From: Erin Gallagher <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:20:59 +0000 Dear Colleagues, I thought you might be interested in sharing this call for papers with other colleagues via e-mail or Facebook--or even better, submitting an abstract yourself! I’m guest editing this issue of Against the Grain; details below. Thanks, Erin ***Please pardon any duplication*** Call for Papers: Speak Up!--Communication between Academic Librarians and Scholarly Publishers I invite you to submit brief abstracts (1-2 paragraphs) prior to September 4th, 2015 for the December/January 2015/2016 issue of Against the Grain. We are interested in a variety of perspectives and combinations of perspectives. Distributors, publishers, vendors, consultants, library patrons, and library workers are encouraged to send your ideas to [log in to unmask] We’re particularly interested in: · best (or worst) practices from the library side and from the scholarly publisher/vendor/provider side. What works and what doesn’t? How did you arrive at these realizations? · how do libraries take advantage of fruitful publisher relationships to negotiate for better pricing/license terms/etc.? · how relationships between libraries and publishers have evolved as a result of models like evidence-based acquisition, demand-driven acquisition, “big deal” packages, pay-per-view, etc. · how librarians have adopted concrete policies or even created specific positions in the library to deal with publisher communications. · how consortia handle publisher communications. · perspectives on the future of library/publisher communications and how we can improve even further. Erin Gallagher Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian Olin Library Rollins College Winter Park, FL 32789 [log in to unmask]