College and Research Libraries 344 I College & Research Libraries • July 1977 thors, "to mobilize the large number of rela- tively autonomous subsystems of the current system into a collaborative effort directed at redesigning their system and · implementing their design." Supported by a grant from the Office of Science Informa- tion of the National Science Foundation, Russell Ackoff and his associates at the Wharton School of the University of Penn- sylvania have developed a comprehensive system that combines existing technology with a substantial number of innovative programs. Among the major features of the SCA TT (National Scientific Communication and Technology Transfer) System proposed are the provision for prepublication entry of documents; a mechanism for redundancy checking of all manuscripts; a structured fee system wherein invited papers would have no charges, uninvited but refereed and accepted papers would get partial re- covery of processing costs, and uninvited, unrefereed, or rejected papers would be charged the total processing cost; establish- ment of national, regional, and local centers with separate but interlocking functions; user feedback on document relevancy and quality; and the potentiality for internation- al extension of the system. In addition to describing the idealized system in great detail, the authors have in- cluded an excellent summary of the existing system for the dissemination of scientific and technical information. This volume raises a number of monumental issues that affect the publishing community, academic and public libraries, the role of the federal government in information transfer, the nature and extent of user subsidies, and the whole question of quality control in scien- tific and technical communication. Although the group producing this vol- ume has received NSF support to proceed to a second phase that aims at moving from idealized design to practical planning, it is clear that possible implementation of such a system is dependent in large part upon a substantial number of cooperative agreements among various parts of the sys- tem, including publishers, scientists, scien- tific and technical societies, libraries, governmental agencies, and research lab- oratories. In a foreword, Lee Burchinal, head of the Office of Science Information Service at NSF, invites "researchers and users ... [and] information processors" to contribute to the design of the system and to critique the proposed system. Academic librarians, especially those involved in sci- entific and technical information, ought to xead this volume-and respond.-Jay K. Lucker, Director of Libraries, M assachu- setts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Pollard, Alfred William. Alfred William Pollard: A Selection of His Essays. Com- piled by Fred W. Roper. The Great Bib- liographers Series, no. 2. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1976. 244p. $10.00. LC 76-25547. ISBN 0-8108-0958-3. A stammer made Alfred William Polla£d a librarian, then a bibliographer and a scholar of international reputation; other- wise, we may never have benefited so greatly from his talents. Keeper of printed books at the British Museum, he planned its catalog of fifteenth-century books and the Bibliographic Society's short title cata- log, which mark an epoch in the history of bibliography. He was the outstanding in- cunabulist of the day, and many of his in- sights have been built upon. Roper has chosen items which represent Pollard's theory and philosophy in bibliog- raphy and librarianship: (1) personal impress, (2) work historically important but largely superseded, and (3) work that remains both useful and relevant today. Nine of his essays are included. Those on regulation of the English book trade and history of copyright are especially interest- ing, but others are dull and unreadable. It appears that Pollard was more for getting things done, however, than in general the- ories about the nature and purpose of bib- liography. Three arrangements for bibliographies are put forth, and he evidently favors the chronological one, under subject, but never gets around to saying so, failing to discuss, for me, the scope, length, or planned use of a bibliography. 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ISBN 0-8155-0670-8; $36 ndc NOYES DATA CORPORATION NOYES BUILDING, PARK RIDGE, NEW JERSEY 07656 346 I College & Research Libraries • July 1977 reply to obvious needs of bibliographically untrained readers. More than 500 entries (fifty pages) are in the chronological check-list of his pub- lished writings. The British Museum cata- logs give some 125 Pollard entries, and the Library of Congress allows him 165 in its pre-1956 imprints catalog. His catalogs and bibliographies are excellent and highly ef- fective tools. What is known and practiced in bibliography today is heavily indebted to him, so these essays are certainly a fitting selection as the second title in The Great Bibliographers Series.-David E. Estes, As- sistant University Librarian, Special C ollec- tions, Robert W. W oodrutf Library, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Voices from the Southwest: A Gathering in Honor of Lawrence Clark Powell. Gath- ered by Donald C. Dickinson, W. David Laird, Margaret F. Maxwell. Flagstaff, Ariz.: Northland Press, 1976. 159p. $12.50. LC 76-26769. ISBN 0-87358- 157-1. Voices from the Southwest is a festschrift volume that is more than the usual lauda- tory collection in honor of one man-in this case, Lawrence Clark Powell. Truly, Powell's love for the Southwest and the hon- or which he deserves are amply represent- ed through poetry, art, and literature. Un- like most books of this nature, however, each essay, poem, and photograph will be- come important for its own unusually high quality. Where else would one find poetry by William Everson, photography by Ansel Adams and John Schaefer, a drawing by Jose Cisneros, gathered together with essays by such writers as Paul Horgan, Frank Waters, Richard Dillon, and many other outstanding personalities of the Southwest? The admiration Powell elicits has been suc- cessfully translated into a fine book which every library will want to possess. The varied contributions were gathered by Don- ald C. Dickinson, W. David Laird, and Margaret F. Maxwell, all of the University of Arizona. I especially enjoyed the vivid introduc- tion to the history of the Southwest by Elea- nor B. Adams; the lucid essay, "Authors and Books of Colonial New Mexico," by Marc Simmons; and the amusing piece, "Amateur Librarian," by Paul Horgan. This last contains a brilliant description of Cap- tain Jack-the man who served as the most unorthodox librarian at New Mexico Mili- tary Institute during Horgan's student days. The library now has the distinction of car- rying Paul Horgan's name. Also Richard Dillon, Harwood Hinton, Jake Zeitlin, and Ward Ritchie caught my imagination with their vignettes of the literary careers of J. Ross Browne, Richard Hinton, and Law- rence Clark Powell. Two bibliographical checklists have been contributed by Robert Mitchell and AI Lowman. The descriptive comments by Lowman on each of the LCP keepsakes entertain as they illuminate. This fine volume will add distinction to any library, private or public. It is a sub- stantive contribution to the literature of the Southwest and is well treated by its de- signer, John Anderson, and printer, Paul Weaver of the Northland Press. The bind- ing is by Mark and Iris Roswell. When one judges the quality of the production, one must consider the price most equitable. Larry Powell's seventieth birthday vol- ume will be your pleasure, as it was mine, now and for the years to come.-William R. Holman, Librarian, Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. Books and Undergraduates: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Royal Holloway College, University of London, 4th-6th July, 1975. Edited by Peter H. Mann. London: National Book League, 1976. 132p. £3.35 (incl. postage). ISBN 0- 85353245-1. In these days of increased attention to the problem of user frustration in academic libraries, we need to give consideration to influences beyond the library's policies and programs. This volume reports a conference which tried to learn how the flow of books to the student could be improved, but with a theme of the interdependence of teaching faculty, librarians, publishers, booksellers, and students. Participants were from these groups, and representatives from each gave the major talks. Ideas were contributed in question-and-answer sessions after each talk and in discussion groups. This 1975 conference was sponsored by the National Book League, but it grew out