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162 I College & Research Libraries • March 1975 

neither to authors or their publishers. This 
is a book that should have been left to the 
journals; they wear their vast confused 
beauty much more becomingly.-Norman 
Hoyle, School of Library and Information 
Science, State University of New York at 
Albany. 

Kennedy, James R., Jr. Library Research 
Guide to Religion and Theology: Illus-
trated Search Strategy and Sources. ( Li-
brary Research Guides Series, no.1) Ann 
Arbor, Mich.: Pierian Pr., 1~7 4. 53p. 
Cloth $7.50 Paper $3.50. 
A well-planned, delightfully written 

guide to research strategy in the field of re-
ligion and theology. One might question 
whether the student who has reached his 
junior or senior year in college without 
feeling the need to acquire many of the ba-
sic library skills will suddenly be impelled 
to exert himself to study such a complete 
manual in order to write one term paper. 
However, hope springs eternal in the breast 
of every reference librarian, and Pierian 
Press is to be congratulated on instituting 
such a potentially helpful series of research 
guides. Since many graduate students are 
woefully lacking in library skills, this guide 
should serve as a valuable tool for them as 
well. 

Mr. Kennedy's easy style is appropriate 
for the level of library maturity which he 
anticipates in his readers, and at the same 
time he approaches his task with serious in-
tent and obvious competence. The guide 
is well organized, and individual chapters 
such as those on the card catalog and on 
evaluating books would be equally useful 
applied to other disciplines. The summary 
diagram on search strategy is eye-catching 
and thoughtfully designed. 

- The appendixes are valuable inclusions, 
though one might wonder whether Appen-
dix 1 (the catalog pretest) would serve 
well if placed at the beginning of the book, 
since the preface recommends its early use. 
The excellent bibliography is strengthened 
by the use of symbols indicating sources 
which are mentioned in the text and titles 
recognized as predominantly Roman Catho-
lic or evangelical! conservative in view-
point. 

The paperbound copy which was used 
by this reviewer is attractive as to size and 

type, but the first few pages are already 
cracking away from the spine. It is to be 
hoped that the guide will hold up through 
repeated use, since it is questionable wheth-
er a student would pay more than twice as 
much for a hardbound copy.-Margaret 
Umberger, Head Reference Librarian, 
]ames M. Milne Library, State University 
College, Oneonta, New York. 

OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST 
TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS 

Aiyepeku, Wilson 0. Geographical Litera-
ture on Nigeria, 1901-1970; An Anno-
tated Bibliography. Boston: G . K. Hall, 
1974. 214p. $19.50. (74-8589). (ISBN 
0-8161-1145-6). 

Aldous, Joan, and Dahl, Nancy. Interna-
tional Bibliography of Research in Mar-
riage and the Family. Vol. 2, 1965-1972. 
Minneapolis: University of Minn. Pr., 
1974. 1,530p. $35.00. (67-630.14). 
(ISBN 0-8166-0726-5). 

The Almanac of World Military Power. 
3d ed. New York: Bowker, 1975. 400p. 
$25.00. (ISBN 0-8352-0730-7). 

Baron, Herman. A Concordance to the 
Poems of Stephen Crane. Ed. by Joseph 
Katz. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1974. 311p. 
$18.00. (74-22083). (ISBN 0-8161-
1130-8). 

Bishop, Selma A., comp. Isaac Watt's 
Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707); A 
Publishing History and a Bibliography. 
Ann Arbor: Pierian Pr., 1974. 479p. 
$19.95. (73-78316). (ISBN 0-87650-
033-5). 

Bleznick, Donald W. A Sourcebook for His-
panic Literature and Language; A Select-
ed, Annotated Guide to Spanish and 
Spanish American Bibliography, Litera-
ture, Linguistics, Journals, and Other 
Source Materials. Philadelphia: Temple 
Univ. Pr., 1974. 183p. $15.00. (74-
7777 6). (ISBN 0-87722-036-0) . 

Chapman, Dorothy H. Index to Black Po-
etro. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1974. 541p. 
$25.00. (74-8838). (ISBN 0-8161-1143-
X). 

Choral Music in Print. 2 vols.: Vol. 1, Sa-
cred Choral Music; Vol. 2, Secular Cho-
ral Music. Ed. by Thomas R. Nardone, 
James H. Nye, and Mark Resnick. Phila-



delphia: Musicdata, 1974. $64.00. (73-
87918). (ISBN 0-88478-002-3). 

Colloquium on Education for Librarian-
ship. Western Australian Institute of 
Technology, Perth, August 28-30, 1973. 
Curriculum Design in Librarianship: An 
InternatioruJl Approach. Ed. by E. A. 
Parr and E. J. Wainwright. Perth, Aus-
tralia: WAIT Aid ltd., 197 4. 162p. 
$9.00. (ISBN 0-909848-09-2). 

