id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-11550 Muller, Robert A Handbook of American Library Resources (Book Review) 1963-01-01 1 .pdf application/pdf 647 35 57 Some of the impressions gained in perus- ing the booklet are (1) that research librar- ies vary greatly in holdings, rate of growth, allocation of funds , etc.; (2) that the rela- tive position of different libraries with re- gard to these aspects can change substantial- ly over a period of years; (3) that coopera- tive efforts among research libraries have progressed to some extent but have a long way yet to go; and (4) that American li- brary resources are quite unevenly distribut- ed.-Robert Muller, University of Mi chigan Libraries. The term Handbook in the title of the publication may lead some prospective users to expect more substantive information on American library resources than they will find in statistical tables of expenditures, number of acquisitions, distribution of book stocks, or cost estimates for union catalogs. cache/crl-11550.pdf txt/crl-11550.txt