Subject: | Call for Chapters, Advances in Librarianship, Volume 33 (Librarianship in Times of Crisis) |
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Date: | Fri, 28 May 2010 11:25:19 +0100 |
From: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited <replies@emeraldinsight.com> |
To: | Mr Henrik Vajda <hvajda@oszk.hu> |
Call for Chapter Proposals Advances in Librarianship, Volume 33 Librarianship in Times of Crisis The impact of the global economic crisis is having a severe and probably lasting impact on libraries and related fields. Libraries are not only reducing book and periodical buying, they are asking publishers to hold prices at prior year levels. Colleges and universities with LIS program are seeking new income streams. In the U.S., state libraries such as New Jerseys, fight to survive funding cuts as high as 74%. Public libraries are closing branches and cutting service hours. Academic libraries are pooling their purchases and technical services to streamline operations. Library associations, such as the Canadian Library Association, are seeking structural changes to sustain themselves. The 2011 volume will focus on the impact of plummeting support, as well as creative solutions to surviving this tsunami. Papers are sought from all sectors of the field: education; publishing; and all types of libraries and information services, associations and related industries. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Author guidelines and further information on the Advances in Librarianship series can be found on the website at: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/books/series.htm?id=0065-2830 Questions or comments should be addressed to the Editor and submitted via e-mail to awoodsworth@emeraldinsight.com Schedule of due dates: Oct 1st 2010: proposal outlines Feb 1st 2011: first drafts May 1st 2011: revised drafts Kind regards, Mary Miskin Assistant Commissioning Editor Emerald Group Publishing Limited Switchboard +44 (0) 1274 777700 Direct Line +44 (0) 1274 785155 Fax +44 (0) 1274 785200 mmiskin@emeraldinsight.com http://www.emeraldinsight.com Emerald Group Publishing Limited hope that you enjoyed reading this message, however, if you do not wish to receive this message in future please send us an 'Unsubscribe' request via the below link. Please note, this message was sent to: hvajda@oszk.hu. |
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az Emerald egyik évkönyvének, az Advances in Librarianshipnek 2011-ben
megjelenő kötetébe vár egy fejezetet kitevő, angol nyelvű cikket őszi
határidővel, ami természetesen a hazai könyvtári szakma számára is
publikálási lehetőség. A cikk - miként az egész kötet - témája a
gazdasági világválság okozta megcsappant források hatásai és az ezek
enyhítését célzó megoldások. Minden részletet a mellékletben találnak.
Üdvözlettel,
Vajda Henrik
OSZK Könyvtári Intézet
Könyvtörténeti és Könyvtártudományi Szakkönyvtár
1827 Budapest
Budavári Palota F épület
tel.: 487-8693
fax: 224-3875
e-mail: hvajda@oszk.hu