The Expert Library: Staffing, Sustaining, and Advancing the Academic Library in the 21st Century .Eds. Scott Walter and Karen Williams. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2010. 390p. alk. paper, $48 (ISBN 9780838985519). LC2010-033332

There are numerous articles published across the professional literature that speak to the work of specific types of librarians. Many other articles have attempted to outline how the work of those librarians is changing. Although most of these articles are excellent by themselves, a library is made up of many different kinds of librarians, staff, and other professionals. Scott Walter and Karen Williams have done an excellent job of examining various roles across the academic library in The Expert Library. This book is composed of thirteen essays that primarily examine both common and unique library roles and different issues that surround those roles, some of which may be considered controversial. The reader should not see this book as one focused on library human resources. Although library human resources staff may find the book very informative, especially when planning for new kinds of positions, or assisting with strategic planning, it should be seen as much more. Each of the essays does an excellent job of providing background on how some expert positions evolved in academic libraries as well as specifics on how those positions are impacting the work of the library. This grounded yet overarching view makes this book invaluable to directors who are considering programmatic changes or strategically thinking about the role of their library and the staff and librarians critical to that role. Most of the essays do focus on specific roles or programs. Michael J. Furlough's " The Publisher in the Library " takes a look at how libraries have stepped into the publishing arena. In addition to taking a look at successful programs started at Cornell, the California Digital Library, and other academic institutions, the author weighs the challenges of starting a publishing program and examines staffing and programmatic issues. Jake R. Carlson and Jeremy R. Garritano discuss the new field of e-science, and the associated issues of data curation and preservation , in " E-Science, Cyberinfrastructure, and the Changing Face of Scholarship. " The authors take the reader through the broader issues surrounding the academic library's support of e-science and then move into a detailed explanation of the program and supporting services developed by the Purdue University Libraries. Beth S. Woodard and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, in " Teaching the Teachers, " present a case study of the instructional development program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This analysis includes aspects of the relationship the library …