FYI France: some good new books, and new ways to find more
As long as it's Christmas, there are some very good new books
available -- with increasing purchase & delivery ease for
overseas francophiles & francophobes thanks to ecommerce -- on
libraries, librarians, librarianship, and things both Internet
and bookish in France.
Periodically I offer lists of these here. This month I thought I
would suggest 3 principal online "ongoing resource" sites, with
examples: so if you are interested in any of the just - mentioned
subjects, the following might be useful to "bookmark" and check
into occasionally -- for "information on French information" --
1) Electre. At the following address --
http://www.electre.fr/
a subscription form for _Livres Hebdo_, one of the leading
librarianship and publishing periodicals in France, access to
various databases and services, and listings of "Cercle de la
Librairie" publications -- grouped under "Me'tiers du livre",
"Collection bibliothe`ques", "Beaux livres", "Bibliophilie" and
"Histoire du livre" -- and currently offering, for example --
Law -- What non - French lawyer / law library / publisher -- and
now also any Web developer or ecommerce vendor, in these days of
Yahoo! "Nazi memorabilia" lawsuits and censorship (other
countries may follow the French soon), plus Napster / Bertelsmann
-- can go on without some sort of one - stop - shopping resource
for the intricacies of French intellectual property law?
In France they figure that Victor Hugo -- yes, he's been dead for
a long time -- still retains a "droit moral" copyright in _Notre
Dame de Paris_... --
* _Le droit de l'e'dition applique'_, Emmanuel Pierrat, 160
pages, 180 F, ISBN 2-7654-0783-5
"Member of the Paris bar. Specialist in intellectual property. 50
articles are assembled in this work, offering practical examples
and numerous commentaries providing simple and immediate
solutions to everyday problems. General advice, and numerous
drafting clause examples and synoptic tables help publishers
understand the difficulties which they confront in this area.
Notably: the duration of copyright, forgery, 'information' law
(defamation, invasion of privacy...), contracts (royalties...),
Internet, trademark." [tr. JK]
* _Le droit d'auteur et l'e'dition_ (new ed.), Emmanuel Pierrat,
240 F, ISBN 2-7654-0576-X
"New version of the _Publisher's Guide to Copyright_, entirely
updated and revised on numerous points: multimedia, databases,
the law regarding imaging, models ['mannequins' tr.?], labor
contracts, audiovisual adaptations... supplemented with 10 model
contracts available on PC/Mac diskettes." [tr. JK]
Publishing -- Very different situation / industry in France from
anything followed in the UK or US or, really, anywhere else --
legacy of the "loi Lang" and an ancient and very structured
tradition, all now very much under fire due to both online
information / Internet and globalization -- very much worth
looking at for anyone interested in a case study of a national
industrial sector "swimming against the stream" --
* _Les Me'tiers de l'e'dition_ (new ed.), ed. Bertrand Legendre,
230 F, ISBN 2-7654-0743-6
"This work demonstrates the variety of publishing production and
explains the complementarity of skills which plays an important
part in the book industry. It will interest all those who wish to
understand the roles of the different actors in the publishing
world." [tr. JK]
* _Dictionnaire bilingue de l'e'dition franc,ais-anglais
anglais-franc,ais_, Philippe Schuwer, 240 F, ISBN 2-7654-0500-X
"From 'l'informatique e'ditoriale' to 'la fabrication', from 'la
diffusion' to 'la distribution', from 'droit des auteurs' to
'licences', or 'librairies' to 'bibliothe`ques', this dictionary
assembles 20,000 terms regarding the world of books and new
media. It offers alternative translations specifying the
particular contexts of their use." [tr. JK] -- hard to find good
technical dictionaries for fast - changing fields...
* _Traite' pratique d'e'dition_, Philippe Schuwer, 290 F, ISBN
2-7654-0655-3
"All aspects of the publishing profession: concept, production,
marketing. This is an entire re - thinking of the accelerating
transformation of French and international publishing: increasing
market concentration, new publishing orientations, modifications
in the intellectual property legal codes, positive aspects and
necessary dangers presented by the information revolution and the
world of multimedia... Numerous practical examples and model
contracts, for offers, preliminary negotiations, etc. This
treatise covers all of the actors in the world of publishing."
