Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Call for chapters - Planning Academic Library Orientation

The call for chapter proposals is now open for Planning Academic Library Orientations: Examples and Strategies from Online Tutorials to Scavenger Hunts. The book will be edited by Kylie Bailin, Ben Jahre, and Sarah Morris and published by Elsevier.
The submission deadline for proposals is 9th January 2017 and full chapters will be due 1st June 2017.

Of interest for this publication are case studies of library orientations from universities and colleges, even if the program did not result in the expected outcome. Authors should choose one of the following headings, Though submissions are likely to contain overlapping areas, authors should choose one of the following headings:
  • Tours/presentations
  • Games
  • Technology
  • Targeting specific audiences
  • Partnerships
  • Marketing/promotion
  • Assessment

Proposals should be emailed to libraryorientationsbook@gmail.com as either a PDF or Microsoft Word document. Proposals must include:
  • Author name(s)
  • Institutional affiliation(s) and position title(s)
  • Author(s)' previous writing and publishing history, if any
  • Proposed chapter title and chapter heading
  • 250-300 word summary of the proposed chapter
Proposals must not have been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another publication.

The submission deadline for proposals is 9th January 2017 and full chapters will be due 1st June 2017.

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