From brad.eden at valpo.edu Wed Jul 20 10:55:44 2016 From: brad.eden at valpo.edu (Brad Eden) Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:55:44 -0500 Subject: [Sigvis-l] CFP: Special journal issue on altmetrics Message-ID: > > Please excuse duplication. Please forward to interested colleagues and > other listservs. > > *Digital Library Perspectives* (*DLP*) is looking for articles for a > special issue on the use and incorporation of altmetrics in libraries and > within academia. Articles can be of any length, and figures and screen > shots are encouraged. *DLP* is a peer-reviewed journal. > > Inquiries can be sent directly to the editor's email listed below (please > do not reply to the list). Please send a title and short proposal, along > with contact information, to the editor no later than August 15, 2016. > Accepted proposals will be due by January 2, 2017, and can be submitted > directly to the Emerald ScholarOne system at > http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/dlp. > > If you have any questions, please contact the editor directly. Thanks. > Brad > > > Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D. > Editor, *Digital Library Perspectives* > Dean of Library Services > Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources > Valparaiso University > Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 > brad.eden at valpo.edu > 219-464-5099 > ___________________________________________________ > > *Digital Library Perspectives (DLP)* > > Journal history > > Previously published as *OCLC Systems & Services: International Digital > Library Perspectives* > > *Aims & Scope* > > *Digital Library Perspectives (DLP) *is a peer-reviewed journal concerned > with digital content collections. It publishes research related to the > curation and web-based delivery of digital objects collected for the > advancement of scholarship, teaching and learning. And which advance the > digital information environment as it relates to global knowledge, > communication and world memory. > > The journal aims to keep readers informed about current trends, > initiatives, and developments. Including those in digital libraries and > digital repositories, along with their standards and technologies. > > The editor invites contributions on the following, as well as other > related topics: > > - ? Digitization > - ? Data as information > - ? Archives and manuscripts > - ? Digital preservation and digital archiving > - ? Digital cultural memory initiatives > - ? Usability studies > - ? K-12 and higher education uses of digital collections > >