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3. A Review of the Literature of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and Resources Sharing, 1995-2000.

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Brunswick, John R.

Abstract

Surveys the literature from 1995 through 2002 related to interlibrary loan and document delivery services in libraries. Topics addressed include reference sources; national and international initiatives; theory, management, and practice; document delivery; resource sharing; and copyright and licensing. (Contains 228 references.) (Author/LRW)

Published
2002

4. Building a Popular Science Library Collection for High School to Adult Learners: Issues and Recommended Resources.

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Sapp, Gregg

Abstract

This book examines how popular science information resources contribute to the improvement of science literacy in the United States. Nearly 2,500 titles are recommended--70% published since 1990--representing all fields of modern science. This guide provides librarians, educators, and other information specialists with an understanding of science literacy, as well as the knowledge of the skills and principles necessary to evaluate works of popular science. Part 1 provides public, high school, and college librarians with a basic understanding of popular science information so that they can make better choices on behalf of their library patrons. The annotated bibliographies in part 2 are organized into nine subject areas, and represent the body of current popular literature for the entire discipline, including reference works, autobiography and biography, history of the discipline, and specific topics within the discipline. The bibliography recommends resources that could constitute a core science literacy collection. Subject areas include: general science; astronomy and space sciences; biological sciences; chemistry; mathematics; medicine and health sciences; natural history; physics; and technology and applied sciences. This work can be used for collection development, making reference recommendations, and designing programmatic learning activities and is intended for public, high school, community college, and college and university librarians, as well as for science teachers. Author, subject, and title indices and a list of book review source abbreviations are provided. (MAS)

Published
1995

5. Science at the Ethical Frontier: Best Sci-Tech Books of 1993.

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Sapp, Gregg

Abstract

Provides an annotated bibliography of the 39 best science and technology books from 1993 in the areas of animal life, astronomy, biography, chemistry, earth science, environmental sciences, evolution, mathematics, medical sciences, natural history, paleontology, philosophy of science, physics, psychology, general science, and technology. Ethical issues addressed by the publications are noted. (LRW)

Published
1994

6. A Method for Measuring Collection Expansion Rates and Shelf Space Capacities.

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Suttle, George

Abstract

Describes an effort to quantify annual collection expansion and shelf space capacities with a computer spreadsheet program. Methods used to quantify the space taken at the beginning of the project; to estimate annual rate of collection growth; and to plot stack space and usage, volume equivalents and usage, and growth capacity are covered. (Contains 11 references.) (KRN)

Published
1994

7. Science Literacy: A Discussion and an Information-Based Definition.

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Abstract

Reviews and describes the current crisis in science literacy and formulates an information-based definition of the term. Library issues and concerns are discussed, including the role of librarians in defining the information-seeking behavior of science-literate users, describing users' characteristics, and evaluating and applying appropriate information resources. (44 references) (LRW)

Published
1992

8. Science's Big Picture

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Abstract

The state of science is a moving target, and its ever-shifting horizons can best be gleaned by the contents of scientific journals. However, the bigger picture of the scientific enterprise, which also encompasses its past, its future, and its overarching philosophies, can often be better represented through the more reflective pace of popular science writing. Of the 34 books selected as the best of 2006, three--Amir Aczel's "The Artist and the Mathematician", Steven Johnson's "The Ghost Map", and Chet Raymo's "Walking Zero"--draw both sobering and inspiring lessons for today from science's long history. And what's in store for the future of science? As Elizabeth Kolbert's "Field Notes from a Catastrophe" and Tim Flannery's "The Weather Makers" compellingly detail, global warming remains one of the most pressing concerns. At the same time, new theories in the physical and natural sciences, explored respectively by Charles Seife's "Decoding the Universe" and John Whitfield's "In the Beat of a Heart", have great potential. Finally, the ancient philosophical debate between science and religion was revisited from all perspectives: that of a believer (Francis Collins's "The Language of God"), an atheist (Richard Dawkins's "The God Delusion"), and an observer (Daniel C. Dennett's "Breaking the Spell").

