ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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C o l l e g e  & R e s e a r c h  L i b r a r i e s

Submission guidelines
E d it o r ia l p u r p o s e
C o lleg e & R esea rch  L ib ra r ies N ew s ( C&RL N ew s)
publishes articles written by practitioners address­
ing the philosophy and techniques o f day-to-day
management o f academic library services and col­
lections.

C&RL N ew s provides current information relat­
ing to issues, activities, and personalities o f the 
higher education and academic/research library 
field. Trends and developments in user education, 
technology, professional education, preservation, 
public relations, products, acquisitions o f special 
collections, grants to libraries, governmental actions 
affecting libraries, and reports on meetings are cov­
ered in C&RL News.

Established in 1966, C&RL N ew s is the official 
news magazine and publication o f record o f the As­
sociation o f College and Research Libraries (ACRL). 
It maintains a record of selected actions and policy 
statements o f the association and publishes timely 
reports on the activities o f ACRL and its units. It is 
published 11 times per year.

The editor bears full responsibility for the con­
tent o f each issue o f C&RL N ew s and selects material 
for publication based on the following criteria. The 
editor also reserves the right to make appropriate 
revisions in material selected for publication in or­
der to standardize style or improve clarity (except 
official ACRL documents).

N ote: Formal, theoretical, or research-oriented ar­
ticles inappropriate for C&RL News will be forwarded 
to the editor o f C olleg e & R esearch  L ib raries for re­
view.

In s t r u c tio n s  t o  a u t h o rs
1. Style. Articles should be practical and written in an 
informal, accurate, and informative manner. Manuscripts 
should be original and not published elsewhere. (Ex­
ceptions may be made for items previously published 
in institutional newsletters.) Footnotes, charts, and tables 
should be kept to a minimum.

2. Length. News notes may b e 150-350 words; 
reports o f meetings for the “Conference Circuit” 
should be 750-1,000 words; essays for “The Way I 
See It” should be 750 words; and articles should be 
no more than 2,000 words.

3. C ontent. Material selected should fall into one 
o f the following categories:

a. Reports on a project, program, or 
dealing with a topic relevant to academic librarian-
ship (e.g., “Improving valid access to site-licensed 
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b. Reports for “Conference Circuit” that sum
marize the highlights o f a recent conference, work
shop, or meeting of interest to academic or researc
librarians (e.g., “The scholarly monograph in crisis,
November 1997).

c. Essays for “The Way I See It” that offe
reasoned and informed speculation or comment o
relevant topics (e.g., “Another look at staffing th
reference desk,” November 1997).

d. Essays for “Every Librarian a Leader” tha
share practical examples o f how librarians can serv
in leadership roles (e.g., “There must be 50 ways t
be a leader,” April 1996).

e. Standards, guidelines, or recommendation
of an ACRL committee or other official ACRL group
(e.g., “Standards for college libraries,” April 1995).

f. Essays for “Focus on Libraries” that describe
new and renovated libraries and innovative librar
services, (e.g., “User education at NYPL’s new SIBL,
October 1997).

g. C&RL News may occasionally print requests
for the donation o f books or materials to libraries,
especially foreign libraries, which have suffered ex
tensive loss through fire, hurricane, or natural disas
ter. Other libraries soliciting contributions for othe
reasons will be referred to the rates for classified
advertising in C&RL News.

4. Graphics. Whenever possible, photographs,
illustrations, images from Web sites, etc., should ac
company article submissions. Authors are respon
sible for obtaining permission to use graphic materi
als. Submit camera-ready artwork for all illustrations.
On the back o f each photograph include: a brie
caption, credits (if appropriate), and your name, ad
dress, phone number, and e-mail.

5. Submitting manuscripts. Authors should sub
mit two copies, double-spaced, following The Chi
cago Manual o f  Style, 14th ed., to C&RL News Edi
tor, ALA, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611. (Note: An
e-mail note o f inquiry may precede submission o
the article.) If the manuscript is prepared on a word
processor, please supply an electronic version o
the manuscript as a text file in an IBM-compatible
format, preferably in WordPerfect for Windows 6.0
or ASCII. Note: Please label 3 .5 ” disks with you
name, phone number, e-mail, and filename. Manu­
scripts may also be submitted via the Internet:
medavis@ala.org.

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Ed. note: These guidelines were reviewed and 
adopted by the C&RL News Editorial Board in the 
fall of 1997. ■

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