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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:23:14 -0500
From: Stefanie DuBose (East Carolina U.) <duboses_at_mail.ecu.edu>
Subject: Call for papers - Special issues of _Against the Grain_
Please pardon the duplication.
You are invited to contribute papers for the June 2005 issue of Against the
Grain. This issue will be devoted to training librarians for acquisitions
and collection development.
Possible article topics include:
--What is the relationship between acquisitions and collection development?
--What are the best practices for training acquisitions librarians?
--What do collection development librarians need to know about acquisitions?
--Conversely, what do acquisitions librarians need to know about collection
development?
--Training guidelines for collection development librarians (choosing forma
ts, introduction to the work, getting to know your subject area, etc.)
--Budget allocations - how acquisitions and collection development work tog
ether
-Administrative structure of acquisitions, collection development, monographs and serials
Against the Grain is the trade journal for acquisitions librarians, vendors
and publishers that focuses on current issues and trends in the field. Ag
ainst the Grain is a partially refereed publication, and articles are usual
ly 2000 -- 2500 words in length. Articles proposals and/or abstracts of ar
ticles should be submitted by April 2005. The final deadline for submission
of the articles themselves is May 2005. If you are interested in submitting
an article, please contact the guest editor.
Thanks,
Stefanie DuBose
Stefanie DuBose
Head, Acquisitions
Academic Library Services
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27258-4353
(p)252-328-2598
(f)252-328-4834
duboses_at_mail.ecu.edu
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