We especially welcome work exploring the intersection of emerging technology and the political challenges and opportunities facing libraries and memory institutions. Artificial intelligence, surveillance, algorithmic bias, paywalls, disinformation, and “enshittification” are just some of the forces reshaping how information is mediated between libraries and memory institutions and the communities that they serve. See our full call for papers for more information.
Bring your ideas, questions, and drafts to this interactive session, where you can run your concepts by the editor, receive feedback, and learn more about the editorial vision for the next issue. Whether you’re a seasoned contributor or considering your first submission, this is a welcoming space to explore themes related to collaboration, advocacy, community engagement, policy, and the evolving role of memory and cultural heritage organizations in shaping the information landscape.
We invite submissions from professionals, educators, researchers, administrators, and stakeholders at all levels working in or allied with information, library, memory, and cultural heritage fields. Topics may include, but are not limited to, shared frameworks, practitioner experiences, communication strategies, law and policy, community engagement, advocacy, and more. This issue will serve as a “big tent” for conversations that will shape the next phase of memory, cultural heritage, and libraries in the United States.
Submissions are encouraged for, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Research and scholarship about these issues,
- Shared frameworks, politics, ideologies,
- Experiences of practitioners, including wins and losses,
- Communications strategies,
- Points of collaboration,
- Disciplines, communities, frameworks we could learn from, even outside “memory and cultural institutions”,
- Advocacy, Lobbying, and Fundraising,
- Rhetoric and messaging,
- Law and policy,
- Historical context,
- Community engagement,
- Friends organizations and other supporters of memory, library, and cultural heritage institutions,
- Archives, museums, and libraries as pillars of democracy
- Workplace strategies,
- Types of services, and
- Communities served by memory and cultural heritage institutions.
Submissions of complete papers of any length are welcome and should conform to the journal's style and formatting guidelines at the time of submission. Authors are encouraged to review recent issues when preparing their paper. Visit http://www.thepoliticallibrarian.org/