[tr. JK]
* _L'Edition internationale: Coe'ditions et coproductions,
nouvelles pratiques et strate'gies_, Philippe Schuwer, 180 F,
ISBN 2-7654-0471-2
"'Co - editions' and 'co - productions', new practices and
strategies. The workings of strategy transplanted to an
international context." [tr. JK] -- of interest to any non - US /
non - UK publisher, I would think... how to compete with the
behemoths in "globalization"...
Libraries --
* _L'action culturelle en bibliothe`que_, eds. Viviane Cabannes
and Martine Poulain, 220 F ISBN : 2-7654-0709-6
"The maintenance of collections, dealing with new types of user,
playing a cultural role... this work offers an account of the
most recent developments. It also is a practical guide which
clearly explains how to mount cooperative projects and how to
stage cultural events. It will interest all librarians searching
for new approaches to their work." [tr. JK]
* _Accueillir, orienter, informer: L'organisation des services au
public dans les bibliothe`ques_, Bertrand Calenge, 250 F, ISBN :
2-7654-0625-1
"Libraries increasingly develop services destined for very
diverse publics: education, demonstrations, online catalogs,
interactive workstations, Internet access... How to welcome,
educate, inform the public in this situation? A panorama of
innovations and procedures enabling the development of new
services." [tr. JK]
* _L'Art d'informatiser une bibliothe`que_, Pierre-Yves Duchemin,
250 F, ISBN : 2-7654-0608-1
"How to design and achieve computerization 'according to the
rules of the game'. Needs analysis, methodology, development...
Epublishing, network development, Internet use..." [tr. JK]
History --
* _L'Edition franc,aise depuis 1945_, ed. Pascal Fouche', 990 F,
ISBN : 2-7654-0708-8
"An encyclopedia which can be read as easily as a family album --
A panorama of the recent history of publishing in France, by a
group of authors: academics, journalists, economists,
sociologists... In two parts: the grand sectors, publishing
tendencies, the new marketing, in one part -- the evolution of
publishing practices, techniques and graphics, relations with the
State, the evolution of law and censorship, statistics and
commercial organization, in the other part. At the end of the
work the history of the principal publishing houses of the period
is presented. Chronology, bibliography, index, 1060
illustrations, 936 pages." [tr. JK]
-- plus puffery as to same -- this in French because of the
difficulty of translating superlatives -- sometimes fun to read,
altho not if you have to do it all day long --
"Ce monumental ouvrage explique les mutations d'une profession."
Laurent Lemire - LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR
"L'instrument de re'fe'rence par excellence." Pierre Assouline -
LIRE
"On est heureux d'y retrouver tant de couvertures qui ont berce'
notre jeunesse, tant de photos que l'on ne connaissait pas, tant
de visages que l'on reconnai^t." Pierre Nora - LE MONDE
"Ce livre est non seulement un outil de travail indispensable a`
tous les bibliothe'caires et tous les e'rudits, mais aussi un
re'gal." Olivier Le Naire - L'EXPRESS
"Faites-vous offrir ou offrez-vous ce somptueux, pre'cis et tre`s
complet objet." Bernard Frank - LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR
"Par la qualite', la comple'tude et l'intelligence de ses
e'tudes, ce travail apporte une contribution de taille a` la
connaissance de l'histoire e'ditoriale contemporaine". Pascale
Haubruge - LE SOIR DE BRUXELLES
* _Histoire de l'e'dition franc,aise_ -- opus magnum on its
subject... "Chaque volume : 21,5 x 30 cm.; Relie' avec bronzes
'a` froid' sous jaquette".
III - Le Temps des e'diteurs : Du Romantisme a` la Belle Epoque
540 pages. Plus de 300 illustrations
32 pages hors-texte en couleurs
HT : 938,39 / 990 F; ISBN : 2-903181-44-6
IV - Le Livre concurrence' (1900-1950) : Les fondements de la
modernite'
612 pages. Plus de 600 illustrations
32 pages hors-texte en couleurs
HT : 938,39 / 990 F; ISBN : 2-903181-54-3
* _Histoire des bibliothe`ques franc,aises_ -- opus magnum on
_its_ subject...
"Chaque volume : 21,5 x 30 cm. Relie' toile sous jaquette
illustre'e; Chronologies - Bibliographie - Index"
I _Les Bibliothe`ques me'die'vales du vie sie`cle a` 1530_, ed.
