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This is a call for articles for a special themed issue of LLAMA's Library Leadership &#38; Management journal on the topic:Leading libraries today:  challenges and opportunitiesDeadline for proposals to the editor is February 3, 2014; accepted proposals/draft chapters will be due to the editor by August 1, 2014.  LL&#38;M is a peer-reviewed journal; all draft chapters will go through this process.  Please send a title, 100 word abstract, and contact information to the editor, Dr. Brad Eden, brad.eden@valpo.edu, by the February 3 deadline.  Accepted peer-reviewed articles will be published in the v. 29, no. 1 (November 2014) issue of LL&#38;M.  For any questions, please contact the editor.Library Leadership &#38; Management (LL&#38;M) is the open access journal of the Library Leadership and Management Association. LL&#38;M focuses on assisting library administrators and managers at all levels as they deal with day-to-day challenges. In-depth articles address a wide variety of management issues and highlight examples of successful management methods used in libraries. Features include interviews with prominent practitioners in libraries and related fields, and columns with practical advice on managing libraries.  For more information, go to http://journals.tdl.org/llm/index.php/llm/about.Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D.Dean of Library ServicesChristopher Center for Library and Information ResourcesValparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana  46383brad.eden@valpo.edu219-464-5099