Dear all, I would like to share some news about Judaica Librarianship, AJL’s peer-reviewed journal. As announced during the AJL 2024 annual conference in San Diego, we are concurrently working on two distinct issues of JL. One issue is focused on Judaica collections in Canada and is guest-edited by Nadav Sharon (University of Toronto Libraries) and Hannah Srour-Zackon (Congregation Shaar Hashomayim). For the other issue, I am now posting a new call for papers while also editing a few articles that are in the pipeline. Those of you who had approached me regarding possible contributions, please get in touch to continue those conversations or go to ajlpublishing.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ajlpublishing.org/__;!!KGKeukY!3LWwSU2zOmJRG-ZCiCh4-XiTDAlEz3bRXvcZdJNPBBIhM7KBpTIuL-fLLaDB4EAqLN9eo17LRNqafntgg9kbzSqPpO6qQeA$ > to submit. For any other inquiries, please contact me off list as well.
Call for Papers Judaica Librarianship, the Association of Jewish Libraries’ peer-reviewed open access journal, is now accepting new submissions. The journal provides a forum for scholarship on the theory and practice of Jewish studies librarianship and information studies. JL seeks to publish research articles and essays related to the development and management of Judaica collections in all types of libraries and archives, the initiation and coordination of digital curation projects, the creation and dissemination of information resources in all formats, and the promotion of Jewish information literacy. The editorial board welcomes submissions based on papers presented at AJL annual conferences or other meetings in related disciplines, materials related to work in AJL’s Schools, Synagogues, Centers, and Public Libraries (SSCPL) Division, submissions about disability and the Jewish library, crisis and Jewish libraries, and Jewish book culture in its broadest sense. All submissions are reviewed by the editor and may be edited in preparation for publication. Research articles go through anonymous author/ anonymous reviewer peer-review process in accordance with the ethical guidelines for peer reviewers of Committee on Publication Ethics<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicationethics.org/__;!!KGKeukY!3LWwSU2zOmJRG-ZCiCh4-XiTDAlEz3bRXvcZdJNPBBIhM7KBpTIuL-fLLaDB4EAqLN9eo17LRNqafntgg9kbzSqPAa-GMnw$ >. Topics covered in Judaica Librarianship include * Theoretical or empirical studies integrating library and information science with aspects of Jewish studies and related fields that could stimulate scholarly discussion about Jewish libraries (history of the book, bibliometrics, literary studies, media studies, Jewish languages and linguistics, information technology, or social history). * Best practices and policies for Jewish libraries and archives of all kinds: school libraries (all levels); community center libraries; public libraries; Judaica collections in religious institutions; archival collections; museum and historical society libraries; research libraries; and special libraries. * Innovative approaches to data curation, discovery tools, or preservation of library materials in the digital age. * Descriptive essays and surveys of noteworthy collections. * Historical or bibliographical studies pertaining to Hebraica and/or Judaica materials, libraries, and librarians. * History of the Jewish book and Jewish publishing. * Digital humanities projects relevant to Jewish studies and other digitization projects. * Library services for users, including but not limited to reference tools and instruction guidelines for teaching Jewish literacy, cultural programming, or any other outreach programs. * Collaborative collection development initiatives across library networks. Judaica Librarianship is graciously supported by the Manfred Gottschalk Judaica Librarianship Endowment. Thank you, Rachel Rachel Leket-Mor, Librarian Curator, Open Stack Collections, IsraPulp Collection Affiliate, Center for Jewish Studies, Center for Maghrib Studies Arizona State University Library ORCID<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-8097__;!!KGKeukY!3LWwSU2zOmJRG-ZCiCh4-XiTDAlEz3bRXvcZdJNPBBIhM7KBpTIuL-fLLaDB4EAqLN9eo17LRNqafntgg9kbzSqPBn4sV4I$ > Editor, Judaica Librarianship (2012–Present) Association of Jewish Libraries https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ajlpublishing.org__;!!KGKeukY!3LWwSU2zOmJRG-ZCiCh4-XiTDAlEz3bRXvcZdJNPBBIhM7KBpTIuL-fLLaDB4EAqLN9eo17LRNqafntgg9kbzSqPXVZW6SU$ I acknowledge that Arizona State University is built upon the traditional homelands of the Akimel O'odham and Pee-Posh peoples.
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