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Call for Chapter Proposals
The Practical Leadership Cookbook: Critical Reflections on Hidden Challenges
Proposal Deadline: April 1^st, 2022

Submit Your Proposal Online

Edited by

Kristin Henrich
Associate Dean
Head, User + Research Services
University of Idaho Library
khenrich@uidaho.edu

and

Cinthya Ippoliti
University Librarian and Director
Auraria Library
cinthya.ippoliti@ucdenver.edu

Many of us arrive in administrative or supervisory positions with little or no formal training in academic library management or leadership, attempting to teach ourselves the skills we need to be good managers and organizational leaders while juggling our own identity shifts and insecurities. While there are several professional development opportunities for generalized leadership theory, there are fewer resources available to learn practical, library-specific, hands-on tools that touch on areas which often remain hidden yet deeply shape our approach to leadership.

This edited volume seeks to provide managers and supervisors with practical applications to develop strategies for dealing with stress and addressing feelings of insecurity, while managing the organization from an equity perspective that places people at the forefront and focuses on inclusive leadership, person-centered practices, and staying true to one's values within a broader organizational context.

The editors acknowledge our own positionality and privilege as well as our role in perpetuating systemic injustices. We strongly encourage proposals from individuals of all ethnicities, races, countries of origin, gender identities and expressions, ages, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, economic backgrounds, scholarly and professional backgrounds and experiences, types and sizes of institutions, and other differences. We are committed to amplifying and highlighting lived experiences from these different perspectives as they relate to leadership and management.

Sample Chapter Topics

Sample chapters can include, but are not limited to, topics such as:

• Personal support
• Self-care and active coping
• Building community and fighting isolation
• Imposter syndrome
• Navigating positionality and authenticity
• Finding your leadership identity
• Learning from mistakes and showing vulnerability 

• Organizational dynamics
• Decolonizing academic leadership
• Transparency in decision-making and communication
• Lived experiences of BIPOC leaders
• Dealing with conflict from a person-centered perspective
• Leading within toxic or hostile workplace cultures
• Leading meaningful, lasting DEI change
• Psychological effects of change
• Creating psychological safety
• Realities of middle management (even as a Dean or Director)

• Navigating relationships beyond the library
• Managing up and sideways
• Dealing with HR, finance, and similar units
• Advocacy tools and techniques
• Resisting scope creep in the face of external pressure
• Pursuing transformational opportunities 
• Building strategic collaborations and partnerships 
• Working with ombuds, general counsel, consultants, and similar units

Instructions for Submitting a Proposal

Proposals should include author details, working chapter title, and chapter description (up to 500 words). The description should include:

• What issue or problem you are addressing
• The institutional or organizational context of the issue or problem
• How you resolved the issue or problem, either personally or institutionally, acknowledging that this is not necessarily about having a "finished" idea or perfect implementation–not all issues will have clear-cut or simple solutions
• How your experience could help other people dealing with similar problems or issues

Please include a sentence or two in your proposal describing any identities you hold that may contribute to fuller representation of diverse groups and points of view as part of this publication.

Contributors may send in more than one proposal simultaneously. Chapters must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere at the time of submission. Chapter authors will be able to make their chapters open access by posting final copies of their chapter in their institutional repositories.

Submit your chapter proposal online. 

Examples of Finished Chapters/Recipes

For examples of finished chapters/recipes, please refer to other volumes in the ACRL Cookbook series. 

See a sample recipe template here:

1. Section Heading (What general section does this proposal fall under)
2. Recipe Title
3. Author(s) 
4. Nutrition Information (Introduction and institutional context)
5. Goals and outcomes (if applicable)
6. Dietary Guidelines (What larger purpose does this recipe serve, what problem is it attempting to address)
7. Preparation and Cooking Method (The what and how)
8. Application for others experiencing similar issues
9. Additional Resources
10. Photo/Figure/Table (if applicable)
11. Notes

Submission Timeline

• February 15 – Call for chapter/recipes proposals
• April 1 – Chapter/recipes proposals due
• April/May – Editor review and selection process
• June – Notification of author acceptance and signed contracts
• July 1 – Accepted authors begin chapters/recipes
• September 15 – Draft author chapters/recipes due
• December 1 – Finalized author chapters/recipes due
• Jan-Feb – Editors finalizing for publication
• March 23 – Deadline

Selection Process

We will be prioritizing submissions that: represent historically underrepresented or marginalized groups, identities, perspectives, and experiences as described above; fit the theme of the book; and are widely relevant to a variety of experiences and institutions. We commit to providing feedback for submissions that are not selected, for those authors who may wish to revise and resubmit to future volumes of this cookbook or seek other publication opportunities. 

Kristin Henrich
Associate Dean
Head, User + Research Services
University of Idaho Libraries
khenrich@uidaho.edu

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Kristin Henrich
Associate Dean
Head, User + Research Services
University of Idaho Libraries
khenrich@uidaho.edu
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