Published
2007

10. Hot ice, cool birds

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Science publishing -- Product information -- Evaluation, Library and information science, Evaluation, Product information
Abstract

What is 'hot' in popular science publishing can be curious and unexpected, but it is always revealing. For example, global warming has been in newspaper headlines recently; so, what has [...]

Published
2006

11. The masters of science writing

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Scientific literature -- Achievements and awards, Library and information science
Abstract

Within the community of science writers, just a handful are recognized--often via best books lists and literary awards--as the elite. Of the 36 authors whose works are cited below as [...]

Published
2005

15. Science at the ethical frontier

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Science -- Bibliography, Technology -- Bibliography, Bibliography -- Best books
Published
1994

16. Sci-Tech books: 34 titles spanning Big Science to zoology

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization (Nonfiction work) -- Wells, Spencer, Not a Chimp: The Hunt for the Genes That Make Us Human (Nonfiction work) -- Taylor, Jeremy, Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century (Nonfiction work) -- Despommier, Dickson, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Big science is the term given to those global, high-tech, multilaboratory, billion-dollar research enterprises that tackle the very frontiers of scientific knowledge. Two of the largest Big Science initiatives ever [...]

Published
2011

17. Asimov's legacy

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Science -- Bibliography, Technology -- Bibliography, Bibliography -- Best books
Published
1993

18. The importance of popular science

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Quinn, Judy

Subjects
Science -- Bibliography, Technology -- Bibliography, Bibliography -- Best books
Published
1992

19. The quest for science literacy

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Bibliography -- Best books, Technology -- Bibliography, Science -- Bibliography
Published
1991

21. The Levels of Access: Subject Approaches to Fiction.

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Abstract

Describes and evaluates several fiction classification systems from the perspective of how well they answer likely reader queries regarding subjects of novels, and their utility for browsing. The usefulness of subject headings for card catalogs and print and online indexes to enhance topical access to fiction is discussed. (Author/MBR)

Published
1986

22. Librarian-Faculty Relations during a Period of Journals Cancellations.

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Watson, Peter G.

Abstract

Reviews the trends in scholarly publishing that are forcing many academic libraries to cancel subscriptions to high priced or seldom used titles. A strategy of librarian-faculty communications in which faculty awareness and support were enlisted during a periodicals cancellation effort at Idaho State University is described. (31 references) (CLB)

Published
1989

24. Darwin: The Indelible Stamp; The Evolution of an Idea

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Darwin: The Indelible Stamp (Book) -- Watson, James D., From So Simple a Beginning: The Four Great Books of Charles Darwin (Book) -- Darwin, Charles, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Darwin: The Indelible Stamp; The Evolution of an Idea. Running Pr. 2005. c.1200p. ed. by James D. Watson. ISBN 0-7624-2136-3. $29.95. From So Simple a Beginning: The Four Great Books [...]

Published
2005

25. Beyond the facts: the year's 36 top titles offer new perspectives on the scientific endeavor

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Acquisitions (Libraries) -- Planning -- Bibliography, Technology -- Bibliography, Science -- Bibliography, Company business planning, Library and information science
Abstract

FRENCH MATHEMATICIAN Henri Poincare wrote, 'Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap [...]

Published
2004

27. Trendy science spotting the issues: 35 titles highlight current concerns. (best Scitech books 2001)

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life (Biography) -- Book reviews, The 23rd Cycle: Learning to Live with a Stormy Star (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Dinner at the New Gene Cafe: How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, and the Global Politics of Food (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, The Universe in a Nutshell (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Making Babies: The Science of Pregnancy (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (Autobiography) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

CONTRARY TO POPULAR perception, science is not conducted in ivory tower (or laboratory), untouched by the concerns of the outside world. Rather it is a product of society and culture [...]

