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_Cataloging & Classification Quarterly_ will be publishing a special issue
on 21st-century challenges for library administrators in the management and
strategic planning of operations and personnel in cataloging and metadata
departments.  The guest editor is looking for articles that articulate new
directions and opinions, as well as case studies, related to re-visioning,
repurposing, establishing efficiencies, and/or redirecting both workflows
and personnel within cataloging and metadata departments.  Articles that
examine how to justify and/or defend what are commonly known as
“behind-the-scenes” or “back-end” library operations and personnel in the
current budget crisis are especially timely.  The guest editor is looking
for a wide range of international participation, so proposals from authors
outside of the United States are encouraged.  Articles can be of any length,
and figures and screen shots are encouraged.

If you are interested in contributing, please send the guest editor your
name, a short proposal of the topic, and a tentative title for the article.
 Deadline for proposals is September 1, 2009.  Articles would be due to the
guest editor by January 1, 2010.  Any questions can be directed to the guest
editor.  Thank you.

Dr. Brad Eden
Guest editor, _Cataloging & Classification Quarterly_
Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly
Communication
University of California, Santa Barbara
e...@library.ucsb.edu