Do you have a new or interesting workflow? Have you recently re-organized or implemented a new system? Are you doing something interesting collaboratively with another unit or with your consortium? Consider writing for the "Biz of Acq" column in Against the Grain. Against the Grain is a down-to-earth, practice-oriented library journal.

Its goal is to provide acquisitions librarians in all types of libraries, and information sellers, with current information on events in the field, and practical insights into acquisitions techniques and processes. The "Biz of Acq" column features discussions of key acquisitions topics by working librarians.

 Ideas for upcoming "Biz of Acq" articles include:

• Collection Management/Acquisitions/Cataloging workflows
  
• Discovery tool workflows
  
• RDA and Acquisitions
  
• Electronic resource management and workflows
  
• Migrating to a new ILS
  
• Workflow analysis
  
• Patron Driven Acquisitions
  
• E-book platforms
  
• Negotiating licenses and prices
  
• Technology of acquisitions
  
• Finding and selecting vendors and vendor comparison and assessment-Acquiring MP3's, scores, and e-scores
• Managing accounting, accounts, and audits
  
• Changes in the nature of acquisitions work due to changing collections
  
• Re-purposing acquisitions staff
  

Feel free to choose any of these topics, or one of your own. Theoretical articles, research reports, "how-to" articles, case studies, literature

reviews and conceptual or opinion pieces are welcome. Article length should be approximately 1200-1500 words (4-5 pages, double-spaced).

Contributions may be written by individuals or co-authored.

URL: http://www.against-the-grain.com/

If you are interested in writing for "Biz of Acq", please contact the

editor:

Michelle Flinchbaugh

flinchba@umbc.edu