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the text in English and/ or French. The clos-
ing date for the manuscript is given as No-
vember 1973. 

In the body of the text international cen-
ters are listed first, followed by national 
centers arranged alphabetically by the Eng-
lish names of countries. Information under 
each entry includes: General data (official 
name(s) in original language, English and 
French translation, acronyms used, address, 
short history, staff, subject coverage, library 
holdings); services offered (abstracting, 
bibliographic and literature searches, trans-
lations, publications, reproduction services, 
consultant services); and other data as to 
payments and language used. Information 
on libraries tells if the library is open to the 
public and gives statistics on books, peri-
odicals, microforms, and ·specialized ma-
terials. 

The guide is described as "selective" and 
not ''comprehensive," but the selection pol-
icy is not clearly defined. Included are 
technical centers, technical libraries at-
tached to technical institutions or to univer-
sities, national scientific libraries, and docu-
mentation centers. Some national libraries 
(Brazil, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria) are 
listed, although many other national li-
braries provide bibliographic and documen-
tation services as well. 

The extent of coverage under the various 
entries is uneven, depending on the amount 
of information provided through the ques-
tionnaire. It is stated that only those centers 
returning the questionnaire were included, 
and only those in "major subject fields"; 
however a look at the index reveals a num-
ber of specialized topics. 

A comparison with the 1969 edition 
shows some puzzling changes, . both in ex-
pansion and decrease, most obvious for In-
dia (an increase from 6 to 40), .Czecho-
slovakia (from 13 to 20), Sweden · (from 
7 to 15), 'France (from 19 to 22), Israel 
(from ·7 to 12). · The United Kingdom 
dropped from 15 to 4, and the United 
States from 13 to 4 (one of which is new). 
The reader has no explanation for these 
changes and omissions. 

The inclusion of many new countries 
from the Third World and Latin America 
is welcome, but one also notes the deletion 
of others, such as the Congo, Jamaica, 

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South Africa, and the Republic of China 
(Taiwan), without adding the People's Re-
public of China. 

Since the paperback does not open flat, 
the binding will not withstand frequent use 
as a reference tool, and the narrow inner 
margins will make rebinding difficult. The 
inflationary trend in publishing is evidenced 
not only in the price increase (the 1969 
hardcover edition sold for $6.00) but 
throughout the guide when comparing in-
creases in prices for journals listed and ser-
vices provided. 

For future editions the compilers are 
urged to list the names of all institutions 
that qualify for inclusion and not just those 
that return the questionnaire. This would 
provide a much more meaningful reference 
tool for global coverage. 

The guide is highly recommended to aca-
demic and research libraries as the informa-
tion contained is valuable and otherwise 
difficult to obtain.-]osephine Riss Fang, 
Professor of Library Science, Simmons Col-
lege, Boston, Massachusetts. 

Dowell, Arlene Taylor. Cataloging with 
Copy: a Decision-Maker's Handbook. 
Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 
Inc., 1976. 295p. $15.00. LC 76-1844. 
ISBN 0-87287-153-3. 

Catalogers are generally thought to be 
well-organized persons, who reason care-
fully, weigh decisions precisely, and seek 
the most efficient and suitable answers to 
problems. The effective use of Arlene Tay-
lor Dowell's Cataloging with Copy will cer-
tainly enhance that image. The book is 
written with the obvious conviction that 
cataloging can be more effectively and 
more efficiently done if the problems are 
anticipated and procedures are clearly de-
fined beforehand. 

