From: ALCTS-pubs Announce <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:05:07 -0500

***Cross-posted to multiple lists; please excuse duplication.***

publish with ALCTS

Call for Book Chapters – Textbooks and Academic Libraries

Proposal call: chapters for an ALCTS publication on
collecting/managing textbooks in Academic Libraries
Proposal submission deadline:  April 1st, 2016
Publisher: Association of Library Collections & Technical Services
Editor: Chris Diaz, Collection Management Librarian at National Louis
University

The Association of Collections & Technical Services is seeking
proposals for case studies, literature reviews, research, and essays
on how academic libraries are responding to the demand for textbooks.

College textbook prices rise every year, and students are looking for
affordable alternatives, such as purchasing used copies, renting
copies for a limited time, or not purchasing a copy at all. Students,
faculty, and campus administrators naturally look to the library for
support. Librarians are finding creative ways to help accommodate the
demand for textbooks and other course materials through electronic
textbook initiatives, open textbook projects, and partnerships with
publishers and bookstores.

How has your library responded to this demand?

We seek proposals on strategy, assessment, implementation,
communication, research, and management of library initiatives to
manage textbooks, open educational resources, or other course
materials, along with changes to policy or practice.

Possible chapter topics:

* What involvement do academic libraries have – or should have – in
supporting textbooks?

* What successful practices has your library implemented in regards to
funding, implementing, and/or managing textbook projects?

* What opportunities or challenges are presented to academic libraries
with the increasing availability of electronic textbooks and course
materials?

* How might academic library collections support the delivery of
electronic textbooks?

* Is your library working with campus partners, such as the book
store, university press, or IT department, to deliver course
materials? What’s working and what’s not?

* Have programs or courses on your campus adopted open textbooks or
open educational resources? If so, what worked and what didn’t?

* What effect do electronic textbooks have on student learning
outcomes, retention, and/or reading experience?

Proposals should include:

* Author name(s)
* Brief author(s) bio
* Proposed chapter title
* A summary of the proposed chapter (300-500) words

Authors of selected proposals will be notified by April 15, 2016.
Full chapters are expected by August 1, 2016 (3,000-5,000 words).
Chapters should be unique to this publication – no previously
published or simultaneously submitted materials.

For additional information, please contact: Chris Diaz, Collection
Management Librarian at National Louis University, [log in to unmask]

Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
a division of the American Library Association
www.ala.org/alcts