College and Research Libraries task of compiling a reader would be easy. Such is not the case, however, especially to those with some expertise in one or both of the areas concerned, for generally speak- ing, the literature is not too useful. Kaplan has approached his subject with a definite purpose in mind and with a· cen- tral theme. His concern is primarily with the demands made upon librarians, their response to such demands, new services made feasible by the computer, administra- tive organization for automation, and two specific problems emphasized by computer- ization, copyright, and the production of book catalogs. The theme of potentiality and the use of the computer as a tool is well woven through his selections and serves to maintain the compactness of the volume. The readings are divided into seven sec- tions: the challenge, varieties of response, theory of management, new services, cata- logs and the computer, copyright, and in- formation retrieval testing. "The Challenge" - is represented by three selections, one from the National Commission on Libraries in which the computer is truly recognized as a tool, or a means to an end, not the end itself. The community is charged with mak- ing full and effective use of this tool and its potential. The other two selections repre- sent prevalent, opposing attitudes so often found in the literature, but usually not so well stated. These are a kind of cautious negativism and pie-in-the-sky. "Varieties of Response" covers projects at Harvard, UCLA, Stanford, LC, Chicago, and a sur- vey by Systems Development Corporation. The one contribution to the theory of man- agement reflects the experience at Harvard in coping with the problems of full-scale mechanization. Much of it is cautionary but it is well written and may supply some guidance to future entrepreneurs. Some practitioners may question whether it is huly realistic. '"New Services" is a group of readings in- cluding technical information centers, selec- tive dissemination of information, network prospects, INTREX, and extralibrary ser- vices. One of the most valuable aspects of this group is that they illustrate the need to look in nonconventional places for good literature in the field. One is a dissertation, another is a preliminary report to a national Recent Publications I 489 study, the others are periodical articles. As before, they are carefully chosen and in a sense actually represent new services to most library communities. "The Catalog and the Computer" is represented by two selections, possible-feasible-desirable, and cost. The one selection in copyright touches briefly on the legal problems of traditional copyright and traditional materials and does not deal with file security or computer pro- grams . The final selections on "Information Retrieval Testing" appear somewhat out of kilter with the rest of the work. It is true that the computer has played a large role in analysis and testing of retrieval lan- guages and indirectly therefore affects ser- vices. This appears to be the justification for inclusion. There appear to be only two trouble- some aspects of the readings. Several of the articles are five or more years old. While one might question whether this makes much difference in the library field per se, it does definitely date some of the view- points. Another factor which librarians are particularly aware of is the amount of fu- turistic dreaming. Several of the articles are proposals and some are written in the fu- ture tense. This is included to destroy some of the effectiveness of the arguments. Nei- ther of these two factors, however, detracts from the overall effectiveness of the read- ings. Kaplan is to be commended in his se- lection, faithfulness of purpose, and editori- al cohesiveness. As stated in the introduction, the read- ings are for the library school student and the librarian not very familiar with the lit- erature. The reviewer suggests that the au- dience is much wider and should include anyone interested in libraries as service or- ganizations, the computer and its potential, and the interaction of the two.- Ann F. Painter, Drexel University. OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS American Library Association, Children's Services Division, Library Service to the Disadvantaged Child Committee. I Read, You Read, We Read; I See, You See, We See; I Hear, You Hear, We Hear; I Learn, You Learn, We Learn. Chicago: American Library Association, 1971. 490 I College & Research Libraries • November 1971 104p. $2.00. (76-152684). (ISBN 0-8389-3124-3). Anderson, 0. Roger. Quantitative Analy8W of Structure in Teaching. Columbia Uni- versity, N.Y.: Teacher's College Press, 1971. 205p. $9.95. (76-150210). Blackwood, James R. The House on Col- lege Avenue: The Comptons at Wooster, 1891-1913. Boston: The MIT Press, 1968. 