Thursday, June 23, 2011

Call for authors -- LITA guide


Call for authors -- LITA guide

Jane Monson will be editing a book to be published by Neal-Schuman Publishers, entitled “Jump-Start Your Career as a Digital Librarian: A LITA Guide”.  The guide is intended to provide an overview of topics in the field and is aimed at new and aspiring digital librarians, with a focus on academic librarianship (though this should not discourage those from other types of libraries from contributing).  She is seeking authors for the following chapters:
  • So you want to be a digital technology librarian.  What does that mean?
  • Getting the most out of library school  -- advice for the student
  • Making a career shift -- advice for current librarians   
  •  Landing your first job
  • Digital technology: what you need to know
  • Managing digital projects
  • Making friends with metadata
  • Understanding the new scholarly publishing landscape
  • Collaboration in the digital age
  • Preserving the bits and bytes
  • Moving up in the world – furthering your career
 My deadline for submitting the final manuscript is December 31, 2011, with publication presumably in 2012.

Please contact me at jmonson@truman.edu if you are interested in contributing or would like further information.  Thanks for reading.

Jane Monson

Jane Monson
Digital Projects Librarian
Pickler Memorial Library
Truman State University
(660) 785-4539