Seeking Submissions from Practicing Librarians
Beyond Austerity; Facing Recession, Massive Reductions in Funding and
Personnel-Librarians Plan for Fiscal Survival
Publisher: major, long established, in the library field
Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS. Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook,
American Library Association 2010; Librarians as Community Partners: An
Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010; Thinking Outside the
Book, McFarland 2008. Some others are Peter Lang, Libraries Unlimited,
Linworth, Scarecrow
Foreword: Dr. Ann Riedling, Associate Professor, University of South Florida;
An Educator’s Guide to Information Literacy, Libraries Unlimited, 2007;
Writing and Publishing: Contributor, The Librarian's Handbook, American Library
Association, 2010. A two-time Fulbright Scholar included in Contemporary
Authors
Afterword: Dr. Loriene Roy, Professor in the School of Information, the
University of Texas at Austin, Past President of the American Library
Association, Director/ Founder, If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything Reading Club.
Contributor, Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American
Library Association, 2010
Articles sought by practicing academic, public, school, special librarians
sharing their experiences on how librarians are handling the recession.
Concise, how-to case studies, using bullets, headings, by librarians in the
trenches using creativity and innovation
No previously published, simultaneously submitted material. One article sharing
the range of your experience, 2100-2300 words total. If you must use citations,
use MLA style faithfully. Articles welcomed by one librarian, or co-authored by
two
Possible topics: creative staffing, financial planning, grant writing,
community donations, sharing facilities, cooperative buying, maximizing the
media, legislative participation, workshops for job hunters
The deadline for completed articles (Call #1) is November 30, 2009.
Contributors will receive an agreement to sign before publication.
Compensation: a complimentary copy, discount on additional copies
To avoid duplication, please e-mail up to three topics each clearly proposed
with three separate short paragraphs by October 31 along with a 75-85 word bio
beginning with: your name, library of employment, employment title, awards,
publications, and career highlights. If co-authored, each of the two
librarian-writers will need to send a separate bio. You will be contacted as
soon as possible telling you which one (if any) of your topics will work,
inviting you to e-mail your article; an invitation doesn’t guarantee
acceptance. Please place AUSTERITY/your name on the subject line to:
smallwood@tm.net
