reviews Book Reviews 579 cedures outlined might eventually come to be a model for this process. Yet, it may be quixotic to expect the initiatives de- scribed here—many of them sustained by enthusiastic, but not always trained vol- unteers—ever to possess the wherewithal to acquire and maintain both the equip- ment and the labor-intensive procedures that are recommended. Still, in a field where there are few standards, those pro- posed here can serve as a handy target. There are surprisingly few mentions of that bête noire—resource-sharing. Al- though presumably an implicit goal, very little is said about the mechanics, or even about the overall desirability of this in principle. With digitization all but the norm, at least in better-favored reaches of the library world, such sharing of tran- scripts can only be a formality. As for shar- ing the audio and video tapes (the real primary source, remember), no sugges- tions are advanced. All this requires that knowledge about these collections be made available in the now-usual expedi- ent of the Web site and listserv, about which, again, little is bruited. Just the same, these essays are impor- tant in reinforcing the apparently not-so- obvious notion that there is a rewarding and symbiotic relationship between libraries and oral materials waiting to happen. One has the sense that the collectors of oral ma- terials would like nothing better than to work closely with librarians in effecting the dissemination of their materials. Are librar- ies ready to pick up the gauntlet? Surely, even those unduly enamored of the elec- tronic should be able to recognize the pos- sibilities for symbiosis. At any rate, they should bear in mind the need to anticipate the ravages of passing time. It might prove to be that these tapes have a useful life no longer than the electronic version of the Domesday Book, but without either an original or numerous editions as backup. Finally, I have to report that this work, whose message is all about access, has no index. Did the editors not appreciate the sad irony of this? Is compiling an index really that onerous?—David Henige, Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Madison. Crosbie, Michael J., and Damon D. Hickey. When Change Is Set in Stone: An Analysis of Seven Academic Libraries De- signed by Perry Dean Rogers & Partners. Chicago: ACRL, 2001. 104p., alk. paper, $60 (less 10% for ACRL members) (ISBN 0838981364). LC 2001-16069. ACRL has sponsored publication of a striking book on the libraries designed, in the late 1990s, by the architectural firm of Perry Dean Rogers & Partners of Bos- ton. This firm has been “designing cam- pus libraries for the last thirty years,” and one might therefore assume they should know something about creating buildings that function well as academic libraries. This book might serve as a source of ideas and inspiration for any academic librar- ians involved with building projects. Gathering seven contemporary projects into one richly illustrated work is perhaps this book’s greatest virtue. It gives the reader a rare opportunity to view pictures, study plans, and read about a wide vari- ety of academic library types—from the huge complexes at Colorado State Univer- sity and University of Maryland-Baltimore to the almost-petite Science Library at the College of Wooster—all in one volume. Librarian Hickey’s introductory overview of the then-current factors affecting library design is particularly insightful and still useful. It is notable how many similar fea- tures and details—despite the wide range of needs, size and fundings—crop up in all the seven projects. This may have more to say about how architects have certain “shticks” that they feel compelled to im- pose on all their designs than about the common needs of all academic libraries. Crosbie, an architectural journalist, practicing architect, and instructor at Roger Williams University, brings a wide range of experience in writing about build- ings to this work. Hickey, his coauthor, is director of libraries at the College of Wooster and has been involved with sev- eral library building projects, two of which are featured in this book. They have taken on a difficult task in their attempt to pro- vide an impartial description and critique of each of the projects. Generally, they suc- 580 College & Research Libraries November 2002 ceed. Crosbie’s writing is that of an archi- tect writing for architects, a bit gushy and prone to hyperbole at times, but still quite readable. Hickey is less concerned with aesthetics and often the more critical, but both authors treat the projects with respect and understanding. They carefully balance results against the contending political forces, site limitations, and funding restric- tions that each project faced. It is difficult to get a beautiful and functional building when every entity at an institution believes that it has a stake in what happens and loudly says so. Readers can learn much about the political agendas of colleges and universities in the 1990s from studying this book. Minor criticisms of the book include photographs of certain scenes in the in- troduction that reappear again in the chapters and the large numbers of formal shots that show no users. The major criti- cism of the buildings featured in the book is that they show little or no evidence that anyone understood basic concepts of li- brary design, economics, or aesthetics. Although the strictly “modular” li- brary of Angus Snead Macdonald and Ralph Ellsworth may be part of the past, its practical and economical underpin- nings can be ignored only at one’s peril. None of these seven buildings or addi- tions appears to contain any modular con- cepts. Specialized rooms, odd spaces tacked on, inflexible and twisted walls (often painted in garish primary colors), and massive lobbies and atriums all point toward achieving impressive visions rather than practical results. Widely sepa- rated service points, multiple entrances, and scattered offices demand large num- bers of support personnel. Huge expanses of fenestration produce lovely exterior views but must cost a fortune in climate control. Open balconies and aerial walk- ways promise miserable noise levels in the show-off areas. What is sad about many of these designs, particularly in those cases where the institution added to an existing structure, is that the library needed to expand in order to gain stor- age and seating space, yet what it got was show space instead. In some cases, the li- braries have less “room” after the projects were finished than they did before the projects started. Can this firm ever design a library without round windows? Can it ever use a wood other than maple? Why do many of the ceilings look like the minimalist designs of the 1970s? And what is so wrong about L-shaped librar- ies that they cannot be made to work with proper forethought? The buildings featured here offer some useful ideas, some interesting concepts, and some shallow thinking as adminis- trators, architects, and library staff rushed to embrace nineties electronic information nirvana. This book marks the reasoning of a decade during which libraries were going through major changes. As such, it is worth a look and worth reading, but only as a milepost on our way to a better understanding of what academic librar- ies will really be in the twenty-first cen- tury.—Michael W. Loder, Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill Campus. Evolution in Reference and Information Services: The Impact of the Internet. Ed. Di Su. Binghampton, N.Y.: Haworth (Copublished simulta- neously as The Reference Librarian, no. 74), 2001. 230p. $49.95, cloth (ISBN 0789017229); $24.95, paper (ISBN 0789017237). LC 2001-59402. Reference service is like dance; it is more fun to do it than to write about it. Let us be grateful, then, for prescient librarians such as Su Di, assistant professor and head of information literacy at York Col- lege (CUNY), who recognize the impor- tance of documenting the metamorpho- sis of information delivery. Di is also a research librarian at PKF PC, a national accounting and consulting firm. The book begins with a history of elec- tronic reference from 1930 to 2000 and then diverges into four sections: Teach- ing and Training, Electronic Services, Evaluation and Analysis, and Information Technology Management. 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