ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


20 /  C&RL News ■  January 1999

C&RL News submission guidelines
Editorial purpose
College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) 
publishes articles written by practitioners address­
ing philosophy and techniques o f day-to-day m an­
agem ent of academic library services and collec­
tions. C&RL News provides current information re­
lating to issues, activities, and personalities of the 
higher education and academ ic/research library 
field. User education, technology, professional edu­
cation, preservation, governm ent actions that af­
fect libraries, public relations, acquisitions of sp e­
cial collections, grants to libraries, reports on meet­
ings, products, and the business of ACRL are cov­
ered in C&RL News. Established in 1966, C&RL News 
is the official newsm agazine and publication of 
record of the Association of College a nd Research 
Libraries (ACRL). It maintains a record of selected 
actions and policy statem ents of the association 
and publishes timely reports on the activities of 
ACRL and its units. It is published 11 times per 
year.

Content
The editor bears full responsibility for the content 
of each issue of C&RL News and selects material 
for publication. The editor also reserves the right 
to make appropriate revisions in material selected 
for publication in order to standardize style or im­
prove clarity (except official ACRL documents). 
Note: Formal, theoretical, or research-oriented ar­
ticles inappropriate for C&RL News will be for­
w arded to the editor of College & Research Librar­
ies for review.

Material selected should fall into o ne o f the fol­
lowing categories:

1. Reports on a project, program, or service deal­
ing with a topic relevant to academ ic librarianship 
(e.g., “Teaching undergrads Web evaluation,” July/ 
August 1998).

2. Reports for “Conference Circuit” that sum ­
marize the highlights o f a recent conference, work­
shop, or meeting of interest to academic or research 
librarians (e.g., “Integrating information literacy into 
the curriculum,” May 1998).

3. Essays for “The Way I See It” that offer rea­
soned and informed speculation or comm ent on 
re le v a n t to p ic s  (e .g ., “N e ith e r P a n d o ra  n o r 
Cassandra: Library services and distance education 
in the next d ecade,” June 1998).

4. Topics for the “Internet Resources” column. 
Submit a topic idea and brief information about 
the com piler’s knowledge of the proposed topic. 
Compilers w hose topics are selected will receive 
specific manuscript preparation information (e.g., 
“Distance Education,” May 1998).

5. Essays for “Focus on Libraries” w hich de­
scribe new  and renovated libraries and innovative 
library services (e.g., “Renovating for technology: 
Partnerships produce quick results,” June 1998).

6. Essays that explore the ACRL President’s 
theme. The theme for 1998-99 is “Leadership and 
Learning” (e.g., October 1998).

7. Humorous essays and cartoons related to is­
sues of academic librarianship and higher educa­
tion (e.g., cartoons in the “News from the Field”).

8. Essays for the “Scholarly Communication” 
column (new).

9. Standards, guidelines, or recommendations of 
an ACRL committee or other official ACRL group 
(e.g., “ACRL guidelines for distance learning library 
services,” October 1998).

10. Requests for the donation of books or mate­
rials to libraries. C&RL News may occasionally print 
requests for the donation of books or materials to 
libraries, especially foreign libraries, which have suf­
fered extensive loss through fire, hurricane, or natu­
ral disaster. Other libraries soliciting contributions 
for other reasons will be referred to the rates for 
classified advertising in C&RL News.

Instructions to authors
1. Style. Articles should be practical and written in 
an informal, accurate, and informative m anner. 
Manuscripts should be original and not published 
elsewhere. (Exceptions may be made for items pre­
viously published in institutional newsletters.) Foot­
notes, charts, and tables should be kept to a minimum.

2. Length. News notes may be 150-350 words; 
reports of meetings for the “Conference Circuit” 
should be 750-1,000 words; essays for “The Way I 
See It” should be 750-1,000 words; articles should 
be no  m ore than 2,000 words.

3. Graphics. W henever possible, photographs, 
illustrations, images from Web sites, etc., should 
accompany article submissions. Authors are respon­
sible for obtaining permission to use graphic ma­
terials. Submit camera-ready artw ork for all illus­
trations. O n the back of each photograph include: 
a brief caption, credits (if appropriate), and your 
name, address, phone number, and e-mail.

4. Submitting manuscripts. Authors should sub­
mit tw o copies, double-spaced, following The Chi­
cago M a n u a l o f  Style, 14th ed., to C&RL News Edi­
tor, ALA, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 6 θ 6 ll. {Note: An 
e-mail note of inquiry may precede submission of 
the article.) If the manuscript is prepared on a word 
processor, please supply an electronic version of 
the manuscript as a text file in an IBM-compatible 
fo rm a t, p r e f e r a b ly  in  M ic ro so ft W ord 97, 
WordPerfect for Windows 6.0 or ASCII. Note: Please 
label 3-5" disks with your name, phone number, 
e-mail, and filename. Manuscripts may also be sub­
mitted via the Internet: medavis@ala.org.

Ed. n o te : These guidelines were reviewed by the 
C&RL News Editorial Board at the 1998 Annual Con­
ference in Washington, D.C. and adopted by it in 
the fall of 1998. ■

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