Our group recently posted a survey concerning the topic of Collaborations
in Acquisitions. Thank you to those who responded. If you indicated an
interest in writing on that survey, you should soon be receiving an email
with the following Call for Book Chapter Proposals information. Please feel
free to answer this Call, rather than wait for that email.
Call for Book Chapter Proposals
Title: Collaborations in Acquisitions: Consortial and Cross-Functional
Acquisitions
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Proposal submission deadline: December 1, 2016
The book will explore ways in which libraries can reach new levels of
service, quality, and efficiency while minimizing cost by collaborating in
acquisitions, either in a consortium, or by collaborating to support other
library functions. The book seeks to provide different options for
effectiveness for optimizing staff and resources to reach goals by
presenting case studies and useful analysis of benefits and challenges of
various collaborations.
The editors of this forthcoming book currently are seeking proposals from
interested authors for chapter sections and chapters that may include case
studies, research, essays, or other writings about collaborations or
innovations in library and library consortial acquisitions. We wish to
compile an interesting and diverse collection of chapters highlighting
approaches to acquisitions that involve collaborations among library
departments and multi-library partnerships, for both traditional and
non-traditional library collections. Each chapter will explain the context
or conditions of the approach, describe the particular collaboration or
innovation and contrast it with existing or widespread library practices,
and consider the effects of such activities on the processes, products, or
services offered by libraries. Each chapter will present to readers both an
explanation of an approach to library acquisitions, observed or likely
impacts of the innovation or collaboration, and the author(s)’ thoughts on
how these approaches might be sustained and transferred or replicated in
other libraries and library consortia.
We currently have set the following broad outline for major sections of the
book. Proposals are welcome in any of these areas, or in other categories
related to library and library consortial acquisitions.
Part 1
Introduction to Consortial Acquistions
Chapter 1: Buyers Clubs
Chapter 2: Consortial PDA
Chapter 3: Shared Systems and Services
Chapter 4: Shared Expertise and Training
Part 2
Introduction to Cross-Functional Collaborations
Introduction to Cross-Functional Collaborations
Chapter 5: Acquisitions and Collection Management
Chapter 6: Acquisitions and Cataloging
Chapter 7: Acquisitions and Interlibrary Loan
Chapter 8: Acquisitions and the Digital Repository
Chapter 9: Acquisitions and Electronic Resources
Part 3
Introduction to Fundamentals of Collaboration
Chapter 10: Leadership and Environment
Chapter 11: Personal Responsibility and Attitude
Chapter 12: Skills and Expertise
We anticipate that completed chapters will each be approximately [15-25
pages in length and include the perspectives of several authors to provide
a broad and well rounded view of the topic]
Instructions for Proposal Authors
Proposals should be submitted via email as a PDF or Microsoft Word file
attachment, and should include:
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Author name(s)
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Institutional affiliation(s) and position title(s)
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Author(s)’ previous writing and publishing history, if any
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Proposed chapter or chapter section title
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Summary of the proposed chapter or chapter section (250-500 words)
Authors of selected proposals will be notified by January 15, 2017. Full
chapters or chapter sections are expected by August 1, 2017 (1,500-6,500
words). Proposed chapters and chapter sections should be unique to this
publication – no materials that were previously published or simultaneously
submitted to another publication.
Proposals should be emailed to: Michelle Flinchbaugh, flinchba_at_umbc.edu
Michelle Flinchbaugh
Acquisitions and Digital Scholarship Services Librarian
UMBC Library
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone: 410-455-6754
Received on Thu Oct 27 2016 - 09:12:26 EDT