College and Research Libraries Recent Publications COLLEGE £r RESEARCH ·LIBRARIES Saffady, William. Micrographics, reviewed by Judy H. Fair .................................... 497 Teague, S. J. Microform Librarianship, reviewed by Judy H. Fair ........................... 497 Reference and Information Services: A Reader, reviewed by Marshall E. Nunn ......... . 499 The Many Faces of Information Science; reviewed by Fay Zipkowitz ............ . ..... . ... . . 499 Expanding Media, reviewed by David B. Walch ................................................... 500 Allerton Park Institute, 22d. Changing Times, Changing Libraries, reviewed by Stuart Forth ....................................... ................. ... .. ... .. ...... .. .. .... .. .. . ... . .. ........ . ... 501 The Library of Congress in Perspective, reviewed by Deanna B. Marcum ..... ............ 502 Butler, Brett; Aveney, Brian; and Scholz, William. "The Conversion of Manual Catalogs to Collection Data Bases," reviewed by Richard W. Meyer . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . ... . 503 Hewitt, Joe A. OCLC: Impact and Use , reviewed by Richard W. Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 Gore, Daniel. To Know a Library, reviewed by Robert L. Burr ........................ . ..... 504 Collection Building , reviewed by Jack A. Clarke .. .. . . . ... ... . . . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . ...... 505 Collection Management, reviewed by Jack A. Clarke .......... ........ ........ . .............. .. .. 505 Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, reviewed by Jack A. Clarke . ... . . .. . .. . . .. . .. .. . 505 The Serials Librarian, reviewed by Jack A. Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 California Postsecondary Education Commission . Librarians' Compensation at the Uni- versity of California and the California State University and Colleges: The Search for Equity, reviewed by Janice J . Powell ............................................ . .. ... . ...... 507 New, Peter G . Education for Librarianship, reviewed by Doralyn J. Hickey .. ... . .. . .... 508 Katz, William A. Introduction to Reference Work. 3d ed., reviewed by Thomas Gaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 Kemp, Edward C . Manuscript Solicitation for Libraries, Special Collections, Museums, and Archives, reviewed by Susan F . Sudduth .. ... .......... ..... .... . . ....... .................. 510 Library History '-Seminar, 5th . Milestones'. to the Present, reviewed by George S. Bobinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 "Publishing in the Third World," reviewed by Miles M. Jackson ............................. 511 Harris, Michael H., and Davis , Donald G., Jr. American Library History: A Bibliogra- phy , reviewed by Phyllis Dain . . ... ...... ..... . ..... ...... .... ....... .. .... .. ..... . .... .... ..... . .... 512 Hardesty, Larry L. Use of Slide/Tape Presentations in Academic Libraries , reviewed by Anne F. Roberts ... . ........ .. ... . ... .. ..................... ... . . .. ... ................... . .. .. ..... .. ... . 513 Hills, P. J. ; Lincoln, L.; and Turner, L. P. Evaluation of Tape-Slide Guides for Li- brary Instruction , reviewed by Anne F. Roberts .... ...... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. .... .. .. . 513 Guide to Humanities Resources in the Southwest, reviewed by Henry Miller Madden . . 514 Indexers on Indexing , reviewed by Eldon W. Tamblyn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515 Abstracts .................................... .. .. .. ...... .. ..... ... ... .... .......................... .... ...... _ 516 Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 521 BOOK REVIEWS Saffady, William. Micrographics. Library Science Text Series. Littleton, Colo. : Li- braries Unlimited, Inc. , 1978. 238p. $15 U.S. and Canada; $18 elsewhere. LC 78- 1309. ISBN 0-87287-175-4. Teague, S. J. Microform Librarianship. London , Boston: Butterworths, 1977. 117p. $8.50. LC 76-44504. ISBN 0-408- 70799-2. (Available from: Butterworths, 19 Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801.) S. J. Teague and William Saffady have written two useful books on microforms, al- beit from different points of view. Teague has organi~ed his work as a "guide [to] assist librarians in formulating a positive mi- cropublications acquisitions policy" (Pref- ace). Saffady offers "a systematic presenta- tion of the basic facets of micrographics as applied to library work" (Preface). This approach gives Micrographics a wider scope than Microform Librarianship; however, both books discuss microformats, the microform reading room, the uses of microforms in libraries, COM (computer- output-microfilm), and micropublishing. Teague sets out to correct librarians ' I 497 498 I College & Research Libraries • November 1978 overeager response to microforms as the so- lution to all library problems and would have librarians understand microforms "as a vital complement [to the books now in li- brqrles] offering enlargement of resource in knowledge sources, economy in publishing, in distribution and storage" (p.5). He covers user reaction and neatly summarizes the ob- jections to using microforms. The economic advantages of microforms include savings of time required to obtain items and of space as well as the provision of information un- available in book format . His chapter on mi- cropublishing includes a helpful short sur- vey of micropublishers. · In Chapter 9, "Miscellaneous Microform Topics," learning packages, collections of " key" literature, theses in microform , color microforms , archival quality microforms and standards, cataloging microforms in the library , sources or general bibliographic guides to micropublications, informational guides on microform equipment, and use of microforms in hospitals are briefly exam- ined. The conclusions of Chapter 10 focus on the author's belief in the superiority of microfiche over other formats and qn his positive, practical suggestions for using, even exploiting, "microform provisions to the extent of its useful possibilities" (p.l04). Examples given throughout the book are taken from British library practices. Librarians reading this book will want an opportunity to discuss his opinions with the author. For example, many libraries , of all t-ypes, have purchased thousands of reels of open-reel (non-cassetted) microfilm. To state that it is being omitted from consideration as a suitable type of format because "it is inconvenient to use and is thus a negative factor in promoting microform use" leaves a major problem area of microform librar- ianship unaddressed (p.l05). Readers might also find further amplification of the author's "acquisition strategy" very useful. In writing a "brief