265p. paperback $2.95. (67- 27340). Books for Secondary School Libraries: 4,000 Fully Cataloged Books Indexed by Title, Subfect, Author. Compiled by the Library Committee of the National As- sociation of Independent Schools. New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1971. 308p. $8.95. (68-17858). (ISBN 0-8352- 0424-3). Congress and Executive: A Checklist of American Political Manuscripts, 1774- 1940, in the Boston Public Library. Bos- ton: The Boston Public Library, 1971. 28p. $2.00. Cross, A. G. N. M. Karamzin: A Study of His Literary Career (1783-1803). Car- bondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1971. 336p. $12.50. (78-112385) . (ISBN 0-8093-0452-X). Davies, Laurence. Paths to Modern Mu- sic: Aspects of Music From Wagner to the Present Day. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. 330p. $10.00. (79- 155057). (ISBN 684-12440-8). Eagon, Angelo. Catalog of Published Con- cert Music By American Composers, Sup- plement to the Second Edition. Metuch- en, N .J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 1971. 150p. $5.00 (68-9327). (ISBN 0-8108- 0387-9). Eichelberger, Clayton L. , camp. A Guide to Critical Reviews of United States Fic- tion, 1870-1910. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1971. 415p. $10.00. (77-149998). (ISBN 0-8108- 0380-1). Epstein, A. H., and others. Final Report on Profect Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations Using a Time- Sharing System: Phase I. Stanford: Stan- ford University Libraries, 1971. 297p. (Final Report Project No. 7-1145; Grant No. EOG-1-7-071145-4428). (See ERIC abstract below on p. 493 of this issue.) Faden, Ben R., ed. Computer Programs Di- rectory/1971. New York: CCM Informa- tion Corporation, 1971. 424p. $25.00. (76-156912). (ISBN 8409-0012-0). Gildersleeve, Thomas R. Design of Sequen- tial File Systems. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1971. 49p. (72-138909). (ISBN 0-471-29900-6). Harding, Walter, ed. A Bibliography of the Thoreau Society Bulletin Bibliographies, 1941 - 1969: A Cumulation and Index. Cumulated by Jean Cameron Advena. Troy, New York: The Whitston Publish- ing Company, 1971. 323p. $12.50. (77- 150335) . (ISBN 0-8787~08-8) . Henderson, Algo D. Training Unive1·sity Administrators: A Programme Guide. With the assistance of Joseph Adwere- Boahmah and Katharine Kunst. Paris: UNESCO, 1970. 83p. $2.00. Horton, Alice, ed. Public Relations: Infor- mation Sources. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1970. 153p. $14.50. (77- 137574). Immroth, John Phillip. Analysis of Vocabu- • lary Control in Library of Congress " Classification and Subject Headings. Lit- tleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1971. 172p. $10.00. (70-165065). (ISBN 87287-017-0). Institute of United States Studies, Comput- er Committee. Proposals for a Machine- Readable Catalogue of American Studies Material. London: Institute of United States Studies, 1970. 26p. (ISBN 902865-00-5). Le Catalogue de l'Edition Francaise, 1970: U ne Liste Exhaustive des Ouvrages Dis- ponibles Publies, En Francais, De Par Le Monde. Vol. 1, Classement alphabetique par auteurs; Vol. 2, Classement alpha- betique par titres; Vol. 3, Classement par sujets (premiere partie) ; Vol. 4, Classement par sujets ( deuxieme partie). Paris: VPC Livres, S.A., and Paris Pub- lications, 1970. 1540p. $125.00 per four- volume set, plus $2.00 per set for ship- ping and handling. Literary Market Place, 1971-1972 Edition; The Business Directory of American Book Publishing. New York: R. R. Bow- ker Company, 1971. 846p. $14.95. ( 41- 51571) (ISBN 0-8352-0476-6). Lyon, John K. An Introduction to Data Base Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1971. 81p. (75-155904) ISBN 0-471-55739-0). Ma, John T. East Asia: A Survey of Hold- ings at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace . Stanford: Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1971. 24p. (74-142948). McGinn, Noel F. , and Davis, Russel G. Build a Mill, Build a City, Build a School: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Education in Ciudad Ouayana. Bos- ton: The MIT Press, 1969. 334p. $2.95, hardcover. (78-84657). (ISBN 262- 13052-1). Maizell, Robert; Smith, Julian ; and Singer, T. E. R. Abstracting Scientific and Tech- nical Literature: An Introduct01·y Guide and Text for Scientists, Abstractors, and Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1971. 297p. $14.50. (78- 141200). (ISBN 0-471-56530-X). Muench, Eugene V. Biomedical Subject Headings: A Comparative Listing of N a- tional Library of Medicine (M eSH) and Library of Congress Subject H eadings. Connecticut: The Shoe String Press , Inc., 1971. 452p. $35.00. (71-159527 ) . ( ISBN 0-208-01225-7) . No Crystal Stait·: A Bibliography of Black Literature. New York: New York Public Library, 1971. 