Advances in Librarianship

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Series description

The Advances in Librarianship Series seeks to publish in-depth chapters in all areas of library and information science and in all types of settings in which information is developed, accessed, preserved, and delivered.

It aims to provide critical analyses of issues which are current and timely in a rapidly changing information world. Content is developed based on viewpoints, in-depth literature reviews, current research and critical analyses of issues, with the aim of producing solutions to current problems in libraries and related fields including the information industry, education of information professionals, management, and operations of all types of libraries. The publication strives to present solutions that can be applied and can make improvements in the field.

Topicality

The Advances in Librarianship book series covers current research and professional issues in the field, including libraries, the information industry, education and development of library and information professionals.

All aspects of library and information sciences are covered including reviews, updates of previous theories, along with ground breaking developments in libraries and information science and related enterprises.

The Advances in Librarianship book series covers current research and professional issues in the field, including libraries, the information industry, education and development of library and information professionals.

All aspects of library and information sciences are covered including reviews, updates of previous theories, along with ground breaking developments in libraries and information science and related enterprises.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Archives and special collection
  • Community analytics and big data
  • Digital curation and collections
  • Digital libraries
  • Government information
  • Human rights and social justice
  • Information access and behavior
  • Information policy and law
  • Information science
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship Library and Information Science education
  • Publishing and related information industries
  • Records management and big records
  • Services for targeted populations
  • Services for underserved populations

Advances in Librarianship Series has a strong reputation for publishing in-depth chapters in all areas of LIS and in all types of settings in which information is developed, accessed, preserved, and delivered. It aims to provide critical analyses of issues which are current and timely in a rapidly changing information world. Content is developed based on viewpoints, in-depth literature reviews, current research and critical analyses of issues, with the aim of producing solutions to current problems in libraries and related fields including the information industry, education of information professionals, management, and operations of all types of libraries. The publication strives to present solutions that can be applied and can make improvements in the field.

Emerald Publishing is pleased to announce the appointment of Bharat Mehra as Editor of the Advances in Librarianship Series, effective January 2021 for new book proposals. Mehra’s critical perspective to further social justice scholarship and inclusive praxis complements the book series’ vision as a progressive forum to support innovative ideas and practices that improve and better articulate the vital contributions of libraries to their diverse multicultural communities in a global network information society.

Mehra is EBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice and Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama. His research focuses on social justice and social equity agendas in library and information science (LIS) to meet the needs of minority and underserved populations dispersed across local, regional, national, and international boundaries. Specifically, he examines issues of diversity and intercultural communication in LIS (including libraries) to expand its traditional definition, scope, extent, representation, and relevance in the 21st century.

Mehra is the author of more than ninety journal articles and book chapters, as well as editor of four books. He has served as an editor of several journal special issues in LIS on social justice, social inclusion, diversity in action, and gender concerns. He currently serves on the boards of The Library Quarterly, The Journal of Community Informatics, Public Library Quarterly, Library Trends, Journal of Education for Library and Information Science and International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion. Mehra is the recipient of the ALISE 2018 Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults award. He has been the principal investigator of several IMLS grants totaling more than a million dollars. Mehra has served as a past conference planning co-chair of both ASIS&T and ALISE.

To discuss a proposal, or for more interest in the series, please contact the Series Editor via email:

Bharat Mehra
School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama
Email: bmehra@ua.edu

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