College and Research Libraries 430 I College & Research Libraries • September 1975 likely that we would have seen the publi- cation of four nonbook media cataloging codes, all intended to be working substi- tutes for AACR, and all produced or en- dorsed by professional organizations. There is something very, very wrong about AAC R' s treatment of materials other than · books. Daily certainly understands this, but whether or not he has found the underly- ing causes of the problems is another ques- tion. In this, his latest opus, Daily claims that he does not "advocate a method of catalog- ing," but intends to offer "a means of un- derstanding what the possibilities are" (p. vii) . It is the first title in a series called "Practical Library and Information Sci- ence," and the reader should not expect to find any searching examinations of theo- retical problems. Nor will one find infor- mation dealing with recordings other than modem LP and tape formats. For problems and possibilities of the sort involved in ref- erence and archival collections, the reader must look elsewhere. Daily's approach is based on the "unit- entry system," which he sets up in opposi- tion to the "main-entry system" of AACR. He systematically discusses the bibliograph- ical elements in his system, which are laid out in ten fields: (I) title, (2) author, com- poser, (3) performer, ( 4) producer, (5) identifying numbers, ( 6) physical descrip- tion , ( 7) distributor's series number, ( 8) additional description, ( 9) contents, and ( 10) points of access or tracings. The whole approach is based on the assumption that technical assistants can be trained to do original cataloging of sound recordings. The work does not presume much on the part of the reader. Statements such as these are typical: "Phonodiscs are sold in card- board envelopes sometimes called a 'rec- ord sleeve.' ... There is an attention-get- ting picture on one side and notes on the other" ( p.l3); "Singers of opera and other serious music have a definite voice range" (p.69); "This phonorecording was made in Germany and the label is, naturally, in German" (p.71); "Operas, some symphonic works, operettas, musical comedies, and ballet scores have definite titles, given by the composer to the work he writes, or at least the librettist" [sic] (p.41). The ulti- mate authority on all matters of music is the Schwann catalog, which is described as "the only essential reference tool for the cataloger" (p.xvi). Uniform titles are de- fined as titles "taken from a list employed by the cataloger in order to provide a uni- form approach to the contents of phonore- cordings" ( p.36) . These statements, which speak for themselves, suggest the general flavor of Daily's style and the depth of his thinking. His work can be recommended only to those librarians who believe that the cataloging of music is a simple process that can be left to technical assistants, ama- teurs, and people who know nothing about music and are not willing to learn anything about it.-Gordon Stevenson, Associate Professor, State University of New York at Albany. Grove, Pearce S., ed. Nonprint Media in Academic Libraries. ( ACRL Publications in Librarianship, no. 34) Chicago: Amer- ican Library Assn., 1975. 239p. $10.00. (LC 74-23972) (ISBN 0-8389-0153-0) Non print Media in Academic Libraries is both a guide and a state-of-the-art survey for academic librarians needing information on the selection, classification, and catalog- ing of nonprint materials. The work pro- vides a general overview of the history of the use of nonprint materials in chapters on bibliographic organization, selection and ac- quisition, and standards. Individual chap- ters are devoted to the problems associat- ed with the development of collections in various nonprint formats. The types of me- dia included are sound recordings, slides, film, filmstrips, maps, and photographs. Each chapter is authored by a person with experience and knowledge in the topical area. Any guide to nonprint materials in aca- demic libraries is useful and welcome. Nev- ertheless, this one is somewhat incomplete, out of date, and of uneven quality. The most conspicuous lack is a chapter on videocassettes, the fastest growing for- mat in many academic libraries. The re- viewers do not agree with the statement that these materials "require more expertise and research than is available to librarians." Many institutions have already had to de- cide between offerings of videocassettes and motion picture films of the same titles, and a number of them have begun the develop- ment of extensive videocassette collections on the basis of their research. Many of the chapters appear to have been written in 1972. While a two to three year publication .lag is not uncommon, it is most unfortunate that it should occur with a work in a rapidly changing field. There is an emphasis on history and state of the art as of 1972 with little projection of trends. Forecasting is never safe, but it's important where one is investing thousands of dollars per institution in equipment and materials. The organization of the book into non- print formats supports the traditional, per- haps dubious, concept of the uniqueness of each format and the "problems" associated with it. There is also considerable repeti- tion as each author covers the same basic areas of selection, classification and catalog- ing, equipment, and varieties of users. Be- cause of space limitations, each treatment tends to be superficial. As with any such compilation the quality of each chapter varies enormously. A discussion of the alternatives of cen- tralizing nonprint resources and services in a separate department or dispersing them throughout a multidepartmental library sys- tem would · have greatly enhanced this guide. The common practice of reformat- ting to avoid proliferation of equipment types is not discussed, neither from a ser- vice standpoint or in the light of copyright restrictions. In discussing the area of selection and acquisition of filmstrips, Fields and Schulze- tenberg repeat the old myth that the retro- spective and current evaluative tools for nonprint materials are nonexistent. They go on to commiserate with the poor librarian who is "forced . then to utilize individual se- lection methodology rather than relying on good selection tools." The unfortunate fact is that Messrs. Fields and Schulzetenberg' s information is inaccurate and out of date. The oft-repeated statement that there is chaos in the bibliographic control of non- print materials is simply not accurate. The current journals are becoming more com- prehensive, critical in their stance, and broader in their scope of coverage. For ex- ample, the Booklisf s excellent non print re- viewing service evaluated and recommend- ed 815 individual filmstrips from September Recent Publications I 431 1973 to August 1974. The newly reorga- nized Media Review Digest (formerly Multi Media Review Index~ 1970- ) is an ex- cellent tool for finding reviews of specific titles, for keeping up with discongraphies and filmographies, and for keeping abreast of awards and citations. In the retrospec- tive area, the NICEM Index to 35 mm Ed- ucational Filmstrips (5th edition, 1975) provides comprehensive subject and title access to commercially produced education- al filmstrips. Those academic librarians who are spe- cialists in nonprint materials should read this guide as well as all other literature in the field, but others might best rely on the recent journal literature.-Richard W. Boss, Librarian, Princeton University, and Anne W. LeClercq, N onprint Librarian, U nive?·- sity of Tennessee at Knoxville. OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST TO ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies for 1973. Ed. by David H. Kraus. Columbus, Ohio: Pre- pared at the Library of Congress for the American Association for the Advance- ment of Slavic Studies, 1975. 226p. $8.00. American Reference Books Annual 1975. Ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1975. 904p. $25.00. (75-120328) (ISBN 0-87287- 114-2) American Theological Library Association. Proceedings, 28th Annual Conference, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colo., June 17-21, 1974. Philadelphia: Amer- ican Theological Library Association, 197 4. 156p. $4.00, postpaid. Anatomy of an International Year; Book Year, 1972. (Reports and Papers on Mass Communication, no. 71) Paris: UNESCO, 1974. 37p. $2.00. (ISBN 92-3-101186- 3) Asheim, Lester, and Fenwick, Sara I., eds. Differentiating the Media. (University of Chicago Studies in Library Science Se- ries) Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Pr.,