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Call for Applications: Copyeditors for Evidence Based Library and Information
Practice
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DOI: 10.18438/eblip29757
Copyeditors
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is looking for three new copyeditors to join our copyediting team.
Ideally, candidates will be in place by May 2020, in time to begin work on the
June issue.
The role of Copyeditors is to:
·
Accept or reject copyediting requests in a
timely manner
·
Utilize EBLIP copyediting guidelines
alongside APA style guidelines
·
Ensure that proper grammar and spelling
conventions are addressed
·
Verify citations and references to the extent
possible with available bibliographic resources and advise Editor of any not
checked
·
Meet copyediting deadlines set by Editors
·
Identify inconsistencies or changes in
format/style as necessary
·
Communicate with the Lead Copyeditor
regarding circumstances that might require temporary absences from editing
availability
The ideal candidate will have copyediting or
other detail-oriented editing experience, possess working knowledge of APA
style, and have an interest in evidence based
practice. The position requires dedicated time to ensure EBLIP publishing
deadlines are met, and it is therefore essential that interested persons ensure
available time to devote to this position prior to applying. It is estimated
that the workload is approximately 5 to 10 hours per issue, and much of this
work falls over a one-month period, on a quarterly basis, prior to the
publication of each issue.
Interested persons should send a cover
letter, indicating areas of strength they would bring to the role, and
resume/cv as a single PDF file to Heather Healy, Lead Copyeditor, at heather-healy@uiowa.edu by April 18,
2020.
**Please note that Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a non-profit,
open access journal and all positions are voluntary and unpaid. The positions
are an excellent opportunity for continuing professional development and
gaining experience in reviewing or critically appraising library-related
research.
**Only those applicants who are selected or
shortlisted will be contacted.
About the journal:
Published quarterly, and hosted by the
University of Alberta, this peer-reviewed, open access journal is targeted at
all library and information professionals interested in an evidence
based model of practice. By facilitating access to librarianship
research via original research articles and evidence summaries of relevant
research from the library literature, Evidence
Based Library and Information Practice will enable librarians to practice
their profession in an evidence based manner.
Please visit the Evidence Based Library and
Information Practice web site (http://journals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP)
for further information about the journal.
Thank you,
Lorie Kloda
Editor-in-Chief