College and Research Libraries Selected Reference Books of 1982-83 Eugene P. Sheehy his article continues the semi- annual series originally edited by Constance M. Winchell. Al- though it appears under a by- line, the list is a project of the reference de- partments of Columbia University's Butler and Lehman libraries, and notes are signed with the initials of the individual staff members. 1 Since the purpose of the list is to present a selection of recent scholarly and general works of interest to reference workers in university libraries, it does not pretend to be either well balanced or comprehensive. A brief roundup of new editions of stan- dard works, continuations, and supple- ments is presented at the end of the arti- cle. Code numbers (such as AE213, CJ34) have been used to refer to titles in the Guide to Reference Books and its supple- ments.2 LIBRARY CATALOGS Clark, Alan J. Book Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Society. [Frederick, Md.], Uni- versity Publications of America, 1982. 5v. $550. LC 82-051031. ISBN 0-89093- 520-3. "One of the earliest activities of the Royal Society upon its foundation in 1660 was the collection of scientific books to form a library."-Introd. Then, as now, Fellows of the Society were asked to present copies of their own books, and over the years the library has amassed an outstanding collection of scientific works even though, since the mid-nineteenth century, comprehensive coverage has not been attempted, and collecting has been restricted mai~y to "the works of Fel- lows, biographies of scientists, and histo- ries of science and of institutions." This catalog, photoreproduced from typewrit- ten cards, includes about 62,500 entries for some 45,000 books and tracts. It is basi- cally a main-entry catalog, but there are numerous cross-references from editors' names and from names of scientists as bi- ographees and as honorees of homage volumes. Somewhat surprisingly, pagina- tion is not included with the citations.- E.S. STYLE MANUALS Meyer, Michael. The Little, Brown Guide to Writing Research Papers. Boston, Little, Brown, 1982. 241p. $4.95 pa. LC 81- 84419. ISBN 0-316-569143. A welcome addition to the reference col- lection, this is a useful, practical guide ''designed for both freshman English courses and upper division students who must write research papers for courses in a variety of disciplines." -Pref. The author covers the gamut of preparing a research paper, from the purpose and value of the assignment through the researching and 1. Rita Keckeissen, Anita Lowry, Eileen Mcilvaine, Louise Sherby, Junko Stuveras; Lehman Library: Laura Binkowski, Diane Goon. 2. Eugene P. Sheehy, Guide to Reference Books (9th ed.; Chicago: American Library Assn ., 1976); Sup- plement (Chicago: American Library Assn., 1980); Second Supplement (Chicago, American Library Assn., 1982). 255 256 College & Research Libraries organizing of the subject matter to the types of sources that may be useful in the ~ormation gathering stages. Although onented to the humanities and partially based on the MLA Handbook (Suppl. AH2), the volume also includes sections on doc- umentation for the sciences and the social sciences. In addition to the standard infor- mation on bibliography and footnote for- mats (including those for nonprint materi- als), there are excellent chapters on how to use a college library, using and evaluating reference sources, and lists of specialized s~urces by subject area (e.g., architecture, film, women's studies). Also included is a sample research paper that illustrates points covered in the volume, with a dis- cussion of how the paper was put to- gether. A detailed table of contents and a subject index add to the work's usefulness.-L.S. DISSERTATIONS Labour and Social History Theses. Comp. by Victor F. Gilbert. London, Mansell (dist. in the U.S. by H. W. Wilson Co., N.Y.), 1982. 194p. £13.50. ISBN 0-7201- 1647-3. Subtitle: American, British and Irish university theses and dissertations in the field of British and Irish labour history, presented between 1900-1978. Gilbert has searched the national disser- tation lists of Great Britain and Ireland the United States, and Canada to provid~ ''a classified list of theses and disserta- tions presented ... between 1900 and 1978 in the field of British and Irish labour history.''-Introd. Labor history has been broadly ~efined and includes topics such as housmg and health conditions of working-class life as well as trade unions and working conditions; hence the refer- ence to social history in the title. Some 2,626 dissertations are cited under 150 headings, and there are good indexes for persons, places, subjects, and for authors. This bibliography should prove to be a ~ery useful ~id to researchers. To update It, the compiler suggests using the annual lists that appear in the autumn issue of the Bulletin of the Society for the Study of La- bour History.-E.M. July 1983 RELIGION Pfaff, Richard William. Medieval Latin Lit- urg.y: A Select Bibliography. Toronto, Umv. of Toronto Pr., 1982. 129p. (To- ronto Medieval Bibliographies, 9) $21.75. ISBN 0-8020-5564-8. About 1,000 titles of "sources for and literature concerning, early Christian' wor- ship which cast light directly on the medi- evall~turgr" . (Pref.) make up this highly selective bibliography. It is a ''study in a strict sense historical: the history of medi- eval Latin liturgy from the late fourth cen- tury . . . to the sixteenth-century Refor- mation." Consequently, works whose emphasis is theological and writings on para-liturgical subjects are excluded. Entries are arranged in a classified order under thirteen headings, such as "Early and Eastern Liturgy," "The Mass," "The Daily Office," "The Liturgical Year and Observances," "English [or other na- ti?~al] Li.turgy:'' Each in turn is finely sub- divide.d m logical, chronological, or geo- graphic order, as appropriate. Under each specific subdivision are listed the defini- tive modern work, standard edition of the source-text (if one exists), and the impor- tant critical studies-the last named in chronological arrangement. Both articles and monographs appear among critical writings, with post-1960 monographs usually accompanied by citation to a re- view. The latest works listed are from 1977; German-, French-, and English- language materials predominate. There is an index of authors, editors, series, and journal titles. Students of medieval stud- ies and reference librarians will appreciate this list of difficult-to-find materials on highly specialized subjects.-R.K. POPULAR CULTURE Landrum, Larry N. American Popular Cul- ture; A Guide to Information Sources. De- troit, Gale, 1982. 