From: Jennifer Bazeley <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:28:53 -0500


Extended Call!:  Call for Papers

The Eight Annual Collection Management & Development Research Forum

ALA Annual 2017

The Publications Committee of the Collection Management Section of
ALCTS is sponsoring the Seventh Annual Collection Management &
Development Research Forum at the 2017 American Library Association
Annual Conference in Chicago.

This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research.  Both
completed research and research in progress will be considered.  All
researchers, including collection practitioners from all types of
libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested
individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.

The Committee will use a "blind review” process to select two
projects.  The selected researchers are required to present their
papers in person at the forum.  Each researcher should plan for a 20
minute presentation, with a 10 minute open discussion following each
presentation.    Criteria for selection are:

     Significance of the study for improving collection management and
development practices

     Potential for research to fill a gap in collections scholarship
or to build on previous studies

     Quality and creativity of the methodology

     Previously published research or research accepted for
publication prior to February 14, 2017, will not be accepted.

The submission must consist of no more than two pages.  On the first
page, please list your name(s), title(s), institutional
affiliation(s), and contact information (including your mailing
address, telephone number, fax number, and email address).  The second
page should be a one-page proposal, and it should NOT show your name
or any personal information.  Instead, it must include only:

     The title of your project

     A clear statement of the research problem

     A description of the research methodology used

     Results of the project, if any

Examples of research presented at previous forums have included

Comparison of demand driven e-book packages for Humanities university
press books
Comparison of Biographical Information in Commercial Literary
Databases and on the Open Web
Assessment of a Fully Integrated Patron Driven Access (PDA) Model
Comparison of Citation Use Patterns to Link Resolver and Vendor
Statistics in Journals in the Health Sciences Fields
Development of a holistic approach to collection development and assessment
Development of a data-driven weeding project
Development of a sustainable, permanent assessment process to maintain
shelf capacity equilibrium without an adverse effect on librarian time
management

The deadline for proposals is February 17, 2017.

Notification of acceptance will be made by March 17, 2017.

ALCTS, in its bylaws, claims the right of first refusal for
publication of any work emanating from an ALCTS body or program.

Please send submissions to:

Geoffrey Morse
Chair, CMS Publications Committee
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
TEL:   847 467-1866