Dear Colleagues
Greetings! I along with Nihar K Patra (National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management, India); and Ashis Pani (XLRI, Jamsedpur, India) is editing a book. * * *To be published by IGI Global: **http://bit.ly/OVFBap*<http://bit.ly/OVFBap> * * * * *Introduction* A paradigm shift from print to electronic resources in libraries has great impact on library and its users. With the influx of electronic resources such as e-journals, e-books, full-text / aggregated databases have a great impact on operational and organizational procedures of the library along with changes in library usage pattern and budgets. This book will deal both with theoretical and practical frameworks and with recent empirical developments on electronic resources. *Objective of the Book* This book will aim to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and latest empirical research findings in this area. It will be written for professionals who want to improve their knowledge / understanding on current issues on electronic resources. This publication will explore the concept of electronic resources and make effort to encompass every facet of e-resources in a nutshell. *Target Audience* The target audience of this book will comprised of professionals, researchers working in the field of electronic resources, e.g. management practices and life-cycle of electronic resources comprises selection, acquisition, ordering / renewal / cancellation; cost benefit analysis; usage pattern; impact on users’; license agreement, etc. *Recommended topics *include, but are not limited to, the following: Ø Electronic resources: history, scope, challenges and overview Ø A journey from print to electronic resources: A Bird’s eye view Ø Electronic Resources: planning, implementing and strategy Ø Cost benefit analysis: from print to electronic resources Ø Life cycle of electronic resources: selection, acquisition, access, renewal / cancellation Ø Electronic Resource Management Systems: proprietary software / Open Source Software (OSS), ERM Ø Search interface, federated search, etc Ø Branding, authentication and access management Ø Application of ICT for subscription and access Ø Copyright, license agreement, IPR and ethical issue Ø Usages and statistics analysis Ø Electronic resources: a future *Proposal Submission Procedure* Interested researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 30, 2012, a 2 – 3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his/her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by September 30, 2012 faculty members, researchers, and academic librarians / scientists / about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are accepted to be submitted by December 30, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. *Publisher* This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com . This title is anticipated to be released in 2013. *Important Dates* August 30, 2012 Proposal Submission Deadline September 30, 2012 Notification for Acceptance December 30, 2012 Full chapter Submission February 28, 2013 Review Process Returned April 1, 2013 Revised Chapter Submission April 15, 2013 Final Acceptance Notifications April 30, 2013 Submission of Final Chapters *Editorial Advisory Board Members:* Ø Amy Slowik, Assistant Professor, Electronic Resources Librarian, Western Kentucky University, USA Ø Anjana H. Bhatt, University Librarian (Electronic Resources), FloridaGulf Coast University, Florida Ø Anne Moon, Electronic Resources Librarian, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Ø Allan Cho, Program Services Librarian, University of British Columbia, Canada Ø Eduardo Alentejo, Professor, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ø Jaideep Sharma, Professor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India Ø Smita Joshipura, Electronic Resources Management Coordinator, Arizona State University, Arizona Ø Suzie Allard, Professor, Associate Professor & Associate Director, University of Tennessee, USA Ø Vesna Injac, Library Advisor, National Library of Serbia, Serbia *Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded by e-mail to:* *Bharat Kumar* Management Development Institute Gurgaon – 122 007, India Mobile: +91-9968456404, +91-9560899434 E-mail - [email protected] *Nihar K Patra * National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management Kundali, Sonipat, India Mobile: +91-8901358463 E-mail - [email protected] Warm Regards! Bharat Kumar Assistant Librarian Management Development Institute Gurgaon – 122001, Haryana, India Phone No: (M) +91 – 99684 56404 E-mail - [email protected] [email protected] Web - http://www.mdi.ac.in -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en.
