College and Research Libraries 368 College & Research Libraries lier day, great public officials-past Amer- ican presidents in fact-were numbered on the boards and councils of such institu- tions as the American Antiquarian Soci- ety. A partnership in cooperation has al- ways been recognized, at least tacitly. If there were any defect in an otherwise flawless production, this fact could have been better understood and expressed in the book's foreword, since it was broached. As Vail called it in 1937, "This great public, reference library" will be helped by a Guide that furthers the goals of a research collection which has, as its greatest tradition, the strengthening of the links between Americans and their ownpast.-JohnNealHoover, St. LouisMer- cantile, Library Association, Missouri. Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems. Proceedings, St. Louis, Mis- souri, September 23 and 24, 1986. Ed. by David C. Genaway. Canfield, Ohio: Genaway & Assoc., 1987. 460p. $39.95 (ISBN 0-94397-005-9) . A genre of research literature that de- serves more attention than it gets is con- ference proceedings., At first glance, one might dismiss the papers delivered at a conference in favor of data from mono- graphic or scholarly journal sources, as- suming that most published proceedings are essentially the same. In fact they are not, and the possibilities for potential re- search value are numerous. These confer- ence proceedings reflect that value. The underlying purpose of this confer- ence on integrated online library systems, and therefore of its proceedings, is tore- flect on the trend toward ''open'' library systems and linkages to other systems . Contained in the proceedings is informa- tion for people who have already selected and installed a system as well as introduc- tory information for those in the process of acquiring a new or replacement system. While some papers deal with the selection and implementation of library online sys- tems and subsystems, others focus on the human element of automation and postin- stallation concerns. This is a very basic book. Proceedings are by nature a hybrid, part instruction manual and part textbook. The contrib- July 1988 uted papers and plenary session papers cover the entire spectrum of data on inte- grated online library systems. In these proceedings, there are a great number of articles that cover a multitude of related interests including the evaluation, selec- tion, and installation of IOLS; developing RFPs; staff policies; impact of library auto- mation on management; data conversion; and requirements for subsystems . The question logically arises: What makes this book such a good investment given the fact that the same information is also available in the journal literature? The answer is that while the information can be found in journals, the scope of this book and the fact that it is in one published volume make this purchase worthwhile. There are thirty-one papers divided equally between plenary sessions and contributed paper sessions. Excluding the "how we do it better" articles, a surpris- ing number of contributions are outstand- ing. Richard Boss' article ''Corporate Mer- gers and Consolidations and Coming Trends in Integrated Online Library Sys- tems" merits consideration as does the eminently readable "Impact of Library Technology on Management'' by Dwayne E. Webster. W. David Penniman's paper "The Effect of ISDN and LAN on Inte- grated Online Library Systems" also is good as is Robert Walton's contribution, "Microcomputer Library Systems and Subsystems: State of the Art Review.'' In the contributed papers section, John Cor- bin's superb twenty-page paper is what its title states-a primer in evaluating, select- ing, and implementing an integrated on- line library system. Donald Riggs' article on ''Transformational Leadership and the Electronic Academic Library'' is also highly instructive. The balance of the pa- pers of note cover a variety of subjects such as record ownership, psychological preparation for automation, requirements for interfaces with acquisitions subsys- tems, retrospective conversion, and the human and organizational aspect of tech- nological issues, just to name a few. One minor drawback is the 1986 date of the conference. Another caveat is that as with journal literature, there is an uneven quality to any group of published papers. Yet, if the whole is indeed the sum of its parts, then these proceedings in particular illustrate the potential value that pub- lished proceedings can have as a viable, information-rich research tool.-Tom Smith, Head, Circulation Section, Loan Divi- sion, Library of Congress De Gennaro, Richard. Libraries, Technol- ogy, and the Information Marketplace: Se- lected Papers. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1987. 432p. $36.50. (ISBN 0-8161-1855-8). LC 87-7568. This volume brings together thirty-three articles by Richard De Gennaro, Director of the New York Public Library, focusing on the implementation of new technolo- gies and changing environment in which libraries operate. The articles cover a twenty-year period-two-thirds of the au- thor's professional career-and are grouped under the topics: Libraries and the Information Marketplace; Managing the Library in Transition; Library Technol- ogy and Networking; and Library Auto- mation: The Early Years. The articles are introduced by six previ- ously unpublished essays on the future in perspective. The compilation is highly readable-full of facts and thoughtful comments. Recent Publications 369 While the papers contain numerous cli- ches ("technological revolutions usually take longer than we think they will) they are rich in analysis that goes beyond tech- nology to the underlying needs libraries are seeking to satisfy. De Gennaro is at his best when he argues that libraries have a future, not as the overarching information agency of our society but as one of many. De Gennaro sees the role of libraries as limited, but vital. He stresses that it is un- realistic to think that any one information agency will dominate in a complex soci- ety. However, in his views ''libraries . . . provide the only means of access in our so- ciety to any book, journal or document that is out of print or more than a few years old .... Most foreign books and journals, and most specialized documents are not obtainable at all through regular book- trade channels ... For-profit information companies will be offering an increasing number and range of information ser- vices, but it is unlikely that any of them will ever find it profitable to acquire and maintain comprehensive retrospective collections. Whether writing about the future of li- braries, the use of technology, or changes in copyright regulations, De Gennaro's voice is restrained. He warns against ex- IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES OF COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES Riesman and the Concept of Bibliographic Citation by Raymond G. Mcinnis and Dal S. Symes Robbing Peter: Balancing Collection Development and Reference Responsibilities in an Aca- demic Library by David G. Null ESL Students and American Libraries by Elizabeth Sarkodie-Mensah and Gina Mac- Donald Evaluating Membership in a Resource-Sharing Program: The Case of the Center for Research Libraries by John Rutledge and Luke Swindler There Goes My Image: The Perception of Male Librarians by Colleague, Student, and Self by Locke J. Morrisey and Donald Case Improving Subject Access in an OPAC: The ADFA Experiment by Alex Byrne and Mary Micco Search Behavior: Problem-Solving about Problem-Solving by Diane Nahl-Jakobovits and Leon A. Jakobovits