College and Research Libraries 570 I College & Research Libraries • November 1979 entries appearing in that week's issue of BNB. The selective tape, also a weekly ser- vice, contains only records of publications that the library states it intends to purchase or has already purchased. The third service is the local cataloging service , which is is- sued on microform at stated intervals; with this service a library may specify the rec- ords it wishes to receive as well as the amount of data each record should contain . Cataloging in publication is also a responsi- bility of this division. All these activities are described in the tape-slide program , which explains how the data are assembled and distributed. The presentation does not provide a comprehen- sive coverage of the activities in the various components of the division , only an over- view of the division's work. This is why the informative pamphlets on the products and activities of the division that are included in the . package are of great value and deserve attention . The twenty-five minute sound cassette , which is accompanied by a printed text, is concise, pertinent, and well written . Several voices are heard on it, and the end result is a pleasing variety of clear enunciation. The seventy-six slides , on the other hand, are not of comparable quality. They gener- ally exhibit a lack of imagination , have a tendency to be repetitious , and are insuf- ficient in number. Slides of cataloging rec- ords, however, are exceptionally clear, with artistically designed and positioned arrows that direct the viewer's attention to the rel- evant data . A considerable number of slides simply present, in visual form , portions of the text on the accompanying sound cassette that the producers felt should be reinforced . Even though the objective of the tape- slide program is never mentioned , it is clear from the slides used to reinforce the content of the accompanying tape and ffom the lengthy pauses on it that the package is in- tended as a teaching device. As this package is unlikely to be used as a teaching tool in this country, librarians many find these in- structional techniques irritating. At thirty- five pounds, the package is an expensive means of acquiring information about the profession that can be obtained from a thor- ough perusal of the library literature.- Judith P. Cannan, Washington , D. C. The Role of Women in Librarianship, 1876-1976: The Entry, Advancement, and Struggle for Equalization in One Profes- sion. By Kathleen Weibel and Kathleen M. Heim , with assistance from Dianne J. Ellsworth. A Neal-Schuman Professional Book. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press , 1979. SlOp. $14.95. LC 78-27302. ISBN 0-912700-01-7 . In spite of, or because of, its length, the title of this book does not tell us that it is an anthology and a comprehensive, annotated bibliography . As such, it encompasses a wide variety of sources and styles, out of which the compilers dissect seven broad types of writing: (1) opinion pieces pro and con the presence of women in the profes- sion , (2) exhortations on how to be good women librarians , (3) descriptions of wom- en's status in librarianship, ( 4) statistical studies including data on women, (5) statis- tical studies that focus solely on women , (6) regularly published news items or features, and (7) historical or sociological studies of the role of women in the field. A preface tells us of the book's conception and gestation . An introduction reviews the varying professional and social climates within which women assumed their equivocal preponderance in librarianship . An alphabetized set of biographical notes follows on the contributors of the forty-four articles that have been chosen from British and American sources . These articles are ar- ranged in five historical periods: " 1876- 1900-Emergence of an Organized Profes- sion"; "1901-1921-The Move toward Suf- frage"; "1922-1940-Between the Wars "; " 1941-1965-World War II and After"; and "1966-1976-The Second Feminist Move- ment." The bibliography, with its own introduc- tion and three indexes (subject, author, and title) occupies the final two-fifths of the vol- ume. It was compiled by searching Cannons, Library Literature, special lists such as the bibliography of the SSRT Task Force on Women and those appended to substantial works on the subject, in addition to special journal indexes, e.g., for the Library As- sociation Record and Library ] ournal. The entries are arranged first by year, then by season and month, except that letters re- sponding to articles, etc., are cited with the items to which they relate. Although it is international in scope , it focuses on mate- rials from English-speaking countries. There are no biographies, except for a few collec- tions. Like bibliographies, they appear only if they have substantial significance for the topic. Physically the book is well made and at- tractive. Placing the three bibliography in- dexes immediately ahead of the general index is convenient in a way. Typography and running titles are added to help the reader differentiate . Still, it is a challenge to find the right index quickly for the purpose at hand. As for errors , they exist, but they are rel- atively insignificant, considering the accom- plishment as a whole . On page 454 Darkas is a misspelling in Miss Fellows's name . But a quick review of her published works indi- cates that the worthy lady had a bit of trou- ble herself deciding whether it should be Dorkas or Dorcas. On pages 446 and 4 71 the index entries under "American Library Association-Task Force on Women" offer a distinction without much difference in try- ing to separate cleanly the "subject" from the " author" headings. The subject index ci- tation " 1973--33B" appears to be a misprint for " 1973-34, " and its entry for Isaac Asimov should read "1973-17A. " Moreover, bibliography listings (e.g. , 1971-16 and 1971-26) can be found that are not indexed under either rubric. Indexing for such re- lated organizations as the Bay Area SSRT (1971-41 letter) , the Massachusetts Task Force on Women (1972-34) , and the Wash- ington Chapter (1972-15 and 1972-22) com- pletely elude this reviewer. These peccadilloes are only incidental to the quantity and variety of fact , opinion, and solid perspective afforded. We have here reliable documentation of what we al- ready knew-that the high percentage of women librarians during the past hundred years has not ensured anything like equality in salaries, administrative responsibilities , professional recognition , or related perquisites.-Jeanne Osborn , Th e Univer- sity of Iowa, Iowa City. Nakata, Yuri. From Press to People: CoUect- ing and Using U.S. Government Publica- tions. Chicago : American Library Assn. , Recent Publications I 571 1979. 212p. $15. LC 78-26306. ISBN 0-8389-0264-2. Nakata, Yuri; Smith, Susan J. ; and Ernst, William B. , Jr., comps. Organizing a Local Government Documents C oUection. Chicago: American Library Assn~ , 1979. 61p. $5. LC 79-12197. ISBN 0-8389- 0284-7. Both of these American Library Associa- tion handbooks are designed for a small population of inexperienced document li- brarians. The local documents title is also useful for any librarian with collection de- velopment responsibility. Recognized spe- cialists in the document field were con- sulted , adding to the validity of both titles. In From Press to People, LeRoy Schwarz- kopf, from the University of Maryland Li- braries , contributed a short explanation of regional depository libraries. Likewise, compilers of the local government manual obtained advice from area specialists, the Chicago Municipal Reference Library, and the executive committee of the Illinois Re- gional Library Council. The author of From Press to People ad- mits " that several excellent works on gov- ernment publications have appeared in re- cent years as aids to organizing and adminis- tering government publications. " This work's uniqueness is found "as a handbook for the beginning documents librarian. " Within this scope , Nakata offers a realistic although limited explanation of establishing and maintaining a depository collection. It is assumed that established depositories are al- ready familiar with these suggestions as part of required procedures by the Superinten- dent of Documents or in striving to achieve standards suggested by the Depository Li- brary Council. Coverage includes an explanation of the federal depository library program , organi- zation and collection , the improved Monthly Catalog , data sources, and cataloging. There is also a useful section on official and nonofficial reference source s along with selected departmental library catalogs. Ap- pendixes include excerpts from chapter 19, Title 44 of the U. S. Code, instructions to depositories , and other procedural GPO regulations. The index is adequate. The text of " Guidelines for the Depository Library System" is useful only if the beginner had