College and Research Libraries


498 I College & Research Libraries • November 1972 

ject terms (in German), corporations, and 
locations. 

For the research library this bibliography 
is a must because of its foreign coverage of 
the topic. The patron who reads only En-
glish will encounter difficulty in using this 
listing, but with patience he can sort out 
the 347 English titles. Since the cost is high 
and since the book would be supplementary 
rather than basic to many library collec-
tions, librarians will want to consider their 
particular situation carefully before order-
ing this bibliography.-Margaret Eide, So-
cial Sciences Librarian, Eastern Michigan 
University Library. 

Arellanes, Audrey Spencer. Bookplates. A 
Selective Annotated Bibliography of 
Periodical Literature. Gale Research, 
1971. 474p. illus. $15.00. 
The bibliography covers English lan-

guage periodicals (United States, Canada, 
Great Britain, South Africa, Australia, and 
New Zealand) from 1822 to August 1969. 
It is organized "alphabetically by journal 
and chronologically under each journal. . . . 
When known, both the title and the author 
of the article are given, followed by the 
number of illustrations in parenthesis, vol-
ume, and/ or issue number, page, and 
date." (Introduction) 

Previously published English language 
bibliographies are listed preceding the 414 
indexed periodicals. These vary from gener-
al: Harper, Time Magazine; to specialized 
professional: Dental Research, Journal of 
Production Managers; and hobby maga-
zines: Handicraft, Heraldic Journal. Art, 
history, and library periodicals are, of 
course, heavily represented. The largest 
number of citations, 1938 titles, out of the 
total of 5,445, come from the Journal of 
the Ex Libris Society. 

The brief annotations which follow each 
title are informative, crisp, and often in-
clude direct quotations. A 1920 quote un-
der the entry "Danish Bookplates" tells us 
that the "Plates are almost always sincere, 
very rarely extravagant, and hardly ever in 
bad taste." 

The illustrations, although contemporary 
and primarily from members of the Ameri-
can Societ of Bookplate Collectors and 
Designers (note sequence), represent all 
major styles. The plate of Clare Ryan Tal-

bot, author of the enthusiastic preface, 
shows the earliest extant bookplate of a 
fifteenth century German monk in its cen-
ter. Norman Strouse, the well-known book 
collector is represented with a Rococo 
style plate, and Rockwell Kent designed a 
brooding landscape for Earl H. Gibson. 

Already a quick glance at this bibliogra-
phy reveals that the scope of this subject 
goes beyond the interest in bookplate col-
lections. Anybody studying symbolism and 
allegory, or the development of taste in 
Western Civilization, will find a wealth of 
material. The index entries include: Baskin 
and Durer; Darwin and Einstein; Chemis-
try and Zoology, as well as practical sub-
jects like repairing, buying, and selling of 
bookplates. References under Celebrated 
Women, Cultured Women, Colonial 
Dames, DAR, Ladies Bookplates and Wom-
en, include interesting references for those 
interested in Women's Liberation. 

The custom of identifying books with 
printed labels or Ex Libris (a term intro-
duced in seventeenth century France) de-
veloped in Germany shortly after the intro-
duction of printing. Beginning with simple 
woodcuts, the engraving and etching of 
elaborate subjects soon became a popular 
art. 

How bookplates can be used for ideo-
logical purposes is signified by the action 
in 1966 of the Cultural Council of the Ger-
man Democratic Republic. Artists were in-
vited to participate in a competition for 
Ex Libris design, and public libraries were 
asked to enhance their books with these 
creative plates. Ex libris, in the words of 
the council were given, "a new, significant 
function. Books available to the public must 
have the same identification as those of 
wealthy collectors, we must avoid the 
threat of a dead end street of art for collec-
tors only." 

This book then, is much more than a bib-
liography for collectors. It is a well edited 
and compact source book in cultural and. 
social history. In view of its merits the im-
perfections are so insignificant that I hesi-
tate to give examples. There are some mis-
spellings and-as usual-in foreign words: 
Volkswagen appears also as Volkswagon, 
Willibald Prickheimer is called Billibald. 
The reference under "Packet of Sherlockian 
Bookplates" might be included under 

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c'Holmes, Sherlock." The title page subtitle 
reads "Selective Bibliography," the subtitle 
on the cover "Selected Bibliography." 

