AIDS: A Multimedia Sourcebook (Bibliographies and Indexes in Medical Studies) [Hardcover]

John J. Miletich (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0313286698 | ISBN-13: 978-0313286698 | Edition: annotated edition

Miletich provides a survey of information published between 1983 and 1993. Part One is a chronological listing of information which illustrates how information about AIDS has evolved annually and in which form this information appears. There are, for each year, up to 12 categories, ranging from books to videocassettes, government documents to atlases, conference proceedings to review papers. Selected annotations elaborate on this information. Part Two is an annotated bibliography about occupations at increased risk of contracting AIDS. Part Three consists of appendices. In addition the book contains a list of acronyms, and separate author and subject indexes. With some 1200 items and with its international scope, AIDS provides information accessible to students and researchers from grade school onward. Information about publications devoted exclusively to AIDS, AIDS organizations in various countries, and an AIDS time-line illustrate that this book is intended for virtually any person concerned about AIDS.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

There are several bibliographies of AIDS literature, including the comprehensive AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Bibliography for 1981-86 and its annual supplements from Whitson Publishing. This new one does not claim to be comprehensive. Even though there is no clearly stated criteria for inclusion, it appears that the majority of entries are intended for the layperson. Each of the first 10 chapters covers a year from 1983 to 1992. Within each year, citations are arranged as follows: books for professionals and the general public, including teenagers and children; chapters in books; government documents (mostly Canadian) and association publications; chapters in government documents and association publications; conferences, meetings, and symposia; review papers; encyclopedia articles; parts of annuals; poetry; atlases; dictionaries; and videos (including TV programs). Some of the entries for print resources are annotated, though very unevenly. There are no annotations for the videos.

The entries selected are a good representation of what was published. One wonders, however, why entries are needed for encyclopedias and why poetry was selected but not other forms of literature. Three additional chapters cover AIDS materials that pertain to health-science professionals, law-enforcement professionals, and prostitutes. Several appendixes provide lists of databases and CD-ROMs on AIDS, periodicals about AIDS, notable AIDS deaths, and a brief chronology.

This bibliography will not be very useful for students because of its idiosyncratic arrangement by year and format and its lack of annotations. It would have been more helpful to isolate those books specifically for teenagers and children. The mixture of materials for the general public with those for professionals means this book doesn't have a clear audience. Public and school libraries will prefer books such as AIDS Crisis in America [RBB Mr 15 93] and AIDS Information Sourcebook (3d ed., Oryx, 1992). This one is only for comprehensive collections.

Review

“This is an extremely valuable bibliography covering information on AIDS from 1983 through 1993. This volume will be of value not only to scholars and professionals, but also to the general public. It is timely and up to date, and has been compiled with great care and skill.”–Journal of Community Health

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press; annotated edition edition (December 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313286698
• ISBN-13: 978-0313286698
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

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