435p. (American Stud- ies Information Guide Series, 12) $38. LC 82-11902. ISBN 0-8103-1260-3. The vast area of American popular cul- ture, from hero worship to soft drinks, is c~v:red in .this annotated bibliography. Bibliographies, indexes, abstracts, anthol- ogies, and other general works are listed first, and the remainder of the book is di- vided into categories such as sports, mu- sic, dance, literature, games, media, and advertising. About 2,200 items are cited, and there are name and subject indexes. The latter is rather disappointing, for very general entries are not sufficiently subdi- vided to make the index truly useful and some subject terms are not really clear. General arrangement of the bibliogra- phy is also disappointing. Part of the prob- lem derives from the lack of a more coher- ent definition of popular culture, a notion that here seems to encompass anything from hobbies to consumer goods dear to the "average citizen." The resulting com- pilation lacks rigor in classification. For in- stance, the chapter entitled "Aspects of Everyday Life" is a hodgepodge of entries concerning black language, beer, bour- bon, historical fiction, folklore, literacy, and even the underworld. A chapter la- beled I 'Ideology'' is another example of the admittedly eclectic approach: it covers everything from the "Bible Belt mys- tique" and the "UFO controversy" to a bibliography of homosexuality and writ- ings on the folklore of American weather and the Gallup polls. Some orderly subdi- vision would certainly have made this chapter more usable. The idea of popular culture is decidedly something more than "popular religion" or I' popular art,'' and it is undeniable that popular phenomena are important ele- ments to be studied in order to under- stand today's society, but we need a more structured method for their study than what we find in this bibliography. Li- braries will be better served by M. T. Inge' s three-volume Handbook of American Popular Culture.-f.S. LITERATURE Beugnot, Bernard and Moureaux, Jose- Michel. Manuel bibliographique des etudes litteraires, les bases de llhistoire litteraires, les voies nouvelles de l 'analyse critique. Paris, Eds. FernandNathan, 1982. 479p. Fr 125. ISBN 2-09-190514-3. Written primarily for graduate students in French literature, this guide is intended Selected Reference Books 257 .to encourage students to discover the full range of library resources relevant to their field, to offer them a guide in methodol- ogy, and to present an overview of current research activities extending beyond the traditional domain of literary research. The work is in three parts: (1) basic re- search tools; (2) the main fields of re- search; and (3) new literary research sub- jects (dealing with French-language literature outside France, children's litera- ture, popular and paraliterature-which . includes popular novels, detective stories, comic strips, and the like). Considerable space is devoted to cur- rent periodicals in the field and to basic reference tools such as dictionaries, his- tories of the language, encyclopedias, general bibliographies, library catalogs, and lists of theses (completed and in prog- ress). The main part of the book is, how- ever, the chapters concerning the current state of research; the chapters offer selec- tive bibliographies on a wide range of sub- jects, from literary history to socio- psychological approaches to literature. Emphasis is on publications of the last two decades, although seminal works from earlier periods are included. There are about 3,400 citations, and all items within a topical section are arranged chronologi- cally. Works cited are predominantly French, but a fair amount of English- language scholarship is noted. An intro- ductory survey of the particular aspect of literary research precedes each chapter. There is a detailed table of contents, a sub- ject index (including names of literary au- thors}, and an index of authors of critical writings. The Manuel invites comparison with Charles B. Osburn's Research and Reference Guide to French Studies (2d ed.; Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Pr., 1981}, which offers better coverage of comparative literature, lexicography, and philology; but this work is stronger on recent ideologies in lit- erary criticism and is a more faithful reflec- tion of current trends in French literary research.-]. S. Ehrlich, Eugene and Carruth, Gorton. The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to the United States. New York, Oxford Univ. 258 College & Research Libraries Pr., 1982. 464p. il. $29.95. LC 82-8034. ISBN 0-19-503186-5 . This delightful guide was compiled ''to help travelers find places associated with the lives and works of writers.'' Informa- tion was gathered through library re- search and through questionnaires ad- dressed to authors, librarians, local historians, public officials, and organiza- tions such as chambers of commerce, and relates to more than 1,500 literary figures (ranging from Increase Mather to John Updike) who are associated with 1,586 hamlets, villages, towns, and cities in all parts of the United States . Although the setting is strictly American, personae are not necessarily American citizens: e.g., Thomas Mann is mentioned in connection with New York City and Princeton, New Jersey. The places where writers were born, worked, lived, or set the stage for their works are arranged by region (e.g., New England, Middle Atlantic States), then by state and by city or town. A brief descrip- tion of a place is followed by notes on per- sons associated with it. Personal names are printed in boldface type, and within the section on a given place are generally arranged in alphabetical order. Out of re- spect for privacy, the current residence of a writer is not included. An alphabetical index of cities and towns precedes the text, and an index at the end of the volume is arranged by author, with entries subdi- vided by place-name, titles of literary works, etc. Along with the many illustra- tions, this latter index adds to the pleasure of browsing in the volume since it enables one to follow the movements of a particu- lar writer.-J.S. Pickford, Cedric E. The Arthurian Bibliogra- phy. Cambridge, D. S. Brewer, 1981- . V.l- . (In progress) (Arthurian Studies, 3) LC 83-2579. ISBN 0-85991- 069-5. Contents: V.l, Author listing . 