College and Research Libraries 398 I College & Research Libraries • September 1971 ward and logical in sequence. The first three chapters present an overview of the field, the skills required of persons, and the role of the administrator. A full third of the book deals with technical processing and direct readers' services. New techniques (automation), new materials (audiovisu- als) , and building planning are discussed and their interlocking relationships to the earlier chapters drawn. The final chapters treat of the interface with the National Li- brary of Medicine, with the public at large, and with professional associations. Medical Reference W01·ks, 1679-1966: a selected bibliography, 1967, and Supplement I, 1970, Chicago, Medical Library Associa- tion, complement the Handbook and will be essential at least for institutional pur- chasers. In earlier editions, this material ap- peared as a chapter in the Handbook. The editors and sponsors of this major contribution to the library literature are to be congratulated on a job well done.- ]ames W. Barry, Rutgers-The State Uni- versity. Management Personnel in Libraries: A Theoretical Model for Analysis. Ken- neth H. Plate. Rockaway, N.J.: American Faculty Press, 1970. lOOp. This study is based upon a carefully con- structed, written questionnaire follow ed by structured interviews with eighty-nine per- sons holding middle management positions in fifteen libraries. All libraries were Asso- ciation of Research Libraries members and located in the N ortheastem part of the country. Middle managers, as defined by Professor Plate's study, occupy "positions in- volving direct supervision of four or more professional librarians, excluding directors, associate directors, and assistant directors." Aside from the direct results of the project, a collateral purpose of the project was to develop techniques for other studies which might involve other kinds of persom1el ex- plorations and/ or larger samplings of li- brary personnel. The purpose of the study was to define a composite professional personality profile of librarians in supervisory positions, not only to determine their own characteristics, but their attitudes toward library directors and their influence in affecting professional attitudes of personnel under their supervi- sian. The profiles include such factors as in- stitutional loyalty as contrasted to larger professional loyalty, attitudes toward "con- troversial" questions within the library, at- titudes toward the library director as well as supervisees, job satisfaction, and profes- sional development of the staff supervised. Plate's book derives from his doctoral dissertation and was supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. It car- ries an introduction by Dr. Robert Presthus. While the composite profiles of the eighty- nine middle managers are interesting, they are not in any way surprising. Like too many doctoral dissertations in library sci- ence Plate's study perhaps only proves the obvious. The scope and size of this slender volume raise a question as to whether or not it deserved publication as a monograph. -Kenneth R. Shaffer, Simmons College. The Joseph Jacobs Directory of the Jew- ish Press in America. New York: The Joseph Jacobs Organization, 1970. 140p. $10.00. A typical entry in this directory of the Jewish press includes address, frequ ency, circulation figures , date of establishment, and names of staff. It also describ es the readership, the editorial emphasis, dead- lines, the "size and mechanical require- ments," advertising rates, and special issues . In short, the directory is commercially ori- ented, aimed at those who might want to reach the "prime" Jewish market: "a mar- ket of above average income, above average education, a market that is brand and qual- ity conscious." Indeed, two introductory sections are "Top Jewish Markets," a tabu- lation of major cities and their Jewish pop- ulation, and "Reaching the Jewish Market," an essay in "ethnic marketing." How good is the coverage? Seventy-two "metropolitan and regional" publications are listed in an arrangement by state, twen- ty-nine "national" publications are in an alphabetical sequence, and ten Canadian titles are arranged by province. There are separate title indexes for the United