[Asis-l] CFP: The Journal of Web Librarianship - Library Websites: Evaluation and Usability Studies

[Professor Amanda Spink]

Special Issue of The Journal of Web Librarianship 

Topic: Library Websites: Evaluation and Usability Studies 

As more library services are delivered via library Websites, evaluating and measuring Website effectiveness, usability and success is critical for all libraries. Such studies are crucial for improving library Websites, enabling user-centered design and improving the quality, value and impact of library online services. 

This special issue of The Journal of Web Librarianship seeks papers reporting empirical studies evaluating library Websites in any type of library environment. The methodologies used are not limited and may include quantitative or qualitative techniques, case studies, longitudinal studies, experiments, focus groups, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, or other research designs. Papers may include the evaluation and testing of new user-centered measures. 

Submission of Manuscripts 
All submissions must be in English, should represent original work done by the authors, and must NOT have been published, accepted for publication, or be presently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be prepared according to The Journal of Web Librarianship for Authors: http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/jwl/ 

Reviews of the submitted manuscripts will proceed in accordance with The Journal of Web Librarianship editorial policy. Submissions should be by electronic transmission ONLY (using a Word file attachment) and must be sent to the guest editors. 

Please direct any questions about the special issue and your submissions to the Special Issue Guest Editors: 

Professor Amanda Spink 
Faculty of Information Technology 
Queensland University of Technology 
Gardens Point Campus, GPO Box 2434 
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia 
Email: ah.spink at qut.edu.au 

Dr. Helen Partridge 
Faculty of Information Technology 
Queensland University of Technology 
Gardens Point Campus, GPO Box 2434 
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia 
Email: h.partridge at qut.edu.au 

Important Dates 
July 1, 2007      Deadline for submission 
August 1, 2007    Preliminary notices to authors 
September 1, 2007 Notices to accepted review comments 
December 1, 2008  Final acceptance following revisions 
March 2008        Submission of special issue to publisher
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Amanda Spink
Research Capacity Building Professor of Information Technology
School of Information Systems
Faculty of Information Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Gardens Point Campus
2 George St, GPO Box 2434
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
http://www.fit.qut.edu.au
Tel: 61-7-3864-9583 Fax: 61-7-3864-2703
Email: ah.spink at qut.edu.au
Homepage: http://sky.fit.qut.edu.au/~spinkah/