Announcing the arrival of the newest issue
<https://serials.atla.com/tcb/issue/view/330> of *TCB: Technical Services
in Religion & Theology, *an open access publication of Atla
<https://www.atla.com/>. In our *Perspectives and Practices *section,
Jennifer Pate and Derek Malone discuss library support of a textbook
affordability initiative at the University of North Alabama. They describe
the library’s strategic acquisition of textbooks and its building of
partnerships across campus to replace course materials with library
databases and journals while encouraging publication of open educational
resources for deposit in their institutional repository. Our
*Bibliography *section
lists newly published articles covering various aspects of library budgets
and acquisitions such as demand driven acquisitions for print materials,
budgetary assessment of continuing resources, and benchmarking for
collection spending. Also in this issue are updated Library of Congress
subject heading and classification changes in the field of religion, as
well as a list of professional development opportunities covering various
areas of technical services.
We invite you to shape *TCB* by submitting! Highlight your skills and
interests in our *Perspectives and Practices *section by describing a
project you found challenging, providing a first-hand account of a
conference or training session, outlining a process followed in your work,
or reporting on a trend in the field of technical services. Our readers
would love to hear about your experiences, which can provide insight and
inspiration for others doing similar work in the field. Ideas may encompass
a range of activities related to technical services, such as acquisitions,
cataloging and metadata, serials and electronic resources (including open
access resources), collection management, digital archives, or leadership
and management. Submissions should be 1,000-2,500 words and can include
images with appropriate copyright permission and attribution.
If writing a shorter piece works better for your busy schedule, you can
also contribute to our new Reviews section by submitting a brief review of
200-500 words on open source and proprietary software, library management
systems, or other tools and resources implemented and utilized to support
acquiring, maintaining, and providing access to information resources.
Submit a Review or a *Perspectives and Practices *piece directly on our
Submissions <https://serials.atla.com/tcb/about/submissions> page. If you
have any questions, contact us at tcb_at_myatla.org.
*Christa Strickler*
Editor-in-Chief of *TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology*
tcb_at_myatla.org
*Collection Metadata Integrity & Management Librarian *
*Hesburgh Libraries*
*University of Notre Dame*
429 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556
*o: *(574) 631-9545
*e: *cstrick5_at_nd.edu
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Received on Wed Oct 26 2022 - 08:19:41 EDT