UL Professional Development

Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian is now accepting manuscripts for an issue focusing on “Critical Information Literacy in the Social Sciences” to be published as volume 32(1). The submission deadline is September 7, 2012.

We welcome the following topics (relevant to Behavioral & Social Science
Librarianship):
– discussion/analyses of critical information literacy methods/practices
– assessment of impact of critical information literacy on student learning
– impact of critical information literacy on collection development , reference services or other areas of library work
– collaborative efforts with faculty/instructors in applying critical information literacy
– discussion/analyses of critical information literacy among different library users or subject areas
– critical information literacy standards and outcomes
– discussion of relevant theories
– and more!

B&SS Librarian is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal focusing on all aspects of behavioral and social sciences information with emphasis on librarians, libraries and users of social science information in libraries and information centers including the following subject areas:
Anthropology
Business
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice
Education
International and Area Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Women’s Studies

The journal’s website includes Instructions to Authors at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=0163-9269&linktype=44

Please send all submissions and questions to the editor at:
L-ROMERO@illinois.edu

Sincerely,
Lisa Romero
Editor, Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian Head, Communications Library and Associate Professor University of Illinois L-ROMERO@illinois.edu