The exchange rate is bad, but not quite that bad - Daniel means $500 CAN.
Much better for coming from south to north, than going from north to south.
Kathy Zimon
Daniel Payne <[log in to unmask]> said:
>
> Dear all,
>
> Two quick questions:
> We have some extra money at our library to purchase reference works (yes, I
> am quite astounded as well, especially in this day and budget conscious
> age). Anyway, I do want to take advantage of this offer. Ergo, has anyone
> seen or even ordered the forthcoming:
> Encyclopedia of Sculpture (Fitzroy Dearborn, Feb. 2002)?
> It's $385 (which of course means $5,000 in Canadian funds!), so I want to
> hear what people are saying about it in re. to scope, content, etc.
>
> Also, does anyone know of an Index for Photographs (i.e. by title of
> photograph). I spent quite a while on Friday searching for an image by R.
> Mapplethorpe and would have found such a resource quite invaluable. What
> about the:
> International photography: George Eastman House index to
> photographers, collections, and exhibitions (G.K. Hall, NY/Prentice
> Hall International, 1998)?
> It is $395 (US--sigh). Is it truly International in scope? What is the
> coverage like for Canadian photographic images?
>
> I'd appreciate muchly any input on this matter. Sincerely,
> Daniel
>
>
>
> Daniel Payne, BEd, MA (Musicology), MLIS
> Humanities Reference Librarian
> James A. Gibson Library tel. 905.688.5550 x. 3234
> Brock University fax. 905.988.5490
> St. Catharines ON [log in to unmask]
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