Published
2002

28. Best of 2009 Sci-Tech Books

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Abstract

Science often reflects society's concerns, and a number of the top books of 2009 address two of the biggest headline-grabbing topics--climate change and health-care reform. This article presents a list of 35 titles that address climate change and health-care reform. Some titles cover the entirety of the global-warming threat (James Lovelock's "The Vanishing Face of Gaia") while others touch on political and public policy issues (James Hansen's "Storms of My Grandchildren"). Public health discussions run the gamut from a global tour of health systems (T.R. Reid's "The Healing of America") to spiraling costs of medical technology (Daniel Callahan's "Taming the Beloved Beast"). These books are indispensable to the public dialog--and just plain good reads.

Published
2010

29. Best Sci-Tech Books of 2008

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Abstract

In tight economic times, the concerns and issues of science, viewed as not having enough practical value, can get pushed aside. But the top science books of 2008 demonstrate how science more often than not pays for itself. What's more practical than food (Tomorrow's Table), health (Our Daily Meds), the environment (The Hot Topics), or even--sex (Bonk). And the more theoretical science (Symmetry, The Physics of the Impossible) is fuel for the imagination that sustains individuals in hard times. This article presents a list of the best sci-tech books of 2008.

Published
2009

30. Science in flux

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Scientific literature -- Bibliography, Library and information science
Abstract

Dealing with the unknown, science thrives amid doubt, ambiguity, and disagreement. It is also driven by change. At no other time in history has society been changing as rapidly and [...]

Published
1998

31. A method of measuring collection expansion rates and shelf space capacities.

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Suttle, George

Subjects
*LIBRARY space utilization, *COLLECTION development in libraries, *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations, MONTANA State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Roland R. Renne Library
Abstract

Describes a method to quantify libraries' annual collection expansion and shelf space capacities using a microcomputer-based spreadsheet program. Comprehensive stacks maintenance model designed at Montana State University's Roland R. Renne Library; Methods; Spreadsheets; Stacks space and usage; Volume equivalents and usage; Growth capacities.

Published
1994
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32. Beckwith, Jon. Making Genes, Making Waves: a Social Activist in Science

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Making Genes, Making Waves: a Social Activist in Science (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Harvard Univ. Oct. 2002. c.256p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-674-00928-2. $27.95. SCI Even though science indisputably affects society, many believe that science should not be used as a tool for [...]

Published
2002

33. Memoirs: A Twentieth-Century Journey in Science and Politics

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Library and information science
Abstract

Teller, Edward with Judith Shoolery Memoirs: A Twentieth-Century Journey in Science and Politics. Perseus. Nov. 2001. c.592p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-7382-0532-X. $35. SCI At 93, Teller is one of the [...]

Published
2001

34. This Man's Pill: Reflections on the 50th Birthday of the Pill

Author

Sapp, Gregg and Djerassi, Carl

Subjects
This Man's Pill: Reflections on the 50th Birthday of the Pill (Biography) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Djerassi, Carl. This Man's Pill: Reflections on the 50th Birthday of the Pill. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2001. c.240p. ISBN 0-19-850872-7. $25. SCI As a genre, the superstar scientist's memoir tends [...]

Published
2001

35. The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Croswell, Ken. The Universe at Midnight: Observations Illuminating the Cosmos. Free Pr. Sept. 2001. c.352p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-684-85931-9. $27. SCI Croswell (Planet Quest) ranks with the likes of Timothy [...]

Published
2001

36. The Cloning Sourcebook

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
The Cloning Sourcebook (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

The Cloning Sourcebook. Oxford Univ. Jul. 2001. c.368p. permanent paper. ed. by Arlene J. Klotzko. index. LC 00-025521. ISBN 0-19-512882-6. $45. SCI A sheep named Dolly, the first vertebrate clone [...]

Published
2001

37. The Triumph of Sociobiology

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
The Triumph of Sociobiology (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Alcock, John. The Triumph of Sociobiology. Oxford Univ. Jun. 2001. c.256p. permanent paper. illus. index. LC 00-061151. ISBN 0-19-514383-3. $25. SCI For over 25 years, zealots on both sides of [...]

Published
2001

38. Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Halpern, Sue. Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly. Pantheon. May 2001. c.224p. LC 00-051055. ISBN 0-375-40208-X. $23. NAT HIST Mexico's Neovolcanic Mountains is [...]

