Subject: Call for short papers for special segment of Against the Grain
From: "Robert P. Holley" <aa3805_at_wayne.edu>
Date: 1/7/2013 8:29 AM
I am looking for authors to write about self-publishing with an emphasis
on libraries for a special segment in Against the Grain. The focus
should be on electronic publishing of serious materials in commercial
sources like Amazon or academic institutional repositories though some
attention might be given to the traditional print vanity presses. I知
looking for short papers of about 2,000 words that treat one of the
following questions or topics:
1. Do any libraries attempt to collect or make available self-published
materials by adding them to their collections or providing links to the
source? If yes, do these libraries make these materials available in the
traditional ILS or a separate finding tool? How do these libraries make
their collecting decisions? Does it matter whether the self-published
material is free or has a cost? I知 interested in responses or case
studies from all types of libraries.
2. Do any libraries have policies on self-published materials including
what to do if requested by a library user? Once again, I知 interested in
all types of libraries.
3. I知 looking for a volunteer to write a bibliographic essay on the
subject with special focus on libraries.
4. I知 looking for one or more members of the publishing and/or vendor
community to comment on this topic.
5. I might be interested in one or two authors who could describe their
experiences with self-publishing, especially if they have made efforts
to market to libraries. Any such article would be better if the author
could compare and contrast the self-publishing experience with the
traditional publishing process. I wish to exclude any experiences about
self-publishing in institutional repositories.
I would need the completed paper by March 1, 2013. Against the Grain is
not a refereed publication, but it is highly regarded in collection
development and acquisitions circles. The articles are also indexed in
Library Literature.
If interested or if you have questions, please respond to me privately
at aa3805_at_wayne.edu.
My apologies for duplicate copies of this announcement from cross posting.
Dr. Robert P. Holley
Professor, School of Library & Information Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
aa3805_at_wayne.edu
1-888-497-8754, ext 705 (phone)
313-577-7563 (fax)
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