College and Research Libraries 444 / College 6- Research Libraries • September 1968 Bookmaking, but British colleagues espe- cially might well opt for either Jennett or Williamson. Libraries, needless to say, will purchase all four whenever the budget will allow, but Mr. Wilson's book is first among equals.—William_ R. Eshelman, Wilson Li- brary Bulletin. University Libraries for Developing Countries. By M. A. Gelfand. Paris: Unesco, 1968. 162p. $3. The primary purpose of this simply writ- ten handbook is to acquaint college and university presidents, deans, rectors, and other academic officials in the developing countries with the full meaning and value of their institutions' libraries. Such a book has been much needed, because, second perhaps only to poor faculty attitude, lack of strong administrative support and un- derstanding has probably been the major impediment in the way of improving li- brary service in such institutions—often a more effective barrier even than the ab- sence of adequate funds. In his admirable effort to educate these laymen who are so important to academic libraries, Dr. Gelfand addresses himself lu- cidly and cogently to all of the major and many of the minor problems that have so long and so miserably plagued libraries in the developing countries. He points to the critical need for adequate status for librar- ians; he demonstrates the great benefits that can derive from centralized library administration; he presents the rationale for open stacks; he deplores the pernicious results of too great librarian accountabil- ity; he explains the need for intra- as well as inter-institutional library cooperation. These and many other similar little essays make the book almost an extended position paper on modern academic library man- agement theory and practice—a kind of professional apologia pro vita sua. Dr. Gelfand draws widely for illustra- tive examples, first upon his own extensive experience working with libraries in the "have-not" countries, second upon the lit- erature and work of librarianship in the developing countries, third upon the ex- periences of the libraries of Europe, and finally and unobtrusively upon American librarianship. Appropriately for a Unesco Manual, the resulting amalgam reads like the professional travelogue of a bibliothe- cal cosmopolite, as the floor plans of the library of Ahmadu Bello University follow discussion of the cooperative acquisitions program of the Deutsche Forschungsge- meinschaft; as an explanation of the Li- brary Board of Ghana and a description of the Regional Seminar on the Development of University Libraries in Latin America precede an account of fungicides devel- oped by the Lenin State Library and a picture of a reading room in Douglass Col- lege library at Rutgers University. Perhaps in no other treatise has the world confra- ternity of academic librarianship been more dramatically displayed. Although college and university admin- istrators are the primary audience to whom Dr. Gelfand is speaking, there is much in the book that is of value to librarians as well. This is a good small textbook for courses in university library administration, discussing as it does both simply and well such diverse but important topics as uni- versity libraries in national development; the role of the university library; govern- ment and control of the university library; its organization and administration; staff and collection development; organizing the collections; reader's services; auxiliary and supplementary services; cooperative activi- ties; library buildings and equipment; fi- nancial administration; and evaluating li- brary services. Morris A. Gelfand's University Libraries for Developing Countries is an important addition to the growing series of "Unesco Manuals for Librarians."—D.K. Canadian Provincial Libraries. By John Robert Beard. (Centennial Series: CLA- ACB Occasional Paper No. 54.) Ottawa: Canadian Library Association/1'Associa- tion Canadienne des Bibliotheques, 1967. X I X , 3 0 3 p . This doctoral dissertation, prepared for the school of library service at Columbia University with financial assistance from the Canada Council, is a valuable addition to the collection of surveys of Canadian libraries that have been published during Book Reviews / 445 recent years. The facts were gathered dur- ing 1961 and the delay in publication is to be regretted, but fortunately it can be an- ticipated that the picture will be brought up to date by the comprehensive study of Canadian libraries soon to be made by Lowell Martin. The provincial libraries, as defined by Dr. Beard, comprise the legislative library and the library extension agency of each of the ten provinces. The first third of his book is devoted to an account of their his- torical development; the remainder is a de- scription and comparison of them as they were in 1961, with chapters on organiza- tion, personnel, resources, administrative services and functions, reader services, and the "present versus potential role of pro- vincial libraries." Published information on the libraries was supplemented by an ex- tensive questionnaire and by personal in- terviews. In addition, sixteen leading Ca- nadian librarians representing institutions other than provincial libraries replied to a questionnaire that dealt with the place that provincial libraries ought to have in province-wide systems of library service. The ten provinces are perhaps even more diverse than the fifty states, and their legislative libraries and extension services vary widely. It is clear that Canadian li- brarians are not prepared to advocate any single pattern of organizational and gov- ernmental framework for provincial li- braries, but agreement is more general when functions, services, and resources are considered, and Dr. Beard's recommenda- tions appear to be thoroughly sound. He advocates legislation to provide a sound legal base for those provincial libraries that do not now have one; emphasis on better use of personnel and in-service train- ing; formulation of acquisition policies; agreements with other libraries for sharing of responsibility in building resources; closer cooperation with graduate library schools; a campaign for federal aid to li- braries; definition of the population for whom direct reader services are to be pro- vided; improved statistical records; and es- tablishment of minimum standards. He ob- serves also that further research is needed on the library extension services, which in some provinces are provided by agencies other than the regular library extension agency, and that further investigation is desirable of salaries, working conditions, personnel policies, and other factors affect- ing staff morale. There are frequent references to the ALA Standards for Library Functions at the State Level, but individual provincial li- braries have not been compared with state libraries. It would have been interesting to explore the likenesses and contrasts at least to some extent, but Dr. Beard has suc- ceeded very well in doing the job that he set out to do: he was provided an excellent foundation for further study and planning. —Edwin E. Williams, Harvard University. Information Work Today; Papers Pre- sented at a Symposium for Information Workers Held at Liverpool School of Librarianship in September, 1966. E d . by Bernard Houghton. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books & Clive Bingley, 1967. 119p. $4.50. A need exists for short courses designed specifically for industrial information work- ers who are new to the field. The short course appears to be a more practical train- ing alternative than either in-service train- ing or graduate study since it is both diffi- cult to devise a thorough in-service train- ing program and expensive for an organiza- tion to give employees leaves of absence for long periods of time. Information Work Today is a compila- tion of ten lectures presented as a short course sponsored by the Liverpool school of librarianship. The course is for profes- sional workers and, as such, is considerably more detailed and concentrated than a comparable course for clerical workers would be. The lectures present a broad survey of industrial information service. The first two lectures, by D. Mason and D. Ball, are applicable to any special library. The ad- ministrative and physical organization, the services which can be offered, the necessity of knowing the research interests of the users and of having personal contact with the users are described by them in non- technical language. The real value of this course is that it