Monday, July 13, 2020

CFP: Building Community Engagement and Outreach (Advances in Library Administration and Organization)

Revised/extended Call for Proposals
Advances in Library Administration and Organization
Building Community Engagement and Outreach
Publication due 2021

Series Editor: Samantha Hines, Peninsula College
Volume Editors: Joanne Hélouvry - Enoch Pratt Free Library
Kathryn Crowe University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Emerita)

Although the library has always been an integral part of its community, the outreach and
engagement role has expanded dramatically over the last few decades. In addition to
providing access to materials and resources, all types of libraries now serve as critical
centers that enhance and improve their communities through a wide variety of services,
programs and resources. ALAO seeks submissions for the “Building Community
Engagement and Outreach” volume that delve beyond examples and case studies to examine
this crucial changing role of libraries in our communities. Proposals should be from the
library management perspective.

Proposals in the following areas would be of particular interest
● Social infrastructure/social capital and libraries
● Blockchain/quantum computing as infrastructure
● Expectation of seamlessness in material acquisition/provision
● Data or assessment informing library value and impact in the community
● Libraries and public health
● Libraries in times of community crisis
● Engagement with other community organizations and agencies to provide programs
● Educational, cultural and job-seeking programs
● Services to marginalized communities including minority and LGTBQ persons.

This will be the first volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization (ALAO)
to publish in 2021.

About the Advances in Library Administration and Organization series
ALAO offers long-form research, comprehensive discussions of theoretical developments,
and in-depth accounts of evidence-based practice in library administration and
organization. The series answers the questions, “How have libraries been managed, and
how should they be managed?” It goes beyond a platform for the sharing of research to
provide a venue for dialogue across issues, in a way that traditional peer reviewed journals
cannot. Through this series, practitioners can glean new approaches in challenging times
and collaborate on the exploration of scholarly solutions to professional quandaries.

How to submit
We are currently seeking proposals for the 2021 volume on Building Community
Engagement and Outreach. If you are interested in contributing to this volume, please send
a 250-500 word proposal including author details and estimated length of final submission
to Samantha Hines at shines@pencol.edu by September 1.

Submission deadlines
  • Submission deadline for proposals: September 1, 2020
  • Notification of acceptance sent by: October 15, 2020
  • Submission deadline for full chapters: February 14, 2021
  • Comments returned to authors: April 15, 2021
  • Submission deadline for chapter revisions: May 31, 2021