College and Research Libraries Recent Publications COLLEGE lr RESEARCH LIBRARIES Stueart, Robert D., and Eastlick, John Taylor. Library Management, reviewed by Dale B. Canelas . 427 Magrill, Rose Mary, and Rinehart, Constance, comps. Library Technical Services, reviewed by Martha Willett . 429 Advances in Librarians hip, volume 7, reviewed by Fred Blum . 429 Grogan, Denis. Science and Technology, reviewed by Irma Y. Johnson 431 Hebrew Printing and Bibliography, reviewed by Miroslav Krek . 431 Marchant, Maurice P. Participative Management in Academic Libraries, reviewed by Eldred Smith . 432 Robinson, Thomas. The Teacher, reviewed by Benedict LaBue . 434 Schuster, Marie. The Library-Centered Approach to Learning, reviewed by Benedict LaBue 434 Eighteenth-Century English Books, reviewed by William E. Conway . 434 Kemper, Robert E., and Ostrander, Richard E. Director~hip by Obiectives, re- viewed by Martha J. Bailey . 435 Writing Obiectives for Bibliographic Instruction in Academic Librar·ies, reviewed by Janet L. Ashier 436 Goldberg, Robert L. A Systems Approach to Library Program Development, re- viewed by Robert E. Kemper . 436 Bryan, Harrison. University Libraries in Britain: A New Look, reviewed by Richard D. Johnson 438 Orr, J. M. Libraries as Communication Systems, reviewed by Budd L. Gambee . 439 Murphy, Marcy, and Johns, Claude J., Jr. Handbook of Library Regulations, reviewed by B. Donald Grose 440 The Librarian and Reference Service, reviewed by James F. Parks, Jr. . 442 Gerulaitis, Leonardus Vytautas. Printing and Publishing in Fifteenth-Cent·ury Venice, reviewed by Miroslav Krek . 442 Davinson, Donald. Theses and Dissertations as Information Sources, reviewed by Calvin J. Boyer 444 Abstracts 446 Other Publications of Interest to Academic Libraries 449 BOOK REVIEWS Stuerut, Robert D., and Eastlick, John Taylor. Library Management. Library Science Text Series. Littleton, Colo.: Li- braries Unlimited, Inc., 1977. 180p. $11.50. LC 76-49568. ISBN 0-87287- 127-4. This slender volume covers the historical development of management theory and discusses, under the following headings, each of the functions which are carried out in the management of organizations: plan- ning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the operation. Treatment is sim- ple, concise, and well organized although clearly not exhaustive. According to the au- thors, the book proposes to present the principles of management in a conceptual I 427 428 I College & Research Libraries • September 1977 framework, thus providing a useful tool for both practitioners and students. Indeed, the book should appeal to stu- dents and to librarians without an extensive management background. It is also useful as a handbook for administrators since spe- cific information can be located very quick- ly. It is intended that the book is to be used in conjunction with case studies, in-box sim- ulations, and other exercises which would expand the learning process. Owing to the format of the book, only the most basic ideas and theories of each of the important contributors to the de- velopment of management science have been noted. All important developments have been included, however, and the bib- 1iographies which accompany each chapter are thorough in their coverage and of very high quality. Further reading along these suggested lines would provide an excellent basic education in management theory. The authors make some sweeping gen- eralizations with few facts to bolster them. As an example, they state on page 44, "The higher a person is on the administrative scale, the less aware he is of the inadequate Out of Stock? Back Orders? If your wholesaler has long de- lays in completing ,.out ef stock" and ,.back orders", why not try the firm that specializes in this area. Current imprints are easy to deliver but it takes a personalized, special- ized attention to give you reliable service on back list or other hard-to- get items. At Book House we call it ,.Con- cerned Service" and it works every day for a growing clientele includ- ing academic libraries just like yours. Call 517-849-9361 Collect A The House of Superior JJ. Library Service BOOK HOUSE 208 West Chicago Jonesville, Mich. 49250 opportunities given for staff participation." This seems to assume that persons higher on the administrative scale never went through the lower ranks or if they did that they do not remember the conditions under which they worked. No studies are cited, nor are data presented to substantiate the allegation. On page 161 the authors state that it is easy to justify line-item budgets since "it can be found that the allocated funds were spent in the areas for which they were budgeted." A number of library managers of my acquaintance would dispute