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APPLY by April 30! Tennessee Libraries has openings for the Editor, Associate Editor, and Book Reviews Editor! The Editor and Associate Editor will officially start in July, which will allow you time to work closely with the current editors. The Book Reviews Editor is open now and ready to be filled. Book Reviews Editor: Request and disseminate new titles received to volunteer book reviewers. Set schedule for reviews, mail physical books to reviewers, edit content of reviews received, and list completed reviews in correct format on Tennessee Libraries' internal platform for submission by the TL editor. Maintain correspondence with reviewers, keep master list of reviewers and titles, and notify publishers when reviews are posted. Tennessee Libraries is published quarterly on the TLA website. Requires experience or willingness to learn Wordpress and basic HTML. Tennessee Libraries Editor; Tennessee Libraries Associate Editor: Tennessee Libraries is an official publication of the Tennessee Library Association (TLA). It is a medium for professional and scholarly research, and a forum for the discussion of issues related to library and information services in Tennessee. Tennessee Libraries, currently published four times a year, publishes articles on all types of libraries and library activities. The Editor is responsible for publishing the journal, which includes planning contents and dates of publication, soliciting material for production, and overseeing proofreading, editing, and peer review of manuscripts. The current publication is made freely available online in HTML format on the TLA web site, and the Editor is responsible for uploading journal contents using TLA's third party web site content management system (currently YourMembership, Inc.). The Editor should possess basic web authoring skills, including HTML and CSS, basic image editing skills, and must have access to the software necessary to perform the tasks of preparing manuscripts for publication (e.g., word processing, web authoring, and image editing software). The TLA Webmaster will provide the editor with login credentials for YourMembership. The duty of the Associate Editor is to assist and work closely with the Editor to accomplish publishing the journal; therefore, the required qualifications are the same. Please note the following: * You must be a TLA member to be appointed to a position * Consult the Bylaws and Manual of Procedures as it relates to these positions * Include a writing sample, cover letter explaining your interest and pertinent experience, and a current resume/CV * Submit your documents to both Publications Advisory Board co-chairs: Anthony Prince [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> and Jennifer Newcome [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> * If you are interested in more than one position, please indicate which position(s) you are applying for in the email * Submission deadline for all positions is April 30 If you have any questions, please email me directly.