chapters introduce the reader to RFID technology, the varioussystems and standards associated with RFID, and library RFIDapplications such as circulation, inventory control, and security.For a reader without any prior knowledge of RFID, thesechapters are excellent to introduce the technology and thetypical uses of RFID in a library.

Chapters 4 through 7 address the assessment processes inwhich a library will typically engage prior to purchasing a RFIDsystem. These include determining the Return on Investment(ROI) of a RFID system, the development of a Request forProposal for eliciting the best RFID solution, and finallyselecting vendors. The author provides an extensive list anddescription of current vendors of RFID technology for libraries.

Chapter 8 addresses installing and maintaining an RFIDsystem. This chapter has information on how libraries canhandle such issues as technical services workflow, dealing withconsortium libraries, making RFID mesh with the library'sIntegrated Library System (ILS), and establishing technicalsupport and maintenance for their RFID system.

The last two chapters address privacy concerns and publicrelations. The author puts great emphasis on privacy protectionand dispelling public misconceptions regarding RFID.

Throughout the book, there are numerous quotations andinterview excerpts from a wide range of libraries and librarianscurrently working with RFID. Their accounts provide first-person reactions to using RFID. The book contains goodstatistical information on RFID, plus it has several appendicesand an index. The information throughout the book is well citedand a useful bibliography is included in the appendices.

The only drawback of note for this book is the averagequality of the accompanying DVD. The DVD has interviewsand live demonstrations, but the voices of interviewees were attimes hard to hear and the camera work was shaky. But this is aminor complaint and does not take away much from being ableto see RFID in action.

This book is an essential reading for librarians consideringimplementing RFID in their library. The chapters are mostlyself-contained and can be read individually and out of order ifdesired. The world of RFID technology in libraries is fast-pacedand quickly changing as technology improves and morelibraries choose to implement an RFID solution. Diane MarieWard's book does a very good job of keeping readers informedabout these changes and how to absorb the wealth ofinformation about RFID in libraries. – Robert D. Laws,Digital Services Librarian, Georgetown University,Washington, DC 20057 <rdl27@georgetown.edu>.

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2007.12.015

Archives and the Digital Library, edited byWilliam E. Landisand Robin L. Chandler. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 2006.270p. $85.00. ISBN 978-0-7890-3438-0.

If anyone has read any part of the volume 4 (2006) issue ofJournal of Archival Organization, then this compilation ofessays, which is an identical replication of the journalpublication, should be familiar. William E. Landis and RobinL. Chandler co-edit this array of insights from archives pro-fessionals into the digital library. The scope of the contributionsranges from digital archiving techniques to current problems andobstacles associated with this area of librarianship.

The publication is categorized into three major headings:Developing Non-Licensed Content; Usability Issues andOptions for the End User; and Technology, Preservation, andManagement Issues. The first of these categories focuses on thework of various institutions in California and how they haveused outreach and collaborative partners to build digital archivecollections. The Mark Twain Digital Project (a collaboration ofthe Mark Twain Papers, the California Digital Library, and theUniversity of California Press) is an example of a method ofusing the expertise of various organizations to put together anddigitize archival materials. Dayna Holz talks about using a“buddy system” among collaborators as an advantage tocreating a workable collection of materials that would reachout to a broader community of users.

The second group of articles relates matters dealing withusability and end-users, which are important issues in this age ofelectronic resources and born-digital documents. The articlesdiscuss using the recommendations and opinions of end users todevelop digital collections that are easily accessible andmaneuverable. The first of these articles, written by RosalieLack, discusses methods of obtaining input from the users byway of interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, and usabilitytesting. She then delves into the themes that emerged from yearsof evaluations and assessments acquired at the CaliforniaDigital Library, some of which include choosing the right searchterms and offering simple and advanced searching options.

The final section relates to matters concerning technology,preservation, and management. The issues that are discusseddeal with archiving Web sites, video preservation, and themanagement and collection development of digital archives.The last article in this section discusses the Archivists' Toolkit,which is a software application created to support the manage-ment of archival information. The authors discuss the purposeof the software as streamlining the processes of archiving digitalcollections.

Despite the overabundant use of acronyms throughout thetext, this book is a valuable source for archivists and specialcollections librarians in institutions such as public and academiclibraries and museums. The insights given in the text will lead tothe development of ideas about bettering digital archivalcollections. The whole of these articles dons a blueprint towhich archives departments can refer in developing, organizing,and promoting their digital archives. – Andrea Malone,Assistant Librarian, University of Houston Libraries,Houston, TX 77204-2000 <armalone@uh.edu>.

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2007.12.016

Serving Latino Communities: A How-To-Do-It Manualfor Librarians, 2nd ed., by Camila Alire and JacquelineAyala. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2007.229p. $59.95. ISBN 978-1-55570-606-7.

As the subtitle indicates, this is a manual for librarians,particularly those who work in public libraries. Serving LatinoCommunities is organized in such a way that it provides a step-by-step approach to questions and issues in the order in which alibrary will most likely encounter them. It is a very thorough anduseful manual for librarians who are forming a Latino outreachprogram from scratch, and it is a useful resource even for thosewho are already reaching the Latino communities. This manual

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