Call for
Proposals: Special Issue of Collection Management titled “We’re Moving,
Please Pardon Our Dust: A New Collection Management Paradigm.”
Collection
Management seeks
well-researched, refereed articles on the topic of shifts in the organization
and the changing role of collection management and development within
libraries. The co-editors are looking for both forward-thinking
discussions and practical applications of how the management and work of
collection managers and collection management departments have changed.
The special
issue will include 10-12 original papers and be published in v. 39, no. 2-3
(April 2014).
Topics may
include, but are not limited to:
·
Structural
changes within collection management departments, and outcomes
·
Collection
development and management activities across departments
·
Paradigms
of cooperative collection development in consortia
·
Organizational
changes and coordination with digitization projects
·
Strategic
planning that results in organizational changes
·
Patron
driven acquisitions and other emerging strategic foci as well as the changing
role and work of collection managers
·
Preparation
in terms of skills sets, experience, and education for collection managers in
new paradigms
·
Theoretical
discussion of the current state collection development and management in
libraries
·
Comprehensive
literature review on paradigms of collection development and management
·
The
changing roles of collection managers or subject specialists
Manuscripts
should be (20-40) typed pages, double-spaced (including references and
abstract). The references and format should follow the Chicago style (as
outlined in the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style). The
journal is published quarterly in both print and electronic formats.
Additional information about submission requirements is at:
Deadlines
June 24,
2013: Submit an abstract (maximum of one page) with the title and your proposed
article idea. Please include your name, institution, and email address.
July 19,
2013: The editors will notify authors whether their proposals have been
accepted.
October 15,
2013: Submit pre-print article to Collection Management for peer-review.
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/collectionmanagement
December 1,
2013: Final versions of post-print articles are due.
Submit
proposals to karen-fischer@uiowa.edu,
with subject line of: Collection Management Special Issue Proposal.
Special
issue co-editors:
Karen S.
Fischer
Collections
Analysis Librarian
University
of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City,
IA 52245
(319)
335-8781 | karen-fischer@uiowa.edu
Susanne K.
Clement
Special Projects & Assessment Librarian
Interim Head of Cataloging
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-3000
(435) 797-0499 | susanne.clement@usu.edu
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