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<EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Journal of Library Innovation</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> is seeking submissions for publication for its inaugural issue in January 2010.</SPAN><BR>
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<EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Journal of Library Innovation</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">, one of the first journals devoted explicitly to innovation and creativity in libraries, is a peer reviewed, electronic journal published by the Western New York Library Resources Council. Its mission is to disseminate research and information on innovative practice in libraries of all types.</SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Innovation in libraries can include, but is not limited to the following: </SPAN><BR>
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<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The discovery of unmet user needs. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The introduction of new services or the retooling of traditional services resulting in a better user experience. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Creative collaboration between libraries, or between libraries and other types of institutions, resulting in demonstrable improvements in service to users. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Implementing new technologies to improve and extend library service to meet user needs. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Explorations of the future of libraries. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Pilot testing unconventional ideas and services. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Redefining the roles of library staff to better serve users. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Developing processes that encourage organizational innovation. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Reaching out to and engaging library users and non-users in new and creative ways. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Creative library instruction and patron programming. </SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Finding new ways to make library collections or library facilities more useful. </SPAN> </LI></UL>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Journal of Library Innovation</SPAN></EM> publishes original research, literature reviews, commentaries, case studies, reports on innovative practices, and book, conference and product reviews. </SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The journal also welcomes provocative essays that will stimulate thought on the current and future role of libraries in an Internet Age. </SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">For more information and submission guidelines visit <A href="https://webmail.sbu.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.libraryinnovation.org." target=_blank>http://www.libraryinnovation.org</A> or contact Pamela Jones, the Managing Editor, at <A href="mailto:pjones@medaille.edu" target=_blank>pjones@medaille.edu</A>.</SPAN><BR>
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