College and Research Libraries B y C O N S T A N C E M . W I N C H E L L Selected Reference Books of 1954^1955 Miss Winchell is reference librarian, Columbia University. I N T R O D U C T I O N T I K E T H E P R E C E D I N G A R T I C L E S i n t h i s ' semi-annual series1 this s u r v e y is based on notes w r i t t e n by m e m b e r s of the staff of the C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s . I n this issue, these i n c l u d e assistants f r o m the R e f - erence and Science D e p a r t m e n t s , w h o s e notes are signed w i t h initials. 2 A s the purpose of the list is to present a selection of recent s c h o l a r l y and f o r e i g n w o r k s of interest to r e f e r e n c e w o r k e r s in u n i v e r s i t y libraries, it does not p r e t e n d to be either w e l l - b a l a n c e d or c o m p r e h e n s i v e . C o d e n u m b e r s (such as G 1 3 and 1 A 3 8 ) h a v e been used to r e f e r t o titles in the Guide3 and its first Supplement. B I B L I O G R A P H Y B u r g o , J a i m e del. Bibliografia de las guerras carlistas y de las luchas politicas del siglo XIX, antecedente desde 1814 y apendice hasta 1936. [ P a m p l o n a ] D i p u - tacion F o r a l de N a v a r r a , I n s t i t u c i o n P r i n c i p e de V i a n a , 1 9 5 3 - . v . 1 - . 5 1 8 ptas. C o n t e n t s : v. I, A - E , 799p.; v. 2, F - M , 854P. T h e s e first two volumes of an extensive bibliography of books and pamphlets (with a f e w periodical articles) deal w i t h political strife in Spain in the 19th century. A chronological outline in the introduction 1 C O L L E G E A N D R E S E A R C H L I B R A R I E S , J a n u a r y a n d J u l y issues s t a r t i n g J a n u a r y , 1952. 2 Reference Department: E l e a n o r B u i s t , M a r y Cun- ningham, L u c y R e y n o l d s E d d y , K e n n e t h L o h f , E u g e n e S h e e h y , S u z a n n e S z a s z , John Neal W a d d e l l . Science Libraries: John W . Gould, E r i c h M e y e r h o f f , F r a n c i s O ' L e a r y . 3 Constance M . W i n c h e l l , Guide to Reference Books (7th e d . ; C h i c a g o : A L A , 1 9 5 1 ) ; Supplement ( C h i c a g o : A L A , 1 9 5 4 ) . is keyed to the main w o r k which is arranged in dictionary f o r m w i t h authors and subjects in one alphabet. T h e r e are brief biographical notes f o r some of the outstanding persons. T h e largest proportion of titles seems to be in Spanish, although w o r k s in other western European languages are included. K r i e g , M i c h a e l O . Mehr nicht erschienen; ein Verzeichnis unvollendet gebliebener Druckwerke. B a d B o c k l e t , W . K r i e g , 1 9 5 4 - . v . 1 - . 4 4 i p . ( B i b l i o t h e c a b i b l i o g r a p h i c a , B d . I I ) $ 1 9 . 2 0 . T h i s is a bibliography of unfinished series publications, including only w o r k s which w e r e supposed to be published in several volumes but remained incomplete. A l t h o u g h it does not aim to be a complete record, it is a fairly comprehensive w o r k , listing mainly European publications from the beginning of printing to the early 1930's. I t is especially strong in G e r m a n titles. Brief but adequate biblio- graphical description is given, with references to other bibliographies w h e r e f u l l e r informa- tion may be f o u n d . — S . S . M a l c e s , L o u i s e - N o e l l e . Cours de biblio- graphic. A Yintention des etudiants de Vuniversite et des candidats aux examens de bibliothecaire. G e n e v e , D r o z , 1 9 5 4 . 350p. 50 S w . f r . L i b r a r y school instructors and reference librarians especially should find this text in- teresting and helpful. M u c h of the material in the author's Les sources du travail biblio- graphique (Guide Suppl. 1 A 1 0 1 ) is reworked into the present volume, although f e w e r titles are included and the explanatory material is considerably expanded. A r r a n g e m e n t of con- tent is similar to that in the original set, with the addition to each chapter of pertinent prob- lems and answers. T i t l e s considered of first importance are starred. Emphasis through- out is on bibliographic rather than on quick reference tools, and although foreign titles are abundant, French w o r k s are properly con- 270 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES sidered much more t h o r o u g h l y . L i b r a r i e s finding the cost of Les sources excessive might w e l l consider this a practical s u b s t i t u t e . — J . N . W . M o r r i s o n , P a u l G . Index of Printers, Pub- lishers and Booksellers in Donald Wing's Short-title Catalogue . . . 1641-1700. C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e , U n i v e r s i t y of V i r g i n i a P r e s s , 1 9 5 5 . 2 i 7 p . $ 2 0 . Published f o r the B i b l i o g r a p h i c a l Society of the U n i v e r s i t y of V i r g i n i a , this index, similar in f o r m to the compiler's index to P o l l a r d and R e d g r a v e ( G u i d e A 2 9 3 a ) , closes " w h a t the Society's C o u n c i l considers the most serious remaining gap in 17th-century E n g l i s h biblio- g r a p h y . " M a i n entry w a s determined by the f o r m appearing most f r e q u e n t l y in W i n g , w i t h n u m e r o u s cross r e f e r e n c e s f r o m v a r i a n t spell- i n g s . — K . L . Z a b i e l s k a , J a n i n a . Bibliography of Books in Polish or Relating to Poland Published Outside Poland Since September 1st, 1939. L o n d o n , T h e P o l i s h L i b r a r y , 1 9 5 4 - • v . 1 - . V. I , I 9 3 9 - I 9 5 I . £ 2 . 2 S . U p to September 1939 the B i b l i o g r a p h i c a l Institute of the N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y in W a r s a w issued a monthly list of w o r k s published a b r o a d in P o l i s h or concerning P o l a n d (JVykaz drukow Polskich lub Polski doty- czacych wydanych zagranica). T h e present w o r k a f f o r d s a continuation, compiled in L o n d o n by the Polish L i b r a r y , f o r m e r l y the Polish U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e L i b r a r y . O v e r 5,000 books and pamphlets and considerable mimeographed m a t e r i a l , c a t a l o g u e d by A n g l o - A m e r i c a n rules, are a r r a n g e d in an alpha- betical a u t h o r list. P e r i o d i c a l publications are omitted, and titles are not translated. I t is issued in mimeographed f r o m " a s a basis f o r supplements and c o r r e c t i o n s , " and lacks an index or subject approach. A competent intro- duction specifies c o v e r a g e attempted and cate- gories of publications omitted. A second v o l u m e c o v e r i n g 1952 and 1953 is p l a n n e d . — E . B . P E R I O D I C A L S Deutsche Bibliographie: Zeitschriften, 194.5-1952. B i b l i o g r a p h i e d e r in D e u t - s c h l a n d e r s c h e i n e n d e n p e r i o d i s c h e n V e r - o f f e n t l i c h u n g e n s o w i e d e r d e u t s c h s p r a c h i - g e n P e r i o d i c a O s t e r r e i c h s , d e r S c h w e i z u n d a n d e r e r L a n d e r . B e a r b . v o n d e r D e u t s c h e n B i b l i o t h e k , F r a n k f u r t A . M . F r a n k f u r t A . M . , G . m . b . H . , 1 9 5 4 - . v . 1 - . T e i l I, Systematisches T i t e l v e r z e i c h n i s , L f g . I - . T o be in t w o parts, the first to be published in three fascicles, the second p a r t to be the index. A comprehensive list of some 12,000 items of G e r m a n l a n g u a g e periodical publications appearing in G e r m a n y and other countries f r o m 1945-1952. F o r each title, u s u a l l y gives editor, publisher, size, price, frequency, i r r e g u - larities in publication and change of title. R E L I G I O N Lutheran Cyclopedia. E r w i n L . L u e k e r , ed. in c h i e f . S t . L o u i s , M o . , C o n c o r d i a P u b l i s h i n g H o u s e , 1 9 5 4 . n 6 o p . $ 7 . 5 0 . A g e n e r a l religious encyclopedia prepared under the auspices of the G e n e r a l L i t e r a t u r e B o a r d of the L u t h e r a n C h u r c h , but not re- stricted to m a t t e r s concerning L u t h e r a n i s m . I t includes articles on Bible I n t e r p r e t a t i o n , S y s t e m a t i z e d T h e o l o g y (dogmatics, confes- sions, church bodies, philosophy, apologetics, e t c . ) , C h u r c h H i s t o r y (history, biography, archaeology, geography, patristics, etc., w i t h special emphasis on L u t h e r a n i s m in A m e r i c a and other a r e a s ) , L i f e and W o r s h i p in the C h u r c h ( p a s t o r a l theology, homiletics, mis- sions, liturgies, music, art, architecture, church o r g a n i z a t i o n s , social w o r k ) . A l t h o u g h b i o g r a - phies of persons of many denominations and periods are included it is p a r t i c u l a r l y s t r o n g f o r L u t h e r a n s . F o r the most p a r t living per- sons are omitted. S O C I A L S C I E N C E S U . S . D e p t . of L a b o r . O f f i c e of I n t e r n a - t i o n a l L a b o r A f f a i r s . Directory of In- ternational Trade Union Organizations. W a s h i n g t o n , G o v t . P r i n t . O f f . , 1 9 5 4 - • P t . 1 - . P t . I, D i r e c t o r y of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n - f e d e r a t i o n of F r e e T r a d e U n i o n s ( I C F T U ) JULY, 1955 271 and its affiliated organizations; pt. 2, D i - rectory of International T r a d e Secretariats ( I T S ) and affiliated organizations. G i v e s information on "organizational struc- ture and officers of headquarters components; location, officers and structure of branch and regional offices; periodicals issued at head- quarters and regional offices . . . ; governmen- tal bodies w i t h which these organizations have comparative status or representation, national affiliates arranged by country. . . F o r e - w o r d . D I C T I O N A R I E S Blaise, A l b e r t . Dictionnaire latin-franqaise des auteurs chretiens. R e v u specialement pour le v o c a b u l a i r e t h e o l o g i q u e p a r H e n r i C h i r a t . S t r a s b o u r g , " L e L a t i n C h r e - t i e n , " 1 9 5 4 . 