guide" Teague high- lights many important topics. The brevity of description , unclear logical connections be- tween subjects, and a difficult-to-follow writ- ing style detract from the information con- tained in this book. Micrographics , on the other hand, reads easily enough to be pleasantly perused on a commuter bus! The organization of the top- ics is clearly laid out in the table of con- tents; librarians will also discover aspects of micrographics not generally covered in simi- lar writings. Chapter 3 on source document microfilm gives a thorough description of the technology, equipment, and supplies needed to produce microforms from source documents. Chapter 8 on microform storage and retrieval systems presents both the theory and practices of various types of in- dexing microforms. Three levels of bibliographic control- national and international, local, and internal-are systematically discussed in Chapter 7. New technologies of computer- input-microfilm, microfacsimile transmis- sion, other new recording methods, new understanding of microforms including mi- crographics education, and the need for re- search into the cost/performance advantages of microforms represent a glimpse into the future of micrographics in libraries in Chap- ter 9. Saffady' s obviously extensive knowl- edge of micrographics and his positive, pleasant presentation of his voluminous amount of information recommend this book. Unfortunately, because of an assumption that the book will be mostly used as a textbook with a qualified instructor to offer assistance, some generalizations and state- ments are incorrect or incompletely ex- plained. In describing equipment costs the author states, "A high-quality microfiche reader can be purchased for about two hundred dollars. A reel microfilm reader of comparable quality costs twice as much" (p.38). Most librarians who have recently investigated equipment costs will be sur- prised by that estimate; a figure of four to six times as much is closer to current prices. In the section on micropublishing, the au- thor notes that "micropublishing is a de- mand rather than an edition publishing process" with "no need to estimate edition size" (p.ll8). Frequently, however, librar- ians receive announcements of new mi- cropublications asking for letters of intent or other commitments in advance of the filming process . Most often, if a minimum number of such letters are not received, the project is not undertaken. Despite these difficulties, the book is an encyclopedia of facts about micrographics that librarians need to have always avail- able. A revised edition of this work, care- fully edited and corrected, would be the once-and-for-all book to have. In the mean- time, this one will do nicely.-]udy H. Fair, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Reference and Information Services: A Reader. Edited by Bill Katz and Andrea Tarr. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1978. 456p. $12.50. LC 77-20698. ISBN 0-8108-1091-3. The indefatigable and multitalented Katz has joined library school student Tarr to edit a well-balanced and far-ranging collec- tion of articles on reference librarianship. In selecting articles for inclusion in this anthology, the editors place heavy emphasis on material published after 1973. So you will find only one or two historical pieces and none at all from such "old masters" as Ralph Shaw or Louis Shores. Katz and Tarr have also made a conscious effort to limit reprints from four basic journals of librarianship-American Libraries, Library Journal, RQ, and Wilson Library Bulletin. This gave them the opportunity to select for publication many articles from "less accessi- ble" periodicals. There are two articles from C&RL, including Robert S. Taylor's seminal contribution, "Question-Negotiation and In- formation Seeking in Libraries" (May 1968). Several of the selections are ·by British and Canadian librarians and bibliophiles. To be judged a success, an anthology such as this must achieve a fine balance be- tween selections that depict the current state of the art of reference librarianship, those that take a look into the future of computer-assisted services, those that dis- cuss theory, and those of a bibliographic na- ture. Katz and Tarr succeed admirably in this regard. Their work also manages to achieve a balance in tone, as the several serious theoretical selections are matched by some direct and straightforward chapters (such as Art Plotnik's lively and informative view of "OCLC for You and Me: A Humanized Anatomy for Beginners"). The editors have added other good change-of- pace pieces in David Draheim's humourous look at referencemanship ("I Never See Him Come Into the Library Much Any- Recent Publications I 499 more") and in two contributions by Nat Hentoff from The Village Voice. And it's re- freshing to see an intelligent and perceptive layman's views present in this kind of reader. In sum, this is a volume that will interest and inform academic librarians wishing to assess the current status and future direc- tion of reference service. For library school students it nicely complements Katz's In- troduction to Reference Work (McGraw- Hill, 3d ed., 1978).-Marshall E. Nunn, Glendale Community College, Glendale, California. The Many Faces of Information Science. Edited by Edward C. Weiss. AAAS Selected Symposia Series, 3. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1977. 128p. $12.50. LC 77-12103. ISBN 0-89158- 430-7. As librarians, we profess that the collec- tion, control, and dissemination of informa- tion is our domain. The nature of information-what it is supposed to do, how it is transferred (the "phenomenon of communication")-we generally consider the province of information scientists. The definition of information science given in the introduction to this book is "that set of principles and prescriptive rules dealing with the organization, maintenance and management of bodies of scientific, techni- cal and business information used in deci- sion making" (p.2). We should, as librarians, take a closer look at information science in the light of that definition and become aware of the work being done on the information transfer process and problems, or we may forfeit control of our information systems and pos- sibly of the suppying of information al- together. Information scientists are grappling with problems in our domain: with the change from resource as physical record to resource as knowledge and with information systems that permit interaction between people and stored knowledge rather than between people and stored document descriptions. At the very basic, theoretical end of the spectrum of information science, which this volume represents, however, most of us concerned with traditional information