Founding Board of Advisors
Marcia Citron, Rice University
Annegret Fauser, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Eve R. Meyer, Editor, IAWM Journal
Jann Pasler, University of California, San Diego
Catherine Parsons Smith, University of Nevada, Reno
Judy Tsou, University of Washington
Editorial Board
Naomi André, University of Michigan
Lisa Barg, McGill University
William Cheng, Dartmouth College
Amy Cimini, UC San Diego
Suzanne G. Cusick, New York University
Ryan Dohoney, Northwestern University
Monica Hairston O’Connell, Independent Scholar
Amy Herzog, Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Ellie M. Hisama, Columbia University
Alisha Lola Jones, Indiana University
Elías Krell, Dartmouth College and Vassar College
Tamara Levitz, University of California, Los Angeles
Maureen Mahon, New York University
Tavia Nyong’o, Yale University
Stephan Pennington, Tufts University
Joshua D. Pilzer, University of Toronto
Ramón H. Rivera-Servera, Northwestern University
Sherrie Tucker, University of Kansas
Deborah Vargas, University of California, Riverside
Deborah Wong, University of California, Riverside
Editor in Chief
Emily Wilbourne
Managing Editor
Rebecca Wiegand Coale
Book Review Editor
Tes Slominski
Music Editor
Clara Hunter Latham
Founding Editor
Catherine J. Pickar
Editor Emerita
Suzanne G. Cusick
Our Syllabus Builder resource sheets are intended to assist instructors looking for supplemental materials and students seeking ideas for research papers by providing links to a variety of peer-reviewed articles online.
Libraries face a dilemma: the number of books, journals, and other information resources available to offer to their patrons is growing faster than their acquisitions budgets. Decisions about which new materials to add in a given year are influenced by a number of factors, not the least of which are whether they are aware of the existence of a resource and the value that resource would bring to those who rely on the library. Librarians often appreciate the input of users in gathering the information they need to make those evaluations. There is no one right way to share information about a particular journal with a library. Some institutions have formal procedures for submitting acquisition requests, others rely on regular communication between subject area librarians and the departments they serve, and some have no specifically defined method. You are in the best position to determine the most appropriate method for approaching your library with a request for the addition of a journal to its collection. However, we have developed a library recommendation form as one tool you can use to provide your library with relevant information. The form contains basic information about the journal: a description, its print and electronic ISSNs, frequency of publication, pricing, print and electronic options, and ordering information. It also includes a few questions for you to complete that address your evaluation of the journal's value. If you choose to use the form, fill it out then send it to the appropriate individual at your library. Do not return it to the University of Nebraska Press.