Information Technology and Libraries
<https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/index> (ITAL), the quarterly
open-access journal published by ALA’s Library Information Technology
Association, is looking for contributors for its regular “Public Libraries
Leading the Way” column. This column highlights a technology-based
innovation or approach to problem solving from a public library
perspective. Topics we are interested in include the following, but
proposals on any other technology topic are welcome.


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   3-D printing and makerspaces
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   Civic technology
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   Drones
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   Diversity, equity, and inclusion and technology
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   Privacy and cyber-security
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   Virtual and augmented reality
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   Artificial intelligence
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   Big data
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   Internet of things
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   Robotics
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   Geographic information systems and mapping
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   Library analytics and data-driven services
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   Anything else related to public libraries and innovations in technology


To propose a topic, use this brief form
<https://forms.gle/LWgLeaRtPWAuadgm9>, which will ask you for three pieces
of information:

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   Your name
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   Your email address
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   A brief (75-150 word) summary of your proposed column that describes
   your library, the technology you wish to write about and your experience
   with it.


Columns are in the 1,000-1,500 word range and may include illustrations.
These will not be research articles, but are meant to share practical
experience with technology development or uses within the library.
Proposals are due by November 30, and selections will be made by December
15.

If you have questions, contact Ken Varnum, Editor, at [log in to unmask]

Sincerely,
Ken Varnum, Editor
Information Technologies and Libraries

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Ken Varnum
Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics
Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library
[log in to unmask] | @varnum | 734-615-3287
https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum