Friday, June 27, 2014

Call for Chapters: The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons

Call for Chapters: The Library's Role in Supporting Financial Literacy for Patrons
We are exploring for interest in a possible anthology by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers about librarians working to help patrons with financial literacy. Possible topics include:

  • What is financial literacy and why should we care?
  • Financial literacy: do libraries have a role?
  • Collection development to support patron financial literacy
  • Seeking and using collaborators in the financial industry
  • Job hunting help
  • Tax preparation programs
  • Any specific topic that touches on financial literacy
  • Recognizing fraud
  • Case studies, what works and what doesn't
  • Case studies for supporting financial literacy in libraries

       If you can contribute a 3,000-4,000 word chapter, (with 1 or 2 co-authors or solo) please send 1-3 topics/short paragraph(s)/bio for each author of what you could contribute to: smallwood@tm.net by July 25, 2014 with FIN as Subject. Complimentary copy per accepted chapter.