Digital Libraries Across Continents
Edited by Le Yang and Alicia Salaz
Thank you for your interest in the upcoming book Digital Libraries Across Continents, which will be published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. This book provides an in-depth analysis of digital libraries across the world, exploring the unique approaches, challenges, and opportunities they encounter. We received submissions from a balanced range of countries in the global north and south that offer diverse perspectives in many fields. The accepted chapters shed light on policy environments, system infrastructure, service models, and content and preservation practices within distinct cultural and socioeconomic contexts.
Audience
This book targets library science scholars, administrators, information scientists, digital library practitioners, developers, government agencies, NGOs, and policymakers interested in gaining a broader understanding of global digital librarianship.
Options for Open Access Book Chapters
Taylor & Francis offers two options for authors or contributors to make individual book chapters available open access. Whilst there are many different definitions of open access, these options correspond to what is normally referred to as ‘gold’ or ‘green’ open access. Please follow Routledge & CRC Press Open Access Books – Publishing OA Books – Chapters for more information or copy and paste this URL to your browser: https://www.routledge.com/our-products/open-access-books/publishing-oa-books/chapters.
Contact
For any inquiries, please contact the editors, Le Yang (yanglegd@gmail.com) and Alicia Salaz (asalaz@uoregon.edu). The editors continue welcoming inquiries focused on brainstorming or talking through ideas about digital librarianship across the continents and will gladly schedule a virtual meeting on request to engage in deeper discussion. For your convenience, please bookmark this page for future reference: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/digitalglobe/
Timeline
In Production
circa April 30, 2025
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The book has been sent to the publisher for production.
Timeline
Chapter Proposals Due
November 30, 2023
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Please submit your chapter proposals via email to yanglegd@gmail.com by November 30, 2023. Each proposal should be approximately 500 words and include a brief author bio.
Review and Evaluation of Proposals
Concluded on December 19, 2023
Notice of Proposal Acceptance
Sent on December 19, 2023
First Draft Due
June 30, 2024
Editor & Author Review
June 30 – September 30, 2024
Second Revision Due
November 30, 2024
Final Version & Copyediting
December 1, 2024 – January 14, 2025
(Submission Due to Routledge on Jan 15, 2025)
About the editors
Dr. Le Yang
Associate Vice Provost & University Librarian for Collection, Discovery, and Digital Strategy
Le Yang is a Senior Librarian and the Associate Vice Provost & University Librarian for Collections, Discovery, and Digital Strategy at the University of Oregon Libraries. He holds a Ph.D. in Library Science from Wuhan University. Yang’s research interests include digital libraries, open repositories, and RAG applications. He has disseminated his research findings widely in conferences and journals and serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for multiple library and information science journals.
Dr. Alicia Salaz
Vice Provost & University Librarian
Alicia Salaz is a Senior Librarian at the University of Oregon and serves as University Librarian. Her background includes over a decade of professional work in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Salaz has published and presented in the areas of transnational library practice and in how adults learn from reading in print or digital mediums in research with participant populations spanning the globe. She holds a doctorate of higher education from the University of Liverpool in the UK and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington.