Showing posts with label Peer Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peer Review. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

CFP: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

CFP: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscripts for volume 29(1). The submission deadline is September 18, 2009.

B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information centers including the following subject areas:
Anthropology
Business
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Education
Ethnic Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Women's Studies

And the following areas of focus:
publishing trends
Technology
User behavior
Public service
Indexing and abstracting
Collection Development and evaluation
Library Administration/management
Reference and library instruction
Descriptive/critical analysis of information resources

We will also advise on prospective research projects/articles and provide you with preliminary feedback.

Consider Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian as the journal for your publication and let us help improve your publication record and demystify the publication process.

Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu

The following attachment includes additional information about the journal, the submission process, and relevant contact information.

Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Call for Reviewers, Internet Resources Column (Public Services Quarterly)

Call for Reviewers, Internet Resources Column (Public Services Quarterly)

PSQ's Internet Resources Column is looking for reviewers to contribute to our next issue. The upcoming column will focus on Building the Library's Next Site.

What sites are you using to communicate with your patrons and/or your colleagues, in the library and at a distance? Have you used Drupal or an open source program to create an intranet or OPAC? Let's hear about it!

And, we are interested in learning about any other sites you find useful in your work, so please consider sharing your expertise with your colleagues.

Please submit site suggestions by Wednesday, July 8, 2009, and indicate whether or not you are willing and able to review the site yourself by August 7, 2009. Preference will be given to those sites submitted by the 8th.

Contact Column Editor: Nicole A. Cooke @ psqinternet@gmail.com

Site URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/WPSQ

Friday, June 26, 2009

CFP: Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

CFP: Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

CCQ welcomes the submission of research, theory, and practice papers relevant to the broad field of bibliographic organization.

This journal, published now 8 times a year by Taylor & Francis, LLC, is respected as an international forum that emphasizes research and review articles, description of new programs and technologies relevant to cataloging and classification, and considered speculative articles on improved methods of bibliographic control for the future.

Articles are particularly welcome in areas dealing with research-based cataloging practice, including user behavior, user needs and benefits.
Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts via email with attached word document to the Editor, Sandra K. Roe, Bibliographic Services Librarian, Illinois State University email: skroe@ilstu.edu.

Special Issues
Colleagues interested in guest editing a special issue or expanded double issue are invited to contact the Editor with a general proposal, tentative schedule, and CVs. Previous special issues have included:
*Metadata and Open Access Repositories (Michael Babinec and Holly Mercer, Guest Editors)
*Bibliographic Database Quality (Jeffrey Beall and Stephen Hearn, Guest Editors)
*The Intellectual and Professional World of Cataloging (Qiang Jin, Guest Editor)
*Knitting the Semantic Web (Jane Greenberg and Eva Méndez, Guest Editor)
*Cataloger, Editor and Scholar: Essays in Honor of Ruth C. Carter (Robert Holley, Guest Editor)

Annual Best Paper Award
Taylor & Francis sponsors an annual prize for CCQ with a small financial stipend for the Best Paper of the Year.

Complimentary Print Sample
A free print specimen copy may be obtained by sending an email to Jason McAndrew jason.mcandrew@taylorandfrancis.com

Free Digital (Electronic) Sample...(available immediately)
a) go to: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303976~db=all
b) Go down five lines to this line (it will be in light blue)
Subscribe....Sign in...Online Sample
Please note in advance that registration is required for obtaining
the complimentary online sample.

For More Details
Further details may be found at the CCQ home page: http://catalogingandclassificationquarterly.com/

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Second Call for Submissions: Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning

Second Call for Submissions: Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning

The Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning, a peer-reviewed journal published by Routledge/The Haworth Press, welcomes the submission of manuscripts.

The journal is devoted to the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists involved with distance education and delivering library resources and services to this growing community of students.

Topics can include but are not limited to:
• Faculty/librarian cooperation and collaboration
• Information literacy
• Instructional service techniques
• Information delivery
• Reference services
• Document delivery
• Developing collections
If you are interested in submitting an article, send the manuscript directly to the Editor, Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu by June 1, 2009. Inquiries and questions are welcome.

Instructions for authors are available at www.haworthpress.com or can be emailed to you directly.

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Jodi W. Poe, Editor
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
Associate Professor, Head of Technical Services
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
TEL: (256) 782-8103
FAX: (256) 782-5872
Email: jpoe@jsu.edu

ACRL Research Writer's Consultations @ ALA Annual (Chicago)

ACRL Research Writer's Consultations @ ALA Annual (Chicago)

New for the 2009 ALA Annual Conference! The ACRL Research Program Committee (RPC) is sponsoring Research Writer’s Consultations at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, held July 9-15 in Chicago. Aimed at the new or inexperienced writer, the Research Writer’s Consultations will bring together small groups of two to three writers matched with an experienced writer or editor, who will offer guidance and critique.

AUTHORS
Are you an ACRL member working on a research article? Would you like some constructive feedback? Submit a draft research paper for consultation. RPC will match new writers with experienced writers and the groups will meet face-to-face during the Chicago conference. Draft research papers must be submitted by June 1, 2009. Papers will be shared only among members of the designated groups. Submission details follow:

Include on first page: Author’s name and contact information in upper left and a paragraph describing what you would like others to comment on about your paper (e.g. grammar, writing style, clarity, presentation of the research methodology, etc).

Page limit: 25 double-spaced pages, standard 1” margins

Preferred format: Microsoft Word. Number pages. Footers should include author’s full name and e-mail.

Draft research papers should be in complete enough form for others to read easily.

Submit by June 1 to: Ruth Vondracek at ruth.vondracek@oregonstate.edu

REVIEWERS
Are you an experienced, published writer or editor? Interested in providing guidance to your colleagues who may be writing their first research article? Submit your name and a description of your areas of expertise by June 1, 2009. Reviewers are expected to review papers submitted for their small group in advance of the Chicago conference, as well as guide their small group consultation onsite during the conference.

Please send your current contact information, a copy of your current resume or list of publications, and a brief description of your current research interests.

Submit by June 1 to: Ruth Vondracek at ruth.vondracek@oregonstate.edu

MEET DURING ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Each group will correspond ahead of time to set up their own meeting time and place at the Annual Conference to critique the papers, discuss approaches for writing, and share ideas on where to submit articles.

Questions should be directed to Ruth Vondracek at ruth.vondracek@oregonstate.edu.