The Journal of Library and
Information Services for Distance Learning would like
to welcome the new Editor-in-Chief, Jodi Poe.
Ms. Poe comes to the Journal with more than 17 years of
service in an academic library, and eight years of service in
distance education. She is currently the Head of
Technical Services at the Houston Cole Library at Jacksonville State
University in Jacksonville, Alabama. Prior to accepting the
department head position in October, Jodi served as the
distance education librarian at the Houston Cole Library for eight
years.
During her tenure as a distance librarian, Poe has written numerous journal articles on
distance learning and librarianship, which appeared in popular
journals like The
Journal of Access Services and the Journal of Interlibrary
Loan, Document Delivery and Electronic Reserves.
Additionally, Jodi co-authored a chapter in the book Going the Distance:
Library Instruction for Off-Campus Students.
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
The
Journal of Library and Information Service for Distance Learning, a peer- reviewed journal published by Routledge/The Haworth Press, welcomes the submission of manuscripts.
The journal is devoted
to the issues and concerns of librarians and information specialists
involved with distance education and delivering library resources
and services to this growing community of students.
Topics can include but are not limited to:
- Faculty/librarian
- cooperation and collaboration
- Information literacy
- Instructional service techniques
- Information delivery
- Reference services
- Document delivery
- Developing collections
If you
are interested in submitting an article, send the manuscript
directly to the Editor, Jodi Poe at jpoe@jsu.edu by
December 1, 2008. Inquiries and questions are
welcome.
Instructions for authors are available at http://www.haworthpress.com or can be emailed to you directly.