(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University and Western Colorado Community College)
I am serving as editor for a forthcoming Medical Library Association (MLA) book from Rowman & Littlefield, tentatively titled Health Humanities for Librarians: A Handbook. I am seeking people who may have an interest in being involved in this text and possibly authoring a chapter–alone or in collaboration with others. (No formal proposal is needed–just maybe a paragraph of what you’re looking to cover, contribution to the topic/book/why it’s useful (e.g., for the reader, academic/etc. librarians), maybe a sense of length and who the author(s) is/are, and where you think it fits into the draft book description.)
For your convenience, a description of the book is available here (subject to modifications as the manuscript develops). I hope this will be helpful for you in envisioning yourself as part of this exciting book project. If you have ideas, questions, etc., please let me know–I’d love to discuss things further, brainstorm, and help you strategize your participation.
I’d love to square away 75% of the authors no later than mid-April of 2022, so that we can get to drafting! (Overall timeline: I need final drafts by mid-December, so that the final manuscript can get to R&L by mid-January 2023. We’ll work backwards once I know my TOC team!)
Thanks for considering being a part of this book project, and please feel free to share this post with colleagues, collaborators, and others!