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Subject:        Special Issue of GIQ - call for papers
Date:   Thu, 11 May 2006 11:08:02 -0500
From:   Aimee Quinn <[log in to unmask]>
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Good Morning Folks,

Please excuse the cross-posting. It is my pleasure to seek article
proposals for a special Issue of Government Information Quarterly whose
focus is on ?Digital Government Information and Libraries: Shifting
Paradigms Or Predictable Partnerships?.  One article for this issue will be
on the DLC's vision for the 21st century depository program.

This special issue of GIQ will examine the changing dynamics of how
libraries include government information in their policies, instruction,
collections, and services.  Specifically, the issue seeks manuscripts which
address the evolution of the flow and exchange of information within the
library internally, between libraries and consortia as well externally to
the users they serve; how these changes relate to existing policies, laws,
and regulations from international, federal, state, and local governments
regarding the dissemination of information; what collaborative projects are
being developed to address these changes; if new policies are being
implemented to govern digital government information and the effects of the
new policies.  Sample issue topics may cover:
    * New challenges and opportunities concerning the management of digital
government information;
    * How new government information systems are accommodating information
published in formats other than digital;
    * How many kinds of information are being integrated into existing
collections and services;
    * What new kinds of collaboration are being developed in relation to
digital government information;
    * The impacts of policies regarding the production and availability of
government information on government information access, collections, and
the public record; and
    * The impacts of new policies, management structures, and government
information dissemination strategies on library organizations and
government information librarianship.

This special issue of GIQ focuses on the how libraries serve as a
cornerstone of democratic principles and how changes in the delivery of
information does not change libraries obligation to engage in civic
participation.  Special focus is on the examination of activities which
have been limited by broad information policy changes as governments adopt
information technologies.

Manuscripts are sought from various perspectives including academia,
librarianship and government agencies. We also welcome international and/or
comparative articles.  If you have an interest in publication, but are not
certain that you want to tackle an article by yourself, please let me know
and I will be happy to connect you with others in a similar situation.

Please submit a one-page article proposal by June 10, 2006.  Final
manuscript submissions should not exceed 30 double-spaced pages. The
deadline for submissions of final papers is August 1, 2006 to allow for
peer review, feedback and revisions. The anticipated publication date is
early 2007.  For more information and to submit articles or article
proposals for review, contact:

Aimée C. Quinn
Assistant Professor & Assistant Documents Librarian
University of Illinois at Chicago
(312) 413-0048
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