Articles, job-hunting advice, professional development opportunities, and other news and ideas on how to further your library career. Compiled by the Library Job People, Sarah Johnson and Rachel Singer Gordon.
June 27th, 2010 rachel
Seeking Submissions for Proposed Anthologies from Practicing Librarians
Publisher: Routledge Books
Articles: 3000-5000 words; 1 author or 2, 3 co-authors
Compensation: complimentary copy, discount on more
Librarians outside the U.S. encouraged to contribute
Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian’s Handbook, American Library Association 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646
Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774
Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland, 2008
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
others by ALA, Peter Lang, Linworth, Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited
1. Library Collaborations with Writers, Artists, Musicians and Other Creative Community Members
How local writers, artists, musicians and other creative people and libraries help each other and their community. These creative members (who are also voters) appreciate the resources and stimulus libraries provide the creative process and like making their work known. Librarians are asked to share successful activities and collaborations with these patrons.
2. Library Services for Multi-Cultural Patrons to Encourage Library Use
How to make the multi-cultured community members regular library users. A how-to for librarians restricted by time, money, and staffing: creative librarians using various outreach methods to overcome language and cultural barriers to serve all those in their communities and turn them into regular patrons.
3. Publicity Methods to Keep Libraries in the News
An anthology by and for librarians striving to spread the word what their libraries offer, what they do, their service role. Changing economics and life styles presents challenges to librarians often restricted by cutbacks in staff, hours, and money: how creative librarians using many publicity methods to promote their libraries and make them recognized as an essential resource for all ages
Please e-mail in a Word .doc (older version) attachment 4 topics/titles each described in 2-3 sentences by July 28, 2010 and a 75-85 word 3rd person bio: your name, library of employment, city/state location, employment title, where you got your degree, awards, publications, and career highlights. Please include publisher/date for books. If co-authored, a separate 75-85 word bio on each contributor. Please: no long resumes or abstracts-your selected title/abstract/bio composes a tentative table of contents for Routledge. You will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to e-mail your submission if Routledge decides to publish; your bio’s will appear in the anthology. Please place COLLABORATION; MULTI-CULTURAL; or PUBLICITY/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
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June 20th, 2010 sarah
I edit the ALCTS Newsletter Online and am looking for people to write reports on ALCTS programs, preconferences, and forums that will take place at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. I’ve posted a list in ALA Connect (it’s available for public view) of the programs at http://connect.ala.org/node/104230. The reports will carry a byline, are about 300-500 words and will be published in the September 2010 issue of ANO. Last year’s reports are available at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/resources/ano/v20/n3/event/progs_rpt.cfm.
If interested, please contact:
Mary Beth Weber
Head, Technical Services
Rutgers University Libraries
Piscataway, NJ 08854
732-445-0500 (phone)
732-445-5888 (fax)
mbfecko@rulmail.rutgers.edu
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
June 2010 – For immediate release
University of Arizona Digital Information Management (DigIn) graduate certificate program admission is open for Fall 2010. IMLS-funded scholarships are available. Application deadline for Fall 2010 is July 1.
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The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science is pleased to announce that openings are available in the school’s graduate certificate program in Digital Information Management (DigIn), and that IMLS-funded scholarships are available for students entering the program in Fall 2010. The application deadline is July 1. Late applications will be accepted, but admission for Fall cannot be guaranteed if materials are received after July 1.
The DigIn program features hands-on experience and focused instruction supporting a wide range of professional careers involving digital systems and data. The certificate includes six three-credit courses designed to build students’ hands-on technology skills, and to help students acquire the advanced knowledge needed to curate digital collections, manage digital projects, and to set policies for access and long-term preservation.
For information professionals already working in the field, or those considering career changes, the DigIn certificate offers a flexible path for graduate studies. The program is delivered 100% online and has no residency requirements. Students generally complete the certificate in four or six semesters (15 months or 27 months).
DigIn was developed in cooperation with the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records and the University of Arizona Outreach College. Major funding for the program comes from the U.S.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which has also provided scholarship funding.
