From: Linda Phillips <llphillips_at_utk.edu>
Please consider serving as editor of Library Resources & Technical
Services, the scholarly journal of ALA/ALCTS. A position announcement
is appended. The search committee welcomes both nominations and
applications. Interviews will be held at the ALA Midwinter conference
in San Diego, January 2004. This is a wonderful opportunity to share
your creative and editorial talent in service of the profession.
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Linda L. Phillips
Professor and Head, Collection Development & Management
University Libraries, The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
Phone: 865-974-4702 Fax: 865-974-9242
E-mail: llphillips_at_utk.edu
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LRTS POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS),
a division of the American Library Association (ALA), seeks to appoint
an editor for its journal Library Resources & Technical Services.
Appointment of a successful candidate will be made by June 2004. The
effective start date for this position is negotiable from July 1, 2004
but no later than January 2005. The editor serves a four-year term,
renewable at the Board’s discretion.
The editor of LRTS, with the assistance of an editorial board, strives
to achieve a balance among the articles published in the journal so
that the interest of each of the sections of ALCTS is represented.
The editor serves as an ex-officio member of the ALCTS Publications
Committee, and the chair of the ALCTS Publications Committee is also
an ex-officio member of the LRTS editorial board. The editor is
expected to attend the ALA Midwinter and Annual meetings. Editors
receive a stipend from the ALCTS office to support their role and the
editorial process.
Requirements include:
• demonstrated writing and editing ability
• ability to meet deadlines
• familiarity with current academic research issues as well as
practical operations based content
• knowledge of the professionals working in the areas of ALCTS
interests
• ability to proactively seize publishing opportunities
• knowledge of copyright ownership issues
• skills to cultivate prospective authors (combination of editorial
and people skills)
• sufficient time needed to do the editor’s work and the time skills
needed to map out an editorial calendar.
Desirable qualifications include prior experience on ALCTS committees.
LRTS is the official quarterly journal of ALCTS and contains refereed
articles in the fields of cataloging and classification, acquisitions,
collection development and management, serials, preservation, and
general technical services. It also contains regular LRTS features
such as “Library Materials Price Index,” reviews of books and other
materials as well as official reports of ALCTS activities.
Applicants must be members of ALCTS. They should submit a resume and a
cover letter; a statement describing the role of LRTS in the
profession and indicating reasons for seeking the editorship; the
names and contact information for three references; and at least two
writing samples, preferably one work edited for publication by the
candidate and one publication written by the candidate.
Send nominations and applications to:
Rosann Bazirjian
Chair, LRTS Editor Search Committee
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries
507 Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802
Applications may also be sent electronically to:
rvb9_at_psulias.psu.edu
Applications accepted until the position is filled; those arriving by
November 15, 2003 will receive first consideration. The search
committee (Rosann Bazirjian, chair; Allyson Carlyle, Carol Diedrichs,
Michael Elmore, Julie Gammon, Jimmie Lundgren, Julie Page, Linda
Phillips, Narda Tafuri) will interview candidates at the ALA Midwinter
conference in San Diego, January 2004.
Additional information on LRTS may be found at
http://www.ala.org/alcts/lrts
Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 03:16:12 EDT