820p. $37.50. Part of a projected two-volume set, this volume represents the first published results of a project begun in 1969 to pre- pare a computerized bibliography of Ar- thurian literature. The bibliography is a July 1983 cumulation of all the citations from eight major bibliographies on Arthurian litera- ture published from 1923 to 1981, plus the annual listings found in the Modern Lan- guage Quarterly from 1940 to 1963. Items from these sources have been arranged in one alphabetical sequence by "the last complete word of the name of the author'' (Introd. ), with every effort made to reduce the inconsistencies in entry found in the individual bibliographies (i.e., alternate spellings, use of initials, etc.). Each alpha- betical sequence has been assigned a new reference number, although the old entry number, if any, and source of the original citation is noted as well. Complete biblio- graphic citations are given for both books and periodical articles. The citations are not annotated, but if the original bibliogra- phy included a summary or explanatory note, this information is indicated; re- views are noted under the entry for the work reviewed. Cross-references are used for coeditors, coauthors, cotranslators, and for different forms of the same name. Volume 2 is to provide a subject index to the bibliography, and the ultimate success of the project will hinge largely on the ef- fectiveness of that index.-L. S. PERFORMING ARTS Alvarez, Max Joseph. Index to Motion Pic- tures Reviewed by Variety, 1907-1980. Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Pr., 1982. SlOp. $32.50. LC 81-23236. ISBN 0-8108- 1515-X. This reference book is simple, straight- forward, and extremely valuable. It is, simply, a title index to the most compre- hensive filmography in English-the pages of Variety from 1907 (when its first movie review appeared) to 1980. During those seventy-three years (with a hiatus - from 1911-12 when the publication dis- continued its film reviews), Variety has re- viewed tens of thousands of films released in the United States and in foreign coun- tries. Even libraries that do not own a full run of Variety will find this a valuable source for dates and titles (including cross-references from English to original foreign-language titles), as well as for cita- tions to the Variety reviews where one can find credits, brief synopses, and other vi- tal information-all of which would be very difficult to locate elsewhere for a great many of these films.-A.L. Variety Major U.S. Showbusiness Awards. Mike Kaplan, ed. New York, Garland, 1982. 571p. (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, V.337) $50. LC 81- 23749. ISBN 0-8240-9395-X. Another list of Academy Award win- ners is not one of the things librarians need most, but this volume has the virtue of combining coverage of the Oscars with similar coverage of the Emmys, Tonys, and Grammys, and also provides a chron- ological list of Pulitzer Prize plays. For each award there is a separate, chronolog- ically arranged section subdivided by award category; nominees are listed as well as award winners. Coverage is from inception of each award through Decem- ber 1981. There is an index of names and titles.-E.S. NUMISMATICS Doty, Richard G. The Macmillan Encyclope- dic Dictionary of Numismatics. New York, Macmillan, [1982]. 355p. $34.95. LC 81- 18632. ISBN 0-02-532270-2. As curator of Modern Coins and Paper Money at the American Numismatic Soci- ety, Doty brings impressive expertise and experience to the task of creating an up-to- date, reliable dictionary of numismatics in English. Designed to serve the needs of both specialists and hobbyists, this dictio- nary provides information on topics relat- ing to the history, production, and collect- ing of coins, medals, and paper money throughout the world. It is an'' encyclope- dic dictionary'' that not only defines ter- minology, but also explains mechanical and technical processes, describes coins and other objects, traces their "purpose, value, and history, " and discusses other topics ''of importance to numismatics as a whole and to its sub-disciplines (ancient coinage, paper money, mint errors, [coun- terfeiting,] etc.)."-In trod. The articles are clearly written and well complemented by numerous illustrations. Although there are no survey articles covering particular Selected Reference Books 259 time periods or regions, there are two handsome sections of colorplates of coins, paper money, and medals grouped and la- beled by region and date; for example, the plate "Traditional Money of China" shows a bronze cowrie (1766-112 B.C.), spade money (third century B.C.), wu shu (118 B.C.-A.D. 619), and ch'ien or cash (1875-1908), each of which can be looked up in the text. Generous see also references and a complete list of contents facilitate the location of information in the absence of an index. A six-page bibliography lists reference works, monographs, and arti- cles in English and Western European languages.-A.L. EDUCATION Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 5th ed. New York, Free Pr., 1982. 4v. (2,126p.) $275. LC 82-2332. ISBN 0-02900-450-0. Sponsored by the American Educa- tional Research Association, this greatly expanded fifth edition of the Encyclopedia of Educational Research reflects to a great ex- tent the many changes that have occurred in the field of education in the 1970s and early 1980s. New concepts and topics have been given space for the first time (e.g., drug abuse education), while older topics have undergone a metamorphosis to re- flect the newer attitudes (e.g., "Data Proc- essing" is now entered under "New Technologies in Education"). Articles are signed, and the list of contributors indi- cates each author's academic affiliation and the article each was responsible for. The bibliographies appear to be current, some citing items as late as 1981; many re- flect the growing importance of the ERIC database as a source for current research information in the field. The varying orga- nization and approach of the articles re- flect the freedom each author was given in determining the scope and content of the individual entries. Cross-references direct the user from an older term to the one cur- rently in vogue (e.g., "Blindness see Vis- ual Impairment"); see also references refer the reader to related topics. A classified list of entries arranged under eighteen broad headings is included as an '' Orga- nizing Scheme.'' Articles commissioned 260 College & Research Libraries for the work but never completed appear in that scheme in parentheses; the result- ing gaps were diminished, but not always fully closed, by expanding certain sections of related articles. Inclusion of a subject in- dex is a welcome new feature; it greatly in- creases the usefulness of the work. This is an essential source for all libraries con- cerned with education as a field of study, and a useful one for many others. It is to be hoped that we need not wait another. thir- teen years for the sixth edition!-L.S. STATISTICS Index to International Statistics; A Guide to the Statistical Publications of International Intergovernmental Organizations. V .1, no.1- , Jan. 1983- . Washington, D.C., Congressional Information Ser- vice, 1983- . Monthly, with quar- terly and annual cumulations. $825 per yr. Having brought a good deal of order out of the chaos of American federal statistics and American statistics from nonfederal sources through the American Statistics In- dex (Guide CG76, Suppl. CG19) and the Statistical Reference Index (Suppl. 