<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Greetings,<br><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Given the wide-ranging disruptions caused by COVID-19, we are extending the deadline for submissions until </span><u style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">May 8, 2020</u><span style="font-size:11pt">. We understand that our entire community and the users we serve are facing unique challenges. If you are interested in participating in this special issue, but would like additional time or other consideration, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We will do our best to accommodate. </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Proposals are currently being accepted for
a special issue of The Serials Librarian (<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wser20" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wser20</a>) focused
on the complex interrelationship between libraries, data, and privacy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This issue, guest edited by Heather Staines
and Doreen Bradley, will feature new scholarship about the following topic
areas:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
Current Issues/Trends</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Crisis
Management, Privacy, and Security</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Factoring Privacy into Disaster Planning</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Learning
Analytics</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">General
Data Security</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Threats
to Data Security (i.e. Sci-Hub and Ransomware)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">New
Privacy Laws and their Impact on Campus</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Faculty and Researcher Data </p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ethical
Data Management</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Research
and Identifiable Data</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Access
Barriers</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Library Perspectives</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Faculty,
Staff, and Student Data</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Determining
Library Responsibility</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Convenience
vs. Privacy</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Privacy
Education</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">License
Negotiations and Patron Privacy</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Privacy
and Library Assessment</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Vendor and Publisher Perspectives</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Data
as Commodity</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Data
Portability and Privacy</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Big
data, AI, and Content Discovery</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Future Challenges/Possibilities</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">New
Tracking Technologies</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Facial
Recognition</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Biometrics</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <br>
This special issue will include the following content types:</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Research
paper (a well-documented description of original research or analysis.
Research papers typically have lit reviews, outline a problem statement or
methodology, and cite many other sources)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Case
study (a description and reflection of a project, experiment, or process
that one has first-hand experience with. Case studies can be scholarly,
but do not need as much rigorous source mapping as a research paper)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Column
(a thoughtful response to, or analysis of, a privacy-related topic.
Columns can represent the author's own views and do not need a lit review
or an abundance of cited sources)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Interview
(a written Q&A exchange between an interviewer and one or more
practitioners with relevant roles/experiences)</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To submit a proposal, please complete this form (<a href="https://forms.gle/Qt1bx53ewAD9FVRdA" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://forms.gle/vE89rNMQxTQJ2UgM7</a>)
by May 8, 2020. Proposal acceptances will be sent in May and full papers will
be due by July 1, 2020. Submissions will undergo double-blind peer review.<br>
<br>
To apply to be a peer reviewer for this special issues, please complete
this form (<a href="https://forms.gle/bVYzHL9iuku2FaSx7">https://forms.gle/fu2UdYM5uje9KTKB7</a><span style="font-size:11pt">)
by May 8, 2020. </span></p>
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