63p. $2.00. Rendall, Marian K., and others. A Guide to Some Research Collections in the Uni- versity Library; ed. by Kenneth J. Car- penter. Reno: University of Nevada, Li- brary, 1971. $3.00. Rosenblueth, Arturo. Mind and Brain: A Philosophy of Science. Boston: The MIT Press, 1970. 128p. $1.95, hardcover. ( 70- 95287). (ISBN 262-18041-3). Rudolph, Donna Keyse, and Rudolph, G. A. Historical Dictionary of Venezu ela. (Lat- in American Historical Dictionaries) . Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. , 1971. 142p. $5 .00. (70-160283). (ISBN 0-8108-0423-9). Sable, Martin H. Latin American Urbaniza- tion: A Guide to the Literature, Organi- zations and Personnel. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1971. 1077p. $25.00. (74-145643). (ISBN 0-8108- 0354-2). Siemon, Frederick. Science Fiction Story Recent Publications I 491 Index, 1950-1968. Chicago: American Li- brary Association, 1971. 228p. $3.95. (80-162470). (ISBN 0-8389-0107-7). Simmons, Peter. Collection Development and the Computer: A Case Study in the Analysis of Machine Readable Loan Rec- ords and Their Application to Book Se- lection. Vancouver, B.C., Canada: The University of British Columbia, 1971. 60p. Sporn, Phillip. Technology, Engineering, and Economics. Boston: The MIT Press , 1969. 148p. paperback, $1.95. (69- 12757). (ISBN 0-262-19052-4). Stuart-Stubbs, B. Purchasing and Copying Practices at Canadian University Li- braries: Two Studies Performed for the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries Committee on Copy- right L egislation. Ottawa: Canadian As- sociation of College and University Li- braries, 1971. 46p. Sullivan, Peggy. Problems in School Media Management. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1971. 245p. $9.95. (78-126023). (ISBN 0-8352-0427-8) . Sunderman, Lloyd Frederick. H istoTical Foundations of Music Education in the United States. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1971. 453p. $12.50. (75-153812). (ISBN 0-8108- 0371-2). Sypert, Mary. An Evaluation of the Colo- rado Statewide Referenc e Network. Den- ver: Center for Communication and In- formation Research, Graduate School of Librarianship, University of Denver, 1971. 241p. $4.00. Thomson, Sarah Katharine. Interlibra1'y Loan Procedure Manual. Chicago: Amer- ican Library Association, 1970. 128p. $4.50. (71-125942). (ISBN 0-8389- 3113-8). United States Atomic Energy Commission. In the Matter of ]. Robert Oppen- heimer: Transcript of Hearing Befor e Personnel Security Board and Texts of Principal Documents and Lette1's. Fore- word by Philip M. Stern. Boston: The MIT Press, 1970. 1084p. paperback, $5.95. (79-138845). (ISBN 0-262- 21003-7) hardcover. (ISBN 0-262- 71002-1) paperback. Urban, Paul K. , and Lebed, Andrew I. , 492 I College & Research Libraries • November 1971 eds. Soviet Science: 1917-1970. Part I Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Me- tuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1971. 336p. (77-161562). (ISBN 0-8108- 0440-9). VanDerhoof, Jack. A Bibliography of Nov- els Related to American Frontier and Colonial History. Troy, N.Y.: The Whit- stan Publishing Co., 1971. 501p. $15.00. (70-150333). (ISBN 0-87875-007-X). Vygotsky, Lev Semenovich. The Psychology of Art. Introduction by A. N. Leontiev. Commentary by V. V. Ivanov. Boston: The MIT Press, 1971. 305p. $12.50., hardcover. (74-103904). (ISBN 0-262- 22013-X). Walsh, S. Padraig, comp. General Encyclo- pedias In Print, 1971-72. New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1971. 241p. $9.95 (63-24124). (ISBN 0-8352-0478-2). Ward, Brice. Beginner's Guide to Computer Programming. Blue Ridge Summit, Penn- sylvania: TAB Books, 1971. 384p. $9.95, hardbound; $6.95, paperbound. (77- 162405). Weeraperuma, Susunaga. Staff Exchanges in Librarianship. London: Poets' and Painters' Press, 1970. 71p. $1.50. Weeraperuma, Susunaga. The Role of Con- ferences in the Further Education of Li- brarians: A Scrutiny of the Present Situ- ation with Proposals for Reform. Lon- don: Poets' and Painters' Press, 1971. 34p. $1.00. ABSTRACTS The following abstracts are based on those prepared by the Clearinghouse for Library and Information Sciences of the Educational Resources In- formation Center (ERIC/CLIS), American Society for Information Science, 1140 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 804, Washington, DC 20036. Documents with an ED number may be ordered in either microfiche (MF) or hard copy (HC) from ERIC Document Reproduction Service, LEASCO Information J>roducts, Inc., 4827 Rugby Ave., Bethesda, MD 20014. Orders must include ED number and specification of format desired. A $0.50 handling charge will be added to all orders. Payment must accom- pany orders totaling less than $10.00. Orders from states with sales tax laws must include payment of the appropriate tax or include tax exemption certificates. Documents available from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22151 have NTIS number and price following the citation. Bibliographic Automation of Large Li- brary Operations Using a Time-Sharing System: Phase I. Final Report. By A. H. Epstein and others. Stanford University Library, April1971. 