2CG20), respectively, the Congressional Informa- tion Service has turned its attention to the current English-language statistical publi- cations of the world's major intergovern- mental organizations. During the first year, Index to International Statistics (liS) proposes to abstract and index between 1,300 and 1,500 documents from eighty to ninety organizations, including the United Nations system, the Organization of American States, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Community, and various development banks, commodity organi- zations, and regional and special-purpose groups. The Jan./Mar. 1983 cumulation abstracts and indexes about 265 docu- ments from fifty-four intergovernmental organizations. The format of liS will be familiar to users of ASI and SRI. Monthly abstracts, ar- ranged by issuing body, provide biblio- graphic data, description of subject matter and statistical content, data sources, for- mat, data presentation and time coverage, July 1983 and availability; each issue covers new publications received approximately two months previously, coverage having be- gun with materials received in November 1982. Monthly indexes offer access by sub- jects, names, geographic areas, categories (e.g., age, sex, industry, commodity), is- suing body, title, and publication num- bers (for UN, EEC, and OAS documents). Both abstracts and indexes are cumulated quarterly; annual cumulations will be published in the spring of the following year. This promises to be an essential title for academic research libraries. The "liS Microfiche Library," provid- ing copies of about 90 percent of the docu- ments cited, is available on a subscription basis ($4,800 for the current year), and is shipped concurrently with the monthly is- sues of IIS.-D.G. ECONOMICS Who's Who in Economics: A Biographical Dic- tionary of Major Economists, 1700-1981. Ed. by Mark Blaug and Paul Sturges. [Brighton, Sussex], Wheatsheaf Books; Cambridge, Mass., MIT Pr., [1983]. 435p. $65. LC 82-61446. ISBN 0-7108- 0125-4. Having defined an economist as II one who published more or less regularly in one of the hundreds of learned journals of economics, II the editors of this volume provide "a list of 674 living economists from all over the world selected on grounds that are largely, but not entirely, objective" (Pref.)-i.e., on the basis of fre- quency of citation in the literature of the field. In addition, the work includes en- tries for 11397 dead economists selected by a critical comparison of the names appear- ing in the indices of leading histories of ec- onomic thought. II The Social Sciences Cita- tion Index was the principal source for citation frequencies, that list being aug- mented by informal counts from various European and Asian economics journals not covered by SSCI, and ' 1 a sprinkling of other names whose works may be rarely cited but whose achievements in advice to policy-makers in business and govern- ment are generally recognised by their peers.'' Information on living economists was furnished by the biographees; sketches of deceased persons were sup- plied by the editors. Inasmuch as no reply was received from some ninety of the se- lected living persons, those names have been entered with an "n.e." (i.e., no en- try) designation on the assumption that the questionnaires may not have been re- ceived. Country indexes and an index of major fields of interest add to the vol- ume's usefulness.-E.S. POLITICAL SCIENCE Martis, Kenneth C. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York, Free Pr.; Lon- don, Collier Macmillan, 1982. 302p. maps. $120. LC 82-70583. ISBN 0-02- 920150-0. Based in part on the work done by the Congressional Vote Analysis Unit of the Work Projects Administration's Historical Records Survey, with further analysis and documentation of the legal statutes gov- erning congressional districts, this atlas provides "maps of all congressional dis- tricts of the United States House of Repre- sentatives throughout American his- tory." -Pref. Part 1 is an introduction to the history of districting and apportion- ment, spatial aspects of voting behavior, the mapping of voting behavior, and a dis- cussion of the methodology and construc- tion of the maps in the Atlas. Part 2, the core of the work, consists of the maps themselves. Congressional district maps and alphabetical membership lists are in- cluded for the first (1789-91) through the 97th (1981-83) congresses. The maps, in black and white, are clear and easy to read; for densely populated urban areas (e.g., New York, Philadelphia), insets are provided for clarification. Each map is ac- companied by a list of members of the Congress (with the state and district rep- resented by each congressman), dates of each session (including any special ses- sions), the number of seats in the House of Representatives at the time, the name of the Speaker of the House, and additional map notes as needed. Part 3 presents writ- ten legal descriptions of all congressional districts, arranged by state, Congress, and Selected Reference Books 261 district, from the date a state was first ad- mitted to the Union to 1983. Thus it is pos- sible to go from the map of a particular Congress to an exact description of where the boundaries for each district actually lie. The legal source for each description is cited. Indexes to parts 1 and 2 complete this unique and valuable volume, which fills a gap in our sources for the study of American history.-L.S. The Times Survey of Foreign Ministries of the World. Selected and ed. by Zara Steiner. London, Times Books ( dist. in U.S. by Meckler Publ., Westport, Conn.), [1982]. 624p. $70. LC82-104557. ISBN0- 7230-0245-2. The history and development of the for- eign ministries-"those institutions in each state that were developed to manage the conduct of foreign affairs" (Introd. )- of twenty-four countries throughout the world are here presented in essays by an international roster of contributors. No uniform pattern was stipulated for the in- dividual country essays, but each ends with a useful bibliography and a chart showing the current organization of the ministry. Although there is consider- able variation in the contributors' approaches-some emphasize historical aspects and diplomatic events, others con- centrate on organization and administra- · tion of the ministry-the volume offers a good framework for comparative study. An index of names, organizations, and subjects enhances the work's useful- ness.