SEVER BORDEIANU

Phone: 505-277-2645 email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

MLIS University of Texas at Austin, August, 1985 MA University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1981 Major: French Minors: German and Philosophy BA University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1979 Majors: German and Philosophy

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY University of New Mexico General Library

PROFESSOR July 1999- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR June 1994-June 1999 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR February 1989-June 1994

Director of Technical Services and Outreach and Instruction Librarian January 2014- DUTIES: Supervise the cataloging department consisting and 6 FTE and 2 part-time catalogers; Implement RDA at the University of New Mexico and provide support statewide for RDA implementation; Represent cataloging in the migration from III to WMS (ongoing); Write cataloging procedures and policies for WMS; Provide training and support for the 16 libraries that are part of New Mexico’s consortium online catalog, LIBROS; Selection and Liaison duties for Foreign Languages (non-Spanish/Portuguese), Philosophy, and Religion, and English. Instruction duties for advanced and introductory classes in most areas as needed with emphasis on areas listed above.

Serials Cataloger, Business Reference, Collection Development and Instruction Librarian January 2009- DUTIES: Catalog all serials in all formats for the University Library collections. Provide reference assistance at the Business library, including specialized research consultations. Selection and Liaison duties for Foreign Languages (non-Spanish/Portuguese), Philosophy, and Religion. Instruction duties for advanced and introductory classes.

Coordinator, Acquisitions and Print Resources Cataloging And Database Maintenance and Authority Control September, 2005-December 2008 DUTIES: Supervise Acquisitions, Paying, and Receiving department, which orders and pays for all materials for the library, print and electronic. Supervise the Cataloging section of the library responsible for all titles in non-Ibero languages. Supervise the Database Maintenance and Authority Control operation of the library.

Head, Serials Cataloging and Electronic Resources Section September 1994 to September 2005, 50% DUTIES: Perform original and copy AACR2 cataloging of serial titles in all formats using LC classification and subject headings for input in OCLC and Innopac; Authority work for series and corporate authors; Supervise the Serials Cataloging Section currently consisting of three catalogers. Responsible for developing workflow and procedures for cataloging and maintenance of electronic resources, and main electronic resources cataloger.

Head, Database Management and Authority Control Section September 1999 to 2008 (50% until 2005) DUTIES: Supervise the operations of the local database management section, which consists of 10 staff; Introduce, write, revise, and implement procedures dealing with all aspects of database management in the local Innovative Interfaces online catalog consisting of item and authority record creation and maintenance, as well as physical processing; Perform global updates to headings; With the help of technical staff, implement record dataloads for aggregators and other vendor-purchased records; Initiate projects which enhance the use of the online catalog; Oversee database cleanup operations; Supervise a portion of receiving operations which will include shelf-ready books.

Appointment in Collection Development February 1989-

DUTIES: Coordinator for the Social Sciences/Electronic Resources 1989-1999; Electronic Resources: Oversee all aspects of ordering, processing, and maintaining subscriptions/licensing agreements for electronic resources. Divided materials budget for the social sciences cluster; Oversaw expenditures for the cluster; Trained and Supervised 10 selectors; Selected materials in Political Science, Communicative Disorders, Sociology, Library Science, Sociology; Faculty liaison. Since 2007 selector for Foreign Languages, Philosophy/Religion.

Head, Ibero Cataloging Section August 1993 to September 1994, 50% DUTIES: Perform original and copy AACR2 cataloging of monographic materials in Spanish and Portuguese using LC classification and subject headings for input in OCLC and Innopac; Authority work for series and personal authors; Supervise the Ibero Cataloging Section consisting of five catalogers.

Appointment in Reference and Collection Development February 1989 to August 1993 DUTIES: Reference desk 10-14 hours per week; Online Searching: Dialog, Epic, CD-ROMs; Bibliographic instruction.

