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Call for Managing Editor: Libraries: Culture, History, and Society

The co-editors of Libraries: Culture, History, and Society seek a Managing Editor, who will also serve on the journal’s Board of Associate Editors.

Libraries: Culture, History, and Society (LCHS) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association. It aims to study libraries within their broader historical, humanistic, and social contexts. In addition to Library Science, the journal welcomes contributors from History, English, Literary Studies, Sociology, Education, Gender/Women’s Studies, Race/Ethnic Studies, Political Science, Architecture, Anthropology, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, and other disciplines. The only journal in the United States devoted to library history, LCHS positions library history as its own field of scholarship, while promoting innovative cross-disciplinary research on libraries’ relationships with their unique environments.

The Managing Editor will serve a term of two years, with the option to renew. This is a  remote volunteer position with regular virtual meetings with the co-editors.

Responsibilities

The Managing Editor of LCHS will be responsible for the following, in approximate order of importance:

  • Working with our submissions platform, Editorial Manager, to prepare submissions for the co-editors; to assist authors in using the platform; to track the status of submissions; to send reminders about outstanding peer reviews; and to compile reports about the number of submissions and acceptance rates.
  • Coordinating communication and meetings among the editors and editorial boards.
  • Assisting and monitoring promotion of LCHS by preparing text and images for issue email, web, and social media communications.
  • Assisting the co-editors and authors in finding available and appropriate illustrations for accepted articles.

Required qualifications:

  • Attention to detail and deadlines.
  • Familiarity with scholarly journals and the basics of peer-review processes
  • Knowledge of Editorial Manager and/or a high comfort-level with learning new software systems.
  • Familiarity with MS Word and Excel and other editorial management tools.
  • A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness as expressed in the LCHS DEI Statement and Action Plan
  • A strong commitment to mentoring authors.

Desired qualifications:

  • Awareness of LCHS as a significant journal in the field.
  • Awareness of the field of library history.
  • Awareness of the field of bibliographical study.
  • Strong writing skills.

Please apply by email to the co-editors, Dr. Nicole Cooke (NCOOKE@mailbox.sc.edu) and Dr. Carol Leibiger (c.leibiger@usd.edu), including a declaration of interest, a description of your editorial experience and qualifications for the position, and a statement of the contributions you hope to make to LCHS.

 We will start reviewing nominations immediately. The position will be open until it is filled, with an aim to have the successful candidate begin work in January 2024.

Lunch and Learn: How to Write for American Archivist

The Society of American Archivists- Archivists of Religious Collections Section invites you to a Lunch and Learn: How to write for American Archivist.

Join Amy Cooper Cary for a presentation on how to write for the flagship periodical, American Archivist.

Nov 16, 2023 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/…

American Archivist Editor Amy Cooper Cary is Head of Special Collections and University Archives at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has served as Editor of Archival Issues, Reviews Editor for RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Cultural Heritage and American Archivist, and has been a member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Archival Organization. Outside of her editorial work and writing about archives, she has published various nonfiction articles, encyclopedia contributions, translation from French, and original poetry. She is a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists.

Soliciting DEIA Curriculum Resources for Graduate Archival Education

The Graduate Archival Education Subcommittee (GAES) is leading the effort on a strategic priority of the Society of American Archivists to advocate for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) informed curriculum in graduate archival education programs. For this effort, we are developing a resource kit that archival educators can use to integrate DEIA concepts into their courses. These resources might include readings, videos, lesson plans, and rubrics for activities and assignments. A beginning list of these resources, compiled by GAES and the 2022-2023 Archival Educators’ Section Steering Committee, is available at https://bit.ly/deia-in-archival-ed.

We are soliciting suggestions for resources to include in this kit from practitioners and educators in archives and adjacent fields. We are organizing the resource kit around the core archival functions (as articulated in the Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies) to facilitate instructors in using the resource kit to supplement their existing courses. We believe that DEIA concepts are integral to all aspects of archival curriculum.

Please submit citations, URLs, or files for materials not available online using this form. Feel free to share this form with colleagues who may know of additional resources that should be included in the kit.

If you have any questions, please contact Colin Post (ccpost@uncg.edu), a member of the GAES.

Call for Editors: Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editors in Chief of Scholarly Editing, we write to issue a call for editors and other recovery practitioners. Scholarly Editing seeks to develop and advance all aspects of textual and documentary editing, including the recovery of texts and artifacts that represent and celebrate the lives and contributions from and about Black, Latinx, and Indigenous peoples; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people of the Global South as well as others whose history has been erased, misrepresented, or disregarded. As we strive to diversify the journal’s staff and bring in new voices, we strongly encourage applications from these communities, as well as those who have expertise in the histories and literatures of those groups and peoples. This call reflects our commitment to ensure the journal’s sustainability by cultivating a robust editorial team that will succeed the senior editors over time. We reinforced this pledge in our recent call for contributions for Volume 40, published in 2022. Applications from outside the US are welcome.

