CDL: Call for Editors: ALCTS Sudden Selectors Guide series

Call for Editors: ALCTS Sudden Selectors Guide series
From:
"Avery, Beth" <Beth.Avery_at_unt.edu>


The ALCTS Collection Management Section Publications Committee seeks two 
individuals to join long-term editor Helene Williams on the editorial 
board of the /Sudden Selectors Guide /series 
(http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/collect/collmgt/ssg)/. /Editors 
appointed this year will serve for either a one or three year term in 
order to establish staggered appointment terms.

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*Applications are due by Friday, March 27, 2015.*

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Editors of the /Sudden Selectors Guide/ series work as a three-member 
board, reporting to the CMS Publications Committee. The primary 
responsibility of the Editors is to work with authors contributing to 
the /Sudden Selectors Guide/ series, from the proposal to finished 
manuscript stages.

Specific tasks include but are not limited to:

  * Recruit potential authors for subjects agreed upon by CMS
    Publications Committee
  * Work with authors at all stages of process to:
      o Develop proposals that meet ALCTS and CMS guidelines for
        manuscripts
      o Provide feedback on and manage timeline for manuscript writing
      o Provide developmental editing
  * Seek and manage inside (CMS Publications Committee) readers
  * Seek and manage outside readers
  * Coordinate activities with other editors and ALCTS Publications
    (Christine McConnell)
  * Work with ALCTS Publications on final manuscript editing and galley
    proof process
  * Meet virtually with other Editors prior to Midwinter and Annual
    conferences
  * Attend virtual CMS Publications Midwinter meeting
  * Coordinate with Co-Editors to ensure attendance, on a rotating
    basis, at the  CMS Publications Committee at ALA Annual
  * Provide update reports for Midwinter and Annual meetings
  * Contribute productively to discussions of future directions and
    needs of the Sudden Selectors Guide series

Term of appointment is for three years, and is renewable once. Until 
staggered appointment terms are established, initial appointment may be 
for fewer than three years. ALCTS provides a stipend of $1800 to support 
conference attendance in the third year of appointment.

Editors are ex-officio members of the CMS Publications Committee.

Required qualifications:

  * Current ALCTS-CMS member. (Applications will be accepted from
    non-members, but appointment is contingent upon joining.)
  * Experience editing manuscripts for publication
  * In-depth selecting and collection management experience
  * Proven project management skills and a strong commitment to
    producing timely, quality publications
  * Track record of professional publication
  * Ability to work in collaboration with co-editors, CMS Publications
    Committee members, and ALCTS Publications
  * Active in professional organizations, either library or
    discipline-related

To apply, send a cover letter detailing your interest in serving as an 
Editor for the Sudden Selectors Guide series and your previous editing 
experience, your CV, and the names and contact information of two or 
more references who are familiar with your work as an editor and 
selector/collection manager to:

Emily Prather-Rodgers, Chair, ALCTS-CMS Publications Committee

eapratherrodgers_at_noctrl.edu <mailto:eapratherrodgers_at_noctrl.edu>

Please combine all application documents into a single PDF file and 
format your subject line as SSG Editor application/YourLastName.

Questions about the application process may be directed to Emily 
Prather-Rodgers (eapratherrodgers_at_noctrl.edu 
<mailto:eapratherrodgers_at_noctrl.edu>). Questions about the series should 
be sent to Helene Williams (helenew_at_uw.edu).


Emily Prather-Rodgers
Technical Services Coordinator, Oesterle Library, North Central College
eapratherrodgers_at_noctrl.edu <mailto:eapratherrodgers_at_noctrl.edu>
p: 630-637-5709