Today's Topics: 1. ALCTS Publishing: Analysis and Assessment Guides Call for Proposals (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 publish! with ALCTS Call for Proposals ? Analysis and Assessment Guides http://www.ala.org/alcts/resources/monographs ALCTS Monographs is seeking proposals from single authors or contributors for a new monograph series covering different aspects of analysis and assessment. These will be short guides, 120-150 pages, covering the necessary components for conducting successful analysis and assessment projects. Topics for each standalone volume could cover but are not limited to: - Collection Assessment ? could focus on type of library, format, or subject area - Assessment in acquisitions - Continuing Resource/serial review/vendor assessment - Staff assessment ? skills, workflow, workload, performance - Preservation assessment - Assessment of cataloging/metadata ? output and workflows - Scholarly Communication metrics - Communicating assessment results/data visualization as a stand-alone volume Each guide should include the following information: - Planning the project with examples - Gathering and analyzing the data - Things to consider - Standards compliance (if applicable) - If appropriate, communicating results effectively/data visualization - Lessons Learned - Helpful resources For single author or editors, monograph proposals should consist of: - A brief abstract and outline of contents - A description of what the monograph provides over similar works, i.e. its benefit/importance to the profession - Intended audience - A 1-3 paragraph biographical statement. How is your experience relevant to the proposed monograph. Please include a writing sample and CV/resume. If you would like to contribute to a volume, please send an email indicating your interests/the area on which you would like to write along with a sample of your writing and abstract of your proposed contribution. Please submit proposals by December 12, 2016 to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Association for Library Collections & Technical Services a division of the American Library Association www.ala.org/alcts<http://www.ala.org/alcts> ------------------------------ End of Tsig Digest, Vol 54, Issue 7 *********************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[email protected]" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected].
