Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2011, 6.2 90 Evidence Based Library and Information Practice News/Announcements Call for Papers: Special Issue of Library and Information Research 2011 Library and Information Research. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons-Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License 2.5 Canada (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc-sa/2.5/ca/ ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. The journal Library and Information Research (LIR) is seeking papers for a special issue on research methodology in library and information studies (LIS), to be published January/February 2012. All papers will be peer-reviewed and submission details are given below. Final date for submission of papers is Friday 14 October. Please address any queries and expressions of interest to the Guest editor for this issue, Judith Broady- Preston, Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University (jbp@aber.ac.uk) This special issue is an opportunity to share contemporary ideas in research methodologies, models and methods originating from, or of relevance to any branch of the LIS discipline, sub-discipline and wider information profession. Theoretical papers relating to research methodologies, models and methods are especially welcomed, as are philosophical papers, and papers presenting a fully developed process ready for wider use. In all cases concepts and underlying principles should be emphasised, with enough background information to orient any reader who is not a specialist in the particular subject area. The work should not have been published elsewhere nor submitted to another journal or conference. Topics may include, but are not limited to: Action research Case study research method (single and multiple) Computer modelling and simulation Critical theory research Delphi method Design-oriented research Evaluative and performance research, including conjoint analysis Evidence-based and reflective professional practice research Grounded theory Positivist paradigm Relativist approaches to qualitative research. Reflexivity and subjectivity Research design and triangulation Research ethics and protocols Theory development Information for Authors To find out about writing for Library and Information Research please see the 'Information for Authors', available from the right hand menu bar on the journal home page: http://www.cilipjournals.org.uk/lir. mailto:jbp@aber.ac.uk� http://www.cilipjournals.org.uk/lir� Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2011, 6.2 91 Submitting a Paper to Library and Information Research To submit a paper to Library and Information Research you will first need to register with the journal using the ‘Register’ link at the top of the journal’s home page. Please be sure to register both as a reader and an author (there are check boxes for this on the registration page). Once you have registered you may log in to the journal. You should navigate to the Author Guidelines (via ‘Information for authors as above) and download the template for articles (from the link under ‘Manuscript preparation’). When you are ready to submit you should go to your User Home screen and select 'Author'. This will offer you the option to 'Click here to start the submission process'. You will then be taken step by step through the submission process. If you have any difficulty with submitting your work please contact the Library and Information Research Editor at lirg.LIRteam@gmail.com. mailto:lirg.LIRteam@gmail.com� / Evidence Based Library and Information Practice