College and Research Libraries 96 College & Research Libraries and interviewing for any library position would also benefit from reading the pieces in Part 1. Part 2 offers views from librarians who have developed careers in diverse organi- zational environments and includes pieces on contract service companies, in- formation brokers, bibliographic coopera- tives, sales and marketing, publishing, and public relations among others. The pieces are well written and well orga- nized. The authors have not overglamor- ized their careers but have provided infor- mation in a direct and honest manner about the requirements and talents needed and the long hours and commit- ment expected in order to be successful. The librarians who have contributed these pieces are professionals with solid experi- ence in the fields that they have written about and they also provide a sense of the excitement and challenge that exists in their careers for the librarian willing to in- vest time, energy, effort, and ideas. The careers are not for the "fainthearted" though, nor are they for anyone looking for a comfortable or slow-paced career. The book-through the frank and stimu- lating pieces-does more than just pro- vide information. It removes the bound- aries or walls that too many perceive exist for librarians and invites us to look at the numerous opportunities that are available or that can be created for those with initia- tive, drive, and ambition. The book should be "must reading" for library school faculty so that they are better able to advise graduate students about career options and also how to market them- selves. Graduate students should be en- couraged, indeed urged, to read this book to benefit from the experiences of these professionals in alternative careers. And, for librarians already in the field but feel- ing restless and ready for a change, New Options for Librarians should provide stim- ulation in thinking about alternatives and opportunities.-Sheila Creth, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. New Technology and Documents Librari- anship: Proceedings of the Third Annual Library Government Documents and In- formation Conference. Ed. by Peter January 1985 Hernon. Westport, Conn.: Meckler, 1983. 107p. $35. LC 83-896. ISBN 0- 930466-64-0. This collection of six articles is based on presentations given in October 1982 at a conference whose purpose was to exam- ine current and future applications of new technology in the field of documents li- brarianship. The applications discussed include document format, processing, ac- cess, and delivery. Specific examples of each treated in this volume are distribu- tion of material in microform, computer automation, database searching, and vid- eotext and teletext transmission. Chapters 1 and 5 describe trends in doc- uments librarianship and suggest possible approaches for the future. "Exploiting Technology for Government Document Depository Collections: Overview and Strategies," by Charles McClure, de- scribes technologies that are now available and can be applied in documents work. These range from OCLC to computer- based decision support systems. "New Technology and State Government Infor- mation Sources,'' by Terry Weech, argues that as state agencies rely more on data- bases created in-house, the public loses access to government information. Crea- tion of a new profession, "government in- formation specialist,'' is proposed as a possible solution. The remaining four articles focus on specific applications. "The Effects of Technology on Access to Federal Govern- ment Information," by Judy Myers, de- scribes problems created by the increasing movement of the U.S. Government away from information in print format. Of par- ticular interest is her description of the Government Printing Office's change to machine-readable cataloging and the im- pact it has had on access to federal infor- mation. This chapter is must reading for anyone considering the use of GPO tapes. "Attitudes, Resources, and Applications: The Government Documents Librarian and Computer Technology," by Bruce Morton, exhorts documents librarians to begin to employ the tool of computer auto- mation in their work. In ''Online Retrieval of Government Documents Using Tele- text and Videotext Services,'' by Susanna Schweizer, a possible new delivery sys- tem for government information is exam- ined. The concluding chapter, "CODOC in the 1980's: Keeping Pace with Modern Technology," by Virginia Gillham, de- scribes the development and evolution of the Guelph Documents System, which can be used to access documents at any level of government. The papers are all well written and will be easily understood even by those not fa- miliar with the technologies discussed. The volume is not indexed but, given the length of the text, this is not a major draw- back. Even if readers do not agree with every point made in the volume, it will at the very least provoke discussion and serve as an introduction to the literature for the topics it treats. However, this reader does have reserva- tions. Those familiar with the documents literature will probably experience deja vu when reading three of the papers pre- sented here (the McClure, Morton, and Gillham articles). In addition, it is my opinion that there are technologies not covered that might have been. For exam- ple, there is no mention of telefacsimile transmission or electronic mail in the chapter on videotext and teletext technol- ogies. In addition, one hundred pages of text (preface included) at the price asked seems rather expensive. Those on a budget may be better advised to invest their money in another book written by the editor and one contributor (McClure), Public Access to Government Information: Is- sues, Trends, and Strategies, which is avail- able in paper for considerably less and which covers essentially the same ground and more. Nevertheless, this collection is recom- mended to those interested in documents librarianship who are not familiar with the topics discussed and to libraries collecting extensively in the library science field.- William R. Kahles, University of Illinois at Chicago. Teaching Library Use Competence: Bridg- ing the Gap from High School to College. Ed. by Carolyn A. Kirkendall. Ann Ar- bor, Mich.: Pierian, 1982. 228p. $18.95. LC 82-62645. ISBN 0-87650-145-5. Recent Publications 97 This volume, edited by the director of the LOEX Clearinghouse, is a collection of speeches given at the Eleventh Annual Li- brary Instruction Conference, which was held at Eastern Michigan University on May 7 and 8, 1981. A major concern of the conference is noted in its title: to open lines of communication between second- ary school librarians and college and uni- versity librarians on the topic of library in- struction. Many of the talks offer practical suggestions for opening these lines of communication. Teaching Library Use Competence provides both practical and theoretical information vital to the librarian struggling with a new or existing library instruction program. In it, librarians and other educators describe library instruction programs with which they are now or have been involved. 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