Call for Chapters for the Edited Book on "E-Resource Management in Electronic Information Age”

[Sanjay Kumar Bhaarateey]

Dear LIS Professionals & Friends,

Namaskaar!

We feel immense pleasure to inform you that we are going to edit a Book entitled “E-Resource Management in Electronic Information Age" which will be published by a reputed publisher with ISBN. Your chapter’s contribution for the aforesaid title will be admirable. We take this opportunity to extend our invitation to you to contribute research papers/article related to the topics as a chapter for the publication in the book. We expect that the book will include papers of eminent Academicians/ Library Professionals/Scholars/students in the field. As a token of appreciation & honour, one copy of the Book will be provided to the 1^st Author of the chapter free of cost. Recommended topics , but not limited to, are the following:

1. Coping with Economic Issues with reference to Electronic Resource Management  

2. Acquiring Electronic Resources & Negotiating Resource Licensing

3. Reconciling with Payment Systems & Issues related in Making Electronic Resources Accessible

6. Gathering, Evaluating and Communicating Statistical Usage Information

7. Changing Staff to Facilitate the Shift to Electronic; History of Electronic Resources & Looking Ahead from Now to future.

10. Strategic Planning for Electronic Resource Management; Workflow Management and Competencies of Electronic Resource Librarians

14. Shopping for Journal Holdings

15. Beyond Open URL Technologies for Linking Library Resources

16. Authentication and Access Management of Electronic Resources

17. Using Consistent Naming Conventions for Library Electronic Resources

18. Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERMS); Standards the Structural Underpinnings of ERMS

20. Challenges and Potentials of Electronic Resource Management

22. Sharing the Albatross of E-Resources Management Workflow

23. Process Mapping for Electronic Resources: a Lesson from Business Models

24. Evolving Roles for Electronic Resources Librarians

25. The Evolution of License Content; Copyright Implications for Electronic Resources & current trends in Electronic Resource Licenses

28. Working with Electronic Resources; Working with Database and E-Journal Vendors to Ensure Quality for End Users

30. Collection Development Perspective, Cost benefit analysis, & Digital Copyright and Licensing for E-Resources

33. E-Resources Emerging Dynamics, Life Cycle of E-Resource, Open E-Resources  & Patron Driven Acquisitions of E-Resources

40. Any other issues in the field of E-Resource Management

Important Notes:

1. The chapter should clearly indicate the title of the paper, name of author & co-authors, affiliations, full postal address with telephone/Mobile no. and email, etc.
2. Length of paper: 1000-1500 words (4-8 pages), single spaced, 12 point font size, Times New Roman, Justify Align, MS Word format (A4 size).
3. Abstract should not exceed 100-150 words and keyword up to 5-8.
4.APA style for References
5. Tables and Figures may be incorporated into the text of the paper as close to where they are first referred.
6. Short CV of the author(s) & Photo (Color Passport size) on a separate sheet to be enclosed with the paper.

 Only Original chapters will be accepted for publication along with duly filled in declaration & copyright form by the authors and the authors are sole responsible for the contents of their paper; selected papers will be published.

Important Dates :
Last Date of Article(s)/Chapter(s) Submission: 10^th  July, 2017
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection/Re-Submission: by 10^th August, 2017
Final Article(s)/Chapter(s) Submission: by 20th August, 2017
Tentative Date of Book Publication: 20^th September, 2017

Submission can be forwarded electronically (soft copy) in MS Word document email to: [e-mail] & [e-mail]

BASANTA KUMAR DAS,

IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE, 457-A, ASHOK NAGAR, RANCHI-834022, JHARKHAND

Email:[e-mail] , MOB. NO.7903102179

&  SANJAY KUMAR KARN

ASST. University LIBRARIAN, CENTRAL LIBRARY, RANCHI UNIVERSITY, MORABADI CAMPUS,

RANCHI-834008, JHARKHAND,  Email- [e-mail], MOB. No.9431104313

[Arabdha Bhattacharya]

Is it a personal or institutional endeavour? If institutional please provide the details.

[Sanjay Kumar Bhaarateey]

Dear Arabdha,

It is a personal endeavour.

Editors