Library committee appointments:

Library Sabbatical Review Committee: Presiding Office, UNM Library Faculty (elected): 2013-2014. Marketing Committee: 2003- Faculty Senator: 2002/2006 (elected). Promotion & Tenure Committee: 1996-1998, 2001-2003 (elected). 2006-2008 (chair), 2009-2011. Sabbatical Review Committee: 1993-1995 (chair 1994-1995); Member 1995-97.2001- 002, 2006- 2008 (chair 2007-08), 2014-2016. Electronic Resources Management Committee, 1996-2000. Merit Points Committee: 1998-2000. RFP committees for Bindery, Serials Vendor, Approval Plan Vendor: Ongoing. Salary Review Board: 1995-1999. Chair, Mentor Program: 1996-98 Budget Advisory Review Committee, 1992-93. Coordinator for Brown Bag Series 1989-92, and 1993-94. Performance Evaluation Review Committee 1990-91. Personnel Advisory Review Committee 1990-91. Committee on Committees 1990-1992; 1995-97. Associate Dean Search Committee 1989.

University committee appointment: University of New Mexico Faculty Senate, 2002-2006, 2011-2013, 2014-2016. University of New Mexico Faculty Committee on Governance, 2008-2011. Chair 2011. University of New Mexico Faculty Senate Undergraduate Review Committee 2007-2011. Gerontology Steering Committee, 1990-2000.

University of California Irvine

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN July 1987 to February 1989

Appointment in Reference and Collection Development REFERENCE: Reference desk 10-12 hours per week; Online searching: Dialog, Wilsonline, Datatimes, Artfl; Bibliographic instruction.

SELECTION: Select materials in the Romance Languages; Faculty liaison.

Library committee appointments: CD-ROM Evaluation Committee; Nominations Committee. University committee appointment: Committee on Courses.

University of Michigan

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN August 1985 to June 1987 Research Library Residency Program

Appointment in Serials Cataloging and Collection Development August 1985 to June 1987 DUTIES: Perform copy and original cataloging of serial titles using LC classification and subject headings on RLIN; Authority work for series and corporate authors; Select materials in Philosophy; Faculty liaison; Collection evaluation and preservation projects.

Residency activities Monthly Seminars each three days long consisting of lectures, discussions and reading assignments on the following topics: Automation; Collection Development; Preservation; Administrative Issues.

University of Texas at Austin

Library and Information Science Collection, CLERICAL ASSISTANT February 1984 to July 1985 DUTIES: Provide basic information service; Process all periodical routines. CLERICAL ASSISTANT Audio-Visual Library January 1984 to September 1984 DUTIES: Assist public in locating appropriate materials; Assist public in the use of audio-visual equipment.

University of Nice, France LECTURER September 1982 to July 1983 DUTIES: Taught advanced English language courses; Prepared class materials, examinations, and language lab lessons. University of Texas at Austin ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR September 1981 to May 1982 DUTIES: Taught elementary French. University of Mississippi ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR September 1979 to May 1981 DUTIES: Taught elementary French.

HONORARY SOCIETIES

Beta Phi Mu, International Library Science Honorary Society; Phi Kappa Phi, Treasurer NM Chapter, 1994; Pi Delta Phi, French Honorary Society, President Mississippi Chapter, 1980-1981; Delta Pi Alpha, German Honorary Society;

AWARDS

University of New Mexico Regents Lectureship, 1993-1995. Goethe Institute, Certificate of Competence in German, 1981, received at the University of Mississippi.

LANGUAGES

Fluent in French, German, and Romanian; Reading knowledge of Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

EDITED COLUMNS

Co-editor Meetings Column, Against the Grain, 1989-Present.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ALA Member 1985-2005. North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) 1996-2000; ALA, ACRL, Law and Political Science Section, Publications Committee 1991-93. New Mexico Library Association, Chair, Publications Committee 1989-91. Seminar for the Acquisition of Latin American Materials (SALALM), 1993-95; Society for Scholarly Publishing. Member 1993-95.

SEVER MICHAEL BORDEIANU PUBLICATIONS

Monograph

“Outsourcing Library Operations in Academic Libraries: An Overview of Issues and Outcomes.” Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

Articles in Refereed Publications and Book Chapters

“The Voyage Home: New Mexico Libraries Migrate to WMS, OCLC’s Cloud-Based ILS.” Technical Services Quarterly, v. 32, no. 3 (2015). co-author Laura Kohl.

“OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services: A Brave New World for Catalogers.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, v. 53 (2015): 281-298. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

“New Mexico’s LIBROS Consortium Moves to WMS” Against the Grain, co-authored with Laura Kohl. v. 27, no. 1 (2015).

