LRTS EDITOR POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
(ALCTS), a
division of the American Library Association (ALA), seeks to
appoint a dynamic
and forward-thinking professional as editor for its journal,
Library Resources
& Technical Services (LRTS). The
successful candidate is a proactive professional with a broad
awareness of the
contemporary technical services and collections landscape and an
interest in
emerging issues and developments in the field.
Appointment of a candidate will be made by May
1, 2012. The effective
start date for this position is
July 1, 2012. The appointment will overlap with the current
editor’s term
through the end of 2012. The editor serves a four-year term,
renewable at the
Board’s discretion, and will receive a stipend from the ALCTS
office to support
their role and the editorial process.
LRTS is the official quarterly journal of ALCTS
and
publishes refereed articles which reflect the broad range of
topics encompassed
by our field including: cataloging and metadata, resource
acquisition and
management, collections management, and preservation. The journal
also looks to
include articles of current and emerging interests which link
collections and technical
services to broader library services such as digital preservation,
scholarly
communication, institutional repositories, data curation and
services, standards
development, the semantic web, and new models for collection
services.
LRTS also regularly publishes features such as
literature
reviews, reviews of books and other materials as well as official
reports of
ALCTS activities.
The editor serves as an ex-officio member of
the ALCTS
Publications Committee, while the chair of that committee is also
an ex-officio
member of the LRTS editorial board. The editor works with the LRTS
editorial
board and ALCTS Executive Director on developing marketing and
communications
strategies to promote LRTS. The editor works with the LRTS
editorial board to
achieve a representative balance among the articles published in
the journal so
that the interests of each of the ALCTS sections are represented. The editor is encouraged to
contact and
cultivate potential advertisers. The editor is expected to attend
the ALA
Midwinter and Annual meetings.
Requirements include:
Applicants must be members of ALCTS. They
should submit a
resume and a cover letter; a statement describing the role of LRTS
in the profession
and indicate reasons for seeking the editorship; the names and
contact
information for three references; and at least two writing
samples, preferably
one work authored by the candidate and another edited for
publication by the
candidate. Electronic submissions are highly preferred.
Send nominations and applications to:
Tim Strawn
Chair, LRTS Editor Search Committee
Robert E. Kennedy Library
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA
93407
Applications accepted until the position is
filled; those
arriving by March 16, 2012 will receive first consideration. The search committee will
conduct interviews
via phone call in late March and early April, 2012.
Additional information on LRTS may be found at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/resources/lrts/index.cfm
-- Birdie MacLennan Bailey/Howe Library University of Vermont E-mail: bmaclenn@uvm.edu 538 Main Street Phone: 802-656-2016 Burlington, VT 05405, USA Fax: 802-656-4038 Library Professor/Director, Resource Description & Analysis Services Vermont Digital Newspaper Project Director Library Liaison for Romance Languages and Linguistics