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I literally could not believe the Conference Call article, 'Should We Ever Work for Free?' (Apr., p. 81-84). Surely I am not the only working librarian who is performing her [...]

The diagnosis of breast cancer, in combination with the anticipation of surgery, evokes fear, uncertainty, and anxiety in most women.

I was reading your article 'Muggle Magic' in the September 2003 edition of Searcher ['Searcher's Voice' column, vol. 11, no. 8] while I was working at the Reference Desk when […]

Little is known about the relationships between sleepwake circadian activity rhythms and fatigue in family caregivers (FCs) of oncology patients.

Little is known about the relationships between sleep parameters and fatigue in patients at the initiation of radiation therapy (RT).

To examine how self-reported ratings of sleep disturbance changed from the time of the simulation visit to four months after the completion of radiation therapy (RT) and to investigate whether specific patient, disease, and symptom characteristics predicted the initial levels of sleep disturbance and/or characteristics of the trajectories of sleep disturbance.

Fatigue is a significant problem associated with radiation therapy (RT).

The purposes of this study were to identify the number and types of symptom clusters using yes/no responses from the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, identify the number and types of symptom clusters using severity scores from the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, compare the identified symptom clusters derived using severity scores to those derived using occurrence ratings, and evaluate for differences in symptom cluster severity scores between patients with breast and prostate cancer at the end of radiation therapy. Separate exploratory factor analyses were performed to determine the number of symptom clusters based on symptom occurrence rates and symptom severity ratings. Although specific symptoms within each symptom cluster were not identical, 3 very similar symptom clusters (ie, "mood-cognitive" symptom cluster, "sickness-behavior" symptom cluster, "treatment-related" symptom cluster) were identified regardless of whether occurrence rates or severity ratings were used to create the symptom clusters at the end of radiation therapy. However, the factor solution derived using the severity ratings fit the data better. Significant differences in severity scores for all 3 symptom clusters were found between patients with breast and prostate cancer. For all 3 symptom clusters, the patients with breast cancer had higher symptom cluster severity scores than the patients with prostate cancer.

The article offers information on establishing urban landscapes with the use of native plant species. It provides tips on creating urban landscapes from the ground to up and how to indentify tough plants. It features plants which promote biodiversity including horsetail milkweed, native aster, and hyssop-leaved thoroughwort.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "All I Want for Christmas Is a Dog," which focused on Web sites; "Muddled Muggles," which discussed the importance of skills to new learners.