College and Research Libraries but not solved, was the diffusion of eco- nomic knowledge. There are economic as- pects in the fields of geography, geology, agriculture, demography, and politics, to name some of the more important areas. The great abundance of raw data makes it difficult to build programs of retrieval. Fur- thermore, economics lacks the precise nomenclature of the sciences, which adds to the problem of retrieval. These proceedings do report some prog- ress . The most advanced systems of re- trieval of economic data are those dealing with statistics. These lend themselves to a more precise nomenclature. Also, they draw on the advanced systems in Great Britain and the United States as bases. The United Nations and UNESCO have been instru- mental in the standardization of information and appear to offer immediate opportunities for building centralized data banks. A fur- ther step in this direction was taken by the International Development Research Centre, which is working on a plan to pro- mote the establishment of national informa- tion systems in developing countries. As one reads these proceedings, a general pattern emerges, and that is to build on, refine, and extend existing resources. As a point of departure, there are a number of bibliographies in the field of economics that cover a substantial portion of the periodical literature and many books. Among these are the journal of Economic Literature, Social Sciences Citation Index, Economic Titles, International Bibliography of Social Sci- ences, International Bibliography of Eco- nomics, Bibliographie der Wirtschaftswiss- enschaften, International Labour Documen- tation, and Agrindex. While none of these publications is all- inclusive, they do cover broad segments of economic literature. Several individuals at this conference suggested that these publi- cations might be used as building blocks in developing a comprehensive data bank. All of the participants were aware of the great volume of publications in this subject area and of the burdens of mounting costs in the purchasing, housing, and locating of data. Frederick G. Kilgour of the Ohio Col- lege Library Center cited the reduction in costs of cataloging and retreival of informa- tion that can be achieved by a computerized Recent Publications I 329 network. Other participants suggested that the Ohio College Library Center network be used as a model for an international net- work. The value of this publication lies in its ex- amination of the needs of those doing re- search in economics, of the existing re- sources in the countries represented, and of methods of retrieval. There are . no revo- lutionary plans suggested, and those consid- ered are built on existing operations and re- sources . In addition, there is a distinct awareness of the costs of national and inter- national systems . This hook points out that international meetings of this type are useful in bringing problems into focus and the updating of knowledge of progress in various countries.-Edwin T. Coman, Jr., San Di- ego, California. Blake, Robert R., and Mouton, Jane Sryg- ley. The New Managerial Grid: Strategic New Insights into a Proven System for Increasing Organization Productivity and Individual Effectiveness-Plus a Reveal- ing Examination of How Your Managerial Style Can Affect Your Mental and Physi- cal Health. Houston, Texas: Gulf Publish- ing Co., Book Division, 1978. 329p. $12.95 domestic, $14.50 export. LC 77- 84465. ISBN 0-87201-473-8. This is a revised edition of The Manaf!,e- rial Grid (1964). The major changes in this edition are the inclusion of material on the relationship between managerial styles and specific health problems and an expansion of the discussion of childhood origins of man- agerial styles. There is also additional dis- cussion of the team approach to manage- ment and the manager as a counselor. Blake and Mouton describe managerial styles as identified on a grid, which consists of two dimensions: "concern for people" and "concern for production ." The five major styles on this grid, each containing charac- teristics relating to the dimensions of people and production, are: country-club manage- ment, impoverished management, organiza- tion-man management, authority-obedience management, and team management. The authors identify the "team management" approach as the style that all managers and all organizations should strive to achieve 330 I College & Research Libraries • July 1978 and indicate that the team orientation is more positively associated with success, productivity, and profitability for the or- ganization. Blake and Mouton also indicate that the manager utilizing the team ap- proach appears to be able to handle all managerial situations with balance, open- ness, and humor. A chapter is devoted to a discussion of each of these management styles with spe- cific analysis of the effect of each style on areas such as boss behavior, conflict resolu- tion, and implications for the health of the manager and for the organization. The New Managerial Grid is largely based on generalized and untested assump- tions. The authors provide no evidence to support their view that organizations will be most effective when all managers manage with exactly the same approach, that all situations offer the same opportunity for success with one managerial approach, and that all people will, in fact, respond in a positive manner to one style of manage- ment. An extensive and detailed summary in one convenient volume ... THE FOUNDATION GRANTS INDEX,1977 Lee Noe, General Editor The Foundation Center The best source of information on foundations which made grants of over $5,000, The Foundation Grants Index, 19 77 offers- • a listing of over 14,000 grants, totalling $770,000,000 • a key-word index, index of recipi- ents, and subject category index • a thorough and e~sy way to save hours of research time 400 pages, $20.00 To order send check or money order to Dept. JN. Individuals must enclose pay- ment. Institutions may request billing. Published by the Foundation Center Distributed by Columbia University Press 136 South Broadway Irvington, New York 10533 In addition, none of the material on health is directly related to research on management styles and specific managers' health problems. Instead, the authors drew on relationships reported in technical studies and clinical descriptions and then fit the various reports into one or another grid style. Despite the warning that their in- terpretations are tentative, the material is not presented in a tentative manner but in a matter-of-fact tone. In their analysis of the childhood origins of managerial styles, the authors again do not draw on specific re- search that has been conducted in this area but rely on existing child psychology mate- rials to support their theories. Even though this book contains some in- teresting information on management, the authors' support of a singular managerial style to achieve effective management and the lack of empirical evidence to support their theories weaken the value of this book to library managers.-Sheila Greth, Univer- sity of Connecticut, Storrs. ABSTRACTS The following abstracts are based on those prepared by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, School of Educa- tion, Syracuse University. Documents with an ED number here may be ordered in either microfiche (MF) or paper copy (HC) from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service, P.O. Box 190, Ar- lington, VA 22210. Orders should include ED number, specify format desired, and in- clude payment for document and postage. Further information on ordering docu- ments and on current postage charges may be obtained from a recent issue of Re- sources in Education. Syracuse University Libraries Technical Procedures Manual. By Nancy Putnam and others. Syracuse Univ., N.Y. Univ. Libraries, N.Y. 1977. 278p. ED 146 917. MF-$0.83; HC-$15.39. Technical procedures of Syracuse University Libraries are described in this manual, which is