-E.S. HISTORY & AREA STUDIES Bibliography of Loyalist Source Material in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Ed. by Gregory Palmer. Westport, Conn., Meckler Publ., 1982. 1,064p. $115. LC 80-19682. ISBN 0-930466-26-8. Sponsored by the Program for Loyalist Studies and Publications at the American Antiquarian Society, a survey was under- taken "to show what material remains about the 'other side' of our American Revolution, and to give historical balance to the presentation of the story of those times (about one fifth of America's popu- lation has been estimated to have Loyalist 262 College & Research Libraries leanings).'' -Pref. A Loyalist has been de- fined as "someone who left his home to join the British, or someone who later moved to Canada, or someone who was eventually compensated.'' The resulting bibliographies list Loyalist source material in the United States, Can- ada, Great Britain, and Ireland, with a separate listing for the Colonial Office pa- pers in the Public Record Office, and, in two appendixes, bibliographies of Loyal- ist newspapers (1763-83) and Loyalist im- prints (1774-85). A general index gives ref- erences from names, places, and subjects in the archival sections to the assigned number of the repository and the specific collection within that archive or library. Writers and recipients of letters are not in- dexed, nor are the appendixes. Four of the six bibliographies included in this volume have previously appeared in the Proceedings of the American Anti- quarian Society, but having them brought together here must result in easier use and greater thoroughness on the part of the researcher.-E.M. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China. Brian Hook, gen. ed. Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Pr., [1982]. 492p. il. $35. LC 81- 9927. ISBN 0-521-23099-3. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union. Archie Brown [et al.], gen. eds. Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Pr., [1982]. 492p. il. $35. LC 81-9965. ISBN 0- 521-23169-8. As might be expected, these two ency- clopedias are similar in format, organiza- tion, and editorial practices. Both strive to present a detailed but coherent view of the land, people, history, society, politics, economy, language, and culture of their respective countries. The signed articles (written by recognized scholars) range in length from a few paragraphs to several pages and are grouped into chapters, which in turn are arranged into broad sub- ject categories. This "textbook" arrange- ment is somewhat unusual for an encyclo- pedia, but has the advantage of allowing for several different approaches to the in- formation: specific names and subjects can be looked up in the index (which ap- pears at the beginning of the volume); July 1983 broader topics can be located in article ti- tles and chapter headings (which are clearly laid out in the table of contents); whole groups of articles or chapters can be read for a general, almost narrative over- view of a subject or time period. The numerous photographs, maps, charts, drawings, etc., are well repro- duced and informative; layout and typog- raphy throughout the volumes are clear and attractive. Suggestions for further reading are listed in a topically arranged bibliography. Each of these encyclopedias covers a great deal of material in one vol- ume, and as a result, the articles are very dense. However, they are well written, in- teresting, and provide excellent introduc- tions to all aspects of Chinese and Rus- sian/Soviet civilizations, contemporary as well as historical. And they do so at a most reasonable price.-A.L. Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Joseph R. Strayer, ed.-in-chief. New York, Scrib- ner, [1982]- . V.1- . (In progress; to be in approx. 12v.) $70 per v. LC 82- 5904. ISBN 0-684-16760-3. Contents: V.1, Aachen-Augustinism. 661p. Publication of a new specialized ency- clopedia is always something of an event and this work, sponsored by the Ameri- can Council of Learned Societies, and compiled chiefly by American and Cana- dian experts for an American audience, supplies a needed survey in medieval studies and at the same time testifies to the recent growth of the field. It should prove useful wherever the Middle Ages are studied. When completed, the set will contain about 5,000 entries, ranging in length from definitions presented in a short paragraph to major articles of 10,000 words. Two more volumes are to be pub- lished in 1983 and the remainder within five years. Chronologically, the Dictionary's scope is from A.D. 500to 1500; geographically, it covers ''the Latin West, the Slavic world, Asia Minor, the lands of the caliphate in the East and the Muslim-Christian areas of North Africa.'' -Pref. Entries, arranged al- phabetically, include persons, places, events, concepts, themes, together with topics in the arts, history, philosophy, lit- urgy, and everyday life. Articles are fol- lowed by brief bibliographies (of books and articles) and, where possible, are largely of English-language sources. A well-spaced, double-column page is used, with running heads and entry words in boldface capitals. Illustrations-mainly line drawings and half-tones-are set close to related text. Some of the longer articles in this first volume are 11 Agriculture and Nutrition," "Allegory, II "Alphabets," "Aquinas," ''Armenia,'' '' Arthurian Literature,'' and ''Astrology I Astronomy, Islamic.'' From sampling even the small portion of the al- phabet contained in volume 1, it would appear that the editors have succeeded in producing a work that will be useful for the beginner and the advanced student and that ''by combining previously frag~ mented areas of medieval studies'' (Pre[.), will offer scholars a ''means of coordinat- ing the various branches of medieval scholarship into an accessible and coher- ent whole."-R.K. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Ed. by Ehsan Y arsha- ter. London, Routledge & Keg an Paul, [1982]- . V .1, fasc.1- . il. Fasc.l: $20. (In progress) ISBN 0-7100-9090-0. Contents: V.1, fasc.1, Ab-'Abd-al- Hamid. After seven years of planning and prep:.. aration, the first fascicle of this important new encyclopedia has appeared. Com- prising signed contributions in English by an international group of specialists, the work ''aims to provide accurate and up- to-date presentations on topics of archeo- logical, geographic, ethnographic, histori- cal, artistic, literary, religious, linguistic, philosophical, scientific, and folkloric in- terest" (In trod.) for scholars, researchers, and students in Iranian studies and re- lated fields. Coverage will extend from prehistoric times to the present (although biographies of living persons are ex- cluded), with careful attention given tore- ciprocal cultural influences between Iran and its neighbors. Entry is usually under the transliterated Persian or Arabic form of a term or name, with adequate cross- referencing promised; notes on transliter- Selected Reference Books 263 ation, lists of abbreviations, and a glossary of frequently occurring Persian and Arabic terms are included in the front matter of this first fascicle. Bibliographic references either appear in the text or are given at the end of an article. In general, figures and plates will be limited to maps, plans of ar- chitectural monuments, sketches of ar- chaeological artifacts, or representative works by an artist or calligrapher. Each fascicle is to run to 112 pages, but no publi- cation schedule is indicated.