ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


January 1996/37

C&RL News s u b m is s io n  g u id e lin e s

E d ito ria l p u rp o s e
College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) 
publishes articles written by practitioners ad­
dressing philosophy and techniques o f day-to- 
day management o f academic library services 
and collections. C&RL News provides current 
information relating to issues, activities, and per­
sonalities o f the higher education and research 
library field. User education, technology, pro­
fessional education, preservation, government 
actions that affect libraries, public relations, 
preservation, acquisitions o f special collections, 
grants to libraries, reports on meetings, prod­
ucts, and the business o f ACRL are covered in 
C&RL News.

Established in 1966, C&RL News is the offi­
cial news magazine and publication o f record 
of the Association o f College and Research Li­
braries (ACRL). It maintains a record o f selected 
actions and policy statements o f the associa­
tion and publishes timely reports on the activi­
ties o f ACRL and its units. It is published 11 
times per year.

The editor bears full responsibility for the 
content o f each issue o f C&RL News and selects 
material for publication based on the follo w ­
ing criteria. 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: Form al, th eoretical, or research- 
oriented articles inappropriate for C&RL News 
will be forwarded to the editor o f College & 
Research Libraries for review.

In s tru c tio n s  to  a u th o r s
1. Style. Articles should be practical and 

written in an informal, accurate, and informa­
tive manner. Manuscripts should be original and 
usually not published elsewhere (although an 
item published in an institutional newsletter may 
be considered). Footnotes, charts, and tables 
should be kept to a minimum. Black-and-white 
or color photos and graphic materials are en­
couraged.

2. Length. New s notes may be 150-350 
words; reports o f meetings for the “Conference 
Circuit” should be 750-1,000 words; essays for 
“The W ay I See It” should be 750 words; ar­
ticles should be no more than 2,000 words.

3. Content. Material selected should fall into 
one o f the follow in g categories:

a. Reports on a project, program, or service 
dealing with a topic relevant to academic librari­
anship (e.g., “Cal Poly’s multimedia approach to 
research,” January 1995).

b. Reports fo r “Conferen ce Circuit” that 
summarize the highlights o f  a recent con fer­
ence, w orkshop, or m eetin g o f  interest to 
academ ic or research librarians (e.g., “Build­
ing the digital library,” Septem ber 1995).

c. Essays for “The W ay I See It” that offer 
reasoned and informed speculation or com ­
ment on relevant topics (e.g., “Focusing library 
vision on educational outcomes,” May 1995).

d. Standards, guidelines, or recommenda­
tions o f an ACRL committee or other official 
ACRL group (e.g., “Standards for college librar­
ies,” April 1995).

e. C&RL News may occasionally print requests 
for the donation o f books or materials to librar­
ies, especially foreign libraries, which have suf­
fered extensive loss through fire, hurricane, or 
natural disaster. Other libraries soliciting contri­
butions for other reasons w ill be referred to the 
rates for classified advertising in C&RL News.

4. Submitting manuscripts. Authors should 
submit tw o copies, double-spaced, follow ing 
The Chicago Manual o f  Style, 14th ed., to C&RL 
News Editor, ALA, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 
606 1 1 . (Note: A  letter o f inquiry may precede 
submission o f the article.) I f the manuscript is 
prepared on a w ord processor, please supply 
an electronic version o f the manuscript— as a 
text file in an IBM-compatible format, prefer­
ably in WordPerfect 5.1 or 6.0 or ASCII. Note: 
Please label 3.5” disks with your name, phone 
number, e-mail, and filename. Manuscripts and 
inquiries may also be submitted via the Internet: 
mary.ellen.davis@ala.org.

Submit camera-ready artwork for all illustra­
tions. Accompany each with a number and a 
brief, meaningful caption. On the back o f each 
photograph include: a brief caption, credits (if 
appropriate), and your name, address, phone 
number, and e-mail.

Ed. note: These guidelines w ere review ed 
by the C&RL News Editorial Board at the 1992 
Annual C on feren ce in San Francisco and 
adopted by it in the fall o f 1992. ■

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