ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 36 / C&RL News ■ January 2003 C o l l e g e & R e s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s news C&RL News submission guidelines E d ito ria l p u rp o s e College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) pub­ lishes articles, reports, and essays written by practi­ tioners addressing philosophy and techniques of day-to-day management of academic library services and collections. C&RL News provides current in­ formation relating to issues, activities, and personali­ ties o f the higher education and academic and re­ search library field. User education, technology, pro­ fessional education, preservation, government ac­ tions that affect libraries, public relations, acquisi­ tions of special collections, grants to libraries, re­ ports on meetings, products, and the business of ACRL are covered in C&RL News. Established in 1966, C&RL News is the official newsmagazine and publication o f record o f the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). It maintains a record o f selected actions and policy statements o f the association and publishes timely reports on the ac­ tivities o f ACRL and its units. It is published 11 times per year. C o n te n t The editor bears all responsibility for the content of each issue o f 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 improve clarity (except official ACRL documents). Note: For­ mal, theoretical, or research-oriented articles inap­ propriate for C&RL News will be forwarded to the editor o f College & R esearch Libraries for consider­ ation. Material selected should fall into one o f the fol­ lowing categories: 1. Articles on a project, program, or service dealing with a topic relevant to academic librarianship (e.g., “The value o f campus partnerships in redesigning library instruction,” May 2002). 2. Essays for “The Way I See It” that offer reasoned and informed speculation or comment on relevant topics (e.g., “Access Service and RILI,” October 2002). 3. Topics for the “Internet Resources” column. Submit a topic idea and brief information about the compiler’s knowledge o f the proposed topic. Com­ pilers whose topics are selected will receive specific manuscript preparation information (e.g., “Crisis, disaster, and emergency management,” November 2002). 4. Essays that explore the ACRL President’s theme. The 2002-03 theme is “New Realities, New Rela­ tionships”; the 2003-04 theme will be “Partnerships and Connections: The Learning Community as Knowledge Builders.” The President’s Program Plan­ ning Committee slates authors and topics for this column; manuscript ideas should be sent to the com­ mittee chair. 5. Humorous essays and cartoons related to issues of academic librarianship and higher education. 6. Essays for the “Scholarly Communication” col­ umn. ACRL’s Scholarly Communications Commit­ tee has editorial responsibility for this column; manu­ script ideas should be sent to the committee chair. 7. Standards, guidelines, or recommendations of an ACRL committee or other official ACRL group (e.g., “Guidelines for Academic Status for College and University Librarians,” October 2002). 8. Requests for the donation o f books or materials to libraries. C&RL News may occasionally initiate requests for the donation o f 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. In stru ctio n s to au th o rs 1. Style. Articles should be practical and written in an informal, accurate, and informative manner and follow the C hicago M anual o f Style, 14th ed. Manuscripts should b e original and not pub­ lished elsew here. (Exceptions may be made for items previously published in institutional news­ letters.) Footnotes, charts, and tables should be kept to a minimum. 2. Length. News notes may b e 1 50-350 words; essays for “T he Way I See It” should be 7 5 0 - 1.000 words; articles should b e no m ore than 2.000 words. 3 . G raphics. Whenever possible, photographs, illustrations, images from Web sites, etc., should accom pany article submissions. Authors are re­ sponsible for obtaining permission to use graphic materials. Submit camera-ready artwork for all illustrations. On the back o f each photograph include a b rief caption, credits (if appropriate) and your name, address, phone number, and e- mail. 4. Submitting m anuscripts. Manuscripts must be s u b m itte d e l e c tr o n ic a lly to th e e d ito r at sorphan@ ala.org. (Note: An e-mail note o f in­ quiry may precede submission o f the article.) ■ mailto:sorphan@ala.org C&RL News ■ January 2003 / 37