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*publish! with ALCTS* Call for Book Chapters – Textbooks and Academic
Libraries
Proposal call:* chapters for an ALCTS publication on collecting/managing
textbooks in Academic Libraries*
Proposal submission deadline: *April 1st, 2016*
Publisher: *Association of Library Collections & Technical Services*
Editor:* Chris Diaz, Collection Management Librarian at National Louis
University*
The Association of Collections & Technical Services is seeking proposals
for case studies, literature reviews, research, and essays on how academic
libraries are responding to the demand for textbooks.
College textbook prices rise every year, and students are looking for
affordable alternatives, such as purchasing used copies, renting copies for
a limited time, or not purchasing a copy at all. Students, faculty, and
campus administrators naturally look to the library for support. Librarians
are finding creative ways to help accommodate the demand for textbooks and
other course materials through electronic textbook initiatives, open
textbook projects, and partnerships with publishers and bookstores.
How has your library responded to this demand?
We seek proposals on strategy, assessment, implementation, communication,
research, and management of library initiatives to manage textbooks, open
educational resources, or other course materials, along with changes to
policy or practice.
Possible chapter topics:
* What involvement do academic libraries have – or should have – in
supporting textbooks?
* What successful practices has your library implemented in regards to
funding, implementing, and/or managing textbook projects?
* What opportunities or challenges are presented to academic libraries with
the increasing availability of electronic textbooks and course materials?
* How might academic library collections support the delivery of electronic
textbooks?
* Is your library working with campus partners, such as the book store,
university press, or IT department, to deliver course materials? What’s
working and what’s not?
* Have programs or courses on your campus adopted open textbooks or open
educational resources? If so, what worked and what didn’t?
* What effect do electronic textbooks have on student learning outcomes,
retention, and/or reading experience?
Proposals should include:
* Author name(s)
* Brief author(s) bio
* Proposed chapter title
* A summary of the proposed chapter (300-500) words
Authors of selected proposals will be notified by April 15, 2016. Full
chapters are expected by August 1, 2016 (3,000-5,000 words). Chapters
should be unique to this publication – no previously published or
simultaneously submitted materials.
For additional information, please contact: Chris Diaz, Collection
Management Librarian at National Louis University, cdiaz10_at_nl.edu
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
a division of the American Library Association
www.ala.org/alcts
Received on Tue Feb 23 2016 - 12:05:10 EST