Greetings,

Given the wide-ranging disruptions caused by COVID-19, we are extending the deadline for submissions until May 8, 2020. We understand that our entire community and the users we serve are facing unique challenges. If you are interested in participating in this special issue, but would like additional time or other consideration, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We will do our best to accommodate. 

Proposals are currently being accepted for a special issue of The Serials Librarian (https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wser20) focused on the complex interrelationship between libraries, data, and privacy.

This issue, guest edited by Heather Staines and Doreen Bradley, will feature new scholarship about the following topic areas:

 Current Issues/Trends

• Crisis Management, Privacy, and Security
• Factoring Privacy into Disaster Planning
• Learning Analytics
• General Data Security
• Threats to Data Security (i.e. Sci-Hub and Ransomware)
• New Privacy Laws and their Impact on Campus

Faculty and Researcher Data 

• Ethical Data Management
• Research and Identifiable Data
• Access Barriers

Library Perspectives

• Faculty, Staff, and Student Data
• Determining Library Responsibility
• Convenience vs. Privacy
• Privacy Education
• License Negotiations and Patron Privacy
• Privacy and Library Assessment

Vendor and Publisher Perspectives

• Data as Commodity
• Data Portability and Privacy
• Big data, AI, and Content Discovery

Future Challenges/Possibilities

• New Tracking Technologies
• Facial Recognition
• Biometrics

 
This special issue will include the following content types:

• Research paper (a well-documented description of original research or analysis. Research papers typically have lit reviews, outline a problem statement or methodology, and cite many other sources)
• Case study (a description and reflection of a project, experiment, or process that one has first-hand experience with. Case studies can be scholarly, but do not need as much rigorous source mapping as a research paper)
• Column (a thoughtful response to, or analysis of, a privacy-related topic. Columns can represent the author's own views and do not need a lit review or an abundance of cited sources)
• Interview (a written Q&A exchange between an interviewer and one or more practitioners with relevant roles/experiences)

 

To submit a proposal, please complete this form (https://forms.gle/vE89rNMQxTQJ2UgM7) by May 8, 2020. Proposal acceptances will be sent in May and full papers will be due by July 1, 2020. Submissions will undergo double-blind peer review.

To apply to be a peer reviewer for this special issues, please complete this form (https://forms.gle/fu2UdYM5uje9KTKB7) by May 8, 2020. 

Please email SerialsLibrarianJournal@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Thank you very much!

Sincerely,

Courtney McAllister

Associate Editor, The Serials Librarian

SerialsLibrarianJournal@gmail.com