Tuesday, February 1, 2011

CFP - Library Collection Development for Professional Programs: Trends and Best Practices

Library Collection Development for Professional Programs: Trends and Best Practices


Editor:

Sara Holder, MLIS

Head Librarian

Education Library & Curriculum Resources Centre

McGill University

Montréal, Quebec



Call for Chapters:

Proposals Submission Deadline: February 28, 2011

Full Chapters Due: July 30, 2011



Introduction



Collection development (also known as collection management) is the term used to describe the evaluative process used by librarians to choose the items to be included in a particular library or sub-section thereof. There are many factors and variables that a librarian must take into account in this process (e.g. budget/pricing, accessibility, audience, popularity/reliability, trends, etc.) and it can be one of the most time-consuming and difficult aspects of the job. This will be a collection of previously unpublished essays in which the authors describe approaches to collection development carried out in support of professional and/or applied academic programs (e.g., law, teacher education, medicine, business, architecture, library science etc.).



Objective of the Book



Collection development is a challenging part of a librarian's job and one that tends to be very situation-specific, making it difficult to teach it effectively (most, if not all, practical skills in this area are learned on the job). This type of publication would be extremely valuable to the profession, since it will contain practical advice and strategies as well as investigations and comparisons across geographies and disciplines. The volume would be used both by practicing librarians in a wide range of research libraries as well as by professors in Library Science programs as a course text for classes on collection development and academic librarianship.



Target Audience



The intended audience for the book would be practicing librarians in academic settings who have collection development responsibilities in one or more of the applied disciplines. The book would provide this group with practical advice from fellow practitioners as well as a comparative overview of collection development policies and practices in use at peer institutions. The book would also be of use in library science programs offering courses on collection development and academic librarianship to supplement the general text.



Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:



Collection Development in Support of ...

Teacher Education Curriculum

Law School Curriculum

Architecture Curriculum

Engineering Curriculum

Business/Commerce/Management Curriculum

Dentistry Curriculum

Medical Curriculum

Nursing Curriculum

Pharmacy Curriculum

Social Work/Counseling Curriculum

Library Science Curriculum



Submission Procedure



Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before February 28, 2011, a 2-3 page document clearly outlining the content of his or her proposed. The document should summarize the proposed contents of the chapter and provide a draft outline of major points to be included.



Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by March 28, 2011 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by July 30, 2011. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Chapters should be unique to this publication - no previously published or simultaneously submitted material should be included. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.



Publisher



This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global, Hershey, PA and New York, NY, and publisher of the ongoing series Advances in Library Information Studies, as well as numerous other imprints. For additional information concerning the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com . This title is scheduled to be released in 2012.



Important Dates



2011



February 28: Deadline for proposals

March 28: Notification of proposal status

July 30: Full chapter submission

October 30: Review results returned

November 15: Final chapter submission



2012



January 3: Final deadline



Editorial Advisory Board Members



Mary K. Chelton, Queens College/CUNY, USA

Nancy Mactague, Research and Electronic Resources Librarian Aurora University, USA

Paul Glassman, Felician College, USA

Brian Coutts, Western Kentucky University, USA

Kathryn Bartelt, University of Evansville, USA

Sue Polanka, Wright State University Libraries, USA

Eloise Hitchcock, Cumberland University, USA

Robert T. Ivey, University of Memphis Libraries, USA

Margaret Heilbrun, Library Journal, USA







Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:

Sara Holder

McGill University Education Library

3700 McTavish Street

Montréal, QC H3A 1Y2

Canada

Phone: 514-398-4687

Fax: 514-398-2165

Email: sara.holder@mcgill.ca