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The mission of the Library Research Round Table (LRRT) is to contribute toward the extension and improvement of library research; to provide public program opportunities for describing and evaluating library research projects and for disseminating their findings; to inform and educate ALA members concerning research techniques and their usefulness in obtaining information with which to reach administrative decisions and solve problems; and expand the theoretical base of the field. LRRT also, serves as a forum for discussion and action on issues related to the literature and information needs for the field of library and information science.

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CFP: Libraries: Culture, History, and Society

  • 1.  CFP: Libraries: Culture, History, and Society

    Posted Jan 09, 2023 07:50 AM
    Libraries: Culture, History, and Society (LCHS) is now accepting submissions for volume 7, number 2, to be published Fall 2023, and for subsequent issues to be published semiannually.  To be considered for the next issue, submissions must be received no later than March 1, 2023.  
     
    A peer-reviewed publication of the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association and the Penn State University Press, LCHS is available in print and online via the Scholarly Publishing Collective, https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/libraries. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="0">https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/libraries.

    The only journal in the United States devoted to the history of libraries/librarianship,     LCHS positions library history as its own field of scholarship, while bringing together scholars from many disciplines to examine the history of libraries as institutions, collections, and services, as well as the experiences of library employees and users. There are no limits of time period or geography, and libraries of every type are included (private, public, corporate, academic, and school libraries, and special collections). In addition to Library Science, we welcome contributors from History, English, Literary Studies, Education, Sociology,  Gender/Women's Studies, Race/Ethnic Studies, Political Science, Architecture, and other disciplines.
    Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through LCHS's Editorial Manager system at https://www.editorialmanager.com/LCHS. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="1" class="x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted1" data-loopstyle="link">https://www.editorialmanager.com/LCHS . 
    They must also conform to the instructions for authors at https://www.editorialmanager.com/LCHS/account/LCHS%20Author%20Submission%20Guidelines.pdf. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="2" class="x_ContentPasted0 x_ContentPasted1">https://www.editorialmanager.com/LCHS/account/LCHS%20Author%20Submission%20Guidelines.pdf.
     
    New scholars, and authors whose work is in the "idea" stage, are welcomed to contact us if they would like guidance prior to submission.    
    For further questions, please contact the editors:Bernadette A. Lear, BAL19@psu.eduEric Novotny, ECN1@psu.edu


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    Bernadette Lear
    Librarian
    Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg Library
    She/Her/Hers,Ms.
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