(via Dr. Colleen Boff, Bowling Green State University)<\/p>\n
We invite chapter proposals for consideration in the publication of a forthcoming ACRL monograph titled\u00a0Leading Change in Academic Libraries<\/i>. Contributing authors are asked to describe and reflect on a recent change in their academic library in which they worked with others in the organization to reorganize, reengineer, innovate, or initiate a service, program, function or structure in your library. Authors will be asked to use Kotter’s (1996) “eight stage process for creating major change” to reflect on their change experience. For more information about the Kotter model and the structure for the chapters, go to\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/2CEDJzr<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n Criteria for proposals include the following:<\/p>\n Authors are expected to have expertise and first-hand knowledge of their particular change experience but do not need to have a particular leadership\/management title to contribute. While it is not necessary to have used Kotter’s model during the change process, we are asking contributors to use this model as a mechanism to explain and analyze their change experience. Also, we will accept proposals from our colleagues at community colleges and from our colleagues in Canada.<\/p>\n Proposals should include the names of all authors and institutional affiliations, identification of primary contact with e-mail address, proposed title of chapter, and an abstract of no more than 500 words. A Microsoft Word document is preferred. Authors of accepted proposals will be asked to write a chapter within the range of 12-15 pages, double-spaced, including all text, references, tables, images, and photographs.<\/p>\n\n