8 6 5 p . C o v e r s from T e r t u l l i a n to the end of the M e r o v i n g i a n period, and includes new terms and classical terms with new meanings. T h e r e are many quotations w i t h exact reference to sources. Bibliography of w o r k s cited, p. 9-29. N i e r m e y e r , S. F . Mediae latinitatis lexicon minus. L e i d e n , B r i l l , 1 9 5 4 - . f a s c . I - . Subtitle: Lexique latin medieval-franqais/ anglais; A medieval Latin-French-English dictionary, fasc. 1, A b — b e r e w i c u s . A new scholarly dictionary designed to be less bulky than D u C a n g e but more extensive than the word-lists. Explanations of meaning are given both in French and English and there are numerous quotations showing the history and usage of w o r d s . T h e m a j o r i t y of the quotations come f r o m sources between A . D . 550 and 1150. S C I E N C E B r o d m a n , E s t e l l e . The Development of Medical Bibliography. B a l t i m o r e , M e d i - cal L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , 1 9 5 4 . 2 2 6 p . ( M e d i c a l L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n P u b l i c a - tion no. 1 ) $5.00. T h i s is the most systematic and compre- hensive study of medical bibliography which w e possess. I t contains fine descriptions of older bibliographies in medicine, and Appendix I I comprises a bibliography of medical bibli- ographies f r o m 1500 to date, arranged chrono- logically by centuries. T h e volume is well printed and is a m a j o r reference source for medical libraries. T h i s w o r k should be in all public, special and academic libraries with a medical section. — E . M . L a n j o u w , J . and S t a f l e u , F . A . Index Herbariorum. U t r e c h t , N e t h e r l a n d s , In- t e r n a t i o n a l B u r e a u f o r P l a n t T a x o n o m y and N o m e n c l a t u r e , 1 9 5 4 - . Pt. 1, T h e H e r b a r i a of the W o r l d . 2d. ed. I 7 9 P - $ 3 . 5 0 . In the first part of a projected four-part Index the authors present general information concerning the location and contents of the w o r l d ' s public herbaria. G i v e s facts including the status, date of foundation, specific con- tents, activities, affiliations, and loan and ex- change privileges related to the herbaria, which are listed alphabetically by location. A second section of this first part contains a list of abbreviations of the names given in the previous section; a third provides a geographi- cal arrangement of h e r b a r i a ; and a fourth sup- plies a most exhaustive index to all of the ma- terial in the previous three. Information on Eastern European and Chinese institutes is admittedly scant. F u t u r e parts are planned to list collectors, a geograph- ical index of collections, and authors of types. — J . W . G . P a r i s . E c o l e N a t i o n a l e S u p e r i e u r e des M i n e s . Catalogue de periodiques Stran- gers, scientifiques-techniques-industriels, dresse sous la d i r e c t i o n de M i l e . G . D o l l f u s , par M a d a m e J . L e s u r e et M i l e . P . - M . G u e l p a , suivi d u C a t a l o g u e des C o n g r e s . . . . p a r P . - M . G u e l p a . P a r i s , P e r s o n , 1 9 5 4 . 354P. A considerable extension of an earlier list published by the Bibliotheque of the £cole in 1949-1950. Included are more than 4,000 non-French scientific, technical and industrial periodicals received in 104 P a r i s libraries, technical institutes and documentation centers. Holdings are not indicated, and periodicals in the fields of biology, medicine, astronomy and agriculture are omitted. T h e r e is an ap- pended list of congresses and other meetings 272 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES of w h i c h the library maintains files of reports and p r o c e e d i n g s . — K . L . R u s s o , F r a n c o i s . Histoire des sciences et des techniques; bibliographie. P a r i s , H e r m a n n , 1 9 5 4 . i 8 6 p . ( A c t u a l i t e s sci- e n t i f i q u e s et i n d u s t r i e l l e s , 1 2 0 4 ) . 1 8 0 0 f r . Published under the auspices of the C e n t r e N a t i o n a l de l a Recherche Scientifique and of the U n i o n Internationale d ' H i s t o i r e des Sci- ences, this w o r k should be a u s e f u l comple- ment to Sarton's Horus; a Guide to the His- tory of Science (Guide Suppl. 1 N 1 8 ) . A r - rangement is by period f o r general w o r k s and by discipline f o r those t r e a t i n g a specific sub- ject. Bibliographic entries are f u l l , and in- dexing is c a r e f u l l y done. " S c i e n c e " is r a t h e r strictly limited as a term, w i t h the m a j o r portion of the w o r k devoted to the mathemati- cal and physical branches; one relatively brief section treats zoology, botany and medicine. A l t h o u g h materials f r o m other regions are not excluded, the emphasis is on titles f r o m w e s t e r n E u r o p e and the M e d i t e r r a n e a n re- g i o n . — J . N . W . U . S . L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s . S c i e n c e D i v i - sion. Scientific and Technical Serial Publications, United States, 1950-1953. W a s h i n g t o n , 1 9 5 4 . 2 3 8 p . $ 1 . 2 5 . . Scientific and Technical Serial Publications, Soviet Union, 1945-1953. W a s h i n g t o n , 1 9 5 4 . H 9 P - $ . 