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Deadline approaching - Call for book chapter proposals - Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape

  • 1.  Deadline approaching - Call for book chapter proposals - Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape

    Posted Jun 11, 2025 08:52 AM

    Chapter proposals will be accepted until June 30th for Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape, an edited volume to be published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing / Bloomsburg in 2027. We are especially interested in receiving proposals that focus on Makerspaces in an Academic Library / Academic Libraries in rural communities and/or communities with no public library /  Co-curricular and/or non-academic supports for non-traditional or international students / Assessment of informal learning initiatives. Please submit proposals via this form. Email beyondthebookshelf.group@lafayette.edu with any questions.


    Title: Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape
    Editors: Kylie Bailin and Kate Pitts (Lafayette College) 
    Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield / Bloomsbury
    Chapter Proposals due: June 30, 2025

    About the Book:

    Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape is a book that takes a panoramic view of academic library programming and services. This book features case studies, best practices and reflections from academic library professionals across a wide range of campuses including small residential liberal arts campuses, community colleges, rural higher education institutions, large research universities, and more. The book will weave together these experiences through the shared experiences of navigating the co-curricular landscape and adjusting to an increasingly digital and distanced post-pandemic learning environment. The book will explore libraries' role(s) at higher education institutions from a holistic perspective and explore how each institution uses co-curricular programming to strengthen collaborative relationships, solve campus problems, and build life skills in their student populations. Through these narratives, readers will gain an understanding about ways that a library can partner with other institutions and departments to leverage partnerships as well as investigate future paths for academic libraries to include more holistic, non-traditional programming and services for patrons. 

    Call for Chapter Proposals:

    Proposals are invited from academic library professionals at all levels. Proposals should be a maximum of 500 words. Completed chapters should be between 2,000-4,000 words and may include no more than 3 black and white images. Chapters should also include an abstract and keywords. The proposed book sections and content areas are outlined below.

    • Part 1: Library as a Campus and Community Hub  
      • This section will feature up to six chapters and will focus on the ways in which academic libraries can function as a "community hub" within their respective community/communities, on campus and beyond. Examples may include, but are not limited to:
        • Library as a "hub" (central destination for resources or services) within your community/ies
        • Academic Library in a community with no public library
        • Libraries and Centralized Student Services (such as writing center, learning center, career center, university museum, etc.)
        • Your experience at your library

    • Part 2: Beyond Academics: Co-curricular and Non-Academic Lending and Services
      • This section will feature up to six chapters and will explore innovative and non-traditional services provided by academic libraries. Examples may include, but are not limited to: 
        • Co-curricular and/or non-academic lending programs
        • Makerspaces
        • Co-curricular and/or non-academic supports for non traditional or international students
        • Your experience at your library

    • Part 3: Building Your (Book)Case: How to Plan for and Overcome Challenges
      • This section will feature up to five chapters and will focus on possible challenges individuals might encounter when implementing co-curricular programs, as well as preventative and responsive approaches to overcoming these hurdles. Examples may include, but are not limited to: 
        • Budgetary considerations and/or concerns 
        • Alignment with institutional goals 
        • Creating collaborative buy-in 
        • Assessment of informal learning initiatives
        • Your experience at your library

    Evaluation Criteria:
    • Length 
      • Proposal length: no more than 500 words
      • Completed chapter length: No more than 4,000 words
    • Contents
      • Transferability
      • Originality of Ideas
      • Fit within proposed section and the book as a whole

    Rubric: 
    Chapters will be reviewed and selected based on this criteria.

     

    Proposal Instructions:

    Please submit your proposals using the online form (https://forms.gle/kb9BsteKFEvERtgz9) by June 30, 2025.

    Proposals should include: 
    • Information for all contributing authors, including at least one contact email 
    • A working title and description of your proposed chapter (no more than 500 words)
    • Which section you envision your chapter in:
      • Library as Campus and Community Hub
      • Beyond Academics: Co-curricular and Non-Academic Lending and Services
      • Building Your (Book)Case: How to Plan for and Overcome Challenges

    Authors will be notified of acceptance by October 1, 2025. 

    See below for the full project timeline. 

    Project Timeline:

    • Chapter proposals due: June 30, 2025
    • Authors notified of acceptance by: October 1, 2025
    • Full chapters and draft illustrations to editors by: March 2, 2026
    • Editorial response to authors: August 31, 2026
    • Revised book chapters, final photographs and author biographies due to editors by: November 1, 2026 
    • Manuscript goes to publisher: June 30, 2027

    About the Editors:

    Kylie Bailin is the Director of Outreach and Access Services at Lafayette College Libraries in Easton, PA. She oversees outreach, communications, and the access services department for both Skillman and Kirby Libraries. She provides guidance on areas of space planning & facilities, events & programming, collection development, and also works with classes as a research and instruction librarian. Kylie holds a Master of Applied Science (Library and Information Management) from Charles Sturt University and a Master of Environmental Management from the University of New South Wales. She has published about the role of academic libraries in The Library Outreach Cookbook, College & Research Library News, Australian Academic & Research Libraries and was an editor of Planning Academic Library Orientations: Case Studies from Around the World. She has also presented at the Tri-State Library Consortium Annual Meeting, Access Services in Libraries (ASiL) Annual Conference, the Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration Annual Meeting and the Victorian Association of Library Automation Conference.

    Kate Pitts is the Library Operations, Communications and Assessment Manager at Lafayette College Libraries in Easton, PA. She manages library communications, including the website, social media and the library newsletter and is the point of contact for the Communications department. She also provides guidance on events and programming within the library and oversees reporting in regards to usage of and issues with the library's physical spaces. Kate holds an M. Ed from Lehigh University in International Education and an M.A. from the University of Leeds in British Literature. She has published in the Journal of Studies in International Education and presented at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the Tri-State Library Consortium Annual Meeting, Access Services in Libraries (ASiL) Annual Conference, and the Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration Annual Meeting.

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    Kate Pitts (she/her)
    Library Operations, Communications and Assessment Manager
    Skillman Library, Lafayette College
    610-330-5150