“Libros Libraries adopt WMS” NMLA Newsletter, v. 45, issue 1 (Jan/Feb) 2015. co-authored with Laura Kohl.

“Youth, Science and the Future: Three Sets of New Deal Era Library Murals at the University of New Mexico Document Student life in the 1930s” Art Documentation (Art Libraries Society of North America.). 32, number 1, spring 2013. (Co-author Audra Bellmore.)

“OLAC 2012: The Audiovisual Cataloguers Biennial Conference Albuquerque, NM, October 18-21” Against the Grain in Spring, v. 24, no 6, January 2013, p. 70- 71. Sever Bordeianu

“J.B. Jackson, Cultural Geographer: The Evolution of an Archive.” Collection Building. 31.3, September 2012. (Co-author Audra Bellmore).

“How to read a Job Ad: Seeing the Obvious, and Reading between the Lines,” co-author Chris Desai. Chapter 3 in How to Stay Afloat in the Academic Library Job Pool, edited by Teresa Neely. Chicago: ALA Publications, 2011.

“Collaborating with other Library Departments” co-author Rebecca Lubas. Chapter 7 in Practical Strategies for Cataloging Departments, edited by Rebecca Lubas. Santa Barbara and Denver: Libraries Unlimited, 2011.

“The Quantification of Cataloging: Documenting Productivity in a Flexible Scheduling Environment.” Technical Services Quarterly vol. 17, no. 3 (2000): 13_31. Co- authors: Claire-Lise Benaud and Mary Ellen Hanson.

“Using Serial Vendors in Academic Libraries Revisited: An ARL Survey,” Advances in Serials Management, vol. 7, 2000. Co-author Fran Wilkinson. P. 1-29.

“Cataloging Production Standards in Academic Libraries,” Technical Services Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, 1999. p. 43-67. Co-authors: Claire-Lise Benaud and Mary Ellen Hanson.

“Paraprofessional Catalogers in ARL Libraries,” College and Research Libraries, vol. 60 no. 6, Nov. 1999. p 532-540. Co-author Virginia Seiser.

“Merging the Acquisitions and Serials Departments at the University of New Mexico,” Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, vol. 22, no. 3, 1998. p. 259-270. Co-authors: Linda K. Lewis and Frances C. Wilkinson.

"Planning for the Implementation of a Web_based OPAC." Library Hi Tech, vol. 15, no. 3_4, 1997. Consecutive Issues #59_60. p. 159_171. Co_authors: Trina Carter and Nancy Dennis.

“French Selection in American Academic Libraries.” The Acquisitions Librarian, no. 17/18, 1997. p. 159-175. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"In Search of the Perfect Cover: Using the RFP Process to Select a Binder," Serials Review, vol. 23, no. 3 (Fall 1997) p. 37_47. Co-author: Fran Wilkinson.

“Outsourcing in American Libraries: An Overview,” Against the Grain, vol.9, no. 5, November 1997, p.1;16. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"PromptCat: An Early Assessment." Advances in Collection Development and Resource Management, vol. 2, 1996, p.223-228. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

“Tenets of Reference Selection for Academic Libraries.” Collection Management, vol. 20, no. 3/4 1996, p. 39-50. Co-author: Christina E. Carter.

“Outsourcing Cataloging: Perspectives from SCOUG, Report from the Southern California Online Users’ Group Conference.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, 1996, p. 109-115. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

“Outsourcing, SCOUG’s Annual Conference.” Against the Grain, vol. 8, no. 4, September, 1996, p. 66-68. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"Faculty Liaison Models: One Alternative." Issues in Collection Management: Librarians, Booksellers, Publisher, editors Thomas W. Leonhardt and Murray S. Martin. Greenwich, Conn. and London: JAI Press. 1995. p. 115-124.

"Electronic Resources in the Humanities." Reference Services Review, vol. 23, no. 2, 1995, p.41-51. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"Publishers & Faculty Meet: How to Get Published." Against the Grain, vol. 7, no. 3, June, 1995, p. 61-62.

"OCLC's FirstSearch Catalog," invited chapter. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, vol. 55, 1995, p 238-254. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"LC MARVEL and FedWorld: A Tour." Government Information Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, 1994. p. 331-338. Co-author: Kathleen Keating.

