<b><i>Library Leadership in the United States and Europe: A Comparative Study of Academic and Public Libraries</i></b>. Eds. Peter Hernon and Niels Ole Pors. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2013. 231p. paper, $60.00 (ISBN 978-1-61069-126-0).

into their courses, which has increased the " use statistics " in the department exponentially (and has also, the authors warn, impacted the staff workflow dramatically). Of potential use to similar institutions is the chapter by Laura Baudot and Wendy Hyman (Oberlin College) about " Building a Book Studies Program at a Liberal Arts College " ; they conducted a Mellon 23 workshop and hope that their study " has illustrated the initial steps that can be taken to set up a book studies program, the various players that need to be involved, the necessity of collaboration between faculty and librarians, and the advantages of following up on meetings and ideas relatively quickly. " In the " Work " section, Marianne Hen-son (Bryn Mawr College) offers some excellent advice related to having students curate exhibitions in " Real Objects, Real Spaces, Real Expertise: An Undergraduate Seminar Curates an Exhibition on the Medieval Book of Hours. " Similarly, Ma-linda Triller (Dickinson College) presents a useful study for the 21st-century curator in her article on " Social Networking Software in the Archives: Using Blogs to Engage Students with Primary Sources. " Finally, I want to notice an inspiring study by Christina Connor and Stephen Rice (Ramapo College of New Jersey) on " The American History Textbook Project: The Making of a Student-Centered Special Collection at a Public Liberal Arts College, " which actually created student-driven acquisitions for a research collection, a fabulous way to get students invested in an institution. There is something in Past or Portal? for anyone working in special collections who wishes to engage students with book and printing history, manuscripts and archives, digital humanities, literature, history, or even the history of science. It is a superb sourcebook, and I would suggest that my colleagues buy two cop-ies—one for their collection, and one as a " working " copy to be kept close at hand and used like a cookbook in a kitchen. Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, can always be counted on for excellent publications that support the practice of all areas of librarianship. Although those interested in leadership might find some of the theories covered in this book useful, their application is more scholarly and theoretical than practical. This is logical , since both of the editors are highly respected scholars of library leadership and management, and much of the book looks at the library leadership …