Book Reviews 725 Godby provides a lot of needed details in her chapter on OCLC’s experiments with Schema.org. She discusses two significant reasons for libraries taking a serious look at Schema.org: first, the vocabulary is “endorsed by the world’s major search engines at a time when a user’s quest for information is more likely to begin in the broader web than in a library of even a library website” (73) and Schema.org opens the potential for third parties to focus on next-generation standards for libraries. There is a lot of valuable and informative data for libraries to move forward with linked data experi- ments and initiatives in this chapter, including a detailed history of OCLC’s research into the potential of linked data as a replacement for MARC, the British Library Data Model, and more. Godby mentions OCLC’s skepticism of Schema.org and how it was overcome. Other topics included are about publishing and enhancing Schema.org, a discussion of extension vocabularies, next steps, and more. The reader may find this to be the most valuable chapter out of the book because of the history of the research, the findings, and the possibilities that Schema.org offers libraries. For those most ap- prehensive about Schema.org, they should take a close look at this particular chapter. It may not wholly change your mind, but it does make one ponder the opportunities this service can open up for our institutions. McCallum focuses on BIBFRAME and Linked Data for libraries, specifically the development of the BIBFRAME data model. The author describes the differences between MARC and BIBFRAME. Other topics covered are how Library of Congress has or is working on developing a system that makes library information more web- friendly and the goals of BIBFRAME. Overall, this book presents some much needed information on linked data in terms of libraries, BIBFRAME, and how these have the potential to open library data to the Web. Each chapter includes references that provide more information of the topic at hand. The editors for this book, Ed Jones and Michele Seikel, are both extremely qualified to have spearheaded this endeavor. Jones is the associate director for library assess- ment and technical services at National University in San Diego. He is the author of RDA and Serials Cataloging (2013), as well as numerous journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports. He has spoken on library linked data and is a member of the Standing Committee on Standards of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. Seikel is a tenured professor on the library faculty at Oklahoma State University, and her pri- mary focus is in cataloging. She published several research papers in technical services journals and cochaired the Cataloging Norms Interest Group as well as the Cataloging and Metadata Management Section’s Policy and Planning Committee. She currently chairs the ALCTS Planning Committee and is a member of the editorial board of the journal Library Resources and Technical Services.—Lizzy Walker, Wichita State University The Small and Rural Academic Library: Leveraging Resources and Overcoming Limi- tations. Eds. Kaetrena Davis Kendrick and Deborah Tritt. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, 2016. 264p. Paper, $56.00 (ISBN 978-083898900-5). The Small and Rural Academic Library: Leveraging Resources and Overcoming Limitations, edited by Kaetrena Kendrick and Deborah Tritt, seeks to highlight a little-known gap in the literature. That gap is the role the small and rural academic library plays in delivering services to its patrons. As the editors write in their introduction, “More- over while greater attention has been paid to small and rural public libraries, librar- ians at small and geographically isolated academic libraries are underrepresented in the literature” (XII). The authors further contend that, while many libraries feel the pressures of having to do more with less, it is in the small and rural academic libraries where these pressures are felt most acutely. The editors lay out the book doi:10.5860/crl.77.5.725 726 College & Research Libraries July 2017 in an easy-to-follow series of case studies written by a number of small and rural academic librarians. The book is organized into five sections dealing with different general library issues, including outreach services, human resources, planning, instruction, and technology. Within these five sections are eleven total chapters that address different issues. Many of these issues are evident in all types of libraries. However, given the expertise of the writers, each chapter is centered on the unique circumstances that affect small and rural academic libraries. Occasionally, each chapter will be followed by a section entitled “Big Ideas, Small Libraries.” These sections serve as a departure from the narrative exposition of the case studies and are written in interview form. Each interview is with a librarian at a small or rural academic library and seeks to help provide further context to the ideas discussed in the previous chapter. The organization of the book, where each case study is written by a practitioner, affords each of the authors of the chapters an opportunity to provide some key insights about the small and rural academic libraries. Some of the more interesting discussions were on the role of distance education and the importance of cooperation among libraries in a region. Another interesting topic was the discussion of areas of intercon- nectedness between the local public library and the academic library. This type of close integration is not seen in the larger universities and public library systems. Another interesting topic addressed is the staffing of the small and rural academic library. This case study is followed up with an interview section that discusses the role that smaller library associations can play in training and aiding in library professional develop- ment. Each of the case studies provides a unique perspective, one that helps focus the discussion on the small and rural academic library. However, this type of focus opens the possibility for tunnel vision of sorts. The organization of the case studies affords each of the authors an opportunity to provide specific practical applications of library services at small and rural academic libraries. But it also creates a challenge for trying to place this book within the context of a generalizable set of rules that can help distinguish the unique needs of small and rural academic libraries. Each chapter is written from an individual’s perspective and within that perspective is a generalizable theme. Given the unique nature of a single author’s perspective, each of the chapters serves as disparate parts on a similar topic rather than a woven argument leading to a series of interconnected best practices or ideas that can be applied to newly hired librarians or current practitioners who may operate in the small and rural academic library environment. While each chapter provides an excellent exposition of the chosen topic, there is a lack of consistent best practices or ideas that can be applied to the small and rural academic library. The challenge may also be that many of the small and rural academic libraries potentially exist within a large number of varied circumstances. For example, the University of Alaska Southeast is very different from California Lutheran University if for no other reason than the drastic geographical differences between a rural and small university and a small but urban university. The book in general provides a much-needed outlet for understanding the unique needs of a population of librarians that may often be overlooked in the literature and the profession in favor of the larger academic libraries or the large public library sys- tems. The presentation of the case studies by practitioners in this environment helps to further contextualize and bring to light unique challenges and solutions that could be implemented at libraries of all sizes. Understanding the role that small and rural academic libraries can play in the larger library ecosystem can provide micro-level insight into the pressures that libraries in general feel in an era of having to do more with less.—Ryan Litsey, Texas Tech University