College and Research Libraries tions. The guide itself is advertised at $35 while Books in Print 1977/78 quotes a price of $17.50. At the latter price it should be in every research library. For a detailed description of the guide consult Dodson ' s article "Toward Biblio- graphic Control: The Development of a Guide to Microform Research Collections" in Microform Review 7:'203-12 (July/Aug. ~ 1978). At the present rate of new collections publication , a more comprehensive and streamlined second edition with cumulative updates would be welcome .-Leo R. Rift , Ithaca College , Ithaca , New York. Rubin , Rhea Joyce . Using Bibliotherapy: A Guide to Theory and Practice. A Neal- Schuman Professional Book . Phoenix , Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1978. 245p. $11.95 . LC 78-9349. ISBN 0-912700-07-6. Bibliotherapy Sourcebook. Edited by Rhea Joyce Rubin. A Neal-Schuman Profes- sional Book. Phoenix , Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1 ' 1978 . 393p. $14.95. LC 78-939. ISBN 0-912 700-04-1. Bibliotherapy is " a program of activity based on the interactive processes of the use of print and nonprint materials whether imaginative or informational, facilitated by a librarian or other professional , to achieve insight into normal development or to effect changes in emotionally disturbed behavior," according to the author. In Using Bibliotherapy: A Guide to Th eory and Practice Rhea Joyce Rubin traces the development of this adjunct ther- apy in the United States. During a typical session the bibliotherapist presents the ma- terial to a group or to an individual, hoping that identification with a remote character and projection leading to catharsis will oc- cur. Essential to the process is discussion on a personal level, an avenue for the client's insight into the solution of his or her own problems . The differences between bib- liotherapy and the newer poetry therapy are enumerated. Both have proved beneficial in hospitals , correctional institutions , educa- tional environments, and community set- tings . Success for bibliotherapists seems to de- pend more on personal qualities such as emotional stability and the ability to relate well with people than on academic back- Recent Publications I 83 ground. Professionally, the preferred com- bination of disciplines includes library sci- ence, psychology, and literature, with field service training recommended. Rubin quotes from several sources on each of the above points to demonstrate that the infor- mation on bibliotherapy is conflicting and confusing. In selecting materials for bibliotherapy, the content is more important than the literary quality. The suggested juvenile books and films, arranged and cross- referenced by topic, draw heavily from those of the last five years. An extensive , much-needed bibliography of poems , plays , short stories , films , and books for adults deals with subjects causing problems for them. In the companion volume, Bibliotherapy Sourcebook , Rubin gathers studies from var- ious sources and disciplines into a book to fac ilitate research. The section , "Classic Works on Bibliotherapy (1927-1949)," in- cludes selections by William Menninger , Alice I. Bryan, and Caroline Shrodes. The second part, "The View from Other Disciplines," shows that bibliotherapy com- bines with a number of fields. The editor selected writings illustrating how bib- liotherapy is linked to psychiatry, education , counseling, occupational therapy , and poetry therapy . " Bibliotherapy and Library Science ," the third part, begins with two articles that pro- vide an overview of the goals, methods , and limitations of bibliotherapy . Other contribu- tions demonstrate the opportunitie s for its use in diverse settings. During the last twenty years , foreign journals have published much on bib- liotherapy . The final section , " Foreign Perspectives," describes such programs in England , Canada, New Zealand, South Af- rica, the USSR, and Sweden, none of which are so sophisticated as those in the United States. Numerous references at the end of every chapter, plus bibliographies, appendixes, and indexes in both volumes , increase their usefulness. Because they include the works of the best-known authors in the field , these could be used as textbooks for a course on bibliotherapy . They should help to fulfill Margaret E. Monroe's wish in the foreword 84 I College & Research Libraries • January 1979 of Using Bibliotherapy that they "will lead the alert, prepared librarian-bibliotherapist to undertake the research needed to move bibliotherapy from its status as an activity to its desired status of an art and a controlled science."-Sister Alma Marie Walls, I.H.M., Immaculata College, Immaculata, Pennsylvania. Bramley, Gerald. Outreach: Library Ser- vices for the Institutionalized, the El- derly, and the PhysicaUy Handicapped. London: Clive Bingley; Hamden, Conn.: Linnet Books, 1978. 232p. $12.50. LC 78-7281. ISBN 0-85157-254-5 Bingley; 0-208-01663-5 Linnet. Gerald Bramley's Outreach covers both the British and U.S. aspects of library ser- vice to the institutionalized, the elderly, and the handicapped. Two chapters each are devoted to hospital libraries and prison libraries; one each to library services for the elderly, the disabled, the blind, the par- tially sighted, the mentally retarded, and the deaf. Generally, the background and services for each group are described first for Great Britain and then for the U.S. with footnote references at the end of each chap- ter. Curiously, however, the chapter on li- brary services for the disabled is almost en- tirely devoted to the British scene with only one of the twenty citations referring to a U.S. publication. It is evident throughout the work that both countries have faced similar problems in attempting to provide outreach services. With a chronic lack of personnel and funds, both have relied heavily on volunteers to staff programs, and few programs to any of the groups have been notably successful. The chapters on the blind and partially sighted are probably the most comprehen- sive, giving detailed descriptions of the Braille and Moon systems, talking and large-print books, cassettes, and services, such as those offered by RNIB (Royal Na- tional Institute for the Blind) and the Na- tional Library of Talking Books, both of which are British. DBPH (the Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Li- brary of Congress, now the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Hand- icapped) and the American Printing House for the Blind are also described. The chap- ter on services to the deaf is the least com- prehensive, a result, probably, of the dearth of literature in this area. The book is intended primarily for stu- dents of librarianship and for those begin- ning their professional careers. While there are some minor inaccuracies, e.g., reference to Rhea Rubin as "he" (p.86); "Christina" for Christa (p.ll6); and reference to the in- troduction of the Library Services and Con- struction "Bill" in 1966-LSCA was passed in 1965 (p.169), as a comparative study of British and U.S. approaches to outreach services, it does fulfill its purpose and pro- vides a good overall view. In addition to the referen_ces found at the end of each chapter, there is a select read- ing list and index in the appendix. Concern- ing any detailed account of U.S. involve- ment in these types of outreach services, however, one must go considerably beyond what is found in this work. The Rehabilita- tion Act of 1973, a crucial piece of legisla- tion underlying any service to the disabled, for example, is not mentioned. It should be useful to those in public libraries but less so for those in academic and special librar- ies. -Lucille Whalen, State University of New York at Albany. One Book/Five Ways: The Publishing Pro- cedures of Five University Presses. Foreword by Joyce Kachergis. Introduc- tion by Chandler Grannis. Afterword by William Kaufmann. Los Altos, Calif.: William Kaufmann, Inc., 1978. 337p. $9.75 paperback; $18.75 hardcover. LC 78-9505. ISBN 0-913232-53-X; 0-91323- 54-8 paperback. This book describes how five presses would publish the same book, No Time for House Plants by "Purvis Mulch." The same 180-page manuscript with illustrations was presented to the university presses of Chicago, North Carolina, Texas, Toronto, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy. Each press agreed to treat this manu- script as if it were actually going to publish it and to prepare complete logs of the work for presentation in One Book/Five Ways. The presentations run from thirty-five to sixty-six pages, but all conform to the same outline covering the four major aspects of publishing: acquisitions and administration,