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Editorial Francine Graf The Last Laugh In last month’s editorial Irv Rockwood, Choice editor and publisher since 1995, announced his retirement. Many of you know Irv from his editorials, but those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting Irv in person do not know about his signature quality--his big, hearty laugh, an infectious laugh that fills a room.
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CRO3—Coming Soon
We are making final preparations to launch the new version of Choice Reviews Online—CRO3. The full database is not available at this time, but you may browse the current issue of CRO3 and view the brief bibliographic records and extracts. Please do not register at this time. For full access to CRO content, please continue to use CRO2 (www.cro2.org). Once CRO3 is available and customer data has been migrated to the CRO3 platform, we will notify account managers, all profile/password users, and vendors. Messages will also be posted on the CRO2 site when CRO3 is fully accessible.We thank you for your patience, and we look forward to sharing CRO3 with you!
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The Evolution of Computers: Key Resources The history of computer development is a chronicle of the work of brilliant scientists and of dramatic leaps in innovation that have had a profound impact on the way we work and live. Originally the exclusive domain of businesses, government, and the military, computer technology now reaches into all spheres of our daily activities.
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Forthcoming Performing Arts & Mass Media Titles As with others in Choice's popular forthcoming series, this list of selected performing arts and mass media titles is designed to provide information about new and soon-to-be-released publications that support academic curricula, particularly at the undergraduate level. The 300 titles included here are scheduled for publication from July 2013 into 2014.
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Faculty Picks: 5 Great Books on Agricultural Biotechnology
Each month Choice faculty reviewers pick their favorites … books every undergraduate should read!
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CHOICE E-Collection Continues to Grow The Choice E-Collection (CEC) is the first collection of e-books made up exclusively of titles reviewed by Choice. Currently consisting of several hundred titles spanning the entire liberal arts and sciences curriculum, the CEC recently added Choice-reviewed titles from the University Press of Mississippi and Wesleyan University Press to its list of participating publishers, which includes M.E. Sharpe, McFarland, and Vanderbilt University Press, among others. The CEC can be accessed at www.choicenewbooks.com.
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Publisher's Choice Online (PCO) Exceeds 3,000 Titles The Publisher’s Choice Online (PCO) e-book program provides the opportunity for Choice Reviews Online users to browse the full text of titles that have been reviewed by Choice. More than 150 publishers are now offering the full-text version of selected titles--more than 3,000 titles in all.
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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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CLICK HERE FOR ADVERTISERS INDEX
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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.
Andreas, Peter. Smuggler nation: how illicit trade made America. Oxford, 2013. 454p index afp ISBN 0-19-974688-5, $29.95; ISBN 9780199746880, $29.95. 50-6294 HJ6690 2012-22990 CIP
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Privacy and the Digital Age Andrews, Lori. I know who you are and I saw what you did: social networks and the death of privacy. Free Press, 2012 (c2011). 253p index; ISBN 9781451651065 e-book , $12.99; ISBN 9781451650518, $26.00. Outstanding Title! Reviewed in 2012sep CHOICE. 50-0545 HM851 2011-34191 CIP
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Visit Choice at the ALA Conference, booth #432, in Chicago, June 28-July 2. Ask for a demo of Choice Reviews Online 3 (CRO3) and enter a raffle for an iPad Mini.
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August 2013
Teaching and Learning with Online Educational Videos
E-Products for Academic Libraries
Recent & Forthcoming Internet Publications
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