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Protecting Society against Catastrophic Earthquake Losses The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is pleased to announce the publication of a 106-page book entitled Secur- ing Society against Catastrophic Earthquake Losses:A Research and Outreach Plan in Earthquake Engineering. A panel of leading scientists and engineers from throughout the United States, established by EERI with financial support from the National Science Foundation, spent three years preparing this plan. It presents a new comprehensive vision from the earthquake engineering community for the rapid development and deployment of leading-edge research to create safer, more resilient communities. The plan identifies new areas of basic and applied science and engineering research that must be investigated over the next two decades to protect life, property, and economic stability in the event of a moderate or major earthquake anywhere in the United States. It includes full funding for the Advanced National Seismic Network and the George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation programs. Also included are 32 endorsement messages from regional, national, and international organizations and many color figures. $15.00 plus shipping (and sales tax for California residents). Telephone + 1-510-451-0905; email [email protected]; http://www.eeri.org/cds_pubLications/ catalog/(then Publications link under Categories, then Special Issues link). Volcanic Earthquakes mic monitoring of volcanic activity, and experience in forecasting volcanic eruptions by seismic methods. 280 pages; $115. Elsevier, Amsterdam-New York-Tokyo; URL htt p://www. elsevier,corn/i nca/p ubfi catio ns/sto re/6/7 / 2/8/8/ 5/index.htt. Monitoring Shaking in Buildings The Advanced National Seismic System, authorized by Congress, envisions a major expansion of earthquake monitoring in buildings in the most earthquake-prone areas of the United States. A new fact sheet from the United States Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program presents the need for and benefits of enhanced seismic monitoring in buildings. USGS Fact Sheet 068-03 (http://geopubs.wr.usgs. gov/fact-sheet/fs068-03/) explains and illustrates how recordings from seismic sensors in buildings enable engineers to design safer buildings, improve building codes, and rapidly assess building safety following a large earthquake. Copies of the fact sheet are available by mail from Susan Garcia, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; telephone + 1-650-329-4668. ATC Reports Commentary on the Use of ATC-13 Earthquake Damage Evaluation Data for Probable Maximum Loss Studies of California Buildings, ATC- 13-1. $30. All proceeds from the sale of this report will be deposited in the ATC Henry J. Degenkolb Memorial Endowment Fund. Introduction to Volcanic Seismology (2003) by Vyacheslav M. Zobin. Volcanic earthquakes represent the main and often the only tool to forecast volcanic eruptions. This book is the first monograph about seismicity at volcanoes. It describes the main types of seismic signals at volcanoes, their nature, and spatial and temporal distributions at different stages of eruptive activity. The book begins with an introduction to the history of volcanic seismology and discusses the models developed for the study of the origin of volcanic earthquakes of both volcanotectonic and eruption natures. The next three chapters give case histories of seismic activity associated with 34 eruptions at 17 basaltic, andesitic, and dacitic volcanoes throughout the world from 1910 to 1998. Chapters 8 to 10 describe the general regularities of volcanotectonic earthquakes, their participation in eruptive process, source properties, and the hazard of strong volcano-tectonic earthquakes. The following three chapters are devoted to describing eruption earthquakes: volcanic tremor, seismic noise ofpyroclastic flows, and explosion earthquakes, with a special discussion of their relationship to eruptive processes. The final two chapters discuss mitigation of volcanic hazard, the method of seis- Proceedings of Seminar on Seismic Design, Performance and Retrofit of Nonstructural Components in Critical Facilities, ATC-29-2. $65 for spiral-bound book; $35 for CD-ROM. Applied Technology Council, 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Suite 240, Redwood City, CA 94065, USA; telephone +1-650595-1542; fax +1-650-593-2320; e-mail [email protected]; URL http://www.atcouncit.org. Mathematical Techniques Mathematical Techniquesfor Engineers and Scientists, by Larry C. Andrews and Ronald L. Phillips, bridges the gap between formal mathematical education and real-world applications. Designed as a self-study text as well as a useful reference, it takes the reader from ordinary differential equations to more sophisticated mathematics, such as Fourier analysis, vector analysis, and random processes. The emphasis is on the use of mathematical tools and techniques. ISBN 0-8194-4506-1; hardcover; 820 pages; $88. SHE Press, P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010, USA; telephone +1-360-676-3290; 100 SeismologicalResearchLetters Volume75, Number1 January/February2004 fax +1-360-647-1445; e-mail [email protected]; URL http:// www.spie.org/store/mathbook/. can be downloaded whole or chapter by chapter. Information about the book and download links may be found at http:// resoLver.caLtech.edu/Ca[techBOOK:1989.001. lEVI Theory of the Earth Online Don L. Anderson has made his book Theory of the Earth (1989), which has been out of print, available on the Web. It Seismological ResearchLetters January/February2004 Volume75, Number1 101