Seeking peer reviewers for ACRL/Choice core bibliography
From:
"Anne Doherty" <adoherty_at_ala-choice.org>
Contact: adoherty_at_ala-choice.org <mailto:adoherty_at_ala-choice.org>
/Resources for College Libraries /(RCL), a publication of ACRL's
/Choice/ magazine and R.R. Bowker, is currently seeking academic
librarians and faculty with collection development and/or teaching
experience to participate in our peer review process. Available online
at http://rclweb.net, RCL provides a list of core titles that are
essential for undergraduate libraries.
We are currently seeking academic librarians and faculty with subject
expertise and collection development experience to review the following
areas:
African American Studies
African History, Languages, and Literatures
American Studies
Ancient History
Asian American Studies
Asian History, Languages, and Literatures
Criminal Justice
Environmental Studies
European History
Film Studies
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Gender Studies
Latin American History
Latino Studies
Medieval Studies
Middle Eastern History, Languages, and Literatures
Native American Studies
Renaissance Studies
Urban Studies
U.S. and Canadian History
Victorian Studies
World and Comparative History
Referees will be responsible for comprehensively evaluating the RCL
subject's bibliographic content, along with its taxonomic structure. All
referee work is scheduled for completion by August 15, 2012 and can be
completed online and at your leisure. Referees will receive access to
the RCL database during July and August to complete the review.
Please consider submitting your name to participate in this one-time
professional service opportunity. Preference will be given to those with
experience in teaching and/or collection development in the subject
area. To volunteer as a reviewer, send an email to
adoherty_at_ala-choice.org <mailto:adoherty_at_ala-choice.org> with your
contact information, CV/resume, and a brief description of your
qualifications, particularly any experience maintaining or assessing
core collections in the subject area.
RCL is a subscription database that identifies 75,000+ titles across 61
subjects that are essential for research and instruction at the
undergraduate level. For more information, visit:
http://www.bowker.com/en-US/products/rcl.
Contact:
Anne Doherty
Project Editor, /Resources for College Libraries/
CHOICE/ACRL
http://www.rclweb.net/
adoherty_at_ala-choice.org <mailto:adoherty_at_ala-choice.org>
860.347.6933 x140
Received on Fri May 25 2012 - 03:01:09 EDT