Good morning! See below, great opportunity. Loretta Parham, CEO & Director Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library Subject: Call for Papers Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication >Seeking Submissions for Inaugural Issue of the Journal of Librarianship >and Scholarly Communication > >The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (ISSN 2162-3309) >is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, open-access publication for original >articles, reviews and case studies that analyze or describe the >strategies, partnerships and impact of library-led digital projects, >online publishing and scholarly communication initiatives. > >The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication provides a >focused forum for library practitioners to share ideas, strategies, >research and pragmatic explorations of library-led initiatives related to >such areas as institutional repository and digital collection management, >library publishing/hosting services and authors¹ rights advocacy efforts. >As technology, scholarly communication, the economics of publishing, and >the roles of libraries all continue to evolve, the work shared in JLSC >informs practices that strengthen librarianship. The Journal of >Librarianship and Scholarly Communication provides a shared intellectual >space for scholarly communication librarians, institutional repository >managers, digital archivists, digital data managers and related >professionals. > >The journal welcomes original research and practitioner experience >papers, as well as submissions in alternative formats (e.g. video). > >General topics of interest include: >-Scholarly communication >-Open Access >-Library as publisher and library/press partnerships; including, but not >limited to: >---Emerging modes and genres of publication ---Organizational and >business models -Policy issues; including, but not limited to: >---Publishing/deposit mandates >---Impact of governmental or institutional policy ---Policy development >for library services -Digital collection management -Institutional and >discipline-specific repositories -Digital curation -Technological >developments and infrastructure -Intellectual property -Resources, >skills, and training -Interdisciplinary or international perspectives on >these issues > >The inaugural issue of JLSC will focus on the theme of ³Defining >Scholarly Communication². > >Librarians and related professionals in the area of scholarly >communication are engaged in a diverse array of initiatives and it is >often challenging to present a cogent description of what defines >³scholarly communication² as a field of study and practice. As such, the >editors are seeking papers that expertly discuss and represent these core >dimensions of scholarly communication: author rights advocacy, repository >management, traditional and non-traditional publishing models, citation >metrics, copyright management, digital collection development, and the >impact of any of the above on the system of scholarly exchange and reward >(e.g. tenure and promotion). Submissions that describe or critique the >ways in which libraries are engaging with these activities - and the ways >in which these individual topics contribute to the broader field of >³scholarly communication² - are encouraged. > >Contributions may be submitted to any of the following categories: >-Commentary >-Research Articles >-Practice Articles >-Theory Articles >-P2 (Post-Peer) Review >-Reviews of Books and Products > >(For full descriptions of these categories, see >http://jlsc-pub.org/jlsc/authors.html) > >Grey literature (e.g. conference papers, presentations, white papers, >etc.) may be revised and submitted for review and publication in JLSC if >all copyrights still reside with the submitting author(s). Submissions >that are substantially similar to material already available to the >public (through a peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed venue) will not be >accepted, but may be proposed as the focus of a P2 review. > >Submissions received by November 14, 2011 will receive priority >consideration for the inaugural issue. > >For more information about JLSC, please visit http://jlsc-pub.org/ > >======================================================================= >Marisa Ramirez >Digital Repository Librarian >Robert E. Kennedy Library, Rm 104A >California Polytechnic State University >Voice: 805.756.7040 >mramir14@calpoly.edu ----------------------------------------- ************************************************************************************************** The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. ** IronMail scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content. ** **************************************************************************************************