States and Canada. By comparison, the list of Jewish periodicals in Volume 71 of the American I ewish Year book, 1970 ( AJYB) has over 190 titles for the United States and twenty titles for Canada, not counting the many smaller publications listed under "National Jewish Organizations." Since I counted nineteen titles in the book under review that were not in the A]YB list, there are over 115 titles in A]YB not in The jew- ish Press in America. The A]YB list in- cludes title, address, date of establishment, principal editor, frequency, and issuing or- ganization, when applicable. The sixth edi- tion of Josef Fraenker s The ] ewish Press of the World (London: Cultural Depart- ment, World Jewish Congress, 1967; $1.25) has 245 titles for the United States and twenty-one for Canada; this gives informa- tion about editors and principal contribu- tors , circulation statistics , political affilia- tion, and year of founding, in addition to title and address. While neither A]YB nor Fraenkel can serve advertisers easily, either is good for most library use and much more comprehensive than The ] ewish Press in A merica. The criteria for inclusion and the degree of comprehensiveness are not mentioned. Almost all quarterlies and all titles of lesser frequency are omitted. Many scholarly, cul- tural, and political p eriodicals that are di- rected at small, special readerships are not included, thus ignoring many important ti- tles. In fairn ess, it can be noted that the omitted titles are largely without advertis- ing and in general w ould b e of little inter- est to those seeking the wide Jewish "mar- ket. " While this small paperback might be val- uable to the advertising community, the price seems high for reports on 111 titles seemingly b ased on answers to a question- naire. The two-page "History of the Jewish Press in Am erica" and nine-page "Yiddish- English Dictionary" are quite journalistic and add little to the value.-Herb ert C . Zafren, Hebrew Union College . OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS A merican Book l'ublishing Record: Annual Cumulative 1970. New York: R. R. Bow- ker Co. , 1971. 1727p. $35.00. ( 66- 19741). (ISBN 0-8352-0469-3). An Introductory Bibliography of Black Study Resources in the Eastern New Mexico University Library. Portales, Recent Publications I 399 N.M.: University Library, Eastern New Mexico University, 1970. 69p. Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for the Fiscal Y ear Ending june 30, 1970. Washington, D .C.: Library of Congress , 1971. 169p. ( 6-6273). Bogdanor, V. B. A Bibliography fo1· Stu- dents of Politics. New York: Oxford Uni- versity Press, 1971. 113p. $2.50. Book Development in the Service of Edu- cation: Re port by the UNESCO Secre- tariat. New York: UNESCO Publications Center, 1971. 26p. free. (71-04459). Books for Children: Preschool through Jun- ior High School, 1969-1970. Chicago: American Library Association, 1971. 127p. $3.50. (66-29507). (ISBN 0-8389- 0099-2). Bowles, Frank and D eCosta, Frank A. Be- tween Two Worlds: A Profile of N egro Higher Education. New York: McGraw- Hill, 1971. 326p. $7.95. (70-141304). ( 123456789MAMM987654321). ( 07- 010024-1). Chapin, Ned. Flowcharts. Princeton: Auer- bach Publishers , 1971. 179p. ( 13- 147199). (ISBN 0-87769-061-8). Cheney, Frances Neel. Fundamental Ref- erence Sow·ces. Chicago: American Li- brary Association, 1971. 318p. $8.50. (73-151051). (ISBN 0-8389-0081-X). Davis , Gordon B. Introduction to Electron- ic Computers. 2d ed. New York: Mc- Graw-Hill Book Co. , 1971. 683p. $12.50. (79-154226). (07-015821-5). Dickinson, A. T., Jr. American Historical Fiction. 3d ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scare- crow Press, Inc. , 1971. 380p. $10.00. (78-146503). (ISBN 0-8108-0370-4). Fletcher, John, ed. The Use of Economics Literature . Hamden, Conn.: The Shoe String Press, Inc ., 1971. 310p. $12.50. (ISBN 0-208-01206-0). Goode, Stephen H. , comp. Index to Com- monwealth Little Magazines, 1968- 1969. Troy, N.Y.: The Whitston Publishin g Company, Inc., 1970. 350p. $10.50. (66- 28796). Haro, Robeli P. Latin Ame1·icana Research in the United States and Canada: A Guide and Directory. Chicago: American Library Association, 1971. 111p. (72- 138653) . (ISBN 0-8389-0093-3). Heard, J. Norman and Hoover, Jimmie H.