Of Passengers Arriving At The Port Of New York, Vols. 1 And 2, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Migration From the Russian Empire: Lists of Passengers Arriving at the Port of New York, vols. 1 and 2.

Review Of The Book Bibliography Of The Soviet Union: Its Predecessors And Successors, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Bibliography of the Soviet Union: Its Predecessors and Successors.

Review Of The Book Historical Dictionary Of Poland, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Historical Dictionary of Poland.

Review Of The Book International Vital Records Handbook, 3rd Ed., John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book International Vital Records Handbook, 3rd ed.

The Lesbian And Gay Past: An Interpretive Battleground, Polly Thistlethwaite

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The lesbian and gay past is an interpretive battleground that mainstream archives have refused to enter, assuming few risks in collecting, naming, or identifying archival collections. At the same time, libraries offer up worlds to those who work to unearth the secrets there.

The New York Public Library's 1994 "Becoming Visible" exhibit trumpeted The Arrival of lesbian and gay history to New York's cultural mainstream. The NYPL exhibit denies the library's role in secreting lesbian and gay history, and diminished the contributions of community-based archives to the exhibit.

Holocaust-Denial Literature In Public Libraries: An Investigation Of Public Librarians' Attitudes Regarding Acquisition And Access, John A. Drobnicki, Carol R. Goldman, Trina R. Knight, Johanna V. Thomas

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This study was undertaken to learn about public librarians' attitudes and opinions concerning the sometimes conflicting issues of intellectual freedom, collection balance, and controversial materials. The investigation focused on Holocaust-denial literature, a body of work which tries to dispute or deny outright the historical reality of the Holocaust. The results, while ambiguous in some areas, indicate that librarians are more open to Holocaust-revisionist literature than had been predicted and, regardless of outside pressures, would acquire and provide ready access to this material in their libraries.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender, Polly Thistlethwaite, Daniel C. Tsang

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The proliferation of publications in the lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and transgender press has allowed the weaving of a well-informed network of previously isolated individuals and communities, empowering and unifying lesbian, gay, and other sexual minorities," Dan Tsang and Polly Thistlethwaite wrote in the introduction to the 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender' section of Katzes' 1995 edition of Magazines for Libraries. This title review of the queer periodicals of the day was intended to serve as a guide and justification for 'mainstream' libraries' collection building. The number and range of titles in Thistlethwaite and Tsang's collaborative entries (1989, 1992, and …

Book Review Of Genealogical Gazetteer Of Galicia, John A. Drobnicki

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Book review of Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia.

Review Of The Book Poles And Russians In The 1870 Census Of New York City, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Poles and Russians in the 1870 Census of New York City.

Careers In Chemical Information And Science Librarianship, Philip Barnett

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The ceaseless growth of chemical information has created a need for chemical professionals who can organize and disseminate this vast knowledge. If you like to read, enjoy being in a library, or like to work with information on computers, you may want to consider a career in chemical information. While only a small fraction of chemists choose this nontraditional career, they have found fulfillment in many different roles. Chemical information scientists and librarians using the powerful computerized databases now available either provide chemists and other research scientists the information they need, or teach researchers and students how to use these …

Review Of The Book Developing Readers’ Advisory Services: Concepts And Commitments, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Developing Readers’ Advisory Services: Concepts and Commitments.

Review Of The Book Irish Family Histories, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Irish Family Histories.

Holocaust-Denial Literature: A Bibliography, John A. Drobnicki, Carol R. Goldman, Trina R. Knight, Johanna V. Thomas

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Holocaust-denial is a body of work that seeks to prove that the Jewish Holocaust did not happen. Although not all of the deniers, who prefer to call themselves "revisionists" in an attempt to gain scholarly legitimacy, make the same claims, they all share at least one point: that there was no systematic attempt by Nazi Germany to exterminate European Jewry. This bibliography includes both works about Holocaust denial and works of Holocaust denial.

Untruth In The Classroom, John A. Drobnicki

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Although historical revision is a valid practice, Holocaust revisionism is based on deliberate fabrications of the historical record and does not reinterpret a past event. The author believes that Holocaust revisionist materials should not be ignored by teachers, but should be used in classrooms as primary source material on anti-Semitism and intolerance.

Gays And Lesbians In Library History, Polly Thistlethwaite

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Summarizes gay and lesbian activism in librarianship and the role of libraries in supporting gay and lesbian movements.

Closing The Corporate Library: Some Personal Reflections, Philip Barnett

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No abstract provided.

Review Of The Book Russia’S Retreat From Poland, 1920: From Permanent-Revolution To Peaceful Coexistence, John A. Drobnicki

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Book review of Russia’s retreat from Poland, 1920: From permanent-revolution to peaceful coexistence.

The Confidentiality Of Library Users’ Records, John A. Drobnicki

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Many activities that take place in the library, including circulation and inter!ibrary loan and reserve requests, result in the creation of records linking clients to specific kinds of information. Several groups, including law enforcement officials, have attempted on various occasions to gain access to these records. This research paper provides a broad overview of the legal and ethical issues regarding the confidentiality of library user's records, including federal, state, and court protection for the confidentiality of library records, the status of library records that are part of a public institution, and a minor's right to privacy. The paper also discusses …

Lesbian And Gay, Polly Thistlethwaite, Daniel C. Tsang

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"The lesbian and gay press has shaped and reflected the rise of gay and lesbian liberation," Dan Tsang and Polly Thistlethwaite wrote in the introduction to the 'Lesbian and Gay' section of Katzes' 1992 edition of Magazines for Libraries. This title review of the queer periodicals of the day was intended to serve as a guide and justification for 'mainstream' libraries' collection building. The number and range of titles in Thistlethwaite and Tsang's collaborative entries (1989, 1992, and 1995) far exceeded any mainstream library collection known to either of the authors who were nevertheless hopeful that libraries would expand …

Disabled Does Not Mean "Not Able": A List Of Books On People Who Triumphed Over Their Illnesses And Disabilities, John A. Drobnicki

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This annotated booklist offers guidance on locating biographical information about people who overcame, adapted to, or triumphed over illnesses and/or disabilities.

How To Find Biographical Information, John A. Drobnicki

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Finding biographical information can sometimes be a challenge, especially if there is no full-length book about the person. This pathfinder offers guidance on locating information in collective biographies, periodicals, and local history sources.

Aids Information In Periodical Indexes: A Problem Of Exclusion, Polly Thistlethwaite

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The lack of attention afforded the gay, lesbian, and alternative press in mainstream periodical indexes has a serious, detrimental impact on the nature of AIDS information available to students of the epidemic. Indexers and database search services must end their policy of excluding the gay/lesbian and other community-based periodicals in order to provide adequate coverage of AIDS information.