College and Research Libraries 274 I College & Research Libraries • May 1969 center with which the library must deal affects the stability of the computerized li- brary system subservient to that policy. Users: in his conclusion the author writes, "To design on-line computer systems which perform limited file-searching func- tions may be to miss the real needs of most library users." (p. 132) In some cases more rather than less user inconvenience results from an automated system. Often the elegance of the system design seems more important than the people problems associated with accommodating the needs of the library staff and library users. If these needs are not met, redundant and secret personal systems evolve, causing a peculiar kind of subversion of the new system. Efficiency: in an automated sys- tem, a library should become more efficient as work load increases. As users of com- puting power, small and medium size li- braries may become dependent upon large ones in cooperative arrangements. Docu- mentation: in writing about poor library automation, "The lack of such a literature about failures is keenly felt, especially in the present context." ( p. 118) Many travel dollars and expensive staff time have. been wasted in system circuit-riding based upon the reports of over-enthusiastic authors. Although the book is inadequate in its coverage of microform systems in library automation, it is a refreshing overview which may have more value to librarians and computer people who have been close to the complexity of their pet systems so long that the long view has become lost in the press of day-to-day decisions.-Ron Miller, Five Associated University Li- braries. Librarians hip in Canada, 1946 to 1967; Es· says in Honour of Elizabeth Homer Morton (Le Bibliothecariat au Canada de 1946 a 1967). Ed. by Bruce Peel. Victoria: Canadian Library Association- Association Canadienne de Bibliotheques, 1968. 205 p. (68-143854). Elizabeth Morton is truly a "notable" among Canadian librarians, and the proof thereof is the appearance of the present volume. Librarianship in Canada, 1946 to 1967 is subtitled "Essays in Honour of Eliz- abeth Homer Morton" and is in fact a Festschrift issued on the occasion of her recent retirement from the position of ex- ecutive director of the Canadian Library As- sociation-Association Canadienne des Bib- liotheques. The honor was richly deserved. Miss Morton was not only the first executive director of the C.L.A. / A.C.B. but also for twenty-one years its soul, its cement, and its visible presence. (Figures of speech come easily to mind when referring to her.) Small wonder, then, that a considerable portion of this book is taken up with trib- utes to Miss Morton herself. If the hom- mages (the French word in this case real- ly puts it best) are sometimes a little flowery, well, that's quite understandable and forgivable. The rest of the book consists of essays on a variety of subjects but having in com- mon the aim of attempting to review Ca- nadian library development in the gener- ation after World War II. There are twen- ty of these essays in all: four deal with the C.L.A./ A.C.B. itself, four with munici- pal and regional libraries, two with uni- versity libraries, two with special libraries, two with services for children and young people, three with bibliography and pub- lishing, two with personnel and library ed- ucation. The last essay-"A Cautionary Tale" by Robert Blackburn-is quite sui generis. The contributors are all leading figures in Canadian librarianship and, as might be expected, they write well. They also, as might not be expected from a Festschrift, write to the point. One of the great draw- backs of most Festschrifts is that the con- tributors, pressed for something to offer up, seem usually to have pulled their pa- pers out of some desk drawer where they have lain since being rejected for publica- tion elsewhere. Festschrift essays tend to be stale and dull, and the only connection which most have with each other is that their authors have at some time been as- sociated with the person being honored. Librarianship in Canada, 1946 to 1967 es- capes such occupational hazards of Festschrift publication. The papers are up to date, specifically written for this vol- ume, and together add up . to a most useful review of the Canadian library scene over the last twenty years. It is, in fact, the best book on contemporary Canadian li- brarianship-which praise is, however, somewhat lessened by virtue of the fact that it is almost the only book on the sub- ject, too. Space does not permit much commen- tary on individual papers, but three or four of special interest deserve note. Mar- ion Gilroy's "Regional Libraries in Retro- spect" gives the inside story on a library development which Canada pioneered and which has claimed international attention. Jean-Charles Bonenfant, in "Progri~s des bibliotheques au Canada franc;ais," offers an unusually candid appraisal of public li- braries in French Canada. Laurent Denis' "La formation des bibliothecaires de langue franc;aise du Quebec" describes the evolu- tion of a distinctive library school which manages to be both broadly North Ameri- can and peculiarly "quebecois" in outlook. And, perhaps best of all, Robert Black- burn's aforementioned "cautionary tale" of- fers a delightful example (with a happy ending, for once) of the eternal battle be- tween university librarian and professor. It should be added that the appearance of this volume-printed by Charles Mor- riss of Victoria-is first-rate. It is a pleasure to look at and handle. At $7.50, this book is a very good value.-Samuel Roth- stein, University of British Columbia. The Mirror of Brass; the Compensation and Working Conditions of College and University Administrators. By Mark H. Ingraham with the collaboration of Fran- cis P. King. Madison: University of Wis- consin Press, 1968. 336 pp. $7.00 ( 68-98321). Those who found Professor Ingraham's earlier work (The Outer Fringe, Univ. of Wise. Pr., 1965) of value will surely want to investigate his latest volume, a study for the Commission on College Administration of the Association of American Colleges. This work, as the subtitle indicates, is con- cerned with the compensation and work- ing conditions of college and university ad- ministrators, and Ingraham once again has rendered a valuable and interesting com- Recent Publications I 275 pilation of comparative data. Over six thousand responses were received to ques- tionnaires sent to ·877 institutions, both public and private, and a splendid synthe- sis of the data is presented in twenty-two chapters. Ingraham's book is divided into two parts, the first of which deals with the various compensations and fringe benefits which were investigated. Among the topics included are salaries, vacations and leaves, life insurance, travel provisions, and retire- ment programs. In addition to a report and an analysis of the data obtained, space is allotted within the individual chapters for opinions voiced by various administrators with regard to the benefits discussed. The second part of the book is com- posed of chapters devoted to particular administrative positions, and includes that of the president, the academic vice-presi- dent, dean of the liberal arts college, dean of the graduate school, director of libraries, the chief business officer, the dean of stu- dents, director of admissions, registrar, and the director of development. Again, a brief summarization of data is given, and with- in each chapter one finds a section en- titled "Reflections" which consists of anony- mous quotations gleaned from the ques- tionnaires. Of particular interest is the chapter which is devoted to the director of libraries. The information here, as else- where, is condensed, but indicates per- centages of men and women directors, median age, and percentages holding the PhD and other degrees. Further comments are directed to the topics of staff, authority, communication and status, and relations to government. The Reflections are with re- gard to various characteristics and respon- sibilities of a director's position, and the comments which are voiced are those which are frequently heard. Perhaps the portion of Mr. Ingraham's study which will be perused most by li- brarians· is the appendix which consists of a photocopy of the questionnaire used, and a set of sixty-three tables which sum- mm·ize the questionnaire results. To be found here are data by which one can compare benefits and compensations for the different administrative positions which were included in the investigation.