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FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome to the fourth issue of the Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning. With this issue, as we complete Volume 1, we pass an early and important milestone for the journal. Many individuals have contributed to the successful launching of the journal, and in order to maintain our growth and develop a reputation for quality, we will undoubtedly depend upon the continued contributions and support from the world community of distance learning librarians and information specialists. Thank you for being a part of this experience! In the lead article for this issue, entitled “Interactive Video Technology for Distance Learning: An Assessment of Interactive Video Technology as a Tool,” Cheryl McCarthy uses the results of a survey and focus group to examine how learning is both enhanced and hindered through the use of video technology. McCarthy focuses her study on one class of students at the University of Rhode Island, split between an on-campus site and a remote site, and she analyzes her data to reveal the positive and negative factors affecting student learning in the interactive video environment. After a full analysis, McCarthy concludes that the advantages of this technology far outweigh the barriers. In the second article of this issue, “Two-Stepping with Technology: An Instructor/Librarian Collaboration in Health Promotion for Baccalaureate Nursing Students,” Mollie Dinwiddie and Janice Winters high-