6 0 . T w o selected lists of serials in the fields of physical science, life science (including anthropology, archaeology, and psychology), agriculture, medicine, engineering and tech- nology. N o t a t i o n s include frequency, date of first issue and types of contents, i.e. original research, analyses, abstracts, popular articles, proceedings of societies, book reviews, n e w s notes and bibliographies. A r r a n g e m e n t is by broad subject categories. E a c h v o l u m e has a subject index but no alphabetic index. T h e volume of U . S . scientific serials, 1950-53, is divided into t w o parts. P a r t I includes non-governmental periodicals, an- nuals, series and society publications listed by title under subject. In P a r t I I publications of f e d e r a l , state and local governments are listed by corporate author under subject. State university j o u r n a l s are found in P a r t I I . T h e volume of Soviet scientific serials, I945~53, builds upon the preliminary general checklist Serial Publications of the Soviet Union, 1939-1951 (Guide Suppl. 1 E 1 2 ) . U n d e r subject, titles are listed alphabetically in transliteration, w i t h bracketed English translation or descriptive p h r a s e . — E . B . V i s h e r , S t e p h e n S a r g e n t . Climatic A tlas of the United States. C a m b r i d g e , H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s , 1 9 5 4 . 4 0 3 P . $9.00. T h e first publication of its type since the Atlas of American Agriculture in 1936 ( G u i d e P 2 6 6 ) . T h e Climatic Atlas is a compilation primarily f r o m the records of the U . S . W e a t h e r B u r e a u and the published w o r k s of its scientific staff. T h e 1031 maps and charts are not original w o r k s of V i s h e r but are taken f r o m many sources and o f t e n modified. A l l maps are simple, legible line d r a w i n g s in black and w h i t e . T h e information is limited to the U n i t e d States and does not extend into C a n a d a and M e x i c o ; moreover, " U n i t e d S t a t e s " in the title means only the Continental U n i t e d States. T h e r e is an excellent resume in the I n t r o - duction. T h e volume contains 35 chapters divided into the f o l l o w i n g p a r t s : T e m p e r a - t u r e ; W i n d s , A t m o s p h e r i c P r e s s u r e , S t o r m s ; Sunshine, A t m o s p h e r i c H u m i d i t y and E v a p o - r a t i o n ; P r e c i p i t a t i o n ; Some Consequences of C l i m a t e and W e a t h e r ; and C l i m a t i c Regions and C h a n g e s . — F . O ' L . F I N E A R T S C o l v i n , H o w a r d M o n t a g u . A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects, 1660- 1840. C a m b r i d g e , M a s s . , H a r v a r d U n i - v e r s i t y P r e s s , 1 9 5 4 . 8 2 i p . $ 1 2 . 5 0 . C o v e r s " E n g l i s h classical architecture in its m a t u r e phase" and includes m o r e than 1000 biographees. T w o introductory chapters sur- vey the building trades and architectural pro- fession of the period. T h e dictionary proper contains a biography f o r each architect f o l - lowed by a chronological list of his buildings. N o t e s authority f o r attribution and significant details of restoration, interiors, demolition, etc., copiously documented f r o m authoritative published w o r k s as w e l l as f r o m contemporary records, many of them manuscript. JULY, 1955 273 A n appendix lists public offices held by ar- chitects. T h e r e are two indexes: the first, of persons mentioned anywhere in the dictionary; and, the second, a place index of over 5,000 building n a m e s . — L . R . E . V o l l m e r , H a n s . Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kiinstler des XX. Jahrhun- derts. L e i p z i g , S e e m a n n , 1 9 5 3 - . v . 1 - . $ 2 5 . C o n t e n t s : v. 1, A - D . 6 i g p . T h e first volume of a proposed three- volume continuation of T h i e m e - B e c k e r , All- gemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kiinstler (Guide Q 5 8 ) . Primarily concerned w i t h twentieth century artists including some whose w o r k began in the nineteenth century and con- tinued into the twentieth, so that the dates covered by both w o r k s w i l l sometimes over- lap. T h i s volume, identical in f o r m a t and commensurate w i t h the high level of accuracy of T h i e m e - B e c k e r , contains some 8,500 biogra- phies and includes extensive bibliographies.— K . L . Music Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musi- cians. 5 t h ed. E r i c B l o m , ed. L o n d o n , M a c m i l l a n , 1 9 5 4 . 9V. $ 1 2 7 . 5 0 . T h e most completely revised of all previous editions ( G u i d e Q 2 5 4 ) , with considerable additional material and extensive rewriting. N e w features include arrangement of com- posers' compositions in classified, rather than chronological o r d e r ; more complete bibliogra- phical information and inclusion of periodical articles; indexing of librettos, poems set to music, literary w o r k s to which incidental music has been written, etc., under authors' names; and an appended chronological list of composers and other musical artists. W h i l e universal in scope, there is emphasis on British composers and performers and artists w h o have performed in G r e a t Britain. Included throughout the text are 76 plates, many of them colored, devoted to the various types and families of instruments. T h e standard en- cyclopedia of the subject in E n g l i s h . — K . L . Kiirschners Deutscher Musiker-Kalender, 1954. 