Each of these series covers a sub-discipline in the field of librarianship or some relevant methodology used in its research. What is a “book series” in general, you might ask? Well, they are typically annual reviews of the state of the art on hot topics in their field. They are comprised of multiple entries or chapters, each of which is peer-reviewed or screened by a panel of experts for quality and relevance. The articles in a series tend to be longer than what you might find in a scholarly journal, but not necessarily. They all have extensive bibliographies and tend toward being comprehensive reviews of the literature with just a portion of new thinking by the author, rather than just expounding on one narrowly defined new research topic the way journal articles do typically. In many cases the whole entire issue will have a focus on a topic, and each article takes one aspect in detail. For those that had a special focus this year I have included that title as well (see below).

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