Call for Chapters: Designing Next-Gen Libraries: Tools and Technological Impact on Library Systems and Services
Editors: Dr. Bhojaraju Gunjal and Dr. Panorea Gaitanou
ISBN: 978-3-11-137093-4
E-Mail: editor.nglbook@gmail.com
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About the Book:
Recent trends in technology, processes, and systems advancements have opened doors to various challenges in the realm of upgrading skills and information systems including library professionals. Swiftly comprehending these substantial changes and incorporating them into one's work environment is essential to meet the evolving demands of users and provide enhanced library services.
Thus, the book aims to explore Designing Next-Generation Libraries (NGL) to meet those recent trends, tools and technological implementation along with its adaptability to the library systems and services to help the library and knowledge management practitioners serve their clientele efficiently. This book intends to offer pertinent theoretical frameworks alongside the most recent empirical research discoveries, case studies and best practices adopted in the library and knowledge-generating fields.
Keywords: Next-Gen Libraries, Future of Libraries, Library Spaces, Information Search and Retrieval, Knowledge Management, Research Data Management, Sustainable Development Goals, Library Standards and Metrics
Target Users:
The target users for this book comprise library professionals and researchers engaged in library and information science (LIS) and knowledge management (KM) domains across diverse disciplines.
Themes of the Book:
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following. The invitation for book chapter submissions seeks original research articles, case studies, and best practices adopted on trending subjects within the Library and Information Science (LIS) field. These topics encompass the Knowledge Management and Information Technology domains exploring their impacts on library services. While the focus is on the themes listed below, contributions are not restricted to these alone.
Submission Guidelines:
All contributions must be original and not simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Professionals and researchers in LIS and KM domains are invited to submit a Book Chapter proposal of 1000 to 2000 words on or before December 10, 2023. Authors will be notified about the proposal's status by December 25, 2023. Full book chapters are expected to be submitted by February 15, 2024, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines here for manuscript submissions before submission.
All proposals should be submitted through this Submission link (send mail request for password)
Publication/processing fee: No submission fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer-review editorial process.
1st Call for Announcement - November 08, 2023
Chapter Proposal Submission: (1000 to 2000 words) - December 10, 2023
Abstract Acceptance Notification to Authors: December 25, 2023
Full chapters Submission (10 Pages): February 15, 2024
Review notification of Chapter: March 15, 2024
Revise and Final Chapter Submission: April 15, 2024
