[Eril-l] FW: Call for book chapter proposals: Transforming technical services through training and development

Thu Feb 18 11:20:07 PST 2021

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Jessie L. Copeland
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Woodruff Library | Emory University
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Subject: [External] [OCLC-CAT] Call for book chapter proposals: Transforming technical services through training and development

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Call for Book Chapter Proposals
Title: Transforming technical services through training and development
Publisher:  ALA Editions
Intended audience: technical services managers, coordinators of library staff training programs, and trainers

Proposal submission deadline: March 30, 2021

Description:
Technical services departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, whether because of shrinking budgets, staff turnover, a lack of visibility, or insufficient understanding of their work on the part of administrators. Today's next gen catalogs, changing cataloging rules, and diverse formats and delivery models demand that technical services professionals and paraprofessionals keep up with evolving best practices for the work they do. Finding a balance between meeting service demands and developing staff knowledge and skills is challenging, just as it is challenging to develop training programs and find experienced trainers and motivate staff to learn new skills. In this way, libraries are not unlike other organizations trying to stay effective, innovative, responsive and competitive in changing times. Like these organizations, libraries can adopt methods for developing a learning culture, incorporating formal and informal staff development into the everyday work of their employees, and using learning to continuously improve service delivery.

This book will examine training and development methods from instructional design, Lean management, Training Within Industry (TWI) and other models, and it will offer practical tools and case studies to help technical services managers to create training materials, organize and assess training programs and motivate staff to engage in learning.

This book is expected to be separated into two broad sections.
Section 1 Learning theory and its application to technical services training

  *   Using theories of adult learning in technical services training
  *   Applying instructional design best practices to technical services training
  *   How to apply the Training Within Industry (TWI), Lean management, and other business and manufacturing approaches to training in technical services
  *   How to create a training plan and track staff learning
Section 2 Case studies of technical services training projects or programs

  *   Training and retraining of technical services staff due to system migration or availability of new technology
  *   Training and retraining technical services staff due to organizational restructuring or changing focus of the department
  *   Tools used to track the acquired skills and training progress
  *   Assessment used to measure success of training programs in technical services
  *   Managing staff expectations and staff attitude towards training and learning new skills.
  *   Overcoming staff resistance to training and learning new skills

Proposals should be submitted through this online form - https://forms.gle/z94SU5hWeKHBX4AP6<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2Fz94SU5hWeKHBX4AP6&data=04%7C01%7Cjessie.copeland%40emory.edu%7C59a0b644eb9b4e97ddae08d8d4234e26%7Ce004fb9cb0a4424fbcd0322606d5df38%7C0%7C0%7C637492595383111476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2F5tD9b9OICu8dISGu%2BwYYCIyfE4QGRrX%2Bg0t1MY3zqE%3D&reserved=0>   and should include

  *   Author name(s)
  *   Institutional affiliation(s) and position title(s) and short, two sentence biography
  *   Proposed chapter title
  *   Submission description, i.e. application of theory, case study, survey, etc.
  *   Summary of the proposed chapter section (250-500 words)

Important dates
Proposal submission deadline - March 30, 2021
Authors of selected proposals will be notified by  April 30, 2021
Draft full chapters are expected by  July 30, 2021
Editor feedback to authors by September 15, 2021
Author final revisions to chapters due November 15, 2021

Full chapter word counts will range from 2,500-4000 words.
Proposed chapters should be unique to this publication - no materials that were previously published or simultaneously submitted to another publication.

If you have any questions about the book or proposal submission process,  feel free to contact Sofia Slutskaya at sofia.slutskaya at emory.edu<mailto:sofia.slutskaya at emory.edu>  or Marlee Givens marlee.givens at library.gatech.edu<mailto:marlee.givens at library.gatech.edu>

Thank you for your interest

Sofia and Marlee
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Sofia Slutskaya
Head, Resource Description
Woodruff Library
Emory University
404.727.0123
sofia.slutskaya at emory.edu<mailto:sofia.slutskaya at emory.edu>

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