"European Communities Welcome American Librarians." Against the Grain, vol. 6, no. 2, April 1994. p. 29-30.

"Staff Exchange in Reference Services." Reference Services Review, vol. 21. no 4. winter 1993. p. 7-12. Co-author: Andrea Testi.

"NASIG, The Eight Annual Conference." Against the Grain, vol. 5, no. 4, Sept. 1993. p. 19-23. Co-author: Frances Wilkinson.

"OCLC's FirstSearch: A Reference Tool Still Evolving." Reference Services Review, vol. 21, no. 2, summer, 1993. p. 7-16. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"OCLC's Public Service Systems: EPIC and FirstSearch." Information Services & Use, vol. 12, 1992. p. 167-176. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"Evaluating the Humanities Collections in an Academic Library Using the RLG Conspectus." The Acquisitions Librarian, no. 7, 1992. p. 125-136. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"Management Preparation and Training of Department Heads in ARL Libraries." College and Research Libraries, vol. 53, no. 4, July 1992. p. 319-330. Co-authors: Stefanie Wittenbach and Kris Wycisk.

"The Conspectus: A Useful Tool." Against the Grain, vol. 3, no. 5, Nov. 1991. p. 18. Co- author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"OMS Institute Offers Theory and Practical Applications on Collection Development." Against the Grain, vol. 3, no. 1, Feb. 1991. p. 13-14.

Unrefereed Publications

"Political Science Dictionaries and Encyclopedias." LPSS News, vol. 7, no. 1, Nov. 1991.

"EPIC in Reference, Can it Compete with Dialog?" OCLC Micro, vol. 8, no. 1, Feb. 1992. p. 12-15. Co-author: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"Volunteerism and the Nonprofit Sector." C&RL News, vol. 53, no. 4, Oct. 1992. p. 577.

"Voluntary Action and the Nonprofit Sector." LPSS News, vol. 8., no. 1, Nov. 1992. p. 1-2.

"NASIG 1993: Report from the Annual Meeting." NMLA Newsletter, vol. 21. no. 4. December 1993. p. 23-25. Co-author: Frances Wilkinson.

"Information Literacy for Environmental Issues." LPSS News, vol. 7, no. 1, Nov. 1991.

"OMS Institute Gives Librarians Theoretical Background and Practical Experience." NMLA Newsletter, vol. 18, no. 4, Dec. 1990. p. 6-7.

"Acquisition Budgets: Report on the Oklahoma Conference." NMLA Newsletter, vol. 18, no. 2, June 1990. p. 8-10. Co-author: Andrea Testi.

"Librarians Address Serials Crisis." NMLA Newsletter, vol. 18, no. 1, March 1990. p. 5-7. Co- author: Harry LLull.

“Telephone Directories, Good Sources for Local Information.” The UNABASHED LIBRARIAN, no. 76, 1990, p. 4.

"Portable Phone Enhances Reference Service." The UNABASHED LIBRARIAN, no. 77, 1990. p. 18.

"University of New Mexico Library Orientations." NMLA Newsletter, vol. 17, no. 4, Dec. 1989. p. 7. Co-author: Kathleen Keating.

PRESENTATIONS and WEBINARS

“Web Junction” webinar, sponsored by OCLC in cooperation with Libraries Unlimited on “Cataloging in the 21st Century.” Copresenters Rebecca Lubas and Amy Jackson. June 2, 2011, 1:30-3 PM EST. http://www.webjunction.org/events/webinars/webinar-archives/- /articles/content/118321389

“Impact of Participating in a National Cooperative Cataloging Program on Cataloging Production: Case Study from the University of New Mexico General Library,” invited paper presented at the PCC meeting held at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, July 9, 2000.

“The Real World of Integrating Electronic Resources Into a Web OPAC,” paper presented at the 13th Annual NASIG Conference, Boulder, June 19, 1998. Co-presenters: Christina Carter and Nancy Dennis. (My presentation dealt with cataloging and maintenance of electronic resources). Available on the WEB at: http://library.unm.edu/screens/nasig98/sld001.htm.

