Greetings from ACRL Publishing

Greetings from ACRL Publishing

We would like to introduce you to the many publishing avenues open to you through ACRL. As a leader in ACRL, you may be working with a committee on a publication, be an advisor on a publication, or have an idea for a book you want to write or edit. Please remember Kathryn
Deiss, the content strategist for ACRL Publishing, is available to assist you with your publishing needs. Kathryn provides editorial, production and marketing services for ACRL publications. You can reach her at kdeiss@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433 ext. 2529. She would also be
happy to meet with you at the national conferences to discuss publication policies and procedures and explain the process from proposal, through contracts, to finished publication.

Some of the benefits of publishing with ACRL are

* Personalized attention from Kathryn and editorial board members
* Quick turn around time for your manuscript
* Production expertise
* Marketing

Kathryn works closely with the following ACRL publishing venues:

* The *New Publications Advisory Board* which is always looking for print or online monographic titles of interest to the profession.
* The *Publications in Librarianship Editorial Board* which encourages research monographs for the ACRL Publications in Librarianship (PIL) series.
* The College Library Section *CLIP**Notes* which provides sample documentation on policies and programs for colleges and small universities.

For information about ACRL publications, to view the ACRL Publications Catalog, and to access the downloadable titles, go to ACRL and click on the Publication tab or use the following URL:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/publications.cfm

Forms to submit your publication proposals are available on the ACRL website at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/resourcesforwork/acrlforms/acrlforms.cfm


We encourage you to utilize ACRL Publishing for all your directories,
handbooks and monographic publications.

Best regards,

ACRL New Publications Advisory Board

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Jamie Gill
Serials/Technical Services Coordinator
Eckerd College Library
4200 54th Avenue S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
(727) 864-8206
(727) 864-8997 - fax

CFP: The Expert Library: Staffing, Sustaining, and Advancing the Academic Library in the 21st Century

CFP: The Expert Library: Staffing, Sustaining, and Advancing the Academic Library in the 21st Century

How will the academic library change in order to remain a core contributor to the missions of the 21st century college or university, and what skills do academic library professionals need to master in order to remain vital members of the evolving campus community? How will we define the expertise that libraries and library professionals bring to the broader issues associated with research, teaching, learning, and service? How will the academic library remain an active partner with classroom faculty, IT professionals, and others on campuses where both
the information environment and the expectations for higher education are in flux?

Whether you are a subject specialist who has been asked to become an expert in assessment, a bibliographer whose focus has shifted from collection building to scholarly communications, a reference librarian who has become a key contributor to instructional design efforts, or a
library professional whose skills in areas like copyright management, user studies, facilities management, or digital publishing are essential to emergent library initiatives, this is your opportunity to contribute to a discussion both about how the academic library is changing, and
about how the range of responsibilities for librarians and other library professionals are evolving.

This collection will focus on two ideas: 1) the 2007 statement by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) that one of the "Top 10 Assumptions for the Future of Academic Libraries" is that "the skill set for librarians will continue to evolve in response to the needs and
expectations of the . . . [populations] that they serve"; and, 2) the suggestion made by James Neal (2006) that the academic library will become a venue for ongoing collaboration between professional librarians and other library professionals.

Whether focused on new definitions for library positions (e.g., Instructional Design Librarian, Assessment Coordinator, Scholarly Communications Coordinator), on new organizational structures within libraries (e.g., Undergraduate Initiatives, Digital Publishing Office, Copyright Advisory Office), on new expectations for core competencies for academic librarians (e.g., teaching effectiveness, technology skills), or on the ways in which libraries and library professionals must evolve in response to the changing nature of the academic environment and the learned professions, contributions to this collection should address the overarching question:

What are the skills that librarians must have, and the roles that libraries must play, in
order to remain relevant on the 21st century campus?

The editors are especially interested in proposals that fall under the following broad categories:

* Changing roles for academic libraries on campus;

* Redefining traditional roles and responsibilities in reference, systems, technical services, or instruction librarianship;

* Identifying new positions and responsibilities becoming common among libraries;

* Establishing new organizational structures designed to support new roles for library professionals or libraries;

* Recruiting and mentoring new professions and new professionals into the library; and,

* Case studies in organizational development or re-alignment of professional responsibilities.

The collection will be edited by Scott Walter (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Vicki Coleman (Arizona State University), and Karen Williams (University of Minnesota) and will be published by the Association of College & Research Libraries.

Please send inquiries or proposals (300-500 words) to Scott Walter by January 2, 2008. Notification of proposal acceptance will be made no later than January 31, 2008, and completed
chapters will be due by June 30, 2008.

Call for Articles: Casebook on Gaming in Academic Libraries (An ACRL Monograph)

Call for Articles: Casebook on Gaming in Academic Libraries (An ACRL Monograph)

Editors:
Amy Harris, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a_harri2@uncg.edu
Scott Rice, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, serice2@uncg.edu

Deadline for proposals: August 31, 2007
Expected publication: Summer 2008

Gaming in all its forms is making its way into academia. “Casebook on Gaming in Academic Libraries” will provide case studies and reports of best practices and experiences in the many ways in which academic libraries have chosen to become part of this trend.

“Casebook on Gaming in Academic Libraries” will include three sections to encompass the variety of ways gaming has been incorporated into academic libraries.

Section 1: “Gaming as Marketing” - How is gaming used to bring students into the library and make students aware of other library services?

Section 2: “Gaming and Collections” - How have academic libraries started augmenting their collections with hardware and software?

Section 3: “Gaming and Teaching” - How is gaming used for teaching information literacy skills in academic libraries? How does gaming fit into the academic classroom?

Possible topics may include but are not limited to the following:
-Information literacy games
-Game night hosting
-Student orientation games
-Games in information commons
-Game software and hardware collections
-Games to train staff

Submissions
Individuals interested in contributing a chapter are invited to e-mail a proposal to the editors on or before August 31, 2007. Proposals should be from 400-600 words and include information about your name, affiliation, a working title, and abstract. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified of acceptance by September 14, 2007. Full chapters will be expected by January 15, 2008.
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Amy Harris
First-Year Instruction Coordinator and Reference Librarian
Liaison to Religious Studies and Broadcasting and Cinema
Reference and Instructional Services
Jackson Library, UNCG
336-256-0275
AIM: AHarrisUNCG