Whitehead, Marian R


Education Libraries, 42:1 (2019) 
© Education Division, Special Library Association 

  
Editorial 
 
A Note from the Editor 
 
This last year has seen the journal pass 
hands from one Editor-in-Chief to 
another, and I would like to thank 
Katherine Hanz, the previous Editor-in-
Chief for all her hard work. Over the 
years, Katherine has done some amazing 
things for this journal, including moving 
it into the Open Journal Systems (OJS) 
journal management and publishing 
system, which has greatly improved the 
author, peer-reviewer, and editor 
experience, as well as access for readers.  
Thank you, Katherine! As the new 
Editor-in-Chief, I will admit, it has taken 
me too long to get up to speed on 
managing the journal, putting out calls, 
staying on top of submissions, finding 
peer-reviewers, and getting things 
published, and therefore we 
unfortunately end 2019 with only two 
book reviews available.  
 
There are, however, a number of articles 
that have recently been returned to 
authors for revisions or are out with 
colleagues being reviewed, and I am 
confident that 2020 will bring with it 
many interesting and thought-provoking 
Education Libraries articles.  
 
I also want to take a moment here to 
review the scope of both Education 
Libraries and our parent, the Special 
Libraries Association’s (SLA) Education 
Division.  

As stated on the journal website, 
Education Libraries offers a forum for 
new and challenging ideas in education, 
and library and information science. It 
also explores the effect of new 

technologies on the library profession 
and library and information curriculum. 
Its audience consists of education 
information professionals employed in a 
variety of venues, including special 
libraries and information centers, 
academic libraries, public libraries, and 
school libraries.  

Manuscripts submitted for publication in 
Education Libraries should present 
research studies, descriptive narratives, 
or other thoughtful considerations of 
topics of interest to the education 
information professional. Manuscripts 
focusing on issues relevant to more 
general concerns either in the field of 
education or in the field of library and 
information science are also welcome 
provided they include a significant 
component specifically germane to 
education, libraries, and librarianship. 

The SLA Education Division provides a 
forum for librarians and information 
professionals in the interdisciplinary 
field of education:  

• to exchange and disseminate 
information and knowledge for the 
benefit of education-related 
information professionals and their 
organizations, 

• to enhance the skills of its members 
in management and retrieval of such 
information and knowledge, 

• to stimulate research in the field of 
education information services, 

• to manage evolving educational 
technology, 

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• to contribute to the development of 
materials, methods and services that 
impact education-related information 
professionals and their clientele, and 

• to cooperate with organizations that 
have similar or allied interests. 

The purview of both Education 
Libraries and the SLA Education 
Division demonstrate our focus on the 
field of education, but also show our 
willingness to reach outside the 
discipline to include other relevant work 
that would benefit members and readers. 
 
 
 
 
I would like to thank the following 
individuals who have contributed their 
time to Education Libraries this last 
year.  
 
2019 Peer Reviewers: 
Elizabeth Cox 
Amy Dye-Reeves 
Leslie Farmer 
Kelly Hangauer 
Jim Kelly 
Emily Kingsland 
Maura McGrath 
Melissa Moll 
 
Copy-Editor: 
Veronica Churchill 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

We are always looking for volunteers to 
help with Education Libraries, so please 
let me know if you would be interested 
in volunteering as a book review section 
editor, a copy editor, a peer-reviewer, or 
in another capacity. 
 
If you are interested in supporting the 
journal, please contact me at 
education.libraries@gmail.com. 
 
Thank you,  
Willow 
 
 
 
Willow Fuchs 
Editor-in-chief, Education Libraries 
Business Reference & Instruction Librarian 
Pomerantz Business Library,  
University of Iowa 
Iowa City, IA, USA 
willow-fuchs@uiowa.edu 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 

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