Call for Chapters Cutting Age Technology and Academic Librarianship A book edited by Dr. Anna Kaushik drkaushikanna@gmail.com & Dr. Nirmal Kumar Swain nkswainlisfaculty@gmail.com Objectives of the Book: Cutting Age Technology and Academic Librarianship provides an up-to-date picture to promote academic strategic management and envision future innovations for academic library resources, services and instructions in the digital age. It provides academic executives, consultants, instructors, IT specialists, librarians, LIS students, managers, trainers and other professionals with the latest information for developing trends of emerging technologies applied to student-centred and service-oriented academic learning environments. This book explores various fields where key emerging technologies may have great implications on academic library information technologies, academic library management, academic library information services, and academic library internal operations. Recommended sections/topics include but are not limited to the following: Application of ICT and Web Technology in libraries E-Learning & Academic Libraries Cloud computing for digital information Storage Cloud Libraries-Challenges and Issues Consortia Virtual Learning Environment Cutting Age Technologies Digital Library and related Issues Digitization, Institutional Archive and Copy-right issues E-Journal and Issues Virtual future Target Audience: Libraries, executives, consultants, instructors, IT specialists, managers, trainers, graduate and/or undergraduate LIS students, and other professionals who intend to keep close watch and follow current technical trends of academic library information technologies. Submission Procedure: LIS Professionals, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit the manuscript clearly explaining the mission and concerns on or before Dec 30, 2012. Authors will be acknowledged immediately and the acceptance of the contribution will be notified within a fortnight of receipt of the contribution. Authors may be required to help, if need be, in terms of proof, clarifications, etc. Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are original and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Style manuals: Submissions must follow the styles outlines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, 5th edition) Abstract: All manuscripts should include an abstract of 100 words or less. Author identification: The complete title of the contribution and the name(s) of the author(s) should be only on the first sheet and the main text should begin on the same sheet. Complete contact information must be supplied for all authors and co-authors, including full address and postal pin code, telephone, and e-mail address. The corresponding authors should be identified. Typescript: Manuscript should be typed on A-4 size paper, double-spaced, with generous margins at top, bottom, and sides of page. In soft copy it should be in IBM-compatible MS Word format. Sub-heads should be used at reasonable intervals to break the monotony of the text. Words and symbols to be italicized must be clearly indicated, by either italic type or underlining. Abbreviations and acronyms should be spelt out with its first occurrence, unless found as entries in their abbreviated form in a standard dictionary. Pages should be numbered consecutively. Length: Manuscript should typically be of 10 to 15 pages including the reference list. Notes and reference: Notes are for explanations or amplifications of textual material. They are distracting to the readers and expensive to set and should be avoided whenever possible. They should be typed as normal text at the end of the text section of the manuscript rather than as the part of the footnote or endnote feature of computer programme and should be numbered consecutively throughout the contribution. A reference list should contain references that are cited in the text. These should be accurate and complete. Personal communications (letters, memos, telephone conversations) are cited in the text after the name with as exact a date as possible. Examples of references to a book, a chapter in book, and journal article follow, formatted in APA style: Tables, Figures, and Illustrations: Create tables, figure, and illustrations in their electronic files, separate from the main text. (You may use one file for all the tables, but place each figure or illustration in a separate file. Each table should begin in a new page). Figures and tables should be keyed to the text. The data in the text need not be described in such detail that tables become redundant. Figure captions should appear on a separate sheet, not on the original figures. One high quality, camera ready version of each figure must be submitted with the manuscript; photocopies may accompany the additional manuscript copies. Compositors will typeset the tables. Note 1: Generalised writings are not encouraged. Note 2: Any doubt(s) regarding the sub themes of the proposed volume may be clarified preferably by e-mail before preparing the contribution. Note 3: There will be a free copy to 1st author or corresponding author Submissions can be forwarded electronically MS Word document Dr. Anna Kausik 2/38, Basant Bihar Kota Rajasthan-324009 (India) Ph: 91-0744-2402737 (R) M: 91-9414936675 E-Mail: drkaushikanna@gmail.com Copy to: nkswainlisfaculty@gmail.com Dr. Anna Kaushik Deputy Librarian & Incharge Central Library University of Kota M.B.S. 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