Additional details on the program including course descriptions, admissions requirements and application forms may be found on the program website:
digin.arizona.edu
Applicants may also contact the DigIn staff at:
digin@email.arizona.edu
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
The University of North Texas Department of Library and Information Sciences received a grant from the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust to assist rural public libraries in Texas. Funding will support a three-year project, Promoting & Enhancing the Advancement of Rural Libraries (PEARL). The goal of the project is to enhance the role of public libraries in targeted rural communities in Texas.
Five scholarships are available for students to complete a Certificate of Advanced Study in Rural Librarianship. The students selected will have tuition and fees paid for to complete a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) with all classes delivered online beginning with the Fall 2010 Semester. This is for post-masters study and most of the credits can be applied toward a doctorate. Students will have two courses per semester paid for. They will have their way paid to the Texas Library Association each year, to a workshop at UNT at the beginning of each year, and to a yearly forum with region librarians. Additionally, they will have the following paid for: a webcam, internet access, cell phone plan, and a new laptop. The scholarships will be closed as soon as five acceptable candidates are identified and their full admission status is completed.
For more information about the grant and scholarship please go to http://pearl.unt.edu
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
The San Jose School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is partnering with the American Indian Library Association (AILA) to launch Circle of Learning — an initiative designed to recruit and support American Indians and Alaska Natives who are interested in earning a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree.
The scholarship program is designed for Native students who want to earn a fully online ALA-accredited MLIS degree. Scholarship recipients will receive financial assistance and other support, including mentoring, career advisement, field experiences, involvement in professional conferences and workshops, and interaction with Native leaders in the profession.
Because all courses are delivered fully online, students will be able to live anywhere while earning their MLIS degree. Circle of Learning’s unique blended approach of online curriculum delivery and face-to-face social and professional interactions will help ensure that scholarship recipients receive personalized support and develop a professional network that will benefit them in the years ahead.
The Circle of Learning scholarship program is made possible because of a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. IMLS announced the award on June 15, 2010. View their announcement here: http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/061510.shtm
The Circle of Learning advisory committee is finalizing application criteria. Details regarding eligibility for scholarships and application materials will be available on the project website by August 3, 2010. Students will need to be admitted to the School’s MLIS program in order to receive scholarship funding, and the individuals selected to receive scholarships will be eligible to start receiving tuition reimbursement for courses taken during the Spring 2011 semester.
For more information regarding the Circle of Learning project, including application information and deadlines, please visit the project’s website at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/circleoflearning/.
For more information about SLIS and how to apply to the School’s fully online MLIS program, visit http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/audience/prospective.htm.
To learn more about the American Indian Library Association and its initiatives to improve library and information services for American Indians, visit http://www.ailanet.org/.
For information regarding this announcement, please contact Lisa Valdez at lvaldez@slis.sjsu.edu.
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Asia-Oceania Region
Publisher: Emerald Library and Information Science Book Series
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?PHPSESSID=10jgamnfqm6soumj7c6rcgpei7&id=1876-0562
Book Editors:
Amanda Spink, Professor and Chair in Information Science, Loughborough University (UK)
Diljit Singh, Associate Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Proposal Submission Deadline: July 31 2010
Accepted Full Chapters Due: January 1, 2011
INTRODUCTION
Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Asia-Oceania Region, co-edited by Professor Amanda Spink and Dr. Diljit Singh, seeks to provide an understanding of the library and information science trends and research in the Asia-Oceania region.
The Asia-Oceania region of the world stretches from Korea and Japan in the north, through China and India to Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia, and eastward to Australia and New Zealand. Asia-Oceania is one of the fastest growing regions of the world with a booming population and economy. As the region has developed socially and economically particularly in the last ten years, the field of library and information science has also grown in educational and research developments. In particular, the field is growing rapidly in China and India as libraries and digital information becomes part of people’s everyday social and life processes.
