College and Research Libraries 544 I College & Research Libraries • November 1980 have been added. Longer treatment has been given to Benjamin Franklin, Theodore Low De Vinne, and Stephen Daye. Unfor- tunately, the added information on Stephen Daye errs in naming his son Michael in- stead of Matthew. Examples of some new entries are for Samuel Green, Archibald Binny, and George Clymer. The new entry for "Green, Samuel, fl. 1649-1702" de- scribes him as "the first printer in what be- came the United States of America." The entry for "Daye, Stephen, fl. 1638-48," on the other hand, names him as an "English- man who worked the first press set up in North America." Both Green and Daye worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As far as North America is concerned, Juan Pablos of Mexico City was a hundred years earlier, as so indicated in the article on Juan Pablos. There is still no entry for the Washington press to match the one for the Albion press, and mention of it was even dropped from the rewritten article on the handpress. It is mentioned in the expanded article on Hoe, but the inquirer has to know where to look to find it. Examination of these few entries leads to the conclusion that this glossary is not an infallible source of information about the history of the book in America, and it casts some doubt on the care taken about the other areas covered. Yet it is an important reference book. The 3,932 cross-referenced entries in this handsomely produced volume have value as a first place to look. The en- tries for technical terms are very useful, and illustrations contribute to their clarity. Generally it is an improvement over the first edition, but it does not completely re- place it. Some illustrations and the exam- ples . of marbled paper that appeared in the 1960 edition are missing from the new one.-Howard W. Winger, University of Chicago. National Libraries. Edited by Maurice B. Line and Joyce Line. Aslib Reader Series, v .1. London: As lib, 1979. 328p. $27 North America ($22. 50 Aslib members); £9 U.K. (£7.50 Aslib mem- bers); £11.25 overseas (£9.50 Aslib mem- bers). ISBN 0-85142-114-8 cloth; 0-85142- 116-4 paper. National libraries are increasingly called upon to fulfill major roles of national im- portance, particularly for establishing bib- liographic and other services significant to libraries within a country and across politi- cal boundaries. The goals of Universal Bib- liographic Control and Universal Availability of Publications cannot be reached without the strong support and involvement of national libraries. Yet, as a group, these li- braries are of great variety in the scope of their collections and functions and also in their roles as contributors to national pres- tige. And some countries do not have national libraries. Therefore, it has always been difficult to formulate a definition of a national library with its characteristic func- tions. This work, edited by Maurice B. and Joyce Line, is a collection of articles pub- lished between 1955 and 1977. It is a wel- come attempt to identify the key issues of national libraries, such as archival and bib- liographic functions, and their relationship with other state bodies, other libraries, users, and other countries. The editors state that they did not include any papers on planning a nation's library resources, rather, that the selection is confined to articles on national libraries as such. Included also are summaries and reports from UNESCO seminars and conferences, such as the first seminar, held in Vienna in 1958, and the first one to deal with national libraries in developing countries, held in Manila in 1964. The contributors, about whom no in- dication of nationalities and positions is given, come from all over the world. Most are British, five are Americans, and four are from socialistic countries. Each of the three sections of the book is preceded by the edi- tors' commentary; at the end of the work is an extensive annotated list of "Further Readings," organized by country, and an author index. The first of the three sections is entitled "The Nature and Aim of National Librar- ies." It consists of general articles, including the two much-quoted essays by K. W. Humphreys on the role and functions of a national library. The first paper, prepared for IFLA, quotes the stated functions of several national libraries and categorizes them as "fundamental, desirable and in- essential." The second section, entitled unipub brings you the publications of Four Mew lntemational Agencies • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Created by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1972, UNEP monitors significant changes in the environment and encourages and coordinates sound environmental practices . By December 1979, some 800 projects had been approved in such areas as the ecology of rural and urban settlements, environment and development, natural disasters and preservation of terrestrial ecosystems. UNEP also concerns itself with promoting environmental law, education and training for management of the environment, marine pollution, energy and desertification . Publications of this young agency include : Environmental Training ; Environmental Aspects of the Petroleum Industry; Residue Utilization ; Petroleum Industry and the Environment; and Tropical Woodlands and Forest Ecosystems . • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) The CSIRO is Australia's largest scientific research organizatiqn with 35 divisions serv.ing industry throughout Australia and the world . Concerned with the environment, conservation , human nutrition, urban planning and more, this group deals. with the many complex issues facing the global community. The CSIRO publishing program includes such titles as: Major Wine Grape Varieties of Australia ; Kociusko Alpine Flora; Food for Plants; Plant Relations in Pastures ; and Code of Practice for Safe Use in Pesticides . • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Founded in 1960, the Philippine-based IRRI, has provided the equivalent of more than 1000 years of training in rice research and production . As the Institute faces its third decade, the emphasis remains on the rice farmer and his needs as he works on his farm and on the needs of mankind for an ever increasing food supply. IRRI publishes such titles as : Rice Improvement; Brown Planthopper: Threat to Rice Production in Asia ; A Methodology for Determining Insect Control Recommendations ; Nitrogen and Rice; and A Farmer 's Primer on Growing Rice . · • Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) This prestigious organization of Georgetown University concerns itself with timely topics which have great impact on the global community. The CSIS brings out such publications as : French Export Behavior in Third World Markets ; U.S. Power in a World of Conflict ; NATO: The Next Thirty Years ; The Political and Strategic Importance of Exports ; and Trade Liberalization and the National Interest. Write us for an annotated catalog describing the publications of these four new agencies as well as for information concerning other leading organizations distributed by UNIPUB: Unesco; Food and Agriculture Organization ; International Atomic Energy Association ; United Nations ; United Nations University; Asian Productivit"f Organization ; Pudoc, Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation ; and more. I UNIPUD .,_ ______ .. 345 Park Avenue South New Yorl< , NY 10010 546 I College & Research Libraries • November 1980 "Special Functions and Aspects of National Libraries," considers in more detail their wide variety, emphasizes in particular how national library responsibilities in many countries are divided among several librar- ies, how some libraries combine national and other functions, and how in some coun- tries there are subject-specialized national libraries or regional or state "subnational" libraries. In the third section, "National Libraries in Individual Countries and Areas of the World," particular national libraries at a particular time are described. Some of the articles are historical, some describe a national library at a critical period at its creation or reorganization, and others relate its operations to a set of functions. A con- cluding note to the work summarizes the key issues that have emerged in the papers collected here and also mentions issues not dealt with. The editors are well-known British librar- ians. Maurice B. Line, as director general of the British Library Lending Division, has a close and personal acquaintance with a national library. Since these essays, gathered from many sources not always readily available, are a good survey of problems currently faced by national libraries and present a perception of their actual and desirable functions, this volume is a valuable source of information, recommended for all larger libraries and li- brary schools.-Mathilde V. Rovelstad, Catholic University of America, Washing- ton, D.C. Downs, Robert B. Australian and New Zea- land Library Resources. London: Man- sell, 1979. 164p. $33.30. ISBN 0-7201- 0913-2. Yet another study has come from the pro- lific pen of Robert B. Downs, this one giv- ing us "information on special collections and specialized holdings in (Australian and New Zealand) libraries" (p. 7). Aside from the usual front matter, this consists of four parts: General Subjects and Types of Mate- rial (86p. ), Individual Biography, Bibliogra- phy and Criticism (6p. ), Bibliography (25p. ), and Index (14p.); all pages are set in double columns. 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