(via Spencer Brayton, Director of Library Services at Waubonsee Community College)
The editors of the upcoming publication Valuing The Community College Library: Powerful Impact for Institutional Success seek chapter proposals. To be published by ACRL, this edited volume provides a holistic approach to exhibiting community college library value through historical context, practical applications, and future thinking. It addresses why community college libraries exist and should exist. In this process, we ask authors to reflect on their practice with an eye toward nuanced approaches to how they situate themselves at their institutions. Through case studies, editorials, and practical approaches, this volume addresses community college library value and, as such, advocates that perspective with campus administration.
Often academic librarianship is dominated by the perspectives of 4-year and beyond colleges and universities. We aim to fill this gap with a text that shines a light on the compelling work in community college libraries and provides authors the support they need to write about that work. We believe that community college librarians can lead our libraries into the future. We can learn from each other through dialogue and create space to share ideas and practical approaches to our work. It’s time we give voice to and showcase innovative, practical approaches to the work in community college libraries across the country.
If you haven’t published before, that’s okay! We want fresh perspectives, new perspectives, and unpublished authors!
For more information about submitting your proposal, including potential chapter topics, please visit here.
To submit a proposal, please include the following in your e-mail to cclibraryimpact@gmail.com.
- Author name(s), title, email and institution
- Working chapter title
- 300-500 word chapter abstract
- Feel free also to include author CV(s)
Ancillary Projects
The editors will present this book with a companion podcast where they will ask all chapter authors to discuss their chapter development and investigate their work further. We will also host a panel exploring the chapters in this book to discuss practical implications and a companion website.
Timeline, Audience, Expected Publication Date
Our core audience for this book is community college library employees, community college administrators, and community college faculty.
Proposal Length: 300-500 words
Submit to: cclibraryimpact@gmail.com
Brief Timeline
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 – Call for proposals released
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 – Chapter proposal submission due to editors
January 2023 – Authors contacted regarding chapter proposals
Thursday, June 1, 2023 – Chapters due from authors
Summer 2025 – Anticipated publication date
Please feel free to reach out to us at cclibraryimpact@gmail.com with any questions.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Terra Jacobson, Moraine Valley Community College, and Spencer Brayton, Waubonsee Community College