The book seeks to present chapters by a range of scholars who discuss research and educational trends in library and information science in the Asia-Oceania region. The co-editors have extensive experience in this world region. Professor Amanda Spink recently spent five years in the Australian LIS environment and Dr. Diljit Singh who based at the University of Malaya has extensive experience throughout the Asian region. High quality and scholarly book chapters are sought that cover research and education studies, including policy issues, bibliometric studies, user behaviour, educational issues and other aspects related to trends in the LIS field in the Asia-Oceania region.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Potential contributors are invited to submit an abstract or a 1-2 page chapter proposal to the book Editors by July 31 2010 detailing the background, motivations and structure of the proposed chapter. Authors will be notified in short order as to the status of their proposal and sent organizational guidelines.
Full chapters should be at least 8,000-9,000 words in length and are due by January 1, 2011. Final revised manuscripts are due on February 1, 2010 for a publication date later in 2011.
INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically to both:
Professor Amanda Spink – a.spink@lboro.ac.uk
Dr. Diljit Singh – diljit@um.edu.my
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
Elsevier is proud to announce the Elsevier 2010 App Challenge (the
“Challenge”) where participants create exciting and fun applications in the ScienceDirect® platform for the chance to win a travel grant for the ACM SIGIR 2010 conference, July 19-23, 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland (the “Conference”). The Challenge participants will gain a unique learning experience of working with product leads to figure out new solutions and applications to help make ScienceDirect of increasing value to the research and scientific community.
Please visit http://www.sigir2010.org/doku.php?id=grants:elsevier for further details.
Good luck!
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
Dear Colleagues,
The ALISE/Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition Jury is accepting proposals for the 2011 Awards. Information below is also available on the ALISE website at http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=50703&orgId=ali. Please help us by distributing this call widely – thank you!
Sam Hastings,
Chair
(DEADLINE – June 30, 2010)
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for its 2011 Doctoral Dissertation Award Competition. Up to two outstanding dissertations completed between December 15, 2008 and June 30, 2010 will be selected. Each winner will receive $500, plus 2011 conference registration and personal membership in ALISE for 2011. Winners of the Dissertation Competition will present a summary of their work at the 2011 ALISE annual meeting.
Doctoral students who have recently graduated in any field of study, or who will have completed their dissertations by the above deadline, are invited to submit two complete copies of their dissertation. Dissertations must deal with substantive issues related to library and information science, but applicants may be from within or outside LIS programs.
Submission Requirements
A. Two complete copies of the dissertation, and abstract of 200 words, and an email/postal return address must be submitted to the address given at the end of this notice.
B. The dissertation must have been accepted by the university within the 18 months preceding the deadline for submissions and must not have been submitted for any other ALISE award during the year it is submitted for the Eugene Garfield-ALISE Doctoral Dissertation Award. For the 2011 award, the acceptance time frame is December 15, 2008 through June 30, 2010.
C. The dissertation must be accompanied by proof of university acceptance, or by a letter from the dissertation advisor indicating the dissertation has been submitted to the university and will meet the university acceptance deadline requirement.
Judging
The ALISE Research Committee will judge the dissertations. In cases where the research or methodology warrants it, additional assistance will be obtained from ALISE members outside the committee. Dissertations will be judged according to the following criteria:
A. Significance of the research problem to the overall LIS field
B. Presentation of the relevant literature
C. Design of the study (i.e., appropriateness of methodology, selection of specific techniques and/or tests)
D. Conduct of study (i.e., application of methods of data collection).
E. Analysis and presentation of the data (i.e., quality of analysis, logic of findings)
F. Appropriateness of conclusions
G. Clarity and organization of the writing
The committee reserves the right to select no winning dissertation if in its judgment none of the submissions are considered satisfactory. Previous outstanding dissertations exhibited these characteristics:
- Good writing
- Strong synthesis of the literature
- Well-developed discussion of potential problems with frameworks, theories, models, and definitions used in the research-along with discussion of how the dissertation would overcome limitations
- Constraints on generalizing beyond the data provided or the study as designed
- Clear explanation of validity/appropriateness issues
- Discussion depth beyond a repeat of findings
- Answers to the “so what?” question
Two complete copies, including an abstract of no more than 200 words, evidence of acceptance, and an email/postal return address, must be postmarked no later than June 30, 2010 and sent to:
ALISE
Attn: ALISE Res Com Awards
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601-7246
Previous winners listed at http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=55538
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
Dear colleagues
The Research Grant Program Competition Committee is accepting proposals for the 2011 Awards.
