574 Book Reviews

The other chapter presents some case studies of libraries using microcomputers. There is good variety. However, the studies themselves are quite brief and Mr. Rorvig provides no analysis. In essence, each reads like a press release. Therefore, there is little for the librarian to react with to determine if a particular case study is a good or bad microcomputer application.

The book’s layout is good. There are a few typos. As with the majority of books on this ever changing topic, Rorvig’s book often contains out-of-date or incomplete information.

In summary, Mr. Rorvig has been marginally successful in his attempt to combine the fields of microcomputers and libraries. His treatment of the microcomputer is adequate, though somewhat brief. However, his coverage of libraries seems marginal. His efforts in the book have been to present information, not analyze it. Librarians interested in this area would be better off buying a general microcomputer text and subscribing to a newsletter such as Smull Computers in Libraries (Tucson, Arizona: Graduate Library School, University of Arizona).

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EREN LEE KENT

THES/BID: A Computer-based Thesaurus of Terminology in Computers and the Law. COSTANTINO

CIAMPI, ELIO FAMELI and GIUSEPPE TRIVISONNO. Informutica E. Diritto, Vol. VIII, Gennairo-Aprile (1982). Le Monnier, Firenze 575 pp. 420 (pb).

THES/BID is described by its compilers as “a structured thesaurus of descriptors (keywords and phrases) used in the International Bibliography on Computers and Law.” It is arranged in the form of a series of indexes, and is provided with a brief but thorough introduction to its use, allowing the less sophisticated user of the work to progress quickly to the point where desired information can be extracted. THES/BID is also presented as a model for the building of similar thesauri in other disciplines, a role which it seems to have adequately fulfilled.

Law Librury

University qf Chicago

Chicago, IL

JUDITH WRIGHT

A Guide to Sources of Educational Information. M. WOODBURY, Information Resources Press, Arlington, Virginia (1982). xiii + 430 pp., $37.00 + $2.30 handling. ISBN O-87815-041-2.

Information resources in the field of education have been increasing and improving since 1976 when the first edition of this work appeared. The new edition is designed “to provide access to the major tools for locating information or researching education in 1980’s” (preface p. viii). The volume is divided into 5 parts: the research process, printed research tools, special subjects (e.g. finance and government, tests and assessment instruments), nonprint sources and guides for writers.

The work is selective; the author’s approach to identifying and selecting sources for inclusion is the systematic, organized approach of a reference librarian who looks for authoritative summaries and directories. ” (pref. p. viii).

University of Chicugo Chicago

PATRICIA K. SWANSON