Re: Call for Papers: Serials Reference Services Quarterly (SRSQ) James Mouw 09 Mar 2001 22:03 UTC
OK - I'll fire the first volley. I have seen a couple of other announcements about this and a host of other new highly-specialized Haworth Press journals. I personally find this extreme splintering journals to be not only unfortunate, but actually absurd. To begin a number of new titles at the very time when well established journals are having a difficult time obtaining papers to publish is illogical. The "number and format of serial information" may have exploded, but no one is writing about it, and there are several existing options for publication if any are written. I would welcome comments from Haworth as to their reasoning behind the establishment of this and other recently announced journals, and who they think is going to buy them. Jim Mouw ++++++++++++++ James R. Mouw Acquisitions Librarian Electronic Resources Officer The University of Chicago Library 1100 E. 57th St. Chicago, Illinois, 60637 773 702-8732 fax 773-702-3016 <mouw@MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU> At 12:11 PM 3/9/01 -0500, Deborah Lee <dlee@LIBRARY.MSSTATE.EDU> wrote: >CALL FOR PAPERS > >(Please excuse multiple postings!) > >Serials Reference Services Quarterly (SRSQ), a new journal by Haworth >Press, is looking for articles dealing with all aspects of reference work >and serials librarianship. As the number and format of serial information >has exploded, the challenges and opportunities facing public service >professionals has grown exponentially. SRSQ will publish applied and >theoretical works aimed at assisting in the effective use of serials in >both print and electronic formats. Possible topics include: > > Tips for managing the public services journal collections and >reading rooms. > Evaluating indexing and abstracting services for the electronic >environment. > Supporting reference services for multiple electronic journal >interfaces. > Promoting Electronic Journals Collections > Library instruction strategies for electronic and print journal >collections. > Government Documents Serials. > Web serial resources for the Reference Librarian. > Effective Public and Technical Services Collaborations > >These are just a few of the topics SRSQ will cover. The first issue is >scheduled for Spring 2002. SRSQ welcomes submissions from new writers! >Manuscript instructions may be found at: ><http://www2.msstate.edu/%7Edol1/instr.htm>http://www2.msstate.edu/~dol1/i nstr.htm ><<http://www2.msstate.edu/%7Edol1/instr.htm>http://www2.msstate.edu/~dol1/ instr.htm> > >Please contact the editor, Deborah Lee at dlee@library.msstate.edu ><<mailto:dlee@library.msstate.edu>mailto:dlee@library.msstate.edu> with any questions. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Deborah Lee >Assistant Professor/Reference Services Librarian >Editor, Serials Reference Services Quarterly (SRSQ) >Mississippi State University Libraries >dlee@library.msstate.edu <<mailto:dlee@library.msstate.edu>mailto:dlee@library.msstate.edu> >Telephone: 662-325-7682 Fax: 662-325-9131