In the opinion of this reviewer, this vol-
ume should be in the reference collection 
of all academic, art, and historical libraries, 
as well as in public and school libraries who 
can afford the purchase.-Ant.;e B. Lemke, 
School of Library Science, Syracuse Uni-
versity. 

OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST 
TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS 

AECT, Information Science Committee. 
Standards for Cataloging Nonprint Ma-
terials. Washington, D.C.: Association 
for Educational Communications and 
Technology, 1972. 61p. (72-75937). 

Burke, John Gordon. Print, I mage and 
Sound: Essays on Media. Chicago, Ill.: 
American Library Association, 1972. 
181p. $6.95. (70-39010). (ISBN 0-8389-
0122-0). 

Barbee, David E. A Systems Approach to 
Community College Education. Phila-
delphia, Pa.: Auerbach Publishers Inc., 
1972. 184p. $9.95. (73-189534). (ISBN 
0-87769-124-X). 

Checklist of British Parliamentary Papers 
1801-1899. Shannon, Ireland: Irish Uni-
versity Press, 1972. 218p. $15.50. (ISBN 
0-7165-0059-6) . 

Chisholm, Margaret E. Media Indexes and 
Review Sources. College Park, Maryland: 
School of Library and Information Ser-
vices, University of Maryland, 1972. 84p. 
Available from: Student Supply Store. 
$4. 75. ( 72-89575). 

Chomsky, Noam, and Zinn, Howard. The 
Pentagon Papers: Critical Essays. Boston, 
Mass.: Beacon Press, 1972. 341p. $12.50. 
(75-178049). (ISBN 0-8070-0522-3 
Hardcover 0-8070-0523-1 Paperback). 

Dimmick, Mary Laverne. The Rolling 
Stones: An Annotated Bibliography. 
Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh, 
1972. 73p. Available from: The Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh Book Center, Pitts-
burgh, Pa. $3.00. 

Dover, P. A. Massey University Library 
User Survey: Volume !-Analysis and 

Recent Publications I 499 

Interpretation of Survey Findings. Pal-
merston North, New Zealand: Massey 
University, 1972. 63p. 

Dover, P. A. Massey University Library 
User Survey: Volume II-Tables of Find-
ings. Palmerston North, New Zealand: 
Massey University, 1972. 113p. 

Doyle, Paul A. Liam O'Flaherty: An Anno-
tated Bibliography. Troy, New York: 
The Whitston Publishing Company, 
1972. 68p. $7.50. (71-161085). (ISBN 
0-87875-017-7). 

Duyn, J. Van. Documentation Manual. Phil-
adelphia, Pa.: Auerbach Publishers Inc., 
1972. 158p. $6.00. (76-189532). (ISBN 
0-87769-117-7). 

Floyd, Mary K. Abortion Bibliography for 
1970. Troy, New York: The Whitston 
Publishing Company. 125p. $7 .50. ( 72-
78877). (ISBN 0-87875-024-X). 

Goode, Stephen H. Venereal Disease Bibli-
ography: 1966-1970. Troy, New York: 
The Whitston Publishing Co., 1972. 
613p. $22.50. (71-189843). (ISBN 
0-87875-023-1). 

Irregular Serials and Annuals. New York: 
R. R. Bowker Co. 1972. 3382p. $38.50. 
( 67-25026). (ISBN 0-8352-0423-5). 

Kraus, David H.; Zunde, Pranas; and Sla-
mecka, Vladimir. National Science In-
formation Systems: A Guide to Science 
Information Systems in Bulgaria, Czecho-
slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, 
and Yugoslavia. Cambridge, Mass.: Halli-
day Lithograph Corp., 1972. 325p. 
$12.50. (79-39164). (ISBN 0-262-
11046-6). 

Ling, T. 0. A Dictionary of Buddhism: A 
Guide to Thought and Tradition. New 
York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. 
277p. $7.95. (72-37231). (ISBN 684-
12763-6). 

Lowrie, Jean E. School Libraries: Inter-
national Developments. Metuchen, N.J.: 
The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1972. 247p. 
$7.00. (72-3440). (ISBN 0-8108-0505-
7). 

Maleady, Antoinette 0. Record and Tape 
Reviews Index-1971. Metuchen, N.J.: 
The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1972. 234p. 
(72-3355). (ISBN 0-8108-0522-7). 

Mauritz, Marilyn, ed. Library and Informa-
tional Resources in the Twin City Area. 
St. Paul, Minnesota: James J. Hill Ref-
erence Library, 1972. 403p. $4.75.