Information below is also available on the ALISE website at
http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=55548
Please distribute this call widely. Many thanks!
France Bouthillier
Chair, ALISE Research Grant Committee
Director, School of Information Studies
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DEADLINE – October 1, 2010
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for its 2011 Research Grant Program Competition. An award of one or more grants totaling $5,000 may be made to support research broadly related to education for library and information science. The Research Grant Award cannot be used to support a doctoral dissertation. At least one applicant in a group submitting a proposal must be a personal member of ALISE as of the deadline date.
Proposals may not exceed 20 double-spaced pages, excluding CVs. If necessary, supporting information may be included in an appendix. Proposals must include the following information to be considered in the competition:
* Abstract of the project (not longer than 200 words).
* Problem statement and literature review (including justification and need for the research).
* Project objectives.
* Project description.
* Research design, methodology, and analysis techniques (including schedule for completion).
* Detailed budget (including institutional or departmental contributions, if any).
* Expected benefits and impact of the research.
* Vita(e) of project investigator(s) may be appended.
Staff training, general operating or overhead expenses, and other indirect costs are not funded.
The proposals will be judged by the ALISE Research Committee with the assistance of additional ALISE members in those cases where the methodology warrants. The proposals will be judged on:
1. Appropriateness of the proposed project to issues in library and information science education in its broadest context.
2. Significance of the problem.
3. Design of the study.
4. The investigator’s qualifications: how likely she/he is to be successful, based on previous work and/or possession of the requisite skills.
5. The appropriateness of the schedule and the likelihood that the work will be accomplished on time.
6. Completeness of the application.
Submissions will be disqualified if they exhibit one or more of the following:
Lack of adherence to submission requirements Submission of paper for
the wrong award Poor quality in the writing Poor organization of
material Lack of specificity on required elements Lack of appropriate
instrument samples Lack of appropriate theoretical framework
The committee reserves the right to select no winning proposal if in its judgment none of the proposals are considered satisfacto
Recipients of the award must:
* Present a preliminary report at the 2011 ALISE Annual Conference
* Submit written quarterly reports to the Executive Director of ALISE, who will pay the grant in periodic installments as the research progresses
* May submit the results of the funded study to the Association’s Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS) for possible publication prior to submission to other publications.
* Acknowledge the support of ALISE in any publicity or presentation based on the funded study
* Inform the Executive Director of ALISE if research funding from other sources is obtained, in addition to the provided by ALISE
The research proposal must be received no later than October 1, 2010. It should be submitted via email as an attachment in Word format to
France Bouthillier france.bouthillier@mcgill.ca
McGill University
Chair, ALISE Research Grant Competition Committee
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2011 ALISE/LMC Paper Award
Library Media Connection and the ALISE Youth Services and School Library Media Special Interest Groups proudly announce the 2011 Youth Services Paper Award and invite the submission of papers related to youth services in libraries. An award of $1000 will be made to recognize an outstanding paper reporting innovative research in youth services. Submissions must be received on or before 15 July 2010. Email submissions only (see below for details).
Papers are invited on topics related to youth services in public libraries or school library media centers, including, but not limited to
- resources specially developed for youth
- history of youth services in libraries
- information seeking behavior of youth
- service and program evaluation
- policy research
- technology innovation
- the relationship between libraries and other organizations
- collection development
Papers must include a section on the applicability of the research to practice. Also, papers should not have been previously published.
Authors MUST be personal members of ALISE and members of either the ALISE Youth Services SIG or the School Library Media SIG. In cases of joint authorship, one honorarium will be awarded for the paper. Graduate students as well as faculty are eligible to submit papers.
Only one paper per entrant may be submitted for the 2011 ALISE/LMC Paper Award. Authors may not simultaneously submit the same paper to other ALISE competitions or venues. And currently-serving panel selectors are not eligible.
