As digital devices play a more critical role in daily life than ever, more opportunities arise for innovative learning technologies--a trend on full display in the "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook for 2012." This latest edition, volume 37, from the Association for Education, Communication, and Technology (AECT) notes the most current trends in the field of learning design and technology, taking into account the implications for both formal and informal learning. The majority of articles train their focus on graduate and professional goals, including an analysis of doctoral programs in educational technology and new collaborative learning platforms. Library science is a featured component of this analysis and Library Science programs are featured prominently in this analysis. Mediagraphy and profiles of leaders in the field are also included. Part I, Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology, contains the following chapters: (1) Trends and Issues in Learning, Design, and Technology (Daisyane Barreto, Michael Orey); (2) Where is the "Design" in Instructional Design? The Role of Visual Aesthetics in the Field (Lori A. Brown, Linda L. Lohr, James E. Gall, Anna Ursyn); (3) Improving Learning and Performance in Diverse Contexts: The Role and Importance of Theoretical Diversity (Ray K. Haynes, Yonjoo Cho); (4) Trends and Issues: The Consumption and Sustainability of Digital Media in the Modern Global Economy (Gabrielle Garner); (5) Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology: Despite Lean Times, Continued Interest and Opportunity in K-12, Business, and Higher Education (Abbie Brown, Tim Green); (6) Introduction to the Qualitative Inquiry Award (Robert Maribe Branch); and (7) Social Capital Influences upon Internet Usage of Rural Guatemalan English Teachers (Douglas Tedford). Part II, Trends and Issues in Library Information Science, contains the following chapters: (8) Trends and Issues in Library and Information Science (Stephanie A. Jones); (9) From Paper to Pixel: The Promise and Challenges of Digital Textbooks for K-12 Schools (Marcia Mardis, Nancy Everhart); (10) Preparing Education Professionals for K-12 Online Learning Programs (Kathryn Kennedy, Dawn Tysinger, Carrie Bailey, Jason LaFrance); and (11) The Web 2.0 Connection: An Exploratory Study of School Library Services for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Daniella Smith). Part III, Organizations and Associations in North America, provides the following chapters: (12) Organizations and Associations (Michael Orey); and (13) Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2012: Vol. 37. Organizations and Associations in the USA and Canada (Michael Orey). Part IV, Graduate Programs, contains the following: (14) Graduate Programs (Michael Orey); and (15) Organizations and Associations in the USA and Canada (Michael Orey). Part V, Mediagraphy: Print and Non-Print Resources, contains the following chapters: (16) Introduction (Jinn-Wei Tsao); and (17) Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Electronic Performance Support Systems (Jinn-Wei Tsao).