From: Charles Watkinson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 08:03:38 -0500
Colleagues:
Please see below for a very exciting opportunity to participate in the
development of a curriculum for library publishing through an IMLS
project hosted by Educopia Institute and the Library Publishing
Coalition. The call is also available here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yqjY49vUOg_pwujIbGMPotB1r1w9VaZfxcjNQXisfH0/edit#
Please feel free to share this announcement widely, and contact me or
any member of the Advisory Board with questions.
Charles
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The “DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM TO ADVANCE LIBRARY-BASED PUBLISHING”
project (IMLS, 2016-2018) invites proposals to create a curriculum to
support library-based publishers. This invitation extends to library
publishers (past or present), Library Publishing Coalition
members/practitioners, LIS/iSchool professors, PhD candidates, and
others with an interest and/or experience in this growing area of
activity. Each proposal may be authored by an individual or a team.
Proposals are invited before February 28, 2017.
Each proposal should focus on ONE of the following four course topics:
Policy, Content, Impact, or Sustainability. See the Library Publishing
Curriculum Framework for more details on what each of these course
topics might include.
Each selected author will develop a self-paced online course covering
approximately 5-7 subtopics and providing approximately 15 hours of
instruction and materials.
Selected proposal authors will:
* Attend an in-person retreat with the project team and fellow authors
to review program goals, discuss formats and learning styles, and
refine the learning objectives and methods we will use for each course
and its subtopics (April-May, 2017).
* Assemble the following learning materials for each course subtopic:
learning objectives, readings, a narrative core for the course, a
brief annotated bibliography, case studies, and exercises (May-August,
2017).
* Refine the materials according to guidance from an Instructional
Designer (August-September, 2017).
* Create a course guide to support those who may use the materials
(October 2017).
* Assist in the creation of evaluation instruments tied to the
learning objectives and competencies covered in your course
(November-December, 2017).
* Be invited to participate as a panelist at the 2018 Library
Publishing Forum to talk about the project and the course materials
(March-April, 2018).
The curriculum is expected to reach more than 100 students in the
first year of pilot experiences (2018) through LIS programs,
professional development workshops, and online courses.
We are pleased to be able to offer an honorarium of $4,000 for each of
the four course topics (Policy, Content, Impact, and Sustainability).
This honorarium will be provided to each of the four authors (or
author teams) as they complete their work on the four course topics in
December 2017, in recognition of the time and energy course
development requires. Travel expenses will be covered for each of the
four authors (or, in the case of a team, the lead author) to attend
the in-person retreat. In addition, each author will have an
opportunity to present at the 2018 Library Publishing Forum.
Proposals are due by 5pm PT on February 28, 2017. Authors will be
notified by March 31, 2017.
Proposals should consist of:
* A 1-2 page summary of your proposed approach to designing and
developing the self-paced online course on one of the four named
topics (Policy, Content, Impact, or Sustainability) and its range of
potential subtopics (please see the Framework for more information).
* A current author CV. For team proposals, a CV should be included for
each team member, along with brief contribution statements, and a lead
author for correspondence should be identified.
* A brief (one paragraph) statement of purpose, explaining why you are
interested in being an author in this project.
Proposals will be reviewed and authors selected by the Advisory Board,
with the following criteria in mind:
* Successful proposals will demonstrate knowledge of the relevant
topics, effective written communication skills, understanding of
diverse learning styles, and will cover the topics and objectives laid
out in the framework.
* The field of library publishing includes a broad range of
publication types and activities (e.g., journals, monographs, ETDs,
and textbooks, in both restricted and open access formats), and
proposals that reflect this range will be prioritized.
* Care will be taken to assemble a group of authors with diverse
voices in terms of gender, sexuality, race, and cultural backgrounds.
Please submit your proposals to: [log in to unmask]
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Charles Watkinson
Associate University Librarian, Publishing
University of Michigan Library
839 Greene Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3209
(office) 734 936 0452
(mobile) 609 933 2410
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