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Letter from the Editor
Virtual Reality: The Prequel
Irving E. Rockwood
Here at Choice we like to think of ourselves as both part of the new knowledge early warning system and guardians of the language, two goals that are not always in harmony. Spending one’s time reviewing new scholarly works means encountering a steady stream of new words, new concepts, and even whole new disciplines.
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Choice is now on Facebook!
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The Rise of Digital Game Studies
In 2008, commentators raised eyebrows at news that a professor had received a $100,000 National Science Foundation grant to study World of Warcraft. Among others, The Chronicle of Higher Education was acerbic. In its “Wired Campus” blog, David DeBolt wrote, “A hundred thousand dollars to study a video game that pits ax-wielding ogres against a cast of other fanciful characters?"
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New & Forthcoming Association & Organization Publications, 2010-2011
Scholarly and professional associations, organizations, and societies produce resources of great value to the academic community, and this feature highlights the new and forthcoming works of such a vital group of publishers. This selected list of titles is designed to provide information about new or soon-to-be-released publications that may support academic curricula and library collections, particularly at the undergraduate level.
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E-Products for Academic Libraries: 2010 Buying Guide
This annual Buying Guide feature, traditionally appearing in the August issue, has two purposes. First, it gives readers a convenient directory of companies that produce Web-based resources for the academic market. Second, it offers the producers a no-charge venue in which they may tell librarians what they think is most important about their new and enhanced products.
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Publisher's Choice Online (PCO) Expands!
Publisher’s Choice Online (PCO) is an exciting new program that provides the opportunity for Choice Reviews Online users to browse the full text of titles that have been reviewed by Choice. Nearly 60 publishers are now offering the full-text version of selected titles--about 550 titles in all.
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Outstanding Academic Web Sites, 2009
The following list highlights a group of exceptional Web resources selected for the 2009 “Outstanding Academic Titles” list, which originally appeared in the January 2010 issue. Titles are grouped within the broad subject categories used in Choice.
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Recent Bibliographic Essays
Click on the link below to see a linked list of bibliographic essays from recent issues of Choice.
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USING CRO--DID YOU KNOW?
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To view the 2009 Outstanding Academic Titles List with bib citations or full-text reviews, click on the 2009 OAT List link in the left column. From here you can select the sort order for viewing records (e.g., by LC class, publisher, format), and also create lists and print and e-mail selected records. You can also find OAT titles by using Advanced Search and selecting the Outstanding Academic Titles box as one of your limiters.
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To highlight the wide range of publications reviewed in Choice, each month Choice editors feature some noteworthy reviews from the current issue.
Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge, by the Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution. Internet Resource.
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Key Reading on War and the Media
Andersen, Robin. A century of media, a century of war. P. Lang, 2006. 350p bibl index afp ISBN 0-8204-7894-6, $89.95; ISBN 0820478938 pbk, $32.95. Reviewed in 2007jul CHOICE.
44-6063 E745 2006-19560 CIP
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Significant Resources on Gangs in the USA
Brotherton, David C. The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: street politics and the transformation of a New York City gang, by Davd C. Brotherton and Luis Barrios. Columbia, 2004. 397p bibl index afp ISBN 0-231-11418-4, $64.50; ISBN 0-231-11419-2 pbk, $24.50. Reviewed in 2004oct CHOICE.
42-1249 HV6439 2003-61751 CIP
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October 2010
Essay: A History of Healing Therapies: Western, Eastern, and Alternative Approaches
Forthcoming Political Science & Economics Publications, 2010-2011
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