Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Call for Book Chapters: Changing role of Systems Librarians and Systems Offices in libraries

Call for Book Chapters: Changing role of Systems Librarians and Systems Offices in libraries

I have a contract to deliver a book on the changing role of Systems Librarians and Systems Offices in libraries to Chandos Publishing in the UK by April 1 2010. I am looking for contributors who can provide a chapter on the subject. Of special interest are

* IT infrastructure
* Relationships with Vendors
* Library culture
* Public Relations/Marketing/Fundraising
* Open Source Software
* Hosted databases

and how these have changed what you do over the past few years. Since this is a British Publisher any contribution from outside the US would be especially interesting. If you are a Systems Librarian (or equivalent) and would like to submit a chapter please send me a proposal. It does not have to be formal at this point, just a paragraph or two on what you would write about and your contact information. Deadline for chapters in January 1, 2010. Please address all inquiries to iglesiasedg@ccsu.edu.


Thanks,

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Edward Iglesias
Systems Librarian
Central Connecticut State University