College and Research Libraries


viable and beneficial one on which to spend 
so much time, energy, and money, the an-
swer appears to be an unequivocal yes. 

The significance of this study cannot be 
overemphasized. The need for procedures, 
forms, staffing, and administration of non-
traditional continuing education projects will 
become more and more pressing. Continu-
ing education has not come upon the scene 
without its questions and challenges; and 
this very important book provides a founda-
tion for present needs and future 
studies.-Sylvia G. Faibisoff, Northern Illi-
nois University, DeKalb. 

Stoffie, Carla, Karter, Simon; and Pemac-
ciaro, Samuel. Materials & Methods for 
Political Science Research. Library Edi-
tion. Bibliographic Instruction Series. 
New York: Libraryworks, 1979. 76, 107p. 
$14.95 (plus $1 postage and handling). LC 
78-31927. ISBN 0-918212-11-1. Available 
from: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 64 Uni-
versity Place, New York, NY 10003. 
(Workbooks available for $4.95 each, 
minimum order five copies.) 
Since 1974, librarians at the University of 

Wisconsin-Parkside have been teaching li-
brary research skills to students majoring in 
several disciplines. This is one of the series 
of manuals that have been developed 
cooperatively by librarians and faculty 
members to assist in this effort. Each text is 
designed to introduce the students to li-
brary resources in a relatively short period 
of time and in a way that involves the stu-
dent in the actual use of the materials. 

The library edition of Materials & Meth-
ods for Political Science Research is com-
posed of a workbook and an instructor's 
manual, both of which are available sepa-
rately for course adoption. 

The workshop introduces students to, and 
requires them to use, a wide variety of ref-
erence tools. It focuses on the methods of 
information gathering and the types of in-
formation sources appropriate for research 
and independent study in political science. 
In each of twelve chapters a specific type of 
material and its use for political science stu-
dents is discussed, followed by assignments 
that test the ability of the individual to use 
standard sources in locating information. 
The focus of the last chapter is the study of 

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techniques and search strategies that are 
necessary to complete a successful research 
project. 

The instructor's manual is designed to be 
used by the instructor in conjunction with 
the workbook Specific suggestions regard-
ing instructional procedures, the role of the 
library staff, and sources are given. A 
checklist of titles used enables the instructor 
to determine whether the library owns the 
exact editions of the titles used for the as-
signments. To save the instructor the time-
consuming chore of creating individual 
question sets for use with the workbook, 
twenty different sets of fill-ins containing 
specific information requests are provided in 
section 7. Thus the assignments are indi-
vidualized. Although every student reads 
the same question, each is asked for a dif-
ferent item of information. 

This volume and others in this series are 
welcome additions to the growing list of ma-
terials that are available for library biblio-
graphic instruction. The workbooks can be 
used for independent or guided study 
courses, noncredit study or continuing edu-
cation programs, and graduate library sci-
ence courses. They are useful either for a 
one-credit course or for the library unit of a 
three-credit methods course. 

The manuals are adaptable and can easily 
be used by academic or library faculty. All 
of the titles used as examples are generally 
available in medium-size college libraries. 
These volumes are invaluable and should be 
available in all academic libraries. Being ac-
quainted with them is a must for all refer-
ence and library instruction librarians.-Roy 
H. Fry, Loyola University of Chicago, 
Chicago, Illinois. 

Cohen, Aaron, and Cohen, Elaine. Design-
ing and Space Planning for Libraries: A 
Behavioral Guide. New York: Bowker, 
1979. 250p. $24.95 plus shipping and 
handling. LC 79-12478. ISBN 0-8352-
1150-9. 
A number of books on the planning of li-

brary buildings were published prior to the 
building boom of the 1960s and early 1970s. 
Those such as Keyes Metcalf s detailed and 
lengthy volume on academic library build-
ings have been heavily used as the source 
for everything we always wanted to know