303p. (ED 049 786, MF-$0.65 HC-$13.16) The first phase of an ongoing library au- tomation project at Stanford University is described. Project BALLOTS ( Bibliograph- ic Automation of Large Library Operations Using a Time-Sharing System) seeks to au- tomate the acquisition and cataloging func- tions of a large library using an on-line time-sharing computer. The main objectives are to control rising technical processing costs and at the same time to provide im- proved levels of service. Phase I produced a prototype system that operated in the li- brary using typewriter terminals. Data preparation and data control units were es- tablished; regular library staff were trained in on-line input and searching. Mter a nine- month period of operation, the entire sys- t em was evaluated. The requirements of a production library automation system were then defined. Findings are presented on shared facilities , economy and file integrity, the performance of on-line searching, termi- nal performance, staff and resource commit- ments, transferability, and the human as- pects of system development. Recommen- dations are presented with respect to feasi- bility, economic factors, management, staff- ing, documentation, terminal equipment, and national planning. Planning for a Nationwide System of Li- brary Statistics. By David C. Palmer, ed. Chicago, Illinois, American Library Asso- ciation, Library Administration Division, May 1970. 122p. (ED 049 808, MF- $0.65; also available from Superintend- ent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, GPO HE 5.215:15070, $1.25) A design for a nationwide system of li- brary statistics is provided along with spe- cific recommendations for its structure and development. The proposed system de- pends upon a much more active role of the states and upon the input of research, inter- action of advisory groups, inservice train- ing, and relatively small amounts of money at strategic points along the way. An impor- tant factor of the system is the formation of an advisory group on library statistics within the U.S. Office of Education which would aid in the implementation of the proposed system, and aid in the ultimate formation of a data bank system. In the long range, the statistical needs of all users of library data can best be satisfied by an electronic National Data Bank System. This data bank is absolutely dependent upon the standardization of terminology; the syste- matic collecting and editing of data; the in- /493 494 I College & Research Libraries • November 1971 terlocking, coordinated efforts of many ad- visory groups; the design of an electronic system by highly skilled professionals; and possibly a consortium of federal, state, and private agencies. Media and Instructional Technology in the Library, A Bibliography of Read- ings. By Bruce E. Dewey and Richard Howard. Syracuse University, New York, Center for Instructional Communications. 1971. 25p. (ED 049 805, MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29) The 108-item annotated bibliography provides both the practicing librarian and the student with a comprehensive source of literature in the field of media librarian- ship and instructional technology. The bib- liography is divided into four parts. Part I deals with media and the library and is di- vided in to the following four sections: ( 1 ) Sources of Materials, ( 2) Evaluation of Materials, ( 3) Cataloging of Media, and ( 4) Audiovisual Equipment. Part II deals with instructional technology and is divided into the following twelve sections: ( 1) General Readings, ( 2) Psychology, ( 3) Re- search, ( 4) Systems, ( 5) Instruction, ( 6) Communication, (7) Media and Produc- tion, ( 8) Evaluation, ( 9) Administration, ( 10) Facilities, (11) Change, and (12) In- novations. Part III provides a description of several periodicals related to instruction- al technology and the library, and Part IV provides a name index. The Administration of Modern Archives: A Select Bibliographic Guide. By Frank B. Evans, comp. Washington, D.C., Na- tional Archives and Records Service (GSA), Office of the National Archives. 1970. 225p. (ED 049 770, MF-$0.65 HC-$9.87) An effort has been made to include all writings that have contributed to or illus- trate the development of archival principles and techniques in the U.S. The major part of the guide is organized according to ar- chival functions , rather than according to types of archival agencies. However, writ- ings dealing exclusively with one type of records and archives-government, busi- ness, college and university, church-are listed under the appropriate chapter. The guide includes the most relevant writings published through June 1969. Two Year Report, 1968-1970. Syracuse, New York, Five Associated University Libraries, 1970. 