Published
2001

39. The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

*Flannery, Tim. The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples. Atlantic Monthly. May 2001. c.432p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-87113-789-5. $27.50. NAT HIST Most natural histories [...]

Published
2001

40. Making Science Personal

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Bibliography -- Bibliography, Science -- Bibliography, Library and information science
Abstract

36 titles for general readers SCIENCE HAS AN image problem. Too many people think of science as a methodical, impersonal endeavor whose only function is to discover laws and facts, [...]

Published
2001

41. Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Cohen, Jon. Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine. Norton. 2001. c.384p. illus. photogs. ISBN 0-393-05027-0. $27.95. SCI While popular fear and urgency has declined since [...]

Published
2001

42. Cracking the Genome: Inside the Race To Unlock Human DNA

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Cracking the Genome: Inside the Race to Unlock Human DNA (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Davies, Kevin. Cracking the Genome: Inside the Race To Unlock Human DNA. Free Pr. Jan. 2001. c.288p. index. ISBN 0-7432-0479-4. $25. SCI From its inception, the Human Genome Project has [...]

Published
2001

43. The Imitation Factor: Evolution Beyond the Gene

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
The Imitation Factor: Evolution Beyond the Gene (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

* Dugatkin, Lee Alan. The Imitation Factor: Evolution Beyond the Gene. Free Pr. Jan. 2001. c.256p. index. ISBN 0-684-86453-3. $25. SCI Dugatkin (biology, Univ. of Louisville; Cheating Monkeys and Citizen [...]

Published
2000

44. Are We Hardwired?: The Role of Genes in Human Behavior

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Are We Hardwired?: The Role of Genes in Human Behavior (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Clark, William R. & Michael Grunstein Are We Hardwired?: The Role of Genes in Human Behavior. Oxford Univ. Oct. 2000. c.384p. permanent paper. index. LC 99-054699. ISBN 0-19-513826-0. $27.50. SCI [...]

Published
2000

45. Alas, Poor Darwin: Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Alas, Poor Darwin: Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Alas, Poor Darwin: Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology. Harmony: Crown. Oct. 2000. c.352p. ed. by Hilary & Steven Rose. bibliog, index. ISBN 0-609-60513-5. $25. SCI The pendulum of scientific opinion has [...]

Published
2000

46. The Century of the Gene

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
The Century of the Gene (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Keller, Evelyn Fox. The Century of the Gene. Harvard Univ. Oct. 2000. c.192p. illus. index. ISBN 0-674-00372-1. $22.95. SCI In scientific literature as well as the popular press, 'gene talk' [...]

Published
2000

47. Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Bloom, Howard. Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century. Wiley. Aug. 2000. c.320p. permanent paper. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-471-29584-1. $27.95. SCI Standard [...]

Published
2000

48. Life Is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Life Is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Berry, Wendell. Life Is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition. Counterpoint: Perseus. 2000. c.124p. permanent paper. ISBN 1-58243-058-6. $21. SCI Science has never confronted a mystery it didn't try [...]

Published
2000

49. The Second Creation: Dolly and the Age of Biological Control

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
The Second Creation: Dolly and the Age of Biological Control (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

Wilmut, Ian & Keith Campbell with Colin Tudge. The Second Creation: Dolly and the Age of Biological Control. Farrar. Jun. 2000. c.320p, index. ISBN 0-374-14123-1. $27. SCI Dolly is a [...]

Published
2000

50. Defenders of the Truth: The Battle for Science in the Sociobiology Debate and Beyond

Author

Sapp, Gregg

Subjects
Defenders of the Truth: The Battle for Science in the Sociobiology Debate and Beyond (Novel) -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Library and information science
Abstract

* Segerstrale, Ullica. Defenders of the Truth: The Battle for Science in the Sociobiology Debate and Beyond. Oxford Univ. Apr. 2000. c.464p. permanent paper. bibliog. index. ISBN 019-850505-1. $35. SCI [...]

Published
2000

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