“Outsourcing in American Libraries,” paper presented at the LAMA/LOMS program, American Library Association, Annual Conference, San Francisco, June 1997. Co-presenter: Claire-Lise Benaud.

"NACO: A National Impact," Invited paper presented at the Amigos Fall Conference, Dallas, Nov. 9, 1995.

"Faculty Liaison Models." Paper presented at the Charleston Conference on Acquisitions and Collection Development, held November 6-9, 1991, in Charleston SC.

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Proposal Accepted by Collection Building for an article titled: “How to choose a library vendor for audio-visual materials” to be co-authored with Amy Jackson, music librarian at UNM.

BOOK REVIEWS

“Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century- and After,” by R. J. Crampton. London: Routledge, 1998. The Slavonic Review, vol. 77, no. 2 April 1999, p. 386-389.

“The Internet and Library and Information Services,” by Lewis-Guodo Liu. Westport and London: Greenwood Press, 1996, 300 p. Requested by the Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 22, no. 7, July 1997, p. 329.

"Electronic Journal Literature: Implications for Scholars," by Jan Olsen. Westport: Mecklermedia, 1994, 78 p. Reviewed in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 21. no. 1, January 1995, p. 130.

"Networking in the Humanities," edited by Stephanie Kenna and Seamus Ross. London: Bowker Saur, 1995. 366. p. Reviewed in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 22, no. 3, May 1996, p. 227.

"Selection of Library Materials for Area Studies Part II. Australia, Canada, and New Zealand," Cecily Johns, ed. Chicago and London: American Library Association, 1994. 111 p. Reviewed in Collection Management, vol. 20 no. 1 / 2 1995, p. 174-176.

"The Bibliography of Human Behavior," Hiram Caton, Editor-in-Chief, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1993. 575 p. Reviewed in Collection Management, vol. 20, no. 3/4 1996, p. 182-183.

"The New Germany: a Human Geography," by Alun Jones. Chichester and New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1994. 228 p. Reviewed in Journal of Government Information, vol. 23, no. 2, 1996, p. 205-206.

"Abstracting, Information Retrieval and the Humanities: Providing Access to Historical Literature," by Helen R. Tibbo. Chicago: American Library Association, 1993. 276 p. Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 19, no. 3, July 1994. p. 173.

"Privatization in Four European Countries: Comparative Studies in Government-Third Sector Relationships," by Ralph M. Kramer et al. Armonk, NY, and London: M.E. Sharp, 1993. 220 p. Journal of Government Information, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1994, p. 379-380.

"Psychology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources," by Pam M. Baxter. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1993. 219 p. Reviewed in Collection Management, vol. 19, no. ½ 1994, p. 152-154.

"Transylvania and Beyond: A Travel Memoir," by Dervla Murphy. Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, 1993. xiv + 239 p. Slavonica, 1994, p. 217-219.

"The Rush to German Unity," by Konrad H. Jarausch. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, 280 p. Journal of Government Information, vol. 21, no. 6, 1994, p. 655-657.

"Political Risk Services and Political Risk Yearbook," edited William D. Coplin and Michael K. O'Leary. Syracuse NY: Political Risk Services, 1994. 7 vols. Requested by Journal of Government Information.

"Dictionary of Dictionaries," by Thomas Kabdebo, London: Bowker-Saur, 1992. 253 p. Requested by Collection Management, vol. 18, no 3/4, 1994, p 188-191."

"Search Strategies in Mass Communication," edited by Jean Ward and Kathleen A. Hansen. New York & London: Longman, 1993. 296 p. Journal of Government Information, vol. 21, no. 2, 1994, p 182-183.

"The Nationalities Problem in Transylvania, 1867-1940: A Social History of the Romanian Minority Under Hungarian Rule, 1867-1918 and of the Hungarian Minority Under Romanian Rule, 1918-1940," by Sándor Bíró, translated by Mario D. Fenyo. Boulder, Colorado: Social Science Monographs, 1992. 744 p. Slavonica, 1994, p. 131-134.

"Current Leaders of Nations," edited by David C. Kurkowski. Lansdale, PA: Current Leaders Publishing Company, Inc., 1990, 600 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 20, no. 5, Sept./Oct. 1993. p. 565-566.

