College and Research Libraries 60 I College & Research Libraries • January, 1967 state universities which Rockefeller and Gates thought was profound-another ex- ample of telling too much yet not enough. Academic librarians will be further disap- pointed at the lack of attention to the de- velopment of the university libraries. Data certainly was available in the McMullen ( 1949) and Archer ( 1954) dissertations for a few paragraphs on this topic. Storr does mention the fact that Melvil Dewey was offered the librarianship but turned it down. In a Hash of interpretation he adds, "Harper never did find a first-class university librarian-and this perhaps was his greatest and most puzzling failure as an academic organizer." Harper's failure may not be unrelated to the fact that money for books and equipment was often at a premi- um. A central university library, named for Harper, had to wait until after his death. No doubt Chicago alumni will want this book, a~ will most university libraries. Col- lege librarians and those with only a mild interest in the history of higher education can pass it up without much trauma.-Ed- ward G. Holley, University of Houston. Library Co-operation. By G. Jefferson. New York: London House & Maxwell, 1966. 160p. $4.95. (66-15264). Library cooperation, forever extending and developing, is the kind of topic on which a new book is always welcome. Mr. Jefferson himself remarks that since the War there has been probably more talk about library cooperation than about any- thing else in librarianship. In a larger sense, of course, cooperation among libraries is all part of the current world mood; politi- cally, economically, and socially, it seems a matter of enlightened fact that "United we stand, divided we fall." Quite apart from any of this, Mr. Jeffer- son's admirable survey is welcome in its own right. Following a general history of library cooperation (in three parts: from the beginnings to 1931, from 1931 to 1945, and postwar developments), he describes the present British national network for in- terlending, with its two-tiered pattern of national central library /regional library bu- reaus· interlending, and direct lending through the national central library of uni- versity and special libraries. His next group of chapters deals with cooperative acquisi- tion, cooperative storage, and exchange and redistribution. He then turns his attention to scientific and technical literature, treat- ing first the national schemes for its co- operative provision, and then the local schemes. Mr. Jefferson is aware that in co- operative ventures the needs and problems of the various types of library differ widely; hence he goes on to devote a chapter to special libraries, another to academic li- braries, and finally one to public libraries. His remaining three chapters cover the tools of cooperation (such as bibliographies and union catalogs) ; international coopera- tion; and, in conclusion, plans and prospects for the future of library cooperation. He supplies a bibliography, the sections of which parallel his arrangement of chapters, and an index. It is a pity that the American publishers of this book do not make clear in its title that Mr. Jefferson is really concerned only with British library cooperation. True enough, the Farmington Plan and the Scan- dia Plan and the activities of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft are described in the chapter on cooperative acquisition, and US schemes for cooperative storage are fully treated in the subsequent chapter; but this is only because acquisition and storage are such important aspects of cooperation, and Mr. Jefferson would not have been able to find much to say regarding either of these if he had confined himself to Britain's less significant efforts. Nevertheless, this book is a most cre.dit- able achievement. The material is succinct- ly marshalled and agreeably presented. The author is not concerned with exhortation or high-Hying: just good sense, sound judg- ment, and above all, a conviction that "the interlibrary loan, like patriotism" is not enough, but that library cooperation must be regarded as having an everwidening con- notation.-]ames Thompson, University of Glasgow. Manual of Procedures for Private Law Libraries. By Elizabeth Finley. (2d ed. AALL Pub. Ser. no. 8.) South Hacken- sack, N.J.: Fred B. Rothman, 1966. xl, 176p. $8.50. (66-15518). This book is an introductory work for be- ginners and those with a little experience working in private law libraries. The em- phasis is on procedures for law firm li- braries, however the advice given seems equally applicable to law libraries of cor- porations and small governmental law li- braries. This manual is a very creditable and use- ful attempt at the impossible. The impossi- bility of complete success arises from the fact that the knowledge and experience of the audience to which the book is directed is so broad. "The usual procedure is to put a secretary or a law clerk in charge of the library or possibly to hire a recent library school graduate" (page ix) . Consider the chapter on cataloging; for the library school graduate it is too simple; he could use much more help; for the secretary it may be too difficult. In most cases, the tendency has been to write for the real beginner and assume no library training; this seems a very wise choice since there are more spe- cialist manuals for those who desire more detailed knowledge. All the most important topics have chap- Book Reviews I 61 ters to themselves, and some on specifically legal subjects are very useful; e.g., legis- lative histories (Chapter 9), and memoran- da of law; records and briefs (Chapter 12). But both these chapters show the strain of trying to write for an audience with quite disparate degrees of knowledge. Thus, al- though the description in chapter 9 of the legislative process is relatively simple, the standard legal research manuals would have to be consulted for more complete explana- tions. The example of a legislative history, however, is one of the most complete I have seen. This chapter contains a very useful appendix giving information as to calendar, mailing policy, etc., of all Con- gressional standing committees. The appendices include bibliographies, list of publishers and dealers (highly selec- .tive), and library equipment suppliers (even more selective) . This book should be put in the hands of all persons beginning careers in small law libraries.-B. Halevy, State University of New York, Buffalo. • •