(via Lisa Romero, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services is now accepting manuscript submissions. LCATS is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal provides a forum for the international exchange of ideas and experiences among members of the library collection management, technical services, vendor and publishing communities throughout the world. The journal focuses…
Category: Scholarly Publishing
Call for Peer Reviewers: Choice/ACRL’s Resources for College Libraries (Deadline June 1)
(via Anne Doherty–Project Editor, Resources for College Libraries) Resources for College Libraries (RCL), the Choice/ACRL bibliography of essential titles for undergraduate teaching and research, seeks experienced library selectors and academic faculty to serve as peer reviewers. We are currently seeking referees for the following social sciences and science and technology subject collections: Agriculture :: Anthropology …
Call for Proposals: ACRL College Libraries Section CLIPP Publication Series (Deadline June 17)
(via John Garrison, Westminster College) The College Library Information on Policy and Practice (CLIPP) publishing program, under the auspices of the College Libraries Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, invites you to submit a preliminary proposal for its CLIPP publication series. The preliminary proposal should contain a description of the project, a…
Reminder: Proposals for College & Research Libraries News “Perspectives on the Framework” Column Due Friday, April 19
(via Donna Witek, The University of Scranton) College & Research Libraries News and ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee invite proposals for the publication’s “Perspectives on the Framework” column. This bimonthly column provides a forum for librarians to share practices and perspectives related to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The column…
Call for Submissions and Nominations–PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (Deadlines April 26 and May 10)
(via Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra, Grand Valley State University, and Marcia Rapchak, University of Pittsburgh) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. ***Deadlines for Spring…
Call for Submissions: Against the Grain Issue on Outsourcing Technical Services
(via Stacey Marien, American University) We have a few proposals about shelf-ready and are looking for other ideas – if you are a vendor who provides outsourcing services, we want to hear from you as well as ideas from our colleagues in other types of libraries, such as public, special, law, government. Call for Papers: …
Call for Submissions: ACRL College Libraries Section’s Spring 2019 Newsletter (Deadline May 1)
(via Elaine Hirsch, Lewis & Clark College) The CLS Communications Committee invites submissions for the Spring 2019 CLS Newsletter. This is an opportunity to highlight happenings at your library with colleagues across the country. Did your library launch an innovative program or host a successful event? Did your library receive a grant? Are there any…
Call for Examples (for Book Chapter) of Academic Libraries’ Support for Students Experiencing Homelessness or Housing Insecurity
(via Vikki Terrile, Queensborough Community College) I am writing a chapter on how academic libraries support students experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity for the forthcoming book Underserved Patrons in University Libraries: Assisting Students Facing Trauma, Abuse, and Discrimination, published by Libraries Unlimited and edited by Dr. Julia Skinner and Dr. Melissa Gross (CUNY IRB #…
Call for Proposals: “Perspectives on the Framework” Column for College & Research Libraries News (Deadline April 19)
(via Donna Witek, The University of Scranton) College & Research Libraries News and ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee invite proposals for the publication’s “Perspectives on the Framework” column. This bimonthly column provides a forum for librarians to share practices and perspectives related to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The column…
Call for Proposals: C&RL Special Issue on Academic Library Impact (Deadline April 29)
(via ACRL) ACRL’s Value of Academic Libraries Committee is planning a special issue of College & Research Libraries (C&RL) around new research on the impact of academic libraries on student learning and success in higher education that advances the six priority areas established in ACRL’s 2017 report, Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas…