CFP: Libraries and the Second Responder Role: Advances in Library Administration and Organization

Call for proposals 

Advances in Library Administration and Organization 

Libraries and the Second Responder Role
Publication due 2023

• Series Editor: Samantha Hines, Peninsula College
• Volume Editor: Su Epstein, Library Director, Saxton B. Little Free Library
• Volume Editor: Marcy Simons, Organizational Development Librarian, University of Notre Dame

During the global pandemic, libraries have seen a continuation and extension of their role as “second responders” in their communities—providing information, services and resources to their users in light of events that affect their populations.  ALAO seeks submissions for the “Libraries and the Second Responder Role” volume that delve beyond examples and case studies to examine the how libraries integrate within and serve their communities during times of need from the library management perspective. 

Proposals in the following areas would be of particular interest

• Emergency preparedness and disaster planning
• Assessment and data driven decision making during times of change 
• Transformation and Covid with a focus on voluntary and positive change
• Responses to climate change
• DEI and facing community challenges
• Effects of challenges on marginalized communities
• Building community partnerships for disaster and emergency response

This will be the first volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization (ALAO) to publish in 2023.  

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 2022 volume on Libraries and the Second Responder Role.   If you are interested in contributing to this volume, please send a proposal including author details and estimated length of final submission to Samantha Hines at samhines@gmail.com by December 15.

Submission deadlines

• Submission deadline for proposals:  December 15, 2021
• Notification of acceptance sent by:  January 30, 2022
• Submission deadline for full chapters:  June 14, 2022
• Comments returned to authors:  August 15, 2022
• Submission deadline for chapter revisions:  October 15, 2022