Andre' Vernet
488 pages, 250 illustrations
HT : 777,27 / 820 F; ISBN : 2-903181-72-1
II _Les Bibliothe`ques sous l'Ancien Re'gime (1530-1789)_, ed.
Claude Jolly
580 pages, 300 illustrations
HT : 777,27 / 820 F; ISBN : 2-903181-68-3
III _Les Bibliothe`ques de la Re'volution et du xixe sie`cle
(1789-1914)_, ed. Dominique Varry
684 pages, 300 illustrations
HT : 805,69 / 850 F; ISBN : 2-7654-0472-0
IV _Les Bibliothe`ques au xxe sie`cle (1914-1990)_, ed. Martine
Poulain
816 pages, 350 illustrations
HT : 938,39 / 990 F; ISBN : 2-7654-0510-7
* _Le Livre franc,ais sous l'Ancien Re'gime_, Henri-Jean Martin
HT : 236,97 / 250 F; ISBN : 2-903181-57-8
Other interesting stuff -- Electre calls these "Beaux Livres" --
* _Les Abe'ce'daires franc,ais illustre's du XIXe sie`cle_,
Se'gole`ne Le Men
21,5 x 30 cm - 365 pages - Relie' 320 illustrations en noir et
blanc 8 pages hors-texte en couleurs.
HT : 521,34 / 550 F; ISBN : 2-903181-35-7
"How French youngsters learned to read during the last
century. Taken from the collection of 700 "ABC books"
held at the Bibliothe`que Nationale." [tr. JK]
* _L'Effet Gutenberg_, Fernand Baudin
21,5 x 30 cm - 468 pages - Relie'
HT 559,26 / 590 F ; ISBN : 2-7654-0555-7
"A defense and illustration of the written word through
the work of the great figures of typography: from
Gutenberg to Tschichold." [tr. JK]
* _Mise en page et mise en texte du livre manuscrit_, eds.
Henri-Jean Martin and Jean Vezin
21,5 x 30 cm - 472 pages - Relie' 445 illustrations en noir et en
couleurs.
HT : 928,91 / 980 F; ISBN : 2-7654-0446-1
"The best international specialists analyse the
traditions and creativity of the scribes and
copyists." [tr. JK]
2) A second ongoing resource site: the DLL's "bibliographie
se'lective".
At the following address the DLL / Direction du Livre et de la
Lecture offers and apparently efficiently maintains a so - far -
very - up - to - date bibliography, on the various subject areas
within their administrative purview -- which includes nearly
anything involving books / libraries / publishing in France --
http://www.culture.fr/culture/guides/dll/livre.htm
Le Livre et la lecture en France
Bibliographie se'lective, mars 2000
* La politique culturelle
* L'e'dition: me'tiers et marche's
* La distribution et la diffusion du livre, la librairie
* L'organisation et le de'veloppement des bibliothe`ques
publiques
* De la "TGB" a` la Bibliothe`que nationale de France
* La lecture, les pratiques culturelles
* L'apprentissage de la lecture et de l'e'criture
* Les aspects juridiques
* L'Europe et les politiques du livre, le livre franc,ais
a` l'e'tranger.
3) And a 3rd selection of ongoing resources: ecommerce -- you now
can get all of these books (or nearly all) simply by clicking in
from Mozambique...
Amazon.fr -- offering perhaps the easiest "point and click"
ecommerce access to all of this -- you can sort an amazon.fr
retrieval very conveniently "par disponibilite'", "par meilleures
ventes", "le moins cher d'abord", "le plus cher d'abord", "par
date de parution", "de A a` Z", and "de Z a` A" -- very valuable
access, particularly if you are in a hurry --
http://www.amazon.fr
"Re'sultats de Livres: 320 re'sultats au total pour
'bibliotheques'"
-- among which --
For "Digital Library" fans -- a "non - US" (think different!)
