Post-Tracks calls for Student Papers and Peer Reviewers
MLIS students who are interested in academic librarianship or working in a scholarly environment might be interested in the recent call for student papers and peer reviewers by Post-Tracks. I’ve included the calls in the extended entry below.
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
Call for Peer Reviewers
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
Call for Submissions: Post-Tracks
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
