College and Research Libraries 328 I College & Research Libraries • July 1978 ies. A separate chapter is devoted to a de- tailed case study of the execution of an NEH "Films Plus" grant by the Lewiston (Maine) Public Library. Academic librarians will find some useful information on successful college library grant applications in the sections devoted to the NEA and NEH. The projects culled from state council questionnaires have few academic library references. The book's final chapter addresses itself primarily to policy makers. On the whole, individual chapters are poorly organized and the book is poorly edited. Citations to appendix papers are either unclear or missing. Samples of the questionnaires and the sources for statistics quoted in the appended tables are not in- cluded. Program examples are not detailed enough to provide even the barest amount of information about the design, execution, or evaluation of the library projects de- scribed. Librarians should respond positively to Mr. Bolte's concern for greater library par- ticipation in NEA- and NEH-related pro- grams; however, they will obtain more prac- tical guidance by querying each endowment as well as appropriate state councils for pro- gram and grant application information and by examining successful grant abstracts.- Thomas L. Bonn, State University of New York, College at Cortland. The Organization and Retrieval of Eco- nomic Knowledge. Proceedings of a Con- ference Held by the International Eco- nomic Association at Kiel, West Ger- many. Edited by Mark Perlman. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1977. 520p. $38.50. LC 76-30513. ISBN 0-89158- 721-7. One of the refreshing aspects of this sym- posium is that the participants take a sober look at the organization and retrieval of economic knowledge. No longer do we have bright-eyed individuals telling us that if all the data were computerized there would be no problems. The members of the confer- ence face up to the difficulties of locating and retrieving economic data. A major problem, which was discussed You Need Only One. When selecting an acquisitions agent or changing from your current agent, what are your needs and who should you he looking for? Does your library need ... ? 0 1. Economical programs specially designed to aid library budgets. 0 2. Complete U.S. and European sales/service staffs and fulfillment centers. · 0 3. Periodicals, continuations, and monographs, domestic and foreign. 0 4. Frequent bibliographic and service publications. 0 S. Coordinated programs for conversion from "direct ordering" or other agents. 0 6. Worldwide resources . H these are your needs, then Stechert Macmillan, Inc. is your one source- one service acquisitions agency! With over 100 years of acquisitions experience, Stechert's tradition of excellence (started way back in 1872 by Stechert-Hafner) offers you a total, comprehensive service, whether your library is large or small; academic, public or special; domestic or foreign. Coupling these six Stecher! Macmillan services with our annual "Holdings Renewal List" and quarterly claims report for periodicals; "Standing Order " program for continuations; Publisher Relations Program; and BOPFA (Blanket Order Program for French Acquisitions) and PONT A (Popular New Titles From Abroad) plans- it's easy to see why, when you select Stecher! Macmillan, "You Need Only One!" Why not write our Sales Promotion Manager today for iDfonnation about the complete liDe ofStechert Macmlllan services! Stechert ~ Macmlllan.lnc. W Serving Libraries Since J 872 866 Third Avenue I New York. N.Y. 10022 USA but not solved, was the diffusion of eco- nomic knowledge. There are economic as- pects in the fields of geography, geology, agriculture, demography, and politics, to name some of the more important areas. The great abundance of raw data makes it difficult to build programs of retrieval. Fur- thermore, economics lacks the precise nomenclature of the sciences, which adds to the problem of retrieval. These proceedings do report some prog- ress . The most advanced systems of re- trieval of economic data are those dealing with statistics. These lend themselves to a more precise nomenclature. Also, they draw on the advanced systems in Great Britain and the United States as bases. The United Nations and UNESCO have been instru- mental in the standardization of information and appear to offer immediate opportunities for building centralized data banks. A fur- ther step in this direction was taken by the International Development Research Centre, which is working on a plan to pro- mote the establishment of national informa- tion systems in developing countries. As one reads these proceedings, a general pattern emerges, and that is to build on, refine, and extend existing resources. As a point of departure, there are a number of bibliographies in the field of economics that cover a substantial portion of the periodical literature and many books. Among these are the journal of Economic Literature, Social Sciences Citation Index, Economic Titles, International Bibliography of Social Sci- ences, International Bibliography of Eco- nomics, Bibliographie der Wirtschaftswiss- enschaften, International Labour Documen- tation, and Agrindex. While none of these publications is all- inclusive, they do cover broad segments of economic literature. Several individuals at this conference suggested that these publi- cations might be used as building blocks in developing a comprehensive data bank. All of the participants were aware of the great volume of publications in this subject area and of the burdens of mounting costs in the purchasing, housing, and locating of data. Frederick G. Kilgour of the Ohio Col- lege Library Center cited the reduction in costs of cataloging and retreival of informa- tion that can be achieved by a computerized Recent Publications I 329 network. Other participants suggested that the Ohio College Library Center network be used as a model for an international net- work. The value of this publication lies in its ex- amination of the needs of those doing re- search in economics, of the existing re- sources in the countries represented, and of methods of retrieval. There are . no revo- lutionary plans suggested, and those consid- ered are built on existing operations and re- sources . In addition, there is a distinct awareness of the costs of national and inter- national systems . This hook points out that international meetings of this type are useful in bringing problems into focus and the updating of knowledge of progress in various countries.-Edwin T. Coman, Jr., San Di- ego, California. Blake, Robert R., and Mouton, Jane Sryg- ley. The New Managerial Grid: Strategic New Insights into a Proven System for Increasing Organization Productivity and Individual Effectiveness-Plus a Reveal- ing Examination of How Your Managerial Style Can Affect Your Mental and Physi- cal Health. Houston, Texas: Gulf Publish- ing Co., Book Division, 1978. 329p. $12.95 domestic, $14.50 export. LC 77- 84465. ISBN 0-87201-473-8. This is a revised edition of The Manaf!,e- rial Grid (1964). The major changes in this edition are the inclusion of material on the relationship between managerial styles and specific health problems and an expansion of the discussion of childhood origins of man- agerial styles. There is also additional dis- cussion of the team approach to manage- ment and the manager as a counselor. Blake and Mouton describe managerial styles as identified on a grid, which consists of two dimensions: "concern for people" and "concern for production ." The five major styles on this grid, each containing charac- teristics relating to the dimensions of people and production, are: country-club manage- ment, impoverished management, organiza- tion-man management, authority-obedience management, and team management. The authors identify the "team management" approach as the style that all managers and all organizations should strive to achieve