CFP: Patron-Initiated Collection Development (special issue of Collection Management)

CFP: Patron-Initiated Collection Development (special issue of Collection Management)

Call For Papers: Special Issue of Collection Management

Patron-Initiated Collection Development: Current Successes and Future Directions

To be published in v. 35, no. 3/4 of Collection Management in 2010. Seeking article proposals from colleagues at all kinds of libraries (all sizes of academic libraries, public libraries, and international libraries) about patron-initiated collection development, such as:

● interlibrary loan book purchase programs
● experiences with allowing patron use or selection to drive acquisition of electronic books
● consortial collection development plans with strong patron-driven acquisitions elements
● other innovative patron-initiated selection activities for materials in a variety of formats
● implications for the future roles of collection librarians in an environment of increased user-driven Acquisitions
● user discovery of patron-initiated collection development plans

The editors are particularly interested in proposals for articles that will that include evaluation/assessment/analysis.

Background

The special issue editors are members of the team that published the following article:

Anderson, Kristine J., Robert S. Freeman, Jean-Pierre V. M. Herubel, Lawrence J. Mykytiuk, Judith M. Nixon, and Suzanne M. Ward. 2002. “Buy, Don’t Borrow: Bibliographers’ Analysis of
Academic Library Collection Development through Interlibrary Loan Requests.” Collection
Management, 27(3/4): 1-11.

This article analyzed six subject areas for books purchased instead of borrowed as the result of interlibrary loan requests in 2000-2001. Now that ILL book purchases have been standard procedure at the Purdue University Libraries for ten years, the authors and their colleagues will
analyze this decade’s worth of information to explore the following topics in a series of four articles:

● Revisit the initial study by comparing earlier findings with more recent data
● Analyze the ILL book purchase program in relation to scientific/technical/medical (STM) titles ● Conduct in-depth statistical analysis across a decade of data, looking at issues such as patron status, subject areas as indicated by call number, subsequent circulation, comparison with similar subject area books acquired through traditional means, etc.
● Position paper on new roles for collection librarians. As user-initiated collection development frees time and effort from traditional collection duties and responsibilities, how will academic librarians develop and nurture emerging objectives and prerogatives, e.g. teaching, research?

The accepted articles from colleagues at other institutions will complement the four listed above.
Deadlines

November 13, 2009: Submit an abstract (maximum of one page) with the title and your proposed article idea. Your full contact information may appear on a separate page, but please include your name, institution, and email address on the abstract page.

December 4, 2009: The editors will notify authors whether their proposals have been accepted.

February 28, 2010: Submit completed article (10-25 double spaced pages).

Please submit abstracts and address correspondence to Judy Nixon ( jnixon@purdue.edu) with this subject line: CM article proposal.

Seeking editor/contributors for libary monographs (Primary Research Group)

Seeking editor/contributors for libary monographs (Primary Research Group)

Primary Research Group (http://www.primaryresearch.com) is seeking project directors for two monographs. The first is on: Developments in Academic Library Interlibrary Loan; the second is on library personnel management.

Each requires email interviews followed up by phone calls to 9 academic libraries.

We estimate about 50- 60 hours of work and offer a stipend of $1350 as well as free copies to all participants, including those interviewed, as well as editor/contributor attribution.

Contact Primary Research Group at primarydat@mindpsring.com for more information.

James Moses, Research Analyst
Primary Research Group Inc.
2753 Broadway, #156
NY, NY 10025
212-736-2316
www.primaryresearch.com
primarydat@aol.com

Call for papers/articles: JILLDDER (Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserves)

Call for papers/articles: JILLDDER (Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserves)

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The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserves (JILLDDER) is seeking article submissions for several themed issues. An upcoming issue will feature small and medium size academic Library's highlighting the challenges faced as these institutions manage their systems, provide services of electronic reserves and interlibrary loan to their academic community, and handle daily operations with minimal staff.


Suggested topics to consider:

Electronic Reserves and/or Electronic Resource Management Systems
· Does your library already utilize an electronic reserve system?
· What specific challenges do you face?
· What type of reserves system does you library use? Pros? Cons?
· Does your library have a dedicated reserves person, or is it handled via committee?
· How does your library handle reluctant users?

Interlibrary loan: Multitasking and managing ILL systems without dedicated staff
- Are you using electronic, paper, or a combination of both to fulfill ILL requests? How does the system work within the confines of your department?
· How does your library handle ILL? Is there a dedicated ILL position?
· How has your ILL position changed within the last five years?
· What issues do you face that a larger library takes for granted? Staff, time, quantity of reserves?
· Have you seen the development of any particular trends in ILL over the last few years?

Incorporating Electronic Reserves into Course Management
· Is your Electronic reserves system incorporated into course management software such as Angel or WebCT?
· Does you library reserves system have a place in the campus system?
· How has the influx of 2.0 technologies changed your library's presence in your university's course management system?
Other: Additional topic suggestions pertaining to this special issue are welcome.

Articles should be from eight (8) to thirty (30) pages in length, double-spaced, and follow Haworth Press's author guidelines. All articles are submitted to JILLDDER are subject to peer review. At this time, a final submission deadline is slated for July 2008.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions,

Diane Schrecker

JILLDDER Editorial Intern

dschreck@ashland.edu

schreckerd@yahoo.com

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Diane L. Schrecker, MLIS
Curriculum Librarian
Instructional Resource Center
Ashland University Library
Ashland, OH 44805
Phone: 419.289.5406
Email: dschreck@ashland.edu
Web: http://www.ashland.edu/library/irc
blogs: http://auircbookblog.blogspot.com/
http://ircbookreviews.blogspot.com/

Monograph on Inter-library Loan (Primary Research Group)

Monograph on Inter-library Loan (Primary Research Group)

Primary Research Group, publisher of surveys and research reports about libraries and higher education, is seeking an experienced librarian to write a monograph about new developments in inter-library loan. The author will interview at least ten leading academic libraries and profile the impact of new technologies and developments on inter-library loan. Among the issues to be explored are the impact of digital repositories, copyright questions, tracking of rights and obligations, loan of rare books and other special or fragile items, services to distance learning students, relations with commercial document delivery providers, role of inter-library loan staff in acquisitions and licensing strategies, measurement of service productivity, software and automation, staff size and budgets, prioritization of service and other major issues in interlibrary loan. Potential authors should have the capaity to arrange interviews with professional asociates in major libraries, particuarly academic libraries.

Primary Research Group reports focus on the management issues confronting libraries. Reports are intended to provide useful management advice on which libraries can act. This is a compensated assigment. For more information, send an email outlining your qualifications to: Primarydat@Mindspring.com.

James Moses, Research Analyst
Primary Research Group Inc.
www.primaryresearch.com