In this brief overview, I hope to illustrate some of the bstrategies and practices I've encountered in review writing--from my own experiences as a reviewer,
from my students' questions and comments related to reviewing, and from several eminent voices in LIS who have written about reviewing--as well as what you can
expect related to processes and communication between you and JWL. Review writing is one of the clearest examples of professional service within LIS,
impacting continuing education activities, collection development decisions, and, indirectly, the surface of the publishing landscape for LIS serials, monographs,
and software. There are, of course, individual benefits as well, but I'll get to those shortly. The discussion below is meant to illustrate several techniques
that might be useful as you prepare your first few reviews, but with respect to any specific technique, your mileage may vary; feel free to adapt these suggestions
to match your personal working and writing styles.
