The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserves is planning a special issue on implementing electronic reserves. (NOTE: This journal is currently called the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply and will change names next year). As more libraries embrace electronic reserves, an issue devoted to the aspects of implementing a new system would be very useful for those who have not made the change yet as well as those who have not fully implemented their system.
I have been asked to serve as guest editor for this issue and am soliciting articles on every possible subject associated with implementing this service on a campus. I am looking for a mix of case studies, ‘how-to’ articles, theoretical articles, and research reports that will help people looking to implement at their own library. Also, this would be a great resource for people who wish to review their own system and see what others are doing. Articles should be between 10-20 pages in length.
Topics might include (these are just some suggestions…I would be very happy to discuss any possible topics with you):
· Implementation case studies
· Changing internal workflow and new demands on staff
· Cooperative workflow between different departments
· Copyright concerns
· Vendor training and user group support
· Vendor selection (ILS vendor vs. ECR specific vendor vs. locally developed system)
· Marketing service to students, faculty and staff
· Connecting with WebCT or Blackboard
· Assessment tools
· Training tools for staff
· Access issues and remote users
· Bibliographic review of existing publications
Schedule (tentative)
· January 2004 – Call for Articles
· March 30, 2004 – Proposal Deadline
· September 30, 2004 – Articles Due to Guest Editor
· November 30, 2004 – Issue pieced together & ready for publications
· Early 2005 – Special Issue Published!
If you are interested in participating, please contact me with a brief description of your topic. All correspondence on this issue should be directed to:
Corey Seeman
Assistant Dean for Resource and Systems Management
University of Toledo
Corey.seeman@utoledo.edu
419-530-2333
About the Journal: Under the editorship of Leslie Morris, Director of Libraries at Niagara University in New York, this is the first North American journal devoted to interlibrary loan, document delivery and electronic reserves. It is a peer-reviewed journal published by Haworth Press of Binghamton, New York.
Journal Home Page: http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=J110
Les Morris’ Journal Page: http://www.lesmorris.com/JILIS%20Page.htm