that statement. On pages 56 and 57 the authors assert that staff officers are prone to assume line authority over supervisors (through the ex- ercise of their specialized knowledge) to the extent that their presence and action should be regarded as "dangerous." Again, no research is cited for this biased inter- pretation of staff function, and the solid contribution. such persons can make in view of their specialized knowledge and skills is not discussed. The book is also marred by very careless editing. Early chapters in particular suffer from incorrect words ("schools" for skills on page 19; "conscientiously or unconscien- tiously" for consciously or unconsciously on page 107; "of" for "or"; "it" for "if"; in sev- eral locations, "probably" for "probable"; etc.). In addition, there are poorly written phrases and sentences that often make de- ciphering the authors' meaning somewhat difficult. For example, "Perhaps a better ex- ample might be if a library decides to re- plan its service points with the result that a branch library is closed down" [sic] p.40; or "Distinguish big from little prob- lems, to avoid getting caught in a situation that is rapid-fire and not effective" [sic] p.45. There are also errors in attribution. On page 18, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth are identified as early members of the Scientific Management School who "expanded the concepts of motion study and fatigue" and who also authored Cheaper by the Dozen. In fact, the book was written by their chil- dren, Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr., and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The typographical errors, factual errors, and awkward sentences are initating and could have been easily re- paired by a good editor. But I do not mean to be overly critical. In spite of its defects, the book is clear and easy to understand. It provides a general frame of reference which is applicable to any type of library. In expanding on the principles presented, -the authors draw on examples from recent academic library management literature as well as that of public and school libraries. The book does not duplicate other library management publications such as Lowell's Management of Libraries, Rogers and Weber's University Library Administration, or Hamburg's Li- brary Planning and Decision Making Sys- tems. It is a practical and useful guide to the world of library management.-Dale B. Canelas, Assistant Director for Public Services, Stanford University Libraries. Magrill, Rose Mary, and Rinehart, Con- stance, comps. Library Technical Ser- vices: A Selected, Annotated Bibliogra- phy. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1977. 238p. $14.95. LC 76-27130. ISBN 0-8371-9286-2. Anyone needing quick, easy access to the major literature of current, general interest on technical services will find this new bib- liography useful. The serious researcher will still need to use Library Literature, but the person wanting to become familiar with a topic probably will find sufficient entries in this book without struggling through excess material. The authors promise a supple- ment, which will be necessary if the book is to remain topical. Most of the 1,27 4 entries have dates within the past ten years. Those with earlier dates are bibliographies and reviews of a year or are concerned with general principles and topics of historical interest, such . as the emergence of approval plans, or do not date readily (e.g., repair and preservation of materials). Foreign material is not included, but selected ERIC docu- ments are. Each entry is briefly annotated, and bibliographies in the material are men- tioned with pages or number of references listed. The book is divided into seven broad subject headings with each heading sub- divided into several smaller areas and ar- Recent Publications I 429 ranged in chronological order. The topics included are organization of technical ser- vices and management and administration of the acquisition, organization, mainte- nance, and circulation of materials, serials, and special materials. There is a name in- dex and a separate subject index. Most technical services librarians and teachers of technical services courses will want a copy. Others without access to Li-:- brary Literature or without the time to use it adequately also will find this book help- fuL-Martha Willett, Technical Services Librarian, Indiana State University, Evans- ville. Advances in Librarianship. Volume 7. Edit- ed by Melvin J. Voigt and Michael H. Harris. New York: Academic Press, 1977. 348p. $22.50. LC 79-88675. ISBN 0-12- 785007-4. Volume 7 of Advances in Librarianship reflects the changing world of librarianship. 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