Seeking Submissions for Proposed Anthologies from Practicing Librarians
1. Library Collaborations with Writers, Artists, Musicians and Other Creative
Community Members
How local writers, artists, musicians and other creative people and libraries
help each other and their community. These creative members (who are also
voters) appreciate the resources and stimulus libraries provide the creative
process and like making their work known. Librarians are asked to share
successful activities and collaborations with these patrons.
2. Library Services for Multicultural Patrons to Encourage Library Use
How to make the multi-cultured community members regular library users. A
how-to for librarians restricted by time, money, and staffing: creative
librarians using various outreach methods to overcome language and cultural
barriers to serve all those in their communities and turn them into regular
patrons.
3. Publicity Methods to Keep Libraries in the News
An anthology by and for librarians striving to spread the word what their
libraries offer, what they do, their service role. Changing economics and life
styles presents challenges to librarians often restricted by cutbacks in staff,
hours, and money: how creative librarians using many publicity methods to
promote their libraries and make them recognized as an essential resource for
all ages.
Publisher: Routledge Books
Articles: 3000-5000 words; 1 author or 2, 3 co-authors
Compensation: complimentary copy, discount on more
Librarians outside the U.S. encouraged to contribute
Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS
Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, American Library Association
2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2646
Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library
Association, 2010 http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2774
Thinking Outside the Book: Essays for Innovative Librarians, McFarland, 2008
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3575-3
others by ALA, Peter Lang, Linworth, Scarecrow, Libraries Unlimited
Please e-mail in a Word .doc (older version) attachment 3 topics/titles each
described in 2-3 sentences by July 25, 2010 and a 75-85 word 3rd person bio:
your name, library of employment, city/state location, employment title, where
you got your degree, awards, publications, and career highlights. Please
include publisher/date for books. If co-authored, a separate 75-85 word bio on
each contributor. Please: no long resumes or abstracts—your selected
title/abstract/bio composes a tentative table of contents for Routledge. You
will be contacted which of your topics are not duplications, inviting you to
e-mail your submission if Routledge decides to publish; your bio’s will
appear in the anthology. Please place COLLABORATION; MULTICULTURAL; or
PUBLICITY/your name on the subject line: smallwood@tm.net