Scholarly Editing seeks to fill the following positions on our editorial team, as described on our About website page:

·       Reviews Editor (Print and Digital) (1)

·       Voices and Perspectives Editor (1)

·       College and University Classroom Editor (1)

·       Interviews Editor (1)

Editors serve for three-year terms. Because the journal is grounded in higher education’s tradition of service, the work of editors is voluntary and uncompensated.

Editors have two main tasks in the production of each annual volume of Scholarly Editing, and both tasks involve spending time on outreach. Each editor’s first task is to cultivate contributions that speak to the rolling call. The editors’ equally important second task is to cultivate peer reviewers who will adhere to the journal’s commitment to generous and developmental peer review.

New editors can expect to spend roughly twenty hours per month on their work for the journal. Section editors meet monthly to discuss content development plans for their sections. A sample content development plan can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/s2un3ccn. Members of the executive editorial team are available for consultation and collaboration as needed.

The deadline for applications is September 30, 2023.

To apply, please complete the application form, which asks for a short statement of interest. It is available at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EUDAKc6UoasxdN53LXN_8uUj4azc7VVxityAI9gTs9I.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions about Scholarly Editing or the positions that the journal is seeking to fill.

Please circulate widely.

Noelle Baker

noelle.baker@me.com

Kathryn Tomasek

tomasek_kathryn@wheatoncollege.edu

Call for Applications: Associate Editor of Provenance

—- SGA is still accepting applications

Interested in harnessing your editorial skills and passion for organizing fellow writers to serve as the associate editor or book reviews editor of a well-established open source archival journal?

The Society of Georgia Archivists’ Nominating Committee is accepting applications for the roles of Associate Editor and Book Reviews Editor for Provenance. For more information about Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists, visit: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/. The application deadline is August 11, 2023.

Candidates do not have to reside in the state of Georgia but must be members of the Society of Georgia Archivists. Information about membership can be found here: https://soga.wildapricot.org/membership

The Provenance Associate Editor assists the Editor in soliciting, editing, and production of Provenance. The position is a three-year term. Appointed by the Provenance Editor with SGA Executive Board approval. The time commitment: 5-8 hrs/month on average, with additional work required around publication.

DUTIES:

  • Solicits articles for inclusion in Provenance. 
  • Reviews articles as assigned by the Editor. 
  • Assists in copy and final editing considering content, quality, and style set by journal requirements. (could be done by a separate copy editor)
  • Works with contributors as assigned. 
  • Assists Editor with use and management of Bepress system.
  • Oversees marketing of Provenance, including advertising and exhibiting at professional meetings. 

The Provenance Book Review Editor solicits critical assessments of books, software, websites, and other tools useful to the archival profession. The position is a three-year term. Appointed by the Provenance Editor with SGA Executive Board approval. The time commitment: 5-10 hrs/month on average, with additional work required around publication. 

DUTIES: 

  • Solicits and selects, with advice from the Editor, publications or other relevant content to be reviewed for inclusion in each issue of Provenance. 
  • Arranges for reviewers of each identified publication or other content. 
  • Coordinates with reviewers; provides guidelines and determines deadline for submission. 
  • Edits the text of all reviews submitted for inclusion and submits final product to the Editor. 
  • Sends PDF copy of each review to the author and the publisher of the book. 

Applications will be accepted to nominating@soga.org until August 11, 2023. Applicants should submit a statement of interest explaining their experience editing; a writing sample; and a resume/CV. Questions may be addressed to nominating@soga.org. Thank you, 

2023 SGA Nominating Committee

–Cathy Miller, Chair

–Alex McGee, Georgia Tech

–Laura Starratt, Emory University

Call for Applicants for EBLIP Journal: Evidence Summaries Writers

Call for Applicants for EBLIP Journal: Evidence Summaries Writers

Journal URL: https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP

EBLIP seeks to add several writers to the Evidence Summaries Team. Evidence summaries are critical appraisal syntheses, which provide analysis regarding the validity and reliability of the methodology used in an original research article. As such, they are a key component of EBLIP to aid readers in making informed decisions in their local practice. Evidence Summaries Team members are required to write two evidence summaries per year, with a two-year commitment to the journal. Evidence Summaries cover all areas of library and information studies, and we encourage applications from information professionals in areas such as school, public, and special libraries, as well as academic settings.