"The Linchpin: French-German Relations, 1950-1990," by Julius W. Friend. New York: Praeger, 1991. 135 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 20. no. 4, July/Aug. 1993. p. 470-471.

"Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries: A Literature Guide and Annotated Bibliography," by Thomas E. Nisonger. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1992. 271. p. Reviewed in The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 19, no. 3, July 1993. p. 173-174.

"Time and Tide Wait for No Man: the Changing European Geopolitical Landscape," by Karel De Gucht and Stephan Keukeleire. New York: Praeger, 1991. 242 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 20. no. 3, May/June 1993. p. 364-365.

"The Federal Budget: A Guide to Process and Principal Publications," by Edward Herman. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Pierian Press, 1991, 220 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 20, no. 2, March/Apr. 1993. p. 214-216.

"Iron Curtain Rising," by Peter Laufer. San Francisco: Mercury House, 1991, 213 p. Reviewed in Government Information Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, 1992. p. 367-368.

"Congressional Anecdotes," by Paul F. Boller, Jr. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, 357 p. Reviewed in Government Information Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 2, 1992. p. 210-211.

"Microform Market Place 1990-1991: An International Directory of Micropublishing," edited by Barbara Hopkins. Munchen, London, New York, Paris: K.G. Saur, 1991, 234 p. Reviewed in Collection Management, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992. p. 128-130.

"New Political Parties of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union," edited by Bogdan Szajkowski. Westgate House, United Kingdom: Longman Group, 1991. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 19, no. 6, Nov./Dec. 1992. p. 694-695.

"The European Security Order Recast: Scenarios for the Post-Cold War Era," by Barry Buzan et al. London and New York: Printer Publishers, 1990. 282 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 19, no. 4, July/Aug. 1992. p. 427-428.

"CD-ROM Collection Builder's Toolkit: 1992 Edition," by Paul T. Nicholls. Weston, CT: Eight Bit Books, 1991. Reviewed in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 18, no. 2, May 1992. p. 108.

"Spring in Winter: The 1989 Revolutions," edited by Gwyn Prins. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 1990. 252 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 19, no. 2, March/Apr. 1992. p. 215-216.

"Communist Politics Under the Knife," by Ronald J. Hill. London and New York: Printer Publishers, 1990. 244 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 19, no. 1, Jan./Feb. 1992. p. 93-94.

"Alternative Publications: a Guide to Directories, Indexes, Bibliographies and Other Sources," edited by Cathy Seitz Whitaker. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 1990, 90 p. Reviewed in Collection Management, vol. 14. nos. 3/4, 1991. p. 221- 223.

"Federal Lobbying," edited by Jerald A. Jacobs. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, 1989, 329 p. Reviewed in Government Information Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, 1991. p. 116.

"Europe, USA, Japan," edited by Edgar Pisani et al. (Contemporary European Affairs ser. no. 3). Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1990. 274 p. Reviewed in Government Publications Review, vol. 18, no. 6, Nov./Dec. 1991. p. 724-726.

"Selection of Library Materials for Area Studies, Part I: Asia, Iberia, the Caribbean and Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, and the South Pacific," edited by Cecily Johns. Chicago and London: American Library Association, 1985. Reviewed in Journal for Academic Librarianship, vol. 17, no. 3, July 1991. p. 165.

"Congressional Practice and Procedures: A Reference, Research, and Legislative Guide," by Charles Tiefer. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989, 1046 pages. Reviewed in Government Information Quarterly, vol. 7, no 3, 1990. p. 370.

"Military Periodicals: United States and Selected International Journals and Newspapers," edited by Michael E. Unsworth. New York, Westport, Connecticut, London: Greenwood Press, 1990, 404 p. Requested by Government Publications Review.

"Congressional Careers: Contours of Life in the U.S. House of Representatives," by John R. Hibbing. Chapel Hill and London: University of North Carolina Press, 1991, 213 p. Requested by Government Publications Review.

“Historical Dictionary of Romania,” by K. W. Treptow, and Popa, M. London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 1996. lxv+311pp. ISBN 0 8108 3179 1. Requested and accepted by Slavonica.

“Elements of Bibliography: A guide to Information Sources and Practical Applications,” 3d ed., by Robert B. Harmon. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1998. 295 p. Requested by The Journal of Academic Librarianship.