2. A u s g . des Deutschen Mu- siker-Lexikons. H r s g e b e r : H e d w i g und E . H . M u e l l e r v o n A s o w . B e r l i n , de G r u y t e r , 1 9 5 4 . 1 7 0 2 col. T h e 1st edition, Deutsches Musiker- Lexikon by Erich H e r m a n n M i i l l e r w a s pub- lished in 1929. A " W h o ' s W h o " of approximately 4500 musicians, primarily G e r m a n , Swiss and A u s t r i a n , whose birth dates range f r o m 1854 to 1939- Brief biographical data is given and composers' w o r k s are listed w i t h dates. P e r - forming artists and composers of international reputation are included. A n appendix lists 1500 musicians w h o have died since the first edition, 1 9 2 9 . — E . B . T H E A T E R Enciclopedia dello spettacolo. R o m a , C a s e E d i t r i c e L e M a s c h e r e [ 1 9 5 4 - ] v . I - . $200 the set. C o n t e n t s : v. 1, A — B a r . 1615p. Similar in f o r m a t and in profusion of il- lustrations to the Enciclopedia italiana and the Enciclopedia cattolica, this is the first of a projected eight-volume set designed to cover the field of the "grand spectacle" from anti- quity to the present. T h e term is interpreted to include not only the theater proper, but opera, ballet, motion pictures, vaudeville, the circus, etc. T h e entries, to total 30,000, treat of persons (performers, authors, composers, directors, designers and o t h e r s ) , types of en- tertainment, dramatic themes, historical and technical subjects, organizations and compan- ies, and pertinent place names. Individual w o r k s are not entered by title, so that an index volume w i l l be doubly needed. V a r i a t i o n s in length of articles seem in reasonable propor- tion and bibliographies adequate in most in- stances. T h e r e is, of course, a preponderance of Italian entries, but a spot check of A m e r i - can names reveals surprisingly good coverage w i t h f e w i n a c c u r a c i e s . — J . N . W . L I T E R A T U R E A merican Literature. A n a n a l y t i c a l index, v o l u m e s 1-20, M a r c h 1 9 2 9 - J a n u a r y 1 9 4 9 . T h o m a s F . M a r s h a l l , ed. D u r h a m , N . C . , D u k e U n i v e r s i t y Press, 1 9 5 4 . 1 5 4 P . $5.00. W h i l e duplicating much of the material in L e a r y ' s Articles on American Literature (see 274 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES below), the index to the first twenty years of American Literature contains a valuable index to book reviews, and lists articles under their authors as w e l l as subjects. N u m e r o u s cross references and multiple entries make this in- dex particularly comprehensive and valuable. — K . L . B r o w n , G l e n o r a W . and B r o w n , D e m i n g B . A Guide to Soviet Russian Transla- tions of American Literature. N . Y . , K i n g ' s C r o w n Press, C o l u m b i a U n i v . , 1 9 5 4 . 2 4 3 p . ( C o l u m b i a S l a v i c S t u d i e s ) $ 4 . 5 0 . Includes translations of American w o r k s published in book and periodical form in the U S S R during 1917-47. Excluded are transla- tions in the non-Russian languages of the U S S R , w o r k s published in English in Soviet editions, and literature f o r juveniles. Soviet bibliographical sources, particularly Knizh- naya Letopis (Guide Suppl. 1 A 7 9 ) , the Zhurnalnaya Letopis, and the files of Soviet literary periodicals in this country, w e r e care- f u l l y searched. T h e checklist is in two p a r t s ; 1) anthologies and 2) individual authors. Each entry in- cludes Russian and American title, translator, publisher or periodical title, place and date of publication, pagination, number of copies published, and Russian source. T h e r e are author and American title indexes, and t w o interesting tables; 1 ) A u t h o r s most widely published in Russian translations, and 2) Y e a r l y summaries of book p u b l i c a t i o n . — K . L . G e n e s t , E m i l e . Dictionnaire des citations; dictionnaire des phrases, vers et mots celebres employes dans le langage courant, avec precision de I'origine. P a r i s , N a - than, 1 9 5 4 . 423P. 8 6 o f r . A new and enlarged edition of the author's Oil est-ce donef (Guide R 8 1 ) , which lists 4061 quotations w i t h exact references to the w o r k s in which they originally appeared. Listing is alphabetical by first w o r d , with indexes to authors and principal w o r d s . — K . L . L e a r y , L e w i s . Articles on American Litera- ture, 1900-1950. D u r h a m , N . C . , D u k e U n i v e r s i t y Press, 1 9 5 4 . 