-E.S. Guide to American Foreign Relations since 1700. Ed. by Richard Dean Burns. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-Clio, 1982. 1,311p. maps. $87.50. LC 82-13905. ISBN 0- 87436-323-3. Comp. for the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Although intended to supersede Bemis and Griffin's Guide to the Diplomatic His- tory of the United States (Guide DB16), the focus of this new work has been changed to stress foreign relations rather than tra- ditional diplomacy, and to emphasize twentieth-century developments (i.e., of 1,213 pages of bibliography, 613 deal with post-World War I topics). However, the editor states that Bemis will still be useful for "its references to manuscript collec- tions of interest to researchers working with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century topics.''-Introd. The new Gui~e begins with two chapters of general aids: reference materials cited by form, and lists of general overviews, with special emphasis on themes, theo- ries, and policy formation. In chapters 3 through 38, the field of U.S. foreign rela- tions has been divided geographically and chronologically, with each chapter subdi- vided for specific periods and events, but always including sections for resources and overviews, personalities, and a short state-of-the-art summary (including sug- gestions for research). Articles, books, dissertations, source collections, and gov- ernment publications are cited, with a one-sentence annotation for each entry. Surprisingly, pagination is not given for monographs. Scholars have contributed the individual sections and, understand- ably, coverage is somewhat uneven owing 264 College & Research Libraries to the state of scholarship on various sub- jects. Relevant citations are repeated as necessary; cross-references link related sections. Indexing (for authors, subjects, and individuals) seems very comprehen- sive. There are two appendixes: one list- ing names of presidents, secretaries of state, and chairmen of Senate Foreign Re- lations committees; the other giving short biographies of the secretaries of state, 1781-1982. This is an important work which one looks forward to using in many contexts.-E.M. Hoy, Suellen M. and Robinson, Michael C. Public Works History in the United States : A Guide to the Literature. Nash- ville, American Assn. for State and Lo- cal History, [1982]. 477p. $49. LC 81- 19114. ISBN 0-91-005063-5. From the TV A to the MTA, the history of public works in the United States is docu- mented in the books, articles, disserta- tions, and master's essays listed in this bibliography. The preface defines public works as "the basic infrastructure upon which modern civilization rests ... [i.e.,] the physical structures and facilities devel- oped or acquired by public agencies to house governmental activities and pro- vide water, waste disposal, power, and transportation services.'' That the term encompasses more than sewage systems, roads, and power plants is evident from the fourteen chapter titles: "Planning, En- gineering, and Administration''; ''Irriga- tion"; "Waterways"; "Flood Control and Drainage"; "Sewers and Wastewater Treatment"; "Community Water Sup- ply"; "Solid Wastes"; "Roads, Streets, and Highways''; ''Urban Mass Transpor- tation''; ''Airways and Airports''; ''Public Buildings"; "Parks and Recreation"; ''Energy''; and ''Military Installations.'' The studies cited in each chapter further attest to the variety of public works histor- ical research projects, and they will be of interest not only to historians of that disci- pline, but also to students and scholars in many different fields of American history. Within each chapter the sources are listed alphabetically by author; most are accompanied by concise, informative an- July 1983 notations; and the presence of maps, illus- trations, bibliography, etc., is noted. Sources are listed in more than one chap- ter when appropriate. There is an index of authors and titles. Unfortunately, because there are no subject or geographic in- dexes, sources on specific topics or areas are difficult to locate, and many important items may be buried in the broad chapter categories-for example, studies on the Cleveland Public Library ("Public Build- ings"), North Carolina light-houses (''Waterways''), New England village im- provement societies ("Parks and Recrea- tion"), or overland stagecoach mail deliv- ery ("Roads, Streets, and Highways"). Nevertheless, this is a unique biblio- graphic source for the study of all aspects of the planning, construction, and man- agement of public works in the United States.-A.L. Laguerre, Michel S. Complete Haitiana: A Bibliographic Guide to the Scholarly Litera- ture, 1900-1980. Millwood, N.Y., Kraus InternationalPubns., 1982. 2v. (1,562p.) $250. LC 81-17190. ISBN 0-527-54040-4. Complete Haitiana is a major contribution to Caribbean and Afro-American studies. The nearly 10,000 complete bibliographic citations (including library locations) en- compass books, journal literature, news- paper articles, theses, dissertations, es- says, reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and documents of international organizations. "The ma- jority of the entries are by Haitian writers and authors from capitalist countries. However an effort was made to include as many entries as possible by writers resid- ing in Communist countries." -Pref. Prepared under the auspices of the Re- search Institute for the Study of Man, the bibliography follows the format of another landmark publication, Lambros Comitas' Complete Caribbeana (Suppl. DB67), which did not include Haiti. Entries are grouped under eleven thematic headings (intro- duction; ecology; history; population studies; culture; society; health and medi- cine; education; political and legal proc- esses; socio-economic system; rural and urban development), which are further subdivided into sixty-five specific chap- ters. For example, this librarian was de- lighted to discover chapters devoted to in- ternal and external migration, and to Haitians abroad-popular topics, but diffi- cult to research in the past. Other users are sure to find their own favorite sections. There is an author index, but no subject index. A unique alphanumeric coding sys- tem based on subject and geographical rel:- evance facilitates subject access, especially since citations are repeated in as many ap- propriate chapters as necessary . . Re- searchers, librarians, and policymakers will long appreciate this impressive com- bination of scholarship and bibliographic controL-LB. Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Ed. by James W. Cor- tada. Westport, Conn., GreenwoodPr., 1982. 571p. maps. $67.50. LC 81-13424. ISBN 0-313-22054-9. Several factors suggested the need for a dictionary cumulating the results of re- search on the Spanish civil war at this time: continuing interest in the war from its very beginning; the fact that many ar- chives are now open; the greater freedom of research in Spain itself; the huge num- ber of research studies completed up to now (more than 100,000 books, pam- phlets, and articles), with much more work in progress; and the fragmentation of our knowledge of the subject. Intended as "a quick reference on a broad range of material for those interested in basic infor- mation" (In trod.), the dictionary offers some 800 entries written by forty special- ists from Spain, France, Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. These scholars were chosen to ''reflect every his- torical interpretation and faction that exist on the Civil War" and to present the results of current or ongoing research. The entries are well written, signed, and give carefully selected bibliographic refer- ences to the most recent literature. Liberal use of cross-references and a detailed in- dex help the reader to locate all related ar- ticles. The appendixes are especially use- ful: a chronology of the civil war; a narrative of the military history; a list of Selected Reference Books 265 civil war cabinets; a bibliography of bibli- ographies on the war; and a directory of archives and libraries in Western Europe, the United States, and Canada having ma- jor primary and secondary collections on the war. Sprinkled throughout the vol- ume are indications of areas needing fur- ther research. All in all, this dictionary will be useful in any library, be it academic or public, collecting materials on the Spanish civil war.-E.M. Kehr, Helen and Langmaid, Janet. The Nazi Era, 1919-1945; A Select Bibliography of Published Works from the Early Roots to 1980. London, Mansell (dist. in the U.S. by H. W. Wilson Co., N.Y.), 1982. 621p. $48. ISBN 0-7201-1618-X. Edited by two former staff members of the Institute of Contemporary History and Wiener Library in London, this selective bibliography covers various facets of the Nazi government and life under that re- gime. Intended for both scholars and the general public, it lists about 6,500 items published from 1919 to 1980 on the Third Reich and National Socialism in some twenty languages (although publications are mainly in English and German, or are works accessible through English transla- tion). This is essentially a bibliography of published books, with relatively few arti- cles included. There is emphasis on the historical roots of the Nazi ideology, and the vast field of World War II writings is treated mainly from the German view- point of the time. Novels and memoirs are included to give a more complete descrip- tion of the life of the period. The items are classified within nine chapters, the first dealing with reference works. The other chapters chronologically follow the founding of the Nazi party, its rise and consolidation, the road to war, World War II, war crimes, and the aftermath of the fall of the Third Reich. A complete citation is given for each item, and although this is not an annotated bibliography, it includes some brief notes indicating the existence of English translations, variant editions, titles in original languages, contents, or topical emphasis. An index supplements the detailed table of contents; it includes 266 College & Research Libraries personal and geographical names as well as topical subjects.-J.S. NEW EDITIONS, SUPPLEMENTS, ETC. The latest segment of what most of us will continue to call"the BM Catalog" has been issued on microfiche by the British Library Reference Division as General Cat- alogue of Printed Books, 1976-1982 (London, The British Library, 1982. 402 fiches. £400). A "COM" product from MARC records, the catalog provides entries for (1) authors, editors, and corporate bodies, (2) most titles, and (3) persons and publi- cations as subjects. Entries beginning with numbers or symbols appear ahead of the alphabetical sequence. Materials listed are those dated 1976 and later, plus some 1971-75 publications cataloged since prep- aration of the General Catalogue supple- ment covering that period (Suppl. 2AA13). At the same time, the Subject Index of Mod- ern Books Acquired, 1961-1970 (London, The British Library, 1982. 12v. £700) has appeared in traditional book form. It rep- resents the continuation of the British Mu- seum's Subject Index (Guide AA101, Suppl. AA23), adding about 400,000 entries. Edited by John Alden and Dennis C. Landis, volume 2 of European Americana (New York, Readex Books, 1982. 954p. $85) covers the period 1601-50. "Of the approximately 7400 items contained in this volume, less than one third appear in Sabin." -Pref. As in the first volume, there are geographical and general in- dexes. Considerably expanded from its 1978 predecessor (Suppl. AA65), the second edition of Donald F. Johnston's Copyright Handbook(NewYork, Bowker, 1982. 381p. $27.50) aims "to explain the 1976 Copy- right Act and to report on legal develop- ments that have taken place since it took effect at the beginning of 1978. "-Pref. Consideration is given to action that is pending as well as congressional and judi- cial decisions on interpretation of the new Copyright Act. Mary Louise Briscoe's American Autobi- ography, 1945-1980: A Bibliography (Madi- July 1983 son, Univ. of Wisconsin Pr., 1982. 365p. $30) forms a companion to Louis Kaplan's Bibliography of American Autobiographies (Guide AJ69). It lists and annotates more than 5,000 American autobiographies published in book form during the 1945-80 period. Some pre-1945 items not cited in Kaplan are included. There is a subject index. The newest addition to the ''Interna- tional Red Series" is Who's Who in Euro- pean Institutions and Organizations (Zurich, Who's Who Verlag, 1982; dist. in U.S. by Marquis, Chicago. Ed.1: $75). The work's subtitle offers a good description of its content: "A biographical encyclopedia . . . containing some 4000 biographies of the top administrators, chairmen, politi- cians and other leading personalities working with European institutions and organizations, and international institu- tions in Europe." There are approximately 8,000 new en- tries in the author part of the first supple- ment to A Benedictine Bibliography: An Author-Subject Union List (Collegeville, Minn., Liturgical Pr., 1982. 