Judaica Librarianship Call for Papers Situated in the field of Library and Information Science and international in scope, Judaica Librarianship (peer-reviewed) provides a forum for scholarship on the theory and practice of Jewish Studies and Information Studies. The journal seeks to publish research articles and essays related to Judaica and Hebraica collections in all types of libraries and archives; the creation and dissemination of information resources in all formats, including digital curation; the promotion of Jewish information literacy, and Jewish booklore in general. A special area of interest for this forthcoming issue is Digital Humanities in Jewish Studies, including theoretical perspectives or applied prospects.
The editorial board welcomes research articles and essays (double-blind peer reviewed) as well as review essays based on reference works or electronic resources. Submission deadline for the journal’s next issue (2015) is December 31, 2014. For online submission and guidelines, see http://ajlpublishing.org. These are some of the relevant topics for article submissions: * Digital Humanities projects relevant to Jewish Studies. * Theoretical or empirical studies integrating Library and Information Science with aspects of Jewish Studies and related fields. Possible areas of connection include: the History of the Book, Bibliometrics, Literary Studies, Media Studies, Jewish languages and Linguistics, Information Technology, Literacy Studies, or Social History, to name a few. * Best practices and policies for Jewish libraries 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. * Surveys of noteworthy library collections. * Historical or bibliographical studies pertaining to Hebraica and/or Judaica materials, libraries, or librarians. * 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. Editorial Board Rachel Leket-Mor, Arizona State University Libraries (Editor-in-Chief) Zachary Baker, Stanford University Libraries Pearl Berger, Yeshiva University Libraries Annette Goldsmith, University of Washington Arthur Kiron, University of Pennsylvania Libraries Roger Kohn, Library of Congress James Rosenbloom, Brandeis University Libraries Barry Dov Walfish, University of Toronto Libraries Rachel Leket-Mor Judaica Librarianship, Editor-in-Chief Association of Jewish Libraries http://ajlpublishing.org
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