College and Research Libraries to the implications of relying upon interli- brary loan for access to titles either not ac- quired or discarded after being held for a period. Another section develops mathe- matical models of acquisitions policies for libraries that are part of a hierarchy of li- braries consisting of personal libraries, de- partmental libraries, university libraries, and a national library. In another section, the authors speculate upon the pervasive- ness in librarianship of negative exponential distributions similar to the famous Zip£ dis- tribution. They argue persuasively in just a few paragraphs that it is important from both the theoretical and practical points of view to find out to what extent their specu- lations are correct. This report will be useful to library sys- tems analysts and operations researchers. It would also be a good document for read- ing by library administrators who would like to get an idea of the kinds of things that are going on in library operations re- search. (Those whose forte is not mathe- matics should skip over the detailed mathe- matical expositions. All significant points are also made in prose.) Finally, this is the kind of document that a university librarian might well want to share with some of the operations research specialists on his cam- pus. Collaboration between librarians and operations researchers outside the library has already borne fruit at several institu- tions. Any library ordering this report should probably also order the Library's Occasion- al Papers nos. 1, 2, and 3, since some of the material in this no. 4 is merely a condensa- tion of work reported more fully in the three earlier papers. The reader should be warned that there are numerous typograph- ical .errors in the equations and in the dis- cussions of them.-Kelley L. Cartwright, School of Library Service, University of California, Los Angeles. The Subject Approach to Information. By A. C. Foskett. Hamden, Conn.: Archon, 1969. 310p. $7.50. It is important to view this volume in the context in which it was written. In his preface the author states that "it is my hope that this work will help to fill a need Recent Publications I 153 which exists at present for a textbook suit- able for that part of the Library Associa- tion part I paper 3 syllabus which deals with the subject approach." He then goes on to say that he has "tried in this text to emphasize the similarities as well as the differences between the different methods of retrieving information, and to show the kind of situation where each is likely to prove of value." To accomplish this in modem context he has "concentrated ev- erywhere on the modem approach, includ- ing terminology .... " The volume was examined in terms of both form and content. There are minimal variations in typeface which make it diffi- cult to separate the examples from the text. The arrangement is logical for the sub- ject it covers, going from· the general to the specific. However, in arranging the text where it concerns particular schemes, a general discussion is used with examples before the general layout of the particular classification scheme under discussion is given. The index is thorough and useful. Nineteen percent of the indexed items re- fer to bibliographic data. Since the con- tent is generally aimed at a British audi- ence, the systems in use in Great Britain and India are more thoroughly covered than those in use in the United States. Whether the chapters are arranged in the order of importance to the author, or whether, by so arranging them he has eliminated some redundancies, it is inter- esting to note that the number of pages de- voted to each system decreases (except for Colon): DC 23 UDC 15 Bliss 12 Colon 14 LC 9 LCSubjHd 5 Sears 3 There are some minor problems in lan- guage. For example, when Foskett discusses homographs (p.40), he lists PITCH PITCH PITCH (Bitumen) (Music) (Football), in our context we would use (Baseball) ; 154 I College & Research Libraries • March 1971 or when he discusses pseudo-homographs he uses WADERS WADERS (birds) (footwear) , a word not in use for galoshes in this country. Note also the lack of consistency in cap- italization of the explanatory words. The use of "literary warrant" throughout the volume makes it a term that should be defined for the U.S. audience. Although he has previously stated that he is concerned only with the modem, and that this is an elementary textbook, the lack of consistent bibliographic citation was a bother. Those authors whom Foskett knew, or liked, received complete cita- tions, others, such as Library of Congress Rules for Descriptive Cataloging; the Cut- ter, Kaiser, Dewey volumes that are early twentieth century; and Farradane's opera- tors which are cited for almost a full page, are mentioned without complete references, etc. Twenty-four pages are devoted to post- coordinate systems, whereas eighty-four are devoted to precoordinate systems. Be- cause of the organization of the volume quite a bit of redundancy occurs. This may be a reinforcing device for teaching pur- poses. Despite all the foregoing, the volume is clearly and logically written · and would certainly serve as an elementary exposition of subject indexing and classification. Defi- nitions are given throughout, as well as ex- amples. If one supplements this volume with the primary references and series such as the books on The Intellectual Or- ganization of Information, edited by Susan Artandi, one can grasp both the concepts, development, and the literature dealing with this subject.-Henry Voos, Rutgers, The State University. BOOKS · RECEIVED NOTE: The titles listed represent books re- ceived at the editorial office that may be of interest to academic lib1·arians. A Bibliography of the Catholic Church: representing holdings of American li- braries rep01ted to the National Union Catalog in the Library of Congress. Lon- don: Mansell Information/Publishing Limited and Chicago: The American Li- brary Association, 1970. 572p. $35.00. (ISBN 7201-0134-4). Album of American History. Vols. 1-6. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. (74-91746). American Theological Library Association. Summary of Proceedings 24th Annual Conference, American Theological Li- brary Association, New Orleans, 1970. Wilmore, Ky.: American Theological Li- brary Association, 1970. 171p. Audiovisual Committee, Public Library As- sociation. Guidelines for Audiovisual Ma- terials & Services for Public Libraries. Chicago: American Library Association, 1970. 33p. $1.00. (74-121113). (ISBN 0-8389-3116-2). Booth, K. M. Dictionary of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. New York: Amer- ican Elsevier Publishing, 1970. 315p. $16.50. (70-122953). (ISBN 444-20069- X). Bricker, George W. Bricker's Directory of University-Sponsored Executive Devel- opment Programs. 1971 Supplement. Wilton, Conn.: Bricker Publications, 1970. 54p. $15.00. (73-110249). Brierley, J. K. A Natural History of Man. Rutherford, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1970. 184p. $8.00. (70- 139994). (ISBN 8386-7819-X). Bush, Alfred L. and Fraser, Robert S. American Indian Periodicals in the Princeton University Library. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1970. 78p. $2.50. Campbell, Allan and Dawson, Irene, eds. The Library Technician at Work: The- ory and Practice. Proceedings of work- shop sponsored by the Training of Li- brary Technicians Committee of the Ca- nadian Library Association, Ontario, 1970. Ottawa: Canadian Library Association, 1970. 232p. $5.00. Children's Books in Print 1970: Title In- dex, Author Index and Illustrator In- dex. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1970. 697p. $13.50. (70-101705). (ISBN 0- 8352-0464-2) .