807p. $29.95). Compiled, as was the basic set, by Oliver L. Kapsner, O.S.B., the supplement in- cludes works published as late as 1980 and adds numerous Benedictine manuscript materials available on microfilm at the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library at College- ville, Minnesota. The Wycliffe Biographical Dictionary of the Church (Chicago, Moody Pr., 1982. 449p. $17.95) represents a revised and enlarged edition of Elgin Moyer's Who Was Who in Church History (rev. ed 1968) as revised and enlarged by Earle E. Cairns. Some 300 biographical sketches have been added, so that the work now includes ''over two thousand men and women of all races, from all parts of the world, who have made major contributions to the cause of Christ.''-Pref. A ''Chronological Index and Outline of Church History'' now pre- cedes the main text. Charity Mitchell's Speech Index ... Fourth Edition Supplement, 1966-1980 (Me- tuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Pr., 1982. 466p. $29 .50) cumulates the 1966/70 and 1971/75 supplements to the fourth edition of Ro- berta Sutton's Speech Index (Guide BD250, Suppl. BD44) and adds new indexing of speeches published in books during the 1975-80 period. Edited and completed by Virginia L. Smyers and Michael Winship, volume seven of the late Jacob Blanck's Bibliogra- phy of American Literature (New Haven, Yale Univ. Pr., 1983. $75) has now ap- peared. Forty authors are treated in this volume, alphabetical coverage extending from James Kirke Paulding through Frank Richard Stockton. David William Foster's Argentine Litera- ture: A Research Guide (New York, Gar- land, 1982. 778p. $75) is a revised and greatly expanded edition of his Research Guide to Argentine Literature (1970; Guide BD912). In addition to the inclusion of new authors.and new scholarship on writ- ers previously listed, the general topics section has been reorganized and ex- tended in this edition. Now that the amount of information given in the U.S. Office of Education's Ed- ucation Directory: Colleges and Universities (Suppl. CB44) has been severely curtailed, reference librarians must reach for other volumes to find information previously included in that work. One candidate for filling the gap is the Yearbook of Higher Edu- cation (14th ed., 1982/83. Chicago, Mar- quis Professional Pubns., 1982. $55) which, in addition to supplying most of the data on colleges and universities found in the Education Directory, offers lists of principal administrative officers Selected Reference Books 267 and department chairmen of the academic institutions. More than 4,800 items are listed in the third edition of the Bibliography of Place- Name Literature: United States and Canada by Richard B. Sealock, Margaret M. Sealock, and Margaret S. Powell (Chi- cago, American Library Assn., 1982. 435p. $30). The work is an updated version of R. B. Sealock and P. A. Seely's second edi- tion of the title (1967; Guide CL120). Fol- lowing general sections for the United States and for Canada, arrangement is again by state or province, with personal- name and subject indexes. Donald C. Johnson's Index to Southeast Asiarl Journals, 1975-1979: A Guide to Arti- cles, Book Reviews, and Composite Works (Boston, G. K. Hall, 1982. 265p. $38) forms a supplement to his earlier index for the 1960-74 period (Suppl. 2DE13). In addition to extending coverage of journals indexed in the earlier volume, a few new titles were added (and indexed for the pre-1975 period as applicable), and ninety-six com- posite works are indexed in this new vol- ume. More than 1,000 monographs from the 1975-80 period are listed and annotated in the supplement to Stephan M. Horak's Russia, the USSR, and Eastern Europe (Lit- tleton, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1982. 279p. $25). It follows the plan of the 1978 volume (Suppl. 2DC36) and includes a number of 1974 items omitted from that publication.-£. S. The ulldventures of ~®M ~~'WW~[3 by MARK TWAIN A focsimilc of the author's holograph manuscript This facsimile edition of Mark Twain's ·hand- written manuscr~pt of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer offers to both the specialist and the general reader the sense of looking over th·e shoulder of America's favorite writer and coming as close as will ever be possible to witnessi'ng the creation of a literary master- piece. From original notes and composition through final revision, we can now see Tom Sawyer taking shape in Mark Twain's clear and precise handwriting. In both its literary significance and its handsome presentation, this large two-volume work is . one of the year's major publishing events. The manu- script has been reproduced in a limited edi- tion of 1,000 sets. Included with the facsimile is an introduction by Professor Paul Baender, who recently edited the definitive printed edi- tion of Tom Sawyer. The facsimile edition has been published by University Publications of America and the Georgetown University Library. Collectors will prize these two hand- some volumes, and scholars and teach- ers will use them. The facsimile repro- duces in black and white Mark Twain's clear, readable text with his revisions, marginal notes, and even his some- times unrelated jottings on the backs of pages. The faithful reproduction of the original manuscript at Georgetown University belongs in other university and college libraries, where it will serve as an invaluable teaching tool to dem- onstrate Mark Twain's steady, confi- dent composition and the often reveal- ing changes he made in his text. The 28-page introduction by Paul Baender (textual editor of the Iowa- California edition of Tom Sawyer) re- lates this Georgetown manuscript to the scribal copy in Missouri and to the printed Tom Sawyer. Taken with Baender's illuminating portrait of Mark Twain's creative process, the facsimile text gives the student a rare opportun- ity to see a classic of our literature as it grew under the author's hand . -Thomas A. Tenney Editor, Mark Twain Journal The manuscript brings pleasant shocks of recognition, and the effect is heightened because you can see where Mark Twain tinkered to tighten a para- graph or bring off a scene. The changes add to the tone of the book, enriching its texture, sharpening its humor, en- hancing its perfect, dusty sense of reality. -Phil McCombs The Washington Post These two volumes are more fun than Pac-Man. We can watch a book being shaped, reshaped, and trium- phantly finished. 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