17p. (ED 049 766, MF -$0.65 HC-$3.29) Each of the objectives of the Five Asso- ciated University Libraries (FA UL) is dis- cussed in terms of the effort FA UL has made to attain them during the past twen- ty-six months. These are: (1) to develop coordinated acquisitions policies; ( 2) to de- velop means for sharing resources; ( 3) to develop shared storage facilities; ( 4) to de- velop easy and rapid communications sys- tems among the membership; ( 5) to devel- op compatible machine systems; ( 6) to ex- plore and develop other areas of coopera- tion; and (7) to develop a coordinated pol- icy for long-range growth. Fiscal year 1970- 71 will be decisive for FAUL, as it gropes for an identity. Embedded in this procedure is a continual testing of the lim- its which cooperative acts can reach and a concomitant gradual delineation of what each library's objectives are in joining to- gether. An Analysis of Book Storage and Trans- portation Requirements of the Five As- sociated University Libraries. By Tes- faye Dinka and Davut Okutcu. Syracuse, New York, Five Associated University Libraries, August 1970. 38p. (ED 049 767, MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29) The major objectives of the study were to produce a storage/ transportation model which minimized ( 1) the cost of storage space for book materials, and (2) cost of transportation for book materials. In mini- mizing these costs, they are considered in relation to the time required to provide ser- vice. The data used in the study include land and construction costs, library space usage, and transportation data. These data analyzed on an annual cost-per-volume ba- sis enabled a comparison of all of the al- ternative models on a common denomina- tor. Two versions of the final model are presented. The first presents a solution to the delivery problem at the current rate of transaction between the five member li- braries. Of the alternatives studied, United Parcel Service provides the optimum time- cost trade-off in this case. The second ver- sion proposes that a high density storage library be built, incorporating a computer- controlled Randtriever system. This con- figuration solves not only the storage space problem but also enables the utilization of FAUL-operated vehicles, offering the cheapest and fastest delivery service when the loads are high enough. The centraliza- tion of these materials-handling services can also support other services which the li- braries may wish to consider, e.g . comput- erized coordinated acquisitions, serials con- trol, status file interrogation, and micro- form services. Cooperative Resource Development in the Five Associated University Libraries: A Study with Recommendations. By Marion Wilden-Hart. Syracuse, New York, Five Associated University Li- braries , September 1970. 83p. (ED 049 768, MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29) The three objectives of this study of the Five Associated University Libraries (FA UL) are: ( 1) an evaluation of the FAUL Acquisition Committee; (2) a feasi- bility study of cooperative resource devel- opment; and ( 3) guidelines and recommen- dations to analyze the research collections. It is determined that for effective coopera- tive resource development, FAUL must as- sign priority of fulfillment to its goals of ( 1) increased value, ( 2) attainment of op- timum collection size, ( 3) improved re- sources and services, ( 4) consideration of user needs for a more relevant system, (5) adequate budget allocations for research re- sources, ( 6) controlled special collections, ( 8) improved acquisitions and dissemina- tion procedures, ( 9) increased research and development, ( 10) fostering professional education of all library personnel, and ( 11) determination and strengthening of FA UL' s image. FA UL' s planning program for co- operative resource development must in- clude a long-range, comprehensive plan that enjoys the total commitment of the five university libraries. Interviewing for Counselor and Reference Librarians. By Patrick R. Penland. Pitts- Recent Publications I 495 burgh University, Pennsylvania, Gradu- ate School of Library and Information Sciences, 1970. 140p. (ED 049 802, MF -$0.65 HC-$6.58) Interviewing as it is developed in this publication is a disciplined encounter tech- nique for counselors and reference librari- ans who wish to be more effective in serv- ing the individual patron. There seem to be two polar types of patrons: those who will not talk, and those who will not stop talking. Without training, librarians tend to rush patrons to the books rather than take the time to encourage the patron to discuss his purposes and interests. The fol- lowing subjects are discussed: ( 1) orienta- tion to the interview; (2) patron-librarian interface; ( 3) counseling in librarianship ; ( 4) interpersonal aspects of librarian coun- seling; ( 5) psychological dimensions of li- brarian counseling; and ( 6) interview ques- tion analysis. The appendices contain ex- amples of the nondirective interview, the directive interview, and functional inter- viewing. Canadian Library Association 25th Annu- al Conference, Hamilton, Ontario, 20-25 June 1970. Proceedings. Theme: Into the Seventies-Challenge of Change. Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Library As- sociation, April 1971. 88p. (Available from Canadian Library Association, 151 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5E3, $3.50.) The fifteen speeches presented at the 25th Annual Conference of the Canadian Library Association are: ( 1) Presidential Address; (2) Theme Day; (3) The Revo- lutionary 70's, Are We Ready; ( 4) The Prime Mover: The Role of the National Li- brary; (5) What You Expect Out of Ma- chines; (6) Twenty-Seven Million People: Four Million Square Miles: Where Shall We Live in 1980; (7) Library Systems in the Future; ( 8) Library Systems Into the 70's, Public, Regional and Schools; (9) Systems and Associations in the Seventies; ( 10) Implications for Individual Libraries of the Library Systems Made Possible by Computer and Communications Technolo- gy; ( 11) Roses Among the Hardware: or, Gutenberg Is Alive and Well; (12) The 496 I College & Research Libraries • November 1971 Summation: Through a Glass Darkly; ( 13) World Book-Childcraft of Canada-How- ard V. Phalin Scholarship Award Citation and Reply; ( 14) The Past is Prologue and ( 15) The Well-Tempered Reader. Also in- cluded are the Resolutions Presented at the 25th Conference, the Section Meeting re- ports, and the Committee Reports . Microform Utilization: The Academic Li- brary Environment. Report of Confer- ence held at Denver, Colorado, 7-9 De- cember 1970. By Alta Bradley Morrison, ed. April 1971. 243p. (ED 048 901 , MF -$0.65 HC-$9.87) The use of microforms in academic en- vironments has become a general source of concern to all those involved with it. To some extent, the issues underlying the con- cerns of these groups can be summarized as a question: How can an academic li- brary achieve full benefit from microform media? To develop information and to probe the difficulties of managing and using library microforms, a conference was held at the University of Denver in December 1970. The overall perspective of the confer- ence treated the library administrator as a mediator between competing interests and forces that are operative in the sphere of academic microform applications. The pur- poses of the meeting were to foster under- standing and use of microform technology in academic libraries; enhance the utility of educational microforms through the ex- change of ideas; and, inform the academic library community and industrial sector of microform techniques, systems, and re- quirements in an academic setting. Taken as a whole, this document reports construc- tive comment for the development of more effective microform utilization in the aca- demic environment in differing situations. Federal Information Resources: Identifi- cation, Availability and Use; Proceed- ings of a Conference, Washington, D.C., March 26-27, 1970. Sponsored by The Federal Library Committee, Washington, D.C.; Federal Council for Science and Technology, Washington, D.C. Task Group on Library Programs, March 1970. 129p. (Available from CFSTI as ED 043 792, MF-$0.75 HC-$6.55). The conference was held because of a recognition by the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) Task Group on Library Programs and the Fed- eral Library Committee of a fundamental responsibility to interact in a meaningful way with the nonfederal sector-the state, local, and private users of federal informa- tion resources. This interaction will contin- ue through a variety of communications ap- proaches. This conference offered an op- portunity for a face-to-face tutorial in which all parties could present their views, their needs, and their limitations. The daily program format provided morning presenta- tions by representatives of federal informa- tion organizations, and afternoon presenta- tions by participants representing nonfed- eral users of federal information products and services. The broad subject area cov- ered on the first day of the conference was "Sharing Federal Information Resources with Research Libraries"; "Availability of Select Federal Information Services and Products" was covered during the second day. The discussion periods provided alter- nate views and candid criticisms. The needs of research libraries and the shortcomings of the federal information resources were the two most constant topics. The value of the conference was expressed by calling for a second one.