Introduction

Welcome to Library Research and Reviews, a blog dedicated to the review of current library science and management literature. My goal is to post 3-4 times per week, and I will be reviewing both journal, monographic, and other resources.

My research interests include cataloging, authority control, and management, but I read widely in technical services and library systems topics, as well as collection development and electronic resources management. My background is in cataloging, but I have recently moved into a position in which I am responsible not only for cataloging, but also acquisitions, catalog management, and library systems, so my research interests have broadened accordingly. In recent years I have become increasingly interested in assessment and publishing.

I review library science books for a number of journals, including Collection Building; Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services; Library Resources & Technical Services; Journal of Academic Libraries, Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship; and Catholic Library World. Books that I’ve reviewed so far this year include:

Time and Project Management Strategies for Librarians. Edited by Carol Smallwood, Jason Kuhl, and Lisa Fraser. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2013. (ISBN 9780810890527)

Academic and Professional Publishing. Edited by Robert Campbell, Ed Pentz, and Ian Borthwick.  Oxford: Chandos, 2012. (ISBN 9781843346692)

Research Methods in Information, 2nd ed. By Alison Jane Pickard. Neal-Schuman, 2013, (ISBN 978-1-55570-936-5)

Cart’s Top 200: Adult Books for Young Adults, Two Decades in Review. Michael Cart. ALA Editions, 2013 (ISBN 9780838911587)

Library 2020: Today’s Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow’s Library. Edited by Joseph Janes. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2013. (ISBN 9780810887145)

The Future of Scholarly Communication. Ed. by Deborah Shorley and Michael Jubb. London: Facet Publishing, 2013. (ISBN 9781856048170)

The Information Society: A Study of Continuity and Change, 6^th ed. By John P. Feather.  London: Facet Publishing, 2013. (ISBN 9781856048187)

Staff Development: A Practical Guide, 4^th ed. Edited by Andrea Wigbels Stewart, Carlette Washington-Hoagland, and Carol T. Zsulya. ALA Editions, 2013. (ISBN 9780838911495)

Build a Great Team: One Year to Success. By Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. ALA Editions, 2013, (ISBN 9780838911709)

Knowledge Into Action: Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Science. By Danny P. Wallace and Connie Van Fleet. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. (ISBN 9781598849752)

This list will give you a sense of my reading and research interests and whether or not this blog will address the types of issues that you might be interested in. I won’t be duplicating the reviews that I’ve done for other journals here, but I will likely be reviewing similar publications, both from the journal and monographic literature. I hope you will check in now and then!