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From: Rebecca Rose <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2024 9:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Attention librarians with less than five years of experience! ________________________________ Attention New Librarians: Call for Papers for New Voices 2024 Sponsored by the University and College Library Section of the Southeastern Library Association (SELA) and EBSCO The winner will be awarded $200 and invited to present their paper as a poster session at the 2024 SELA joint conference with the Alabama Library Association. The convention is scheduled for July 15-16, 2024 on the campus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama. Submissions must be: 1. Written by a new professional librarian with no more than five years of experience 2. Address an idea or perspective on current library issue Since the work will be published in The Southeastern Librarian (SELn), some of the journal's relevant publication guidelines are below. The complete guidelines can be found at https://www.selaonline.org/storage/assets/southeasternlibrarian/gfas.pdf<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.selaonline.org/storage/assets/southeasternlibrarian/gfas.pdf__;!!DweK6V6qH8_o!e8INIRZN9k08iCFRp7gf0fGQbSaJtnVCFVAMmM2nVruvZOJ0-rjDlFxVaE9j0RClwc2TNJt5ZDTLI-cgmiQ$> Guidelines for Submissions and Author Instructions 1. Articles need not be of a scholarly nature but should address professional concerns of the library community. SELn particularly seeks articles that have a broad southeastern scope and/or address topics identified as timely or important by SELA sections, round tables, or committees. 2. Manuscripts must be submitted in electronic format as attachment to an e-mail, preferably in MS Word or compatible format. Articles should be written in a grammatically correct, simple, readable style. The author is responsible for the accuracy of all statements in the article and should provide complete and accurate bibliographic citations. Although longer or shorter works may be considered, 2,000- to 5,000-word manuscripts are most suitable. 3. Notes should appear at the end of the manuscript in a section titled "References." The editor will refer to the latest edition of APA for capitalization, punctuation, quotations, tables, captions, and elements of bibliographic style. 4. The name, position, and professional address of the author should appear in the bottom left-hand corner of a separate title page. The author's name should not appear anywhere else in the document. 5. Photographs will be accepted for consideration but cannot be returned. Digital images are preferred. 6. No other publisher should be simultaneously considering a manuscript submitted to SELn until that manuscript is returned or the editor provides written permission. 7. If the manuscript includes analyses of survey results, please acknowledge approval by the appropriate Institutional Review Board either through direct reference in the manuscript or acknowledgement as part of the manuscript submission. 8. Beginning with Vol. 51, #3 (2003), The Southeastern Librarian has entered into an agreement to license electronic publishing rights to H. W. Wilson Company. Authors agree to assign copyright of manuscripts to The Southeastern Library Association, subject to certain limited licenses granted back to the author. The monetary award for New Voices is sponsored by EBSCO. Important Date: For your paper to be considered, submissions will be accepted starting May 23rd, with a deadline of noon May 31, 2024 to Neil Foulger, email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Rebecca Rose, MLS/BA Chair, University & College Section SELA Professor/ Assistant Dean of Libraries Libraries<https://ung.edu/libraries/index.php> | University of North Georgia Library Technology Center |Dahlonega [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 706-864-1514