Hello folks -

Please excuse cross-posting (always and forever).

Information Technology and Libraries Journal
<https://ital.corejournals.org/index.php/ital/index> (ITAL) is seeking
authors for a new column titled “ITAL &”.

The “ITAL &” column is a non-peer-reviewed, featured column that focuses on
ways in which the library’s role continues to expand and develop in the
information technology landscape. The emphasis will be on emerging ideas
and issues, with a particular aim to recruit new-to-the-profession
columnists.

Some examples of possible topics include:

AI: How will the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning
change various aspects of librarianship and different types of libraries?
How are library professionals working with or fighting against artificial
intelligence? Are libraries using generative AI in marketing materials or
using large language models to streamline workflows? What cybersecurity
implications arise?

General technology review: Looking back at the ten-year range, what are the
major changes or improvements in library technologies that have occurred
since 2014? What are the current and emerging technologies that enable
telecommuting, cloud computing, and hybrid learning in libraries? What are
the potential scenarios and implications of library technologies in the
next five and ten years, and what are the best practices and strategies to
prepare for them? This column could provide a platform to discuss and
envision prospective library technologies.

Other topics of interest could include, but are not limited to: disability
and accessibility, cybersecurity and privacy, the open movement / open
pedagogy, linked data and metadata, digital humanities / digital praxis,
digitization efforts, programming and workshops, the overlap between
library technology and other library departments (acquisitions, readers
advisory, information literacy and instruction, scholarly communications),
or other emerging technologies and their implications for library work.

This column is intended to be practitioner-focused, and we will happily
entertain submissions from folks who have expertise in libraries and
technology but who may not work in a traditional “library” environment or
role. We are also happy to work with first-time authors and folks based
outside of North America, though columns need to be submitted in English.

Since this is a non-peer-reviewed column, there is also an opportunity to
engage in new ways or different formats, so creative submissions will also
be considered. (Examples: comics, zines, videos, autoethnography, case
studies, white papers, policy documents, interviews, reports, or other
things commonly referred to as "grey literature.") If you would like your
column to be in a format that differs from a standard editorial essay,
please explain in your proposal.

Those who are interested in being an author for this column should submit a
brief proposal / abstract that outlines the topic to be covered. Proposals
should be no more than 250 words. Please submit your proposals to this
Google Form <https://forms.gle/caUYQcLfRMi73EJY9> no later than June 30,
2024.

Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by July 8, 2024, with the
submission deadline for our quarterly issues on the first of February, May,
August, and November. Completed column submissions should be roughly
1500-2000 words.

Please contact column editor Shanna Hollich ([log in to unmask]) with any
questions. Please forward this call to any colleagues who may be
interested. Thank you!


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Shanna Hollich, MLIS
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