Lieser’s short book review praises the Cologne University retail institute’s bibliography as a research aid for scholars and practitioners. She qualifies her judgment: completeness cannot be verified, but spot checks support its usefulness. Its coverage extends beyond commercial publications to trade and company literature, dissertations, and periodicals.
The review moves from scope to usability. Listing each title only once, without cross-references, presumably saves space but complicates consultation:
Für die Benützung wären vielleicht Verweisungen angenehmer gewesen.
English translation: Cross-references might have made it more convenient to use.
Lieser also welcomes the identification of source materials. Her concluding wish for comparable bibliographies in other fields makes the review’s broader point: bibliographic infrastructure releases scholarly time from preparation.
Sie würden oft viel Zeit, die jetzt für Vorarbeiten verwendet werden muß, für die eigentliche Arbeit frei machen.
English translation: They would often free up much time for the actual work that must now be spent on preliminary work.
The review thus weighs breadth against navigability while locating the bibliography’s chief value in enabling substantive research.
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