4 3 7 P - $ 7 - 5 0 . Articles on American Literature is a revi- sion and extension of the compiler's earlier w o r k ( G u i d e R194), and, as in that edition, it is based primarily upon bibliographies pub- lished quarterly since 1929 in American Liter- ature and annually since 1922 in PMLA. In addition, various author and subject bibliogra- phies and " a l l pertinent periodicals" have been searched, especially for the 1900-1929 period. T h e r e is a scattering of articles f r o m foreign language periodicals. A r r a n g e m e n t is by subject; the m a j o r section, " A m e r i c a n A u - thors," treats authors of all genres and peri- ods, although inclusion of w r i t e r s of the 1930's and 1940's is fragmentary. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , there is no author i n d e x . — K . L . Repertorio bibliografico della letteratura italiana, a c u r a della F a c o l t a di M a g i s t e r o di R o m a , sotto la direzione di U m b e r t o B o s c o . F i r e n z e , Sansoni, 1 9 5 3 - . v . 1 - . v. 1, 1948-1949- A continuation of P r e z z o l i n i ( G u i d e R658) which covered 1902-32 and 1933-42. T h e years 1943-47 a r e still t 0 t>e filled in. T h i s new issue is arranged alphabetically by author with a subject index and lists both books and periodical articles. R i e s e n f e l d , H a r a l d and R i e s e n f e l d , B l e n d a . Repertorium lexicographicum graecum: a catalogue of indexes and dictionaries to Greek authors. S t o c k h o l m , A l m q v i s t and W i k s e l l , 1 9 5 4 . 9 5 p . S w . K r . 22. T h i s useful little w o r k , which may be con- sidered a companion volume to P a u l Faider's Repertoire des index et lexiques d'auteurs latins ( 1 9 2 6 ) , lists indexes and dictionaries "bearing upon G r e e k literature f r o m its be- ginning to the end of the Byzantine epoch," including the G r e e k Bible. T h e most recent and detailed index has usually been starred, and in many cases brief characterizing w o r d s are given, such as, complete, fairly complete, selection, etc. Both separately published works and parts of volumes are listed. A l - though published in Sweden, the preface and notes are in English. S e n s , H o m e r o . Manual de bibliografia de la literatura espanola. Syracuse, N . Y . , C e n t r o de E s t u d i o s H i s p a n i c o s , 1 9 5 4 . v . 1, fasc. 2. ( E n t r i e s 3 9 3 9 - 8 7 7 9 ) . JULY, 1955 275 Publication of the Manual has been re- sumed a f t e r a lapse of six years, this second fascicule completing P a r t O n e , " O b r a s gener- ales" ( G u i d e Suppl. 1 R 6 9 ) . Included under the general heading, " C u l t u r a , " is material on philosophy, law, archaeology, architecture, sculpture, painting, music, industrial art and folklore. T h e r e is a comprehensive alphabeti- cal author and subject index to the complete first part, as w e l l as a general table of con- t e n t s . — K . L . S i n g e r , A r m a n d E d w a r d s . A Bibliography of the Don Juan Theme; Versions and Criticism. [ M o r g a n t o w n , 1 9 5 4 ] I 7 4 P - ( W e s t V i r g i n i a U n i v e r s i t y B u l l e t i n , ser. 54, no. 1 0 - 1 ) . g r a t i s . Includes versions of D o n Juan and related characters together w i t h critical writings on them and on the theme in general. Contains a bibliography of bibliographies and f o u r main sections: origins of the theme; versions (in- cluding motion pictures and a sampling of the merely " d o n j u a n e s q u e " ) ; criticism (including reviews) of individual w o r k s ; and general criticism. N u m e r o u s entries are annotated; those inadequately or wholly unverified are so indicated. Items are numbered, with a scheme to relate critical w o r k to version by number. L a c k of a general index seriously reduces the usefulness of the v o l u m e . — E . S . S t r a t m a n , C a r l Joseph. Bibliography of Medieval Drama. B e r k e l e y , U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a Press, 1 9 5 4 . 423P. $5.00. A t t e m p t s to cover, though not exhaustively, the entire field of medieval d r a m a : early liturgical forms, mystery and miracle plays, moralities and interludes. Lists, w i t h f u l l bibliographical information, all editions of individual plays, plus critical studies thereof and of the subject in general. M a i n l y con- cerned with English but includes briefer sec- tions on Byzantine, Latin, French, G e r m a n , Italian and Spanish medieval drama and a special section on H r o t s w i t h a . A separate section lists articles in Festchriften, though citations are repeated elsewhere. Locations are given for most book entries and there is a finding list of complete files of periodicals. In- cludes a section on collections of plays, an index thereto, and a general i n d e x . — E . S . B I O G R A P H Y A k a d e m i e der W i s s e n s c h a f t e n , V i e n n a . Osterreichisches biographisches Lexikon, 1815-1950. G r a z - K o l n , H e r m a n n B o h - laus N a c h f . , 1 9 5 4 - . v . 