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BOOKSHELF

PRIZE-WINNING PRIVACY: The recently published two-volume "Encyclopedia of Privacy," edited by William G.Staples, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, was selected by Choice magazine in its January 2008 review of Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007. Only about 10 percent of the 7,000 or more academic works reviewed in Choice each year are selected for what was once known as Choice’s annual Outstanding Academic Books list. In 2000 the list was renamed to include electronic products and Internet sites. A first of its kind, the “Encyclopedia of privacy” is a comprehensive catalog of various aspects of privacy in the United States covering historical and current practices and legal, political, social and economic issues. Entries by more than 100 leading scholars and experts focus on topics ranging from abortion to wiretapping, and from automatic tellers to workplace privacy.

KU HISTORY

The recent cold has kept many indoors lately, but it couldn't stop a crowd from forming on Feb. 2, 1916. That day the KU and Lawrence communities braved 10-degree temperatures to watch President Woodrow Wilson's train roll into town. Many were disappointed by the president's brief appearance and lack of a substantive speech. The University Daily Kansan ran the headline "Wilson Only Smiled: No Attempt Made to Tell of Preparedness Plan," for World War I. For more, see www.kuhistory.com.