The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share
information among those interested in the intersection of libraries,
technology, and the future.

We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 28th issue, a special
issue on diversity in library technology.  Discussions on the Code4Lib
listserv and keynotes by Valerie Aurora and Sumana Harihareswara at
Code4Lib 2014 show that diversity is a topic of ongoing importance to the
Code4Lib community.  A recent editorial
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9345> in the Code4Lib Journal by Ron
Peterson originally sparked discussion of the idea for a special issue
among the journal’s editorial committee; the demographic breakdown of both
the author community and the committee itself laid bare the fact that
diversity is a major challenge even in communities that are highly
supportive.  With this in mind, the C4LJ editorial committee hopes that
this special issue will further the conversation around this important
topic, while also encouraging a greater diversity amongst the Journal’s
contributors for this and future issues.

C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome
submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of
the journal.  Possible topics could include, but are not limited to:

- Building diverse technology teams

- Implementing a code of conduct and/or assessing its efficacy

- Designing for accessibility

- Partnerships to foster inclusivity in the field

- Library tech programming for underserved populations

- Inclusive project management and communication

- Surfacing diverse items in digital libraries

- Digital projects involving outreach to diverse communities

C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the
barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they
need not follow any formal structure.  Writers should aim for the middle
ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals.
Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms,
and pseudo-code.  For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or
browse articles from the first 26 issues published on our website:
http://journal.code4lib.org.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences.  To
be included in the 28th issue, which is scheduled for publication in April
2015, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.
code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to [log in to unmask] by January 12,
2015. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal
in the subject line of the email message and the acceptance of the
Journal’s US CC-By 3.0 license
<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/> in the body of the
message.  The editorial committee will review all proposals and notify
those accepted by January 19, 2015.  Please note that submissions are
subject to rejection or postponement at any point in the publication
process as determined by the Code4Lib Journal’s editorial committee.

Send in a submission.  Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.

-- 

*Heidi Elaine Dowding, MLIS*

www.thegloballibrarian.com | @theglobal_lib
<http://twitter.com/theglobal_lib>