The deadline for a Special Issue of the /Journal of
Web Librarianship/ dedicated to Library Websites:
Evaluation and Usability Studies has been EXTENDED to
August 1, 2007. This issue will be edited by
Professor Amanda Spink and Dr. Helen Partridge; all
queries and submissions should be sent to them (see
below).
Details: As more library services are delivered via
library Websites, evaluating and measuring Website
effectiveness, usability and success is critical for
all libraries. Such studies are crucial for improving
library Websites, enabling user-centered design and
improving the quality, value and impact of library
online services.
This special issue of The Journal of Web Librarianship
seeks papers reporting empirical studies evaluating
library Websites in any type of library environment.
The methodologies used are not limited and may include
quantitative or qualitative techniques, case studies,
longitudinal studies, experiments, focus groups,
surveys, questionnaires, interviews, or other research
designs. Papers may include the evaluation and testing
of new user-centered measures.
Submission of Manuscripts
All submissions must be in English, should represent
original work done by the authors, and must NOT have
been published, accepted for publication, or be
presently under consideration for publication
elsewhere. Manuscripts should be prepared according to
The Journal of Web Librarianship for Authors:
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/jwl/
Reviews of the submitted manuscripts will proceed in
accordance with The Journal of Web Librarianship
editorial policy. Submissions should be by electronic
transmission ONLY (using a Word file attachment) and
must be sent to the guest editors.
Please direct any questions about the special issue
and your submissions to the Special Issue Guest
Editors:
Professor Amanda Spink
Faculty of Information Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Gardens Point Campus, GPO Box 2434
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
Email: ah.spink@qut.edu.au
Dr. Helen Partridge
Faculty of Information Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Gardens Point Campus, GPO Box 2434
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
Email: h.partridge@qut.edu.au
Important Dates
August 1, 2007 Deadline for submission – EXTENDED
September 1, 2007 Preliminary notices to authors
October 1, 2007 Notices to accepted review comments
January 1, 2008 Final acceptance following revisions