College and Research Libraries Recent Publications COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES Chan, Lois Mai. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application, re- viewed by Doris Hargrett Clack .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Library Space Planning, reviewed by Michael B. Binder ................... .... .. .. .... .. .. ... . 168 Buying New Technology, reviewed by Michael B. Binder .... .. . ... . ..... .. ..... ............ ... . 168 Periodicals Administration in Libraries, reviewed by Neal L. Edgar . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 University Library Buildings in Southeast Asia , reviewed by Hal B. Schell ............. ... 172 Steady-State, Zero Growth and the Academic Library , reviewed by John C. Heyeck ... 172 Neal, K. W. British University Libraries, 2d ed., reviewed by J. K. Roberts ... .... .. .. ... 173 Hyman , Richard J. From Cutter to MARC: Access to the Unit Record, reviewed by Elizabeth L. Tate ... ................. .. ..... ..... ............. ... . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . ... ..... ... .... .... 174 Hyman, Richard J. Analytical Access: History , Resources , Needs, reviewed by Elizabeth L. Tate ............................................... .. ..... . ........................ ........ ................ .. 174 Haywood, C. Robert. The Doing of History , reviewed by Douglas Birdsall .. .. ... ... ...... 176 Bock, D . Joleen, and LaJeunesse, Leo R. The Learning Resources Center, reviewed by William A. Mcintyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Burlingame, Dwight F.; Fields, Dennis C.; and Schulzetenberg, Anthony C. The College Learning Resource Center, reviewed by William A. Mcintyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Washington University. School of Medicine Library. Archives Procedural Manual, 2d ed., reviewed by Terry Abraham ..... .. .. . ..... ..... ... ...... .. .... .... ...... ... . .... . ... ...... ........... 178 Cameron, William J. Bibliographical Control of Early Books, reviewed by D . Kathryn Weintraub ................................................................. ... ............................. 180 Bahr, Alice Harrison. Microforms: The Librarians' View, 1978-79, reviewed by Leo R. Rift . 181 Collection Development Policy for the University of Kansas Libraries, reviewed by Wilmer H. Baatz ......................... .. . ....................................................... ... ............. 182 Martin, Susan K. Library Networks, 1978-79, reviewed by Leonard Grundt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Jeffries, John. A Guide to the Official Publications of the European Communities , reviewed by Carolyn W. Kohler . . .... ....................... .. .................................................. 183 Williams, Patrick, and Pearce, Joan Thornton . The Vital Network: A Theory of Communica- tion and Society , reviewed by Joe A. Hewitt ......................... ... ;.......... .. ........... 185 Stern, Madeleine B. Books and Book People in 19th-Century America , reviewed by David Kaser . . .. ... . . . . . . . .. .. ... . .. . . .. .. . . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . 185 Fjallbrant, Nancy, and Stevenson, Malcolm. User Education in Libraries , reviewed by Ellen Meltzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Cope, Gabriele E . Coping with the OCLC Cataloging Subsystem, reviewed by Lucy T. Heckman ... ............................ .... .... ............ . ... .. . . .. .................. .... .. .. .... .... ... 187 Fothergill, Richard , and Butchart, Ian. Non-Book Materials in Libraries: A Practical Guide, reviewed by Dwight F. Burlingame . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 188 Weinstock, Ruth . The Graying of the Campus, reviewed by Dorothy Hagen Kettner . . . 189 Brewer, J. Gordon. The Literature of Geography: A Guide to its Organisation and Use, 2d ed., reviewed by J. B. Post ..... . .. . .. . .................. .. ....... . ....... . ........... . ............... 190 Library Conservation : Preservation in Perspective , reviewed by Catherine Asher . . . ... . . 190 Victorian Periodicals: A Guide to Research, reviewed by Neal L. Edgar . .. .......... .' . .. . .. 191 Abstracts ............................. ............ . .. ... ... ..... ..... ... .. ..... ....................... ..... . . .. 193 Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . 195 BOOK REVIEWS Chan, Lois Mai. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application. Re- search Studies in Library Science , no. 15. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1978. 347p. $17.50 U.S ., Canada; $21 else- where. LC 78-9497. ISBN 0-87287-187-8. In light of the continued influence of Li- brary of Congress subject headings in librar- ies, Lois Mai Chan offers to "professional librarians, library instructors, and advanced I 167 168 I College & Research Libraries • March 1979 library science students" a book that brings together in one place the principles and prac- tices of the Library of Congress in regard to subject headings as they have evolved over the years. Charles A. Cutter's Rules (1904), David J. Haykin's Subject Headings (1951), and pro- nouncements in Cataloging Service Bulletin (1945-1978) provide the basic documentation for the underlying principles examined. Other principles were determined from interviews with Library of Congress personnel and from the examination of Library of Congress catalogs. The book attempts to "re-examine the un- derlying principles of Library of Congress Subject Headings in light of recent develop- ments and some of the recent theories and to describe current subject cataloging practice as carried out by the Library of Congress." Ac- cording to the author, "no attempt was made in this book to formulate any rules. It is an analysis of the principles and a description of current practice." The book is divided into two major parts, with part 1 dealing with principles, form, and structure and part 2 with application. The principles cover uniform headings, terminol- ogy, and specificity. The chapter on forms of headings covers single noun headings, adjec- tival headings, conjunctive and prepositional phrase headings, headings with qualifiers, and inverted headings. In regard to structure, there is a chapter on subdivisions, one on cross-references, and another on proper names in subject headings. Regarding practical aspects, the book covers the application of principles to special types of materials, such as serials, nonbook materials, and biography. Also included is the applica- tion of principles to certain subject areas, such as literature, music, and art. The work ends with eighty-one pages of appendixes, which include varied lists of cumulated free-floating subdivisions and rules for abbreviations, capitalization, punctuation, and filing. The book is not easy reading, but it is im- pressive. The dissertationlike style of presen- tation of part 1, with its numerous direct quo- tations and exposition, may dissuade even some serious readers; however, the simple sentence structure facilitates the progression through the analysis. To fully understand the work, one must have not only a thorough knowledge of Library of Congress subject headings but a~p an understanding of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules and the works of Cutter and Haykin. The reader may become perplexed by the lack of coordination or the collocation of some topics and the resulting redundancy. There- petition is more distracting than reinforcing. Also, in the relative index, one is hard pressed to pre<4,ct the placement of a topic. For exam- ple, data on see references are indexed under "Cross references" and under "See refer- ences." Following a questionable principle of