There are no recent books I know of that cover both types of clusters though open clusters have a couple that spring to mind;
"Star Clusters" by Brent Archinal and Steve Hynes is a very detailed work and a must have for DSO seekers. It is published by Willmann-Bell.
A book in the Springer is "Star Clusters and How to Observe Them" by Mark Allison but I was disappointed by the usefulness of these book even for me as a binocular observer. Why, oh, why do nearly all the Springer observing books have to have a long introduction to how to use a telescope, etc. when they should be focussing on the topic of the book (if you excuse the pun!)
"Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep Sky Objects" by Luginbuhl and Skiff along with the two volume "Night Sky Observer's Guide" by Kepple and Sanner will keep you busy for years.
Not to forget book 3 of the 8-volume Webb Society's legendary handbooks which is on Open and Globular Clusters. The astrophysical material is probably a little dated now though but a good introduction to the subject.
Sue French's "Celestial Sampler" contains observing notes on many clusters too while the Saguaro Astronomy Club's database will allow you compile detailed observing lists.
Some of the David Eicher editted books such as "Galaxies and the Universe", "Stars and Galaxies", and "The Universe from your Backyard" are a compilation of articles from Astronomy magazine and Deep Sky magazine and detail clusters to seek out.
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