Telling the Technical Services Story - Call for chapters
ALCTS Monographs is seeking proposals from authors for a new monograph of case studies exploring methods to improve communication in technical services departments.
Summary:
In an era of increased cross-departmental collaboration and decreased budgets, it has become more and more important for technical services departments to be able to communicate their story and demonstrate their positive impact on users - whether to their administration, their colleagues in other areas of the library, or even within their own departments. The case studies in this monograph will highlight such projects from a range of libraries.
Intended Audience: Technical services managers, administrators, and deans in all types of libraries.
Chapter length: 4,000-5,000 words (Approx. 8-10 pages)
Preliminary Table of Contents:
The monograph is expected to be separated into five sections:
- Communication within technical services
Sample topics:
* Improving communication/modeling good communication
* Communicating across generations
* Methods of efficient workplace communication
- Communication with colleagues outside of the department
Sample topics:
* Communicating with public services/systems departments
* Communicating workflows and timelines
* Navigating hidden biases
- Communication with library administration
Sample topics:
* Communicating budget needs/expenditures
* Advocacy for department/staff
* Planning for new developments/trends in the field
- Communication with outside stakeholders
Sample topics:
* Impact of technical services on library services
* Communicating with outside departments (city, county, campus, etc.)
* Working with stakeholders on outside projects
- Communication to promote yourself
Sample topics:
* Communicating the importance of technical services positions
* Communicating your value when applying for promotion
Chapter author(s), please provide:
* A brief abstract of your proposed chapter (600-800 words)
* A brief biographical statement of the author(s)
Please submit proposals by October 1, 2019 to alctsmonographs_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:alctsmonographs_at_lists.ala.org>. Notification of acceptance will occur by December 31, 2019. Selected authors should plan to submit the final draft of their chapter no later than May 18, 2020.
Received on Thu Aug 15 2019 - 13:18:10 EDT