Wednesday, March 6, 2013

CFP - Tech Set

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

We are seeking experienced information professionals who would like to author a book in the third series of The Tech Set, an award-winning series of practical technology books edited by Ellyssa Kroski.  The Tech Set will be published by The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world.

The Tech Set book series is a collection of comprehensive, how-to guides for effectively using technology in libraries.  Each book in The Tech Set tackles a new and innovative technology type and provides an A-Z primer to let librarians hit the ground running.  Written by the field’s hottest tech gurus and packed with practical instructions and advice covering everything from planning and development to marketing and metrics, each title is a one-stop passport to an emerging technology.  If you’re ready to start creating, collaborating, connecting, and communicating through cutting-edge tools and techniques, you’ll want to get primed by the Tech Set.  Through this series you will learn:

                    How to use the latest, cutting-edge technologies
                    How to plan for and develop library implementations of these popular applications
                    How to utilize the social marketing techniques used by info pros
                    How to measure your success with these new technologies
                    How to follow best practices already established by innovators and libraries using these technologies

Publication Date: 2014
 
TO SUBMIT:   Please fill out form here: http://ellyssa.wufoo.com/forms/the-tech-set-2130-call-for-submissions 
 
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:  March 15th

More info & updates here: http://www.facebook.com/TheTechSet