1 - . D M 6.50. C o n t e n t s : v. 1, pts. 1-2, A - D o l l i n e r . A dictionary of biography, edited by L e o Santifaller and other scholars, which extends chronologically the sixty-volume W u r z b a c h , Biographisches Lexikon . . . seit 1750 (Guide S66) and the Bettelheim, Neue Osterreichi- sche Biographie 1815-1918 ( G u i d e S 6 7 ) . In- cluded are inhabitants of the former A u s t r o - H u n g a r i a n empire and the suceeding state of A u s t r i a w h o w e r e prominent in the arts, sci- ences and politics, and w h o died prior to 1951. A list of the biographee's most important w o r k s and a bio-bibliography f o l l o w each brief biographical sketch. Five to six volumes are p l a n n e d . — E . B . American Men of Science, a Biographical Directory, ed. by J a q u e s C a t t e l l . 9 t h ed. L a n c a s t e r , P a . , T h e Science P r e s s ; N . Y . , B o w k e r , 1 9 5 5 - . v . 1 - . $20. C o n t e n t s : V o l . I, Physical sciences. 2i8op. Includes over 43,000 biographies of living American and Canadian scientists w o r k i n g in the physical, mathematical, chemical and geo- logical sciences, and is the first volume of a proposed three-volume set. V o l u m e 2, the biological sciences and volume 3, the social sciences, are scheduled f o r publication in F a l l 1955 and 1956, respectively. Since some fields overlap, i.e. biochemistry and biophysics, a particular listing w i l l depend upon the scien- tist's choice or specialty; however, in these cases, there are cross references to the suc- ceeding volumes to guide the user. E n t r y information includes position, ad- dress, field, birthplace, degrees, previous posi- tions held, memberships and research special- ties. F o r 8th ed. see Guide N 6 3 . — K . L . Dictionnaire biographique franqais contem- porain. 2d. ed., 1 9 5 4 - 1 9 5 5 . P a r i s , P h a r o s , A g e n c e I n t e r n a t i o n a l e de D o c u - m e n t a t i o n C o n t e m p o r a i n e , [ c . 1 9 5 4 ] 7 o 8 p . il. $ 1 7 . 5 0 . Instead of a supplement, as announced in 2 76 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES the 1950 volume ( G u i d e S i 1 4 ) , the publishers here present a complete, second edition. G e n - eral plan and arrangement remain as in the original w o r k , with the addition of a helpful index, classified by profession, society mem- bership, etc. Necessary revision seems to have been made to bring the earlier sketches up to date, but the principal value of the new edi- tion lies in the sizable increase in the number of persons listed. Even so, the apparently in- evitable omissions have o c c u r r e d . — J . N . W . O l a s o n , P a l l E g g e r t . Islenzkar aeviskrar fra landnamstimum til arsloka 1940. R e y k j a v i k , B i r t a kostnad hins f s l e n z k a B o k m e n n t a f e l a g s , 1 9 4 8 - 1 9 5 2 . 5 v . 2(X)fls. T h e national biographical dictionary for Iceland. A l l periods are covered, but the w o r k w i l l be of special interest to scholars w o r k i n g in the fields of medieval N o r t h E u r o - pean history and literature. O n l y persons w h o died before 1940 are included. F o r the most part, entries are brief but they include bibliography. Biographees are entered by first name, a logical characteristic of the Icelandic language that may appear somewhat confusing at f i r s t . — K . L . Who's Who in World Jewry; a Biographi- cal Dictionary of Outstanding Jews. H a r r y S c h n e i d e r m a n , I t z b a k J . C a r m i n , editors. W h i t e P l a i n s , N . Y . , W h o ' s W h o in W o r l d J e w r y , I n c . in coopera- tion w i t h M o n d e P u b l i s h e r s , Inc., 1 9 5 5 . 898p. $ 3 5 . T h e first attempt to present a current biographical w o r k of important J e w s in many lands compiled with the help and cooperation of prominent J e w s and Jewish organizations from many countries. It includes some 10,700 sketches, over one-half of which are f r o m the United States, with large representations f r o m C a n a d a , western Europe, South A m e r i c a , South A f r i c a and A u s t r a l i a , and smaller numbers f r o m the M i d d l e and F a r East. T h e U . S . S . R . and its satellites are excluded. Inclusion w a s based exclusively on record of achievement except that all high officials in all branches of government, including the armed forces, and all academicians, with the rank of assistant professor or higher w e r e au- tomatically listed. Sketches are included for prominent J e w s w h o died during the compila- tion of the volume. G E O G R A P H Y Geograficheskii Atlas SSSR, dlia 7-go i 8-go Klassov Srednei Shkoly. M o s k v a , G l a v n o e s U p r a v l e n i e G e o d e s i i i K a r t o - g r a f i i M V D S S S R , 1954- 7 6 p . ( D i s - t r i b u t e d by C . S. H a m m o n d and C o . ) $2.00. T h i s school atlas f o r the seventh and eighth grades contains 60 pages of maps, topographic, economic, climatic, historical, and 16 pages of miscellaneous information, including a short gazetteer. I t is w e l l made and printed on satisfactory paper; the maps are in color and the symbols are simple and readable. A l l the maps are of Russia except for one air age map centered on M o s c o w . Interestingly enough, this map shows the Soviet national boundary as passing through the N o r t h Pole. T h e r e are no population statistics given in the gazetteer. T h i s atlas, like the maps in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, is a good source of