take on same --
* _Les bibliothe`ques nume'riques_, by Ge'rard Dupoirier
Notre prix : 342,67 FF / EUR 52,24
Broche' - 300 pages
Hermes Science Publications (Document nume'rique) ; ISBN
: 2866017382
And for the best one - stop - shop general intro. on French
libraries and librarianship, in a new edition --
* _Les bibliothe`ques_, by Denis Pallier
Notre prix : 39,95 FF / EUR 6,09
Poche - 127 pages / 9e e'd. mise a` jour e'dition
Presses universitaires de France (Que sais-je?) ; ISBN
: 2130507387
And Umberto Eco on libraries -- written with tongue planted
firmly in cheek -- hilarious _must_ reading for any librarian,
library - user, or lover of either and / or of Eco and / or of
his prose -- also for anyone either enamored of or despising the
new Tre's Grande Bibliothe`que / Bibliothe`que Franc,ois
Mitterrand at Tolbiac --
* _De bibliotheca_, by Umberto Eco
Notre prix : 45,59 FF / EUR 6,95
Broche' - 30 pages (20 mars 2000)
L'Echoppe ; ISBN : 290565709X
And "The Old Stuff" -- some new ways to get at it --
* _Catalogue ge'ne'ral des manuscrits des bibliothe`ques
publiques de France. De'partements_, by Ulysse Robert
Notre prix : 246,97 FF / EUR 37,65
Broche' ( 1 janvier 2001)
E. Plon ; ISBN : 2222027381
* _Catalogues re'gionaux des incunables des bibliothe`ques
publiques de France_, ed. Pierre Aquilon
Notre prix : 351,53 FF / EUR 53,59
Reliure inconnue - 419 pages (2000)
Aux amateurs de livres (Titre ge'ne'ral:" Catalogues re'gionaux
des incunables des bibliothe`ques publiques de France") ; ISBN
: 2252027487
* _Les bibliothe`ques parisiennes au XVIe sie`cle_, by R. Doucet
Notre prix : 133,03 FF / EUR 20,28
Reliure inconnue (2000)
Picard Editeur ; ISBN : 2708401831
And cataloging -- Any of you catalogers out there stuck in some
USMARC / whateverMARC bind? Any of you non - catalogers wondering
what the catalogers are talking about? --
* _Unimarc : manuel de catalogage_, by Marie - Rene'e Cazabon
Notre prix : 265,99 FF / EUR 40,55
Broche' - 444 pages / 2e e'd. mise a` jour et augmente'e e'dition
(2000)
Cercle de la Librairie (Collection Bibliothe`ques) ; ISBN
: 2765407460
And Vietnam -- If it's not yet a "burning topic" for revisionist
research at your institution, then it should be -- the US
President was there last month, and they're getting high speed
Internet access in Hanoi soon -- and, again, at least for the
"non - US" view see France... --
* _Guide de recherches sur le Vietnam : bibliographies, archives
et bibliothe`ques de France_, by Chantal Descours - Gatin
Notre prix : 123,52 FF / EUR 18,83
Broche' - 259 pages (2000)
L'Harmattan (Racines du pre'sent) ; ISBN : 285802250X
And also, for comparison - shopping at least, and to be fair,
there is La FNAC -- run an "amazon.fr" list by "La FNAC" here and
see -- this being France there "should" be no price differences,
but somehow there always are (hint: be sure to figure your prices
CIF / "costinsurancefreight" _included_ / "landed" i.e. on your
desk, after "freight" and everything else...) --
http://www.fnac.fr
"Voici les 137 livres correspondant a` votre recherche
<<bibliotheques>>"
-- so, a lot smaller retrieval than amazon.fr's "320"... no I do
not know what indexes either vendor is including on a search...
and I would think that most publishers by now would list with
both amazon.fr and La FNAC, but this may not be so, yet...
La FNAC retrieval sorting is available by "Date", "Titre",
something unexplained called "Rang", and "Rang puis Titre" (be
sure to click the little "OK" button to the right of the
"Afficher par" box if you want to use these sorting indexes).
I see that the current FNAC price for Denis Pallier's book is FF
39.90, beating amazon.fr by .05, but then La FNAC wants FF.
342.75 for the Dupoirier "digital libraries" book, making them
higher than amazon.fr, on this one, by .08... be sure to figure
in your freight, as that will make the biggest price
difference... the "loi Lang" marches on, making me happy once
again that I myself am _not_ a French bookseller...
So -- plenty to buy and read and / or put on the shelf for a
rainy / snowy day for later reading --
Bonne lecture(s), and Merry Christmas.
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