As alluded to in our last few editorials, there are some exciting changes on the horizon for Library Resources & Technical Services, beginning with our move to being fully open access starting in 2023. A good deal of work has been happening behind the scenes to bring this move to fruition, both among the LRTS editors as well as in conjunction with the editors at our Core sister publications (Information Technology and Libraries and Library Leadership & Management) and the Core Executive Board. While there is still much work to be done at this stage, we hope to be able to share more information with our readers soon, so watch this space as well as other Core information channels such as ALA Connect. In anticipation of kicking off the next year as a fully open access publication, we are happy to devote this editorial to a call for papers devoted to the impacts of open access on technical services work.
The editors of Library Resources & Technical Services invite submissions on the topic of open access to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the journal moving to zero-embargo open access in January 2023. Submissions may deal with any aspect of open access relevant within the scope of LRTS to publish research focused in the areas of collections, scholarly communications, acquisitions, and cataloging. Welcome topics include, but are not limited to:
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the author guidelines and submitted via the journal’s OJS system. Manuscripts received by July 7, 2023, will be considered for the special issue; those received after the deadline may be published in a later issue. All studies will undergo double anonymous peer-review. Essays, interviews, and shorter format submissions are welcome; editors reserve the right for these to be peer or editorially reviewed. Please email Rachel Scott (rescot2@ilstu.edu) and Michael Fernandez (michael.fernandez@yale.edu) with any questions.
In this issue of LRTS: