Check out what previously published papers by Post-Tracks look like.

I had a very enjoyable time working on getting Post-Tracks started as part of the capstone experience of my MSIS degree.

Jacob

Deadline: October 14, 2005

Post-Tracks, an online peer-reviewed student publication hosted by Webjunction.org, invites interested LIS students to volunteer to serve as peer reviewers. The next issue of Post-Tracks will focus on preservation, digitization and collection development.

Post-Tracks peer reviewers will be invited to review specific manuscripts based on their area(s) of interest and coursework. Once a reviewer accepts an invitation to review a manuscript, the reviewer is expected to complete the review within 14 days of receipt of the manuscript.

Peer reviewer applicants should be actively pursuing a masters or doctoral degree in the field of Library and Information Science. All applications should be submitted by October 14, 2005 to junction@ischool.utexas.edu for editorial review.

For additional information, please contact the Post-Tracks editors.

Carrie Newsom & Ashley Perez
Post-Tracks Editor for Webjunction.org
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, D7000, Austin, TX 78712
junction@ischool.utexas.edu

Deadline: October 21, 2005

Post-Tracks, an online, peer-reviewed student publication hosted by WebJunction at http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=10959, is
seeking articles for inclusion in its third issue scheduled for December 2005. This quarterly publication in the field of library and information science (LIS) provides an opportunity for LIS students to publish their work or review the work of other students.

LIS students are invited to submit original manuscripts of 1,500-3,000 words. Current topics of particular interest include preservation,
digitization and collection development. All articles will be considered for publication. Every paper submitted will be subject to blind review by LIS student reviewers.

Submissions should be sent as an email attachment to the editor at junction@ischool.utexas.edu. Late submissions will be considered, but
may not be reviewed in time for inclusion in this issue. Please visit http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=10980 to view submission guidelines for authors.

For additional information, please contact the Post-Tracks editors.

Carrie Newsom & Ashley Perez
Post-Tracks Editors for WebJunction
School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, D7000, Austin, TX 78712
junction@ischool.utexas.edu

I checked out a some summer reading material, including Revolting Librarians Redux. While I don’t know if I’ll agree to all that I read in this volume of essays, anything with some passion is worth checking into. I’ll attempt a review later on.

I was reminded of Revolting Librarians Redux when I attended an unofficial ALA conference event at Quimby’s Bookstore: “The Secret Lives of Librarians Event Feature Jenna Freedman, Travis Fristoe, Jenn Phillips-Bacher, Keith Helt and Celia Perez.” The place was packed, and everyone was having a great time. Each of the librarian/authors read from their zines. Writing wise, I was particularly impressed with Jenn Phillips-Bacher and Travis Fristoe. Jenn’s humorous biographical essay on Dewey (I hope to get ahold of the one existing issue of Riot Librarrrian if there’s a copy around somewhere). Travis’ writing seemed perfect as spoken word performance, with hilarious comments on library work and library patrons.

Jenna Freedman, who also read from her work, is a member of Radical Reference, a “service provided by librarians from over the United States to support the work of activists and independent journalists.” Check it out.

• Site redesign
• Addition of discussion board
• posting of articles (hopefully)

So keep an eye out.

indylibrarian.net is a collaborative site established by current students and as of May 2005, alumni of the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin.

At indylibrarian.net we hope to continue to have an ongoing discussion of the various aspects of the fields of library and information studies from wherever our careers might take us.

If you think you would like to contribute to the site drop a line to indylibr {at} indylibrarian {dot} net about getting posting privileges.