Using a carefully col)structed outline, nu-
merous charts and illustrations, and neat 
summaries at the end of each chapter, the 
author has brought together a useful frame-
work for making the many decisions con-
fronting a cataloger who is seeking to inte-
grate outside cataloging into a local existing 
system. · She is to be commended for identi-
fying almost every conceivable problem 
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with divergent alternatives in the use of 
catalog copy. · 

The book should be quite useful to li-
brary school students and new catalogers. 
For those catalogers with considerable ex-
perience, there is perhaps too much detail 
and tedious repetition, although many will 
welcome the handy reminder of the alterna-
tives they face daily. Detailed discussion 
is provided regarding integrating the de-
scription, main entry, added entries, subject 
headings, and classification/ call numbers 
into an existing system. The format consists 
of many questions, followed by alternative 
answers, each of which is accompanied by 
a list of the benefits and -liabilities that will 
result from any decision made. A summary 
of the questions and alternative answers is 
provided at the end of each chapter, and 
then a comprehensive summary closes the 
entire work. 

The author has provided a great deal of 
help to the novice in understanding the 
idiosyncrasies of Library of · Congress prac-
tice. Several appendixes also provide use-
ful information, such as a comparison of 
ISBD and pre-ISBD punctuation rules, a 
sample copy cataloging manual, and de-
scriptions of commercial sources of equip-
ment for photocopying entries from book 
catalogs, duplicating services, sources of 
catalog card sets, and processing sets. 

The author effectively demonstrates that 
"it is possible to use out$ide copy exactly 
as it appears only if the library and its users 
are willing to accept the potential conse-
quences: varying forms of erib::y; lack of 
some locally needed entry points; subject 
separation of editions and other related ma-
terials; errors or discrepancies that cause 
mis-filing or that convey misinformation; 
widely variant classification for the same 
subject, editions, or translations; and insuffi-
ciently complete call numbers" (p.231). A 
careful reading of Cataloging with Copy 
should provide any cataloger with a better 
understanding of the perplexities of copy 
cataloging.-John L. Sayre, Director of 
University Libraries, Phillips University, 
Enid, Oklahoma. 

Studies in Library Management. Volume 
Three. Edited by Gileon Holroyd. Lon-
don: Clive Bingley; · Hamden, Conn.: 
Linnet Books, 1976. 192p. $10.00. 

ISBN 0-85157-213-8 Bingley; ISBN 
0-208-01526-4 Linnet; ISSN 0307-0808. 
The aim of this series of studies is to 

acquaint librarians and library students 
with the latest developments and trends in 
management theory and practice. This 
third volume in the series contains six 
studies drawn from both sides of the Atlan-
tic and one from Australia. 

The first study, by Ralph Blasingame 
and Mary Jo Lynch, looks at the work of 
the Public Library Association on defining 
new standards or guidelines for public li-
brary systems and is a rewrite of their con-
tribution to the debate on this topic. For 
those, like the present writer, who are not 
fully conversant already with the debate 
this paper should be of considerable inter-
est and value. The authors' analysis of the 
traditional public library and its setting is 
one which could be usefully applied to 
other libraries outside the public sector. 

James A. Hennessy's study on urban in-
formation management requires very care-
ful reading and a background knowledge of 
British local and national government to be 
fully understood, and this paper may be be-
yond the reach of many library students 
particularly in the U.S.A. Elizabeth Orna 
presents a clear and far-sighted view of the 
structure and inner workings of an indus-
trial training board and the importance to 
the development of an effective ser\rice for 
an organization. 

Patricia Layzell Ward's study of the ca-
reer patterns of U.K. librarians is mainly of 
interest for its survey of trends over the 
past forty years. Gileon Holroyd's survey 
of the Maryland manpower studies, whilst 
making interesting reading, is also a valu-
able starting point for selecting parts of the 
Maryland project for reading in depth. 

The study on finance and librarians deals 
with the financial background to British 
public libraries and universities. Whilst this 
background is only too familiar to practis-
ing British librarians in these sectors, the 
details are accurate and up to date and 
would make valuable reading for students 
specializing in these fields of librarianship. 
Colin F. Cayless' concluding paper on eval-
uating administrative effectiveness is as 
much a literature survey as an evaluation. 

All the studies are very readable, and 
the majority contain a commendable lack