<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="2">Due to several requests, deadline for submitting to the special issue on “<b>Data as <span class="gmail-il">Collections</span></b>” is now extended to <u><b>Nov 20, 2018</b></u>. <br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Data become an important part of libraries’ <span class="gmail-il">collection</span>
 in addition to the traditional information sources like books or 
journals. With the growing curricular and research interest in data,
 libraries are now expected to build a data <span class="gmail-il">collection</span> that is useful to their user communities. However, developing, managing, and preserving data <span class="gmail-il">collection</span>
 require different considerations than traditional information sources 
(e.g., scope, cost, license
 agreement, acquisition policies, quality assessment, formats, 
technology and infrastructure, etc.), while providing unique challenges.
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Previous work in this area focuses a lot on research data management (RDM) at the libraries, particularly
helping researchers address needs throughout the research data lifecycle. This special issue will add a new perspective by addressing libraries’
 efforts to build data <span class="gmail-il">collections</span> and the issues around these efforts.  </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:</font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Strategies and challenges for developing data <span class="gmail-il">collections</span></span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Data <span class="gmail-il">collection</span> development policies</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Data management/<span class="gmail-il">curation</span> practices in libraries</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Issue relevant to access and sustainability to manage data as <span class="gmail-il">collection</span>
</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Metadata for data <span class="gmail-il">collections</span></span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Impact of data on future <span class="gmail-il">collection</span> development
</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">New users’ need
</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Training and staffing librarians</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">User education/service/outreach 
</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Institutional, journal, and funder policies relevant to the development of data <span class="gmail-il">collections</span></span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Licensing and legal concerns</span></font></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b>Submission type:</b></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Research papers
</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Opinion pieces or columns</span></font></li><li class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:normal">
<font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB">Articles
 should be between 1000 and 3000 words in length. This includes all text
 including references and appendices. Please allow 520 words for each 
figure or table.</span></font></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b>Submission deadline</b>:
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Articles for the special issue should be submitted to <span class="gmail-il">Collection</span> and <span class="gmail-il">Curation</span> for peer review before
<b>22 October, 2018</b>. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Guest editor – Ayoung Yoon, PhD. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b>How to submit a manuscript</b>:
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span class="gmail-il">Collection</span> and <span class="gmail-il">Curation</span> is hosted on
ScholarOne™ Manuscripts, a web based online submission and peer review system.
Registration and access is available at
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 section, please email <a href="mailto:manuscriptcentral@emeraldinsight.com" target="_blank">manuscriptcentral@emeraldinsight.com</a> for assistance. Please quote the journal name, your contact details and the information you require.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"> </font></p>
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</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b> </b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b>About the journal
</b></font></p>
<p><font size="2"><span class="gmail-il">Collection</span> and <span class="gmail-il">Curation</span> (formerly <span class="gmail-il">Collection</span> Building) provides well-researched and authoritative information on the rapidly-changing conceptions of what <span class="gmail-il">collection</span> development is in libraries, archives, museums and galleries.
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Relevant topics include but are not limited to the following: </font></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">
<font size="2">‘<span class="gmail-il">Collection</span>’ and management of files and data by academic libraries, in the service of the research and teaching purpose of universities</font></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<font size="2">‘<span class="gmail-il">Collection</span>’ of files and data for wider organization planning purposes</font></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<font size="2">Academic library curriculum mapping</font></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<font size="2"><span class="gmail-il">Collection</span> assessment as part of wider library assessment</font></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<font size="2">Co-operative and collaborative ‘<span class="gmail-il">collection</span>’ of cultural heritage artefacts, including where technology enables innovative approaches </font></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<font size="2">Public libraries as centers for civic engagement, digital inclusion, lifelong learning and for health and wellbeing information</font></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<font size="2">‘<span class="gmail-il">Collection</span>’ development and the use of space. </font></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">More about the journal: <span class="gmail-m_-1697696920426652720MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=cc" target="_blank">http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=cc</a></span><span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span> </span></font></p><font size="2"><br></font></div></div>