Today's Topics:
1. Call for Editors: ALCTS Sudden Selectors Guide series
(Elaine Franco)
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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.
Applications are due by Friday, March 27, 2015.
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:
* Develop proposals that meet ALCTS and CMS guidelines for
manuscripts
* Provide feedback on and manage timeline for manuscript writing
* 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
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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
([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). Questions
about the series should be sent to Helene Williams ([email protected]).
Emily Prather-Rodgers
Technical Services Coordinator, Oesterle Library, North Central College
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
p: 630-637-5709
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End of Tsig Digest, Vol 34, Issue 6
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