Call for Articles

From: Rick Anderson <rickand_at_unr.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 07:41:07 -0800 To: <acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu>

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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005
From: Audrey Fenner (U. of North Carolina, Greensboro)
<fafenner_at_uncg.edu>
Subject: Call for Articles

Cross-posted; please excuse duplication.

You are invited to contribute articles to the "Biz of Acq" column of
Against 
the Grain.

Against the Grain is a down-to-earth, practice-oriented library journal.
Its 
goal is to provide acquisitions librarians in all types of libraries,
and 
information sellers, with current information on events in the field,
and 
practical insights into acquisitions techniques and processes. The "Biz
of 
Acq" column features discussions of key acquisitions topics by working 
librarians.

Ideas for upcoming "Biz of Acq" articles include:

* Cutting corners -- implications for finances and services when
acquisitions 
functions are modified or cut 
* The place of the acquisition department in the library -- compare
sizes and 
types of libraries considering classification levels of personnel, size
of 
departments, what functions are shared with which other departments 
* Choosing a vendor / evaluating a vendor ? for approval plans, firm
orders, 
standing orders 
* New functions for acquisitions departments 
* Outsourcing acquisitions functions ? effects on workflow, staff,
services 
and organizational structures 
* Acquisitions standards in a networked environment 
* ILS migrations and their implications for acquisitions departments 
* Making advance payments to vendors ? questions of accounting, internal
and 
external auditing, financial risks, legal restrictions 
* Contracts and license agreements 
* Acquisitions personnel ? job titles, salaries, classification levels,
career 
progression for librarians and support staff 
* Ethics in acquisitions practice

Feel free to choose any of these topics, or one of your own. Theoretical

articles, research reports, "how-to" articles, case studies, literature 
reviews and conceptual or opinion pieces are welcome. Article length
should
be approximately 1200-1500 words (4-5 pages, double-spaced).
Contributions may 
be written by individuals or co-authored.

If you are interested in writing for "Biz of Acq", please contact the
editor:

Audrey Fenner
Head, Acquisition Dept.
Walter Clinton Jackson Library
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1000 Spring Garden Street (P.O. Box 26170)
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Fax: 336-334-4731
E-mail: fafenner_at_uncg.edu

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