Charles Harmon is an Executive Editor for the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. His background includes work in special, public, and school libraries.Michael Messina is a reference librarian at the State University of New York’s Maritime College. He has also worked as a researcher at The Brooklyn Academy of Music Archives. The former publisher of Applause Theatre & Cinema Books/Limelight Editions, he is a coeditor of Acts of War: Iraq and Afghanistan in Seven Plays (Northwestern University Press).

• • Introduction by Linda W. Braun, Consultant, Librarians & Educators Online (LEO)• “Introducing Online Credit-Based Instruction for Undergraduates” by Lauren Pressley, Wake Forest University Library, Winston-Salem, NC• “NCompass Live: Educating Nebraska’s Librarians Online” by Christa Burns and Michael P. Sauers, The Nebraska Library Commission• “Digital Reference that supports E-Learning at the University of California” by Teal Smith and Donald Barclay, University of California, Kolligian Library, Merced• “The Critical Thinking Skills Initiative: An Information Literacy E-Learning Collaboration”by Barbara Carrel, Jane Devine, Ann Matsuuchi, and Steven Ovadia, City University of New York Libraries• “Cutting to the Quick: Library Instruction in the Age of Happy Distraction” by Lura Sanborn, St. Paul’s School Library, Concord, NH• “Developing and Sharing an Open Source Software Tool that Supports Online, Interactive Learning” by Leslie Sult, The University of Arizona University Libraries, Tucson• “Screencasting for Instruction & Reference” by Greg Notess, Montana State University Library, Bozeman• “Promoting Faculty Adoption of E-Learning Solutions and Library Services through Streaming Videos” by Coleen Meyers Martin and Lynn D. Lampert, California State University Library, Northridge• “E-Learning and Holocaust Education in a School Library” by Margaret Lincoln, Lakeview Schools District, Battle Creek, MI

The nine case-study accounts that constitute this collection provide much food for thought for librarians in all types of libraries. Lura Sanborn’s advice on applying lessons she learned from watching YouTube beauty tutorials to creating her own library instruction videos is just one example of the hands-on approach of the contributors. Topics covered include online credit-based instruction for undergraduates, digital reference, information-literacy e-learning collaboration, open-source software that supports online interactive learning, screencasting for instruction and reference, and more. An index and brief information about the editors and contributors are included. Definitely worth the time to read and reap some ideas for developing e-instruction for library patrons.