From: "Fernandez, Peter David" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:25:06 +0000


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

We’re excited to invite you to submit chapter proposals for our forthcoming
ACRL book, Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology: Tips and
Techniques for Advancing within Your Mission

The Book

As emerging technologies become easier to use, public service information
professionals of all kinds are increasingly tasked with making decisions
regarding which technologies to use, promote, and provide support for.
These technology-mediated exchanges can play an important role in how
information, and the library, is perceived and used.

This book will share perspectives on how to interpret and apply the ALA's
Core Values of Librarianship in the context of emerging technologies as
well highlight case studies of organizations and applications that
exemplify relevant library values. It will be grounded in theory, but be
made applicable to a variety of libraries by situating discussions within a
framework for decision-making.

Authors will retain copyright of their work, and after one year the entire
book will be made available open access.

Structure

The book will be organized into chapters corresponding with the values
identified in the ALA's Core Values of Librarianship, but individual
chapters do not need to tie directly to any particular interpretation of
those values (see “Chapter Details”). Authors should consider library
values in the context of emerging technology, and what the implications are
for making decisions about library practice.

The editors are interested in considering a wide variety of perspectives
and forms of submissions in order to be relevant to a broad audience

Each section will include both:

* Practical case studies of how to effectively use a particular technology
in a library setting

* Theoretical models for understanding and interpreting the relevant
library value (or values) in context of a relevant technology

Most submissions should include at least some elements of theory and
practice, but can focus on any aspect. We will also consider submissions
featuring just one element (an important theoretical consideration that
could impact other works, or a particularly impactful case study).

Copyright

Priority will be given to producing the best possible final work that is
meaningful to a wide audience rather than necessarily “original research,”
so authors may reuse portions of previous works when copyright allows. If
doing so, authors are expected to revise their work and provide at minimum
an introduction and conclusion that fit with the theme of this volume.

Chapter Details

For a more context and suggested topics for each chapter visit this
document: https://goo.gl/slsCNV

Potential Sections Include:

·         Confidentiality/Privacy & Intellectual Freedom

·         Access/Democracy

·         The Public Good/Social Responsibility & Education and Lifelong
Learning

·         Preservation

·         Diversity

·         Service

·         Professionalism

Examples of topics include:

Libraries providing access to encryption technology

Libraries providing training/access to technology that enables expression

Libraries relationship to modern efforts to censor (e.g. NSA; Patriot Act;
China’s firewall)

Technology that supports Open Access

The #ICANHAZPDF phenomenon, and technology surrounding interlibrary loan

Licensing/copyright agreements and library values

Preventing link-rot and related issues with archiving websites

Issues surrounding private/public communications online (e.g. preserving
e-mails, Facebook posts and other semi-public digital objects stored on
private servers)

How library interfaces impact diversity


How library values such as professionalism and service can be embodied in
technology decisions

Don’t see your topic/idea here? We encourage you to contact the editors at
[log in to unmask] to discuss how your idea may fit within
this book’s scope.

Proposal Guidelines and Submission Instructions

A short form with an attached Word document (.doc or .docx) is required for
proposal submission. The Word document should be written in Times New
Roman, 12 pt., be double-spaced, and include:

A working title

Names of all contributing authors & their respective institutions
Contact information for the primary author
Estimated final word count
A brief (250-500 word) description of your proposed chapter
Please identify any relevant library values and technologies, and if your
chapter will include any explicit recommendations for decision making

Attach your chapter submission proposal to an email with the subject line:
Chapter Proposal Submission_(PrimaryAuthor’sLastName)

And send to: [log in to unmask]

Our information

Peter Fernandez, Interim Head, LRE Liaison Programs University of Tennessee
Libraries

Kelly Tilton, Information Literacy Instruction Librarian at the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville

Important Dates

Proposals are due October 10th, 2016

   Contributors will be notified of their status (acceptance or rejection)
by October 31, 2016
   Deadline to submit the first draft of accepted chapters for revision:
February 1, 2017
   Submission of edited volume to publisher: May 31, 2017

ACRL Publications Agreement FAQ:
http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/publicationsfaq

Peter Fernandez
Interim Head, LRE Liaison Programs
University of Tennessee Libraries
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