Friday, August 22, 2008

CFP: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

CFP: Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

Charter Issue of Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship - Now in Circulation...Call for Papers

Taylor & Francis, LLC announces that the first issue of the Journal
of Electronic Resources Librarianship is now in circulation.

A complimentary copy is available from Marisa Starr
marisa.starr@taylorandfrancis.com.

Formerly entitled The Acquisitions Librarian through Vol 19, #4, the quarterly
journal now focuses on electronic resources management under the Editorship
of Bonnie Tijerina, Coordinator of the Electronic Resources & Libraries
Conference.

The charter issue editorial notes:

"Libraries now face a variety of decisions never before encountered, and as I read this issue's articles, I see more clearly the role that decision making plays....In addition to peer-reviewed articles, readers will be informed by the writings of several columnists and contributors....We have many exciting topics in the works for future issues. I am open to your feedback, ideas, and suggestions, so feel free to email me at btijerina@library.ucla.edu.

More information about the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship can also be found at http://www.jerl-info.com."

The Table of Contents is listed below.

EDITORIAL....Bonnie Tijerina

Columns
A REVIEW FROM THE GRID: Taking Another Look at
Electronic Journal Aggregation (Jill Emery)
MEMO FROM THE SYSTEMS OFFICE: Opening up Access
to Open Access (Ross Singer)
THEORY & PRACTICE: Educating for Electronic Resources (Jill E. Grogg)

Articles:
"Decision Support Databases in Libraries: Three Cases and a Brief
Review of Disparate Literatures" (William Wheeler)
"Feed Me: Rethinking Traditional Modes of Library Access
and Content Delivery" (Chad Hutchens and Jason Clark)
"Cutting Edge Books: The Impact of Digital Books on Public
Library Acquisitions" (Lisa Taylor)
"Selecting and Implementation an ERMS at Wayne State
University: A Case Study" (Nancy Beals)

Reviews:
Digital Information & Knowledge Management
Creating Database-Backed Library Web Pages: Using Open Source Tools
Social Software in Libraries
Archives and the Digital Library
Crash Course in Web Design for Libraries