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in-service training program and that all 
concerned be aware of it. 

The book has value in that one can ana-
lyze the methodology of an interview re-
search procedure. The questions used are 
in an appendix and the results are clearly 
offered to the reader in the text. Readers 
can allow themselves to think of other ques-
tions that might have been asked. And they 
can provide themselves the luxury of sec-
ond-guessing the conclusions. The review 
of the literature in chapters 1, 2, and 7 
highlights the problem of professionalism 
for librarians. But as a larger historical per-
spective it leaves much to be desired. 

We will continue to wait for the final an-
swer about such professionalism, what it 
means, how one achieves it, and the means 
of getting others to accept it. This book 
makes one small contribution toward that 
answer. Hopefully, it will .encourage others 
to continue the research so we will no long-
er have to ask, "What do librarians do 
when they are doing well as librarians?"-
Leslie W. Sheridan, Director of University 
Libraries, The University of Toledo. 

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Adamovich, Shirley Gray, ed. Reader in Li-
brary Technology. Reader Series in Li-
brary and Information Science. Engle-
wood, Colo.: Microcard Editions Books, 
1975. 236p. $18.95. (LC 75-8051) 
(ISBN 0-910972-52-4) 
This volume successfully continues a se-

ries aimed at presenting a comprehensive 
overview of contemporary library concerns. 
It is primarily about library technical as-
sistants-their history, rationale, education, 
and use-and their relationship to the H-
brary profession. To some their existence 
is a thorny problem, to others a cause to 
espouse and a way of life. These points of 
view are reflected in the fifty-one pieces in 
the book, which include articles and statis-
tical studies. They have been selected main-
ly from recent periodical literature written 
by authorities in this area, from library edu-
cators and librarians to the practitioners 
themselves and a student. 

The collection touches most of the as-
pects of subgraduate education in library 
techniques and the use of such trained non-
professionals in diverse library situations. 
It is hoped that those seeking this informa-
tion will not be deflected from their aim by 
the title. This is not a book about library 
technology. It is a book about nonprofes-
sionals in libraries who have had training 
in library techniques and their impact. 

This does seem an area beset with con-
cerns over terminology, probably because 
of the very disparity of its parts. In one of 
the articles, Lester Asheim answers a list 
of ten, "I don't like the term ---," by 
saying, "Suggestions for ideal terminology 
are always welcome" (p.60). A better title 
for this book would be "Reader on the Li-
brary Technical Assistant."-Barbara R. 
Healy, Management Library, University of 
Rochester, Rochester, New York. 

Evans, Frank B., comp. Modern Archives 
and Manuscripts: A Select Bibliography. 
Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 
1975. 209p. $11.00. (LC 75-23058) 
(Order from Society of American Archi-. 
vists, University of Illinois at Chicago 
Circle, P.O. Box 8198, Chicago, IL 
60680.) 
This volume is a revised and enlarged 

version of the author's earlier bibliography