Interested persons should send a cover letter, indicating areas of strength they would bring to the role, and resume/CV as a single PDF file to Fiona Inglis (Associate Editor, Evidence Summaries) at finglis@wlu.ca by July 15, 2023. Applicants who are shortlisted will be asked to submit a sample evidence summary.

*Please note that Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a non-profit, open access journal and all positions are voluntary and unpaid. The positions are an excellent opportunity for continuing professional development and gaining experience in reviewing and critically appraising library-related research.

**Only those applicants who are selected or shortlisted will be contacted by the Editors.

About the journal:

Published quarterly and hosted by the University of Alberta, this peer-reviewed, open access journal is targeted at all library and information professionals interested in an evidence based model of practice. By facilitating access to librarianship research via original research articles and evidence summaries of relevant research from the library literature, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice enables librarians to practice their profession in an evidence based manner. Please visit the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice web site (https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP) for further information about the journal.

New Co-Editor for Routledge Studies in Archives

Dr. Sumayya Ahmed of Simmons University will be joining Dr. James Lowry of City University of New York as co-editor of the Routledge Studies in Archives book series.

Routledge Studies in Archives was established in 2020 as a home for new theoretical interventions in archival studies, with a focus on sole authored books. To date, the series has published landmark new texts by Jamie A. Lee, Verne Harris, Peter Lester, Victoria Hoyle, Michelle Caswell and Jeannette Bastian, as well as edited collections on social justice, and Caribbean archival practices, with a forthcoming volume on archival materiality.

Dr. Lowry said “I’m excited to be working with Sumayya as we build on the early successes of the series. It’s important to keep renewing its vision and scope as the field develops.”

Dr. Ahmed, whose training and scholarship has primarily focused on archives and private collections in North Africa and the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, said of her appointment as series editor, “it is truly an honor to be able to steward new voices, experiences and perspectives for this vital series”.

Authors interested in publishing in the series can contact Dr. Ahmed at sumayya.ahmed@simmons.edu and/or Dr. Lowry at james.lowry@qc.cuny.edu

Apply for Associate Editor for Case Studies on Teaching With Primary Sources

The Teaching with Primary Sources sub-committee of the Reference, Access and Outreach Section of the Society of American Archivists is accepting applications for the role of Associate Editor for the Case Studies on Teaching With Primary Sources series. For more information about the series, visit: https://www2.archivists.org/publications/epubs/Case-Studies-Teaching-With-Primary-Sources.

The Associate Editor works with the Editor to maintain the Teaching with Primary Sources Case Studies as a contribution to the professional scholarship and illustration of the application of the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. The position, in collaboration with the Editor, coordinates the review process and works with peer reviewers. The Associate Editor role shall become the Editor when their term expires, requiring a two-year commitment. The expected start date for the Associate Editor is August 1, 2023.

Duties:

  • In consultation with the Editor, identify potential authors and solicit proposals
  • Assist in coordinating the peer review process, and work with peer reviewers to provide timely feedback
  • As directed by the Editor, communicate reviews and feedback to authors
  • Promote recently published case studies to the RAO membership and broader community of practitioners

Applications will be accepted to twps-casestudies@archivists.org until July 7, 2023. Applicants should submit a short statement of interest explaining their experience editing; their ideas for including more diverse voices, institutions, and/or case studies; and a resume/CV. Questions may be addressed to current editors, Blake Spitz and Mary Feeney, at twps-casestudies@archivists.org.

Call for Reviewers: Studies in Oral History

Contributors interested in submitting a review to our journal Studies in Oral History are asked to notify our new reviews editor Gwyn McClelland by 15 May 2023.

We accept a wide range of reviews including reviews of podcasts, online oral history records or exhibitions.

So if you’re interested, please send an email with your contact details and the subject for review to reviews.journal@oralhistoryaustralia.org.au. You just need to express interest by 15 May not submit the review by that date.

For further information about our journal requirements please consult the Guidelines for Contributors and Style Guide.

Call for Contributions: Updating Visual Materials Bibliography

The Visual Materials Section steering committee has formed a working group to update our resources and bibliography for visual materials. If this project interests you, consider joining the working group by contacting Angela Schwartz at schwarzleo13@gmail.com.

The 38-page bibliography started in the 1980s by Richard Pearce-Moses and later donated to VMS has been updated periodically over last thirty years. This current revision will include:

· Member submitted resources. If you have a favorite resource that helps you with your visual materials work, please submit it via this form.

· Links to digital copies of available resources.

· Expansion of visual material types. The bibliography currently includes photographs, moving images, selected print technologies, visual ephemera, and architectural records. We will be adding resources for cartographic materials and born-digital. If there are additional formats you’d like to see represented, let us know!

Stefanie
VMS Chair