Book excerpt: This book is aimed at the practicing academic librarian, especially those working on the ¿front lines¿ of reference, instruction, collection development, and other capacities that involve dealing directly with library patrons in a time of changing scholarly communication paradigms. This book is a one-stop shop useful not only to all ¿front-line¿ academic librarians but also to those planning a career in academic librarianship who seek to understand potential new roles of librarians in scholarly communication capacities.