geographical information on the Soviet Union. O n e should be cautioned that, being an official publication, information on strategic areas probably has been suppressed or altered, and the maps may prove m i s l e a d i n g . — F . O ' L . H I S T O R Y Annuario bibliografico di archeologia, a c u r a di C e s a r e D ' O n o t r i o . M o d e n a , Societa T i p o g r a f i c a M o d e n e s e , 1 9 5 4 - A n n o 1 - . ( P u b b l i c a z i o n i d e l l a B i b l i - oteca d e l l ' I s t i t u t o N a z i o n a l e d ' A r c h e - ologia e S t o r i a d e l l ' A r t e ) A n n o I, 1952, Opere e periodici entrati in Biblioteca con la data di pubblicazione del 1952. Classed arrangement with indexes by au- thors and proper names. B o r t o n , H u g h . A Selected List of Books and Articles on Japan in English, French and German. C a m b r i d g e , P u b . by H a r - v a r d U n i v . P r . f o r H a r v a r d - Y e n c h i n g Inst., 1 9 5 4 . 2 7 2 p . $5.00. T h e compilers have revised and enlarged (Continued on page 285) JULY, 1955 277 several hundred per cent. T h e r e really w a s no need for D r . W a r h e i t to base his conclu- sions on such a small sample. T h e people in charge of information at A E C headquarters in W a s h i n g t o n have inspected an installation in which close to 50,000 items have been posted. T h e y know that cards can be pre- sorted and that postings can be accumulated on punched cards. Even with a simple manual system, different posters can post different parts of the alphabet; and a w e l l tabbed manual system has enabled us to average be- tween t w o and three postings per minute, i.e., 120 to 180 per hour as contrasted w i t h D r . W a r h e i t ' s figure of 40. 4. I t is a recognized limitation of the U n i - term System or any machine system of coordi- nate indexing that it does not readily permit browsing in a subject arrangement of titles and abstracts. D r . W a r h e i t ' s remarks on this point may serve to bring it to the attention of those w h o missed it in our report on The Evaluation of Information Systems. B u t here again it seems that his comments cannot be based on any actual tests because A E C se- curity regulations do not permit readers to browse through the catalog. T h e contribu- tion which the U n i t e r m System makes to improved security would counsel its adoption by the A E C above all other agencies, even if it w e r e only barely as effective as the present system. Hence, I feel that it is unfortunate that the A E C librarians see nothing good in the system. A c t u a l l y , the only "controversy now raging about this novel form of index- ing" and up to now the only completely un- favorable published articles on the Uniterm System are products of A E C l i b r a r i a n s . — Mortimer Taube, Documentation, Inc. T a b u l a t i o n o f an E v a l u a t i o n o f C o o r d i n a t e I n d e x i n g for 200 L A R e p o r t s Adequately indexed Required modification: N e e d for report division N e e d for b e t t e r U n i t e r m selection P r o b l e m o f scientific terminology N e e d for p o l y terms A d j e c t i v a l S u b - h e a d i n g - t y p e C o m p l e x headings P r o b l e m o f direction Adequately index after modification Still presenting problems of specificity after modification Irretrievable after modification * T o t a l n u m b e r of r e p o r t s indexed = 200 T o t a l n u m b e r of u n i t e r m s used = 910 T o t a l n u m b e r of t i m e s u n i t e r m s w e r e used = 2 2 8 3 Selected Reference Books of 1954-55 (Continued from page 2J7) R e p o r t s % o f total U n i t e r m s R e p o r t s * I n v o l v e d % o f total U n i t e r m s * 2 3 I I . 5 — — 177 88.5 — — 3 9 1 9 - 5 — — 3 5 1 7 - 5 84 3 . 6 8 5 4 2 7 . 0 108 4 - 7 4 — — 1 3 4 4 58.82 3 8 1 9 . 0 164 7 . 1 7 7 9 3 9 - 5 184 8 . 0 5 144 7 2 . 0 996 4 3 . 6 0 2 4 1 2 . 0 4 4 i - 9 3 9 9 4 9 - 5 — — 4 5 2 2 . 5 — — 3 3 1 6 . 5 — — the 1940 edition ( G u i d e V 3 5 6 ) of this criti- cal and selective bibliography to include ma- t e r i a l — b o o k s and a r t i c l e s — w r i t t e n since 1940 concerning the humanities and the social sci- ences in Japan. T h e same classified arrange- ment has been used, but an entirely new sec- tion on W o r l d W a r I I and the Occupation, 1941-52, has been added. F u l l bibliographical details are given f o r each item, and brief descriptive notes f o r some. T h e r e is an index to titles and personal names. F u l l titles of abbreviated periodicals, are listed under " P e r i o d i c a l s " in Chapter I I I . — M . C . C o r d i e r , H e n r i . B i b l i o t h e c a sinica . Author Index to the Bibliotheca sinica of Henri Cordier. ( 2 d . edition, 4 vols. P a r i s , 1904-08. S u p p l e m e n t , 1 v o l . , P a r i s , 1 9 2 4 ) . C o m p i l e d , issued and dis- t r i b u t e d by the E a s t A s i a t i c L i b r a r y , C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s . N . Y . , 1 9 5 3 . 84P. $ 3 . 2 5 . F o r C o r d i e r see Guide V 1 9 1 . T h i s w o r k provides a much needed index to this valuable bibliography. JULY, 1955 285