Coplan, Kate. Effective Library Exhibits; 
How to Prepare and Promote Good Dis-
plays. 2d ed. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana, 
197 4. 176p. ( 7 4-4428). (ISBN 0-379-
00265-5). 

Cotnam, Jacques. Bibliographie Chrono-
logique de l'Oeuvre cf Andre Gide ( 1889-
1973) Boston: G. K. Hall, 1974. 604p. 
$25.00. (74-20957). (ISBN 0-8161-
1025-5). 

Czarnecki, Jan. The Soviet Union, 1917-
1967; An Annotated Bibliography of So-
viet Semicentennial Publications in the 
Collection of the University of Miami Li-
brary at Coral Gables, Florida. Coral 
Gables: Univ. of Miami Pr., 1974. 157p. 
$10.00. (74-14893). (ISBN 0-87024-
273-3). 

Dillon, Bert. A Chaucer DictioruJry; Proper 
Names and Allusions; Excluding Place 
Names. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1974. 266p. 
(74-2442). (ISBN 0-8161-1112-X). 

Educational Media Year book 197 4. New 
York: Bowker, 1974. 524p. $19.95. (73-
4891). (ISBN 0-8352-0739-0). 

Froelich, Robert E. Film Reviews in Psy-
chiatry, Psychology an.d Mental Health; 
A Descriptive and Evaluative Listing of 
Educational and Instructional Films. Ann 
Arbor: Pierian Pr., 1974. 142p. $9.95. 
(73-78294). (ISBN 0-87650-037-8). 

Hamilton, Malcolm C. Directory of Educa-
tional Statistics; A Guide to Sources. Ann 
Arbor: Pierian Pr., 1974. 7lp. $6.95. 
(74-14673). (ISBN 0-87650-054-8). 

Hyneman, Esther. Edgar Allan Poe: An An-
notated Bibliography of Books and Ar-
ticles in English, 1827-1973. Boston: 
G. K. Hall, 1974. 335p. $19.50. (74-
16359). (ISBN 0-8161-1104-9). 

Katz, Bill, and Cargal, Berry. Magazines 
for Libraries; For the General Reader, 
and School, Junior College, College, and 
Public Libraries. 2d ed. supplement. 

Recent Publications I 163 

New York: Bowker, 1974. 328p. $16.50. 
(72-6607). (ISBN 0-8352-0761-7 
sup pl.). 

Kumar, Girja, and Machwe, V. Documen-
tation on Asia. Delhi: Vikas Publishing 
House, 1974. 635p. $25.00. (ISBN 0-
7069-0314-5). 

Leaders in Education. 5th ed. New York: 
Bowker, 1974. 1,309p. $49.50. (32-
10194). (ISBN 0-8352-0699-8). 

Limbacher, James L., ed. The Song List; 
A Guide to Contemporary Music from 
Classical Sources. Ann Arbor: Pierian 
Pr., 1973. 229p. $7.95. (73-78293). 
(ISBN 0-87650-041-6). 

N orthouse, Cameron, and Walsh, Thomas 
P. John Osborne: A Reference Gui.de. 
Boston: G. K. Hall, 197 4. 158p. $9.50. 
(74-14966). (ISBN 0-8161-1152-9). 

N orthouse, Cameron, and Walsh, Thomas 
P. Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton: A Ref-
erence Guide. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1974. 
143p. $9.50. (74-14965). (ISBN 0-
8161-1146-4). 

.Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin; 
Cumulative Author Index 1965-1969. 
Comp. by C. Edward Wall. Ann Arbor: 
Pierian Pr., 1973. 490p. $39.95. (70-
143238). (ISBN 0-87650-014-9). 

The Readers Adviser; A Layman's Guide 
to Literature. Ed. by Sarah L. Prakken. 
12th ed. New York: Bowker, 1974. 808p. 
$23.50. ( 57-13277). (ISBN 0-8352-
0781-1). 

The Right to Read and__, the Nat ion's Li-
braries. Ed. by the Right to Read Com-
mittees of the American Association of 
School Librarians, Children's Services Di-
vision, and Public Library Association. 
Chicago: American Library Assn., 1974. 
116p. $5.50. (74-12075). (ISBN 0-8389-
0193-X). 

Scientific and Technical Books in Print 
1974. 3d ed. New York: Bowker, 1974. 
1,823p. $38.50. (71-37614). (ISBN 0-
8352-07 47-1). 

Tourville, Elsie A., comp. Alaska, A Bibli-
ography 1570-1970, with Subject Index . 
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1974. 738p. (74-
8468). {ISBN 0-8161-1063-8). 

Van Egmond, Peter. The Critical Reception 
of Robert Frost. Boston: G. K. Hall, 
1974. 319p. (74-8210). (ISBN 0-8161-
1105-7).