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Who's Who ('D9') - 1998
'As the name implies, this is the ninth edition of this invaluable work.
Its structure is unchanged from its predecessor, but it is enlareged
because the number of researchers listed has increased by 24 per cent,
surely a mammoth task for the editor who should be congratulated on the
results of her labours....A book every reference library should have and
every researcher should have access to' (Eugene Burden in the Journal of
the International Map Collectors' Society, Summer 1999) 66.
'D9 is indispensable to the professional academic, serious researcher, or
diligent amateur working in this field... The heart of D9 is 128 pages of
entries submitted by persons working in the field about themselves,
listing name, institution, address, telephone, e-mail address, main
interests, key publications since 1995, etc. Its 630 entries are up 24%
over the 1995 (508) edition, which was itself up 39% over 1992 (365)...D8
was the first edition that could rightly be called a decent overall
directory to the field, and D9 expands on D8 considerably' (Bert Johnson
in The Portolan - Journal of the Washington Map Society, Fall
1999) 56.
'Part one ['What's What...'] is a little gem and it's wonderful
to have so much useful information brought together so handily.
Part two, the "Who's Who" proper, follows the now-familiar
pattern: names, addresses (including, for the first time, a number
of e-mail addresses) and phone numbers of people doing work in
the field; their areas of current research; and their publications
since the last edition ... All libraries and serious collectors
should have a copy'. (Bob Karrow in Mapline 80-81 (1996-97)
29.
'The object [of the 'What's What...' section] is to provide "a
single, easy-to-use point of entry to a rapidly changing subject"
for both newcomers and librarians, and act as a handy reference
work for workers already in the field ...[it] succeeds admirably
and there can be few subjects that have such a useful vade
mecum ... Mary Alice Lowenthal...has succeeded admirably in
making an intelligent directory out of a great variety of contributions
in a multitude of languages ... Who's Who in the History of
Cartography is an excellent publication ... no one working
in the field can afford to be without it'. Paul Ferguson in Imago
Mundi: the International Journal for the History of Cartography
48 (1996) 225.
'The international coverage is, in fact, very impressive and helps
to make the volume indispensable ... Mary Alice Lowenthal proves
herself to be a meticulous editor' (K.C. Harrison in Reference
Reviews 10/3 (1996) 38-9.
'It is worth pointing out that these [publication] lists, compiled
as they are by their own authors, often contain works not noticed
in the standard bibliographical sources ... For the first time
the number of major researchers omitted is small enough that D8
can claim to be a fair overall directory of scholars ...The new
guide to resources ... contains a wealth of data...for a first
effort it does very well and represents a valuable and needed
inititative ... D8 thus clearly fills a considerable gap
...With this eighth edition the Who's Who ... has definitely
come of age, establishing itself as the Sheehy's for historians
of cartography ... an indispensable directory and guide ... a
true vade mecum for the subject'. Douglas W. Sims in The
Map Collector 74 (1996) 51.