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