CALL FOR ARTICLES/IDEAS

As co-editor for ‘Library Hi Tech News’ (LHTN), I am looking for articles on hot-topics such as the ones suggested below or any innovative use of technology for library applications and services. We are also looking for reports of library and non-library technology conferences. LHTN is a non-refereed publication which comes out ten times a year, so articles submitted can be published fairly quickly. In some cases your report on an innovative use of technology can later be submitted as a research paper in one of Emerald’s peer-reviewed journals such as ‘Reference Services Review’, ‘Library Hi Tech’ and others. So, you might think of your article as being a “poster sessions in print” and a way to get your information/ideas out to a wide international readership.


Some Article Ideas of Interest:

Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8.0: Review and Implications for Libraries
Beyond Meebo Chat: Free Available Programs for Virtual Reference
Library Uses of Skype
Blogging Software – Comparison Guide
Libraries on the Move: Mobile Web Browsers for Smart Phones
Libraries on the Move: Library Mobile Applications
Librarians on the Move: New Ultra Portable Mobile Computers (lightweights with 7” to 10” screens)
WorldCat Local
Library Toolbars
Library Calendar Applications
Google Books – New Developments and Implications for Libraries
Ning – Create Your Own Social Networks
MUVEs Beyond Second Life
You Tube Videos Made Easy
Open Source Content Management Packages – Comparison Guide
Library as Publisher: E Journal Applications/Programs
Collaboration Networks (e.g. 2collab.com)
Twitter Applications for Libraries
Novel Uses of Social Tagging
Web-Based Gaming and Simulation Software for Libraries
Freely Available Survey Tools for Libraries
Rethinking E-Reserves
Digital Textbooks
New Library Learning Spaces
Preservation of Born Digital Information
Virtual Conferencing
Keeping Up With Technology


More information on Library Hi Tech News can be found at: www.emeraldinsight.com/lhtn.htm

Contact me with your ideas for an article or if you are interested in writing on one of the topic ideas listed below. Also contact me if you would like to report on a particular conference (library or technology-focused) and, if needed, we can investigate getting you a press pass. Thanks!


Martin Kesselman,
Co-Editor, Library Hi Tech News,
Library of Science and Medicine,
Rutgers, The State University of New York,
165 Bevier Road,
Piscataway,
NJ 08854.


Email: martyk@rci.rutgers.edu