The winning author is expected to present a summary of the paper during the 2011 ALISE Conference. The paper will be scheduled into one of the ALISE Awards sessions by the conference planning committee. Winning papers subsequently published should acknowledge having received the ALISE/LMC Paper Award.
The author(s) of the winning paper must also agree to produce a version of the paper for publication in Library Media Connection. The decision to publish or not to publish will be at the discretion of the journal’s editor.
Submission Requirements
Papers, including title page, abstract (150 word maximum), and references, must not exceed 25 double-spaced pages, should have one-inch margins, be in 12-point font, and should be paginated in the upper right corner of each page.
The paper should be organized as follows:
- Title page (separate page)
- Abstract
- Text
- References
The name(s) of the author(s) must appear on the title page ONLY. The title should appear both on the title page and at the top of the page on which the abstract appears. Submissions must be received on or before 15 July 2010. Email submissions only.
Submit papers via email attachment (.doc, .pdf, or .rtf files acceptable) to:
Dr. Allison G. Kaplan
School of Library and Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
agkaplan@wisc.edu
(608) 890-1335
Selection Process
Papers will be judged by an awards committee constituted jointly by members of the Youth Services and School Library Media SIGs, selected and convened by the previous year’s chair or co-chairs. Immediate past SIG chairs cannot serve on the selection panel. All submissions will be subject to blind review. Each immediate past SIG chair solicits and appoints 2 committee members from their respective memberships. These 4 then serve as the review panel, work independently, and render the award decision. The committee reserves the right not to make an award if the submissions are considered to be of insufficient quality.
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June 9th, 2010 sarah
TAP Information Services Announces Trendy Topics 2010: Library Websites
TAP Information Services is pleased to announce the sixth in a dynamic monthly series of online workshops librarians can enjoy right at their desktops on hot topics. The latest conference on “Library Websites” is scheduled for Tuesday July 13. Aaron Schmidt, from the District of Columbia Public Library is the keynote speaker. Schmidt will speak on “Improving Library Services by Recognizing That You’re a Designer.” In this talk, he will introduce attendees to the world of user experience design. His talk will contain practical tips for making library websites easier to use and how the same methods can be used for every library service.
Other speakers for this day-long conference include:
- David Lee King on “Creating User Experiences on the Web”
- Karen McBride on “Adding Video and Other Media to your Library Website”
- Chad Mairn on “Creating A Mobile Library Presence”
- Genna Buhr on “Using WordPress.com for an Easy Library Website”
- Laura Solomon on “20 Things You can Do to Make your Library Site Better Right Now”
Register at http://www.eventbee.com/view/trendytopics/event?eid=65537
Registration for librarians for the one day conference is $40; for students $30; and for groups $100.
For more information on these workshops please contact Lori Bell at lbell927@gmail.com or Tom Peters at TAP Information Services at tpeters@tapinformation.com.
TAP Information Services (www.tapinformation.com) helps organizations innovate. / via collib-l
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June 6th, 2010 rachel
Going to ALA Annual? Interested in metadata and digital library development? The Metadata Interest Group is searching for bloggers to report on selected sessions on the Metadata Interest Group’s Blog.
Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here too or let me know and I’ll link to your
report. If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact
Kristin Martin at kmarti@uic.edu with your name, e-mail address, and preferred session. A list of recommended sessions is available at:
http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php?title=ala_annual_2010_best_bets_for_metadata_l&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1.
Interested in a section not listed that you think would be of interest?
Suggest it!
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June 3rd, 2010 rachel
If you have never attended an ABOS (Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services) or ARSL (Association for Rural &Small Libraries) conference – this is THE year to attend. Join us in Denver, Colorado October 14-16 for the 2010 ARSL-ABOS Joint Conference! The event takes place in Denver, CO on October 14-16th, and registration is now open. For more information on the conference, take a look at our conference brochure by clicking on the following link.
http://www.arsl.info/wp-content/uploads/PDF/2010_ARSL-ABOS_Joint_Conference_Brochure.pdf
But wait, there’s more! If you register anytime from June 1st to August 29th and elect to either join ABOS or renew your membership with ABOS, one entry from each category will be randomly selected to receive conference registration at half-price – that’s $100 off the normal fee!
