(via Rebecca Kuglitsch, University of Colorado Boulder)
We are excited to invite chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, Creators in the Academic Library, with an anticipated publication date of Spring 2023. This edited volume seeks to increase the impact of academic libraries on creator communities by bringing together ideas for and approaches to their unique information needs.
The book aims to include chapters that focus on any of a wide range of creators in disciplines such as engineering, architecture, design, creative writing, the arts, and more. By bringing together chapters on creators writ large, we hope to reveal shared commonalities of experience, practice, and information needs. Ultimately, this book will enable librarians to develop more meaningful services for creators and more powerful connections with students in these fields.
Students who are studying to become creators exist and work in two distinct overlapping worlds: the academic world, where research leads to carefully constructed arguments, and the practitioner world, where research leads to embodied designs and creations. To succeed, student creators must master both research worlds, and libraries are positioned to enable their success.
If you have a case study, unique approach, or informed perspective to share in areas such as information literacy, outreach, service design, collections, or intellectual property for any kind of creator, please consider submitting a proposal!
Proposals are due by Monday, July 19. Find more details, including information about the book’s sections, example topics, and how to submit a proposal here. Please e-mail ACRLcreators@gmail.com with any questions.
Proposal Guidelines
- author names, job titles, and institutional affiliations
- a working chapter title
- an abstract up to 500 words
Submit your proposal here.
Acceptance
- Contributors will be notified of their status (acceptance or rejection) by August 27.
- Completed chapters will be approximately 2,500 – 5,000 words in length excluding endnotes and bibliography.
Timeline
- First draft of chapters are due December 3.
- Feedback on first drafts will be returned by January 31, 2022.
- Final drafts are due on March 30, 2022.
- The projected publication date is the fall of 2022.