To register, simply click the link below:
https://www.bcr.org/ARSL/conf10/index.html
To find out more information about ABOS or ARSL, choose from the following links
ABOS – http://www.abos-outreach.org/
ARSL - http://www.arsl.info/
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June 3rd, 2010 rachel
CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Asia-Oceania Region
Publisher: Emerald Library and Information Science Book Series
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?PHPSESSID=10jgamnfqm6soumj7c6rcgpei7&id=1876-0562
Book Editors:
Amanda Spink, Professor and Chair in Information Science, Loughborough University (UK)
Diljit Singh, Associate Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Proposal Submission Deadline: ASAP
Accepted Full Chapters Due: January 1, 2011
INTRODUCTION
Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Asia-Oceania Region, co-edited by Professor Amanda Spink and Dr. Diljit Singh, seeks to provide an understanding of the library and information science trends and research in the Asia-Oceania region.
The Asia-Oceania region of the world stretches from Korea and Japan in the north, through d China and India to Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia, and eastward to Australia and New Zealand. Asia-Oceania is one of the fastest growing regions of the world with a booming population and economy. As the region has developed socially and economically particularly in the last ten years, the field of library and information science has also grown in educational and research developments. In particular, the field is growing rapidly in China and India as libraries and digital information becomes part of people’s everyday social and life processes.
The book seeks to present chapters by a range of scholars who discuss research and educational trends in library and information science in the Asia-Oceania region. The co-editors have extensive experience in this world region. Professor Amanda Spink recently spent five years in the Australian LIS environment and Dr. Diljit Singh who based at the University of Malaya has extensive experience throughout the Asian region. High quality and scholarly book chapters are sought that cover research and education studies, including policy issues, bibliometric studies, user behaviour, educational issues and other aspects related to trends in the LIS field in the Asia-Oceania region.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Potential contributors are invited to submit an abstract or a 1-2 page chapter proposal to the book Editors ASAP, detailing the background, motivations and structure of the proposed chapter. Authors will be notified in short order as to the status of their proposal and sent organizational guidelines.
Full chapters should be at least 8,000-9,000 words in length and are due by January 1, 2011. Final revised manuscripts are due on February 1, 2010 for a publication date later in 2011.
INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSIONS
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically to both:
Professor Amanda Spink – a.spink@lboro.ac.uk
Dr. Diljit Singh – diljit@um.edu.my
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June 3rd, 2010 rachel
World Libraries is inviting submission of manuscripts for publication. World Libraries is a peer-reviewed library and information science journal issued electronically twice a year by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. Since it was first published in 1990, World Libraries (formerly known as Third World Libraries) has been dedicated to encouraging scholarly communication and professional development in the field of library and information science focusing on socio-economic development in libraries worldwide.
Formerly appearing in print, World Libraries entered a new era of free and open access by publishing on the World Wide Web in 2005. It is an openly accessible journal, without registration, passwords or fees and can be found at:
http://www.worlib.org/
World Libraries uses the Open Journal Software (OJS) for efficient manuscript control. All manuscripts should be submitted to:
http://ojsserv.dom.edu/ojs/index.php/worldlib/login <http://ojsserv.dom.edu/ojs/index.php/worldlib/login>
Please set up your own personal login and password. You will then be able to check on the status of your manuscript throughout the editorial process.
If you prefer, however, you may submit your manuscript to: worldlib@dom.edu <mailto:worldlib@dom.edu>
Copyright
Authors whose manuscripts are published in World Libraries are given the option of retaining the rights to their works. In order to do so, authors are encouraged to retain copyright or select a Creative Commons license that best suits their needs. More information will be provided upon acceptance of a manuscript.
Submission Guidelines and Author Guidelines
These are readily available at http://ojsserv.dom.edu/ojs/index.php/worldlib/about <http://ojsserv.dom.edu/ojs/index.php/worldlib/about>
To be considered for review, submitted manuscripts must follow the above guidelines.
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