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Below you will find third-party sites and resources. If you have a favorite resource that's not included in the list, please let us know.
Publishing Opportunities
- American Libraries
The magazine of the American Library Association is distributed to all members and features articles on professional concerns and developments. The magazine values diverse viewpoints and critical interpretation of professional issues. They seek informal, but informative articles. View the Submission Requirements on this site.
- Booklist
Published by the American Library Association, Booklist magazine delivers over 8,000 recommended-only reviews of books, audiobooks, reference sources, video, and DVD titles each year. Information about becoming a reviewer can be found on this site.
- Bulletin of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T)
The Bulletin of Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)is a bi-monthly news magazine packed with developments and issues affecting the field. View submission information at this site.
- Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly is respected as an international forum for discussion in all aspects of bibliographic organization. It presents a balance between theoretical and applied articles in the field of cataloging and classification, and considers the full spectrum of creation, content, management, and use and usability of both bibliographic records and catalogs. This includes the principles, functions, and techniques of descriptive cataloging; the wide range of methods of subject analysis and classification; provision of access for all formats of materials; and policies, planning, and issues connected to the effective use of bibliographic records in modern society. Submission information can be found on this site.
- Children and Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children
Children and Libraries (CAL) is the official publication of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). CAL is the vehicle for continuing education of librarians working with children, which showcases current research and practice relating to library service to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the division. Submission information can be found on this site.
- College & Research Libraries
College & Research Libraries (C&RL) covers a broad range of subjects with a focus on issues of interest to academic librarians and is considered one of the preeminent journals in the field. C&RL is the official scholarly research journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Submission information can be found on this site.
- College & Research Libraries News
C&RL News is the official magazine of the Association of College & Research Libraries. The magazine publishes brief articles on the latest trends and practices affecting academic and research libraries. Submission information can be found at this site.
- College Library Information on Policy and Practice (CLIPP) Notes
ACRL’s College Library Section publishes CLIPP Notes, a publication series providing college and small university libraries analysis and examples of important library practices and procedures. It is a reconceptualization of the CLIP Notes series, which was published between 1980 and 2011. Submission information can be found.
- Compendium
The Compendium is a weekly e-newsletter published by the State Library. It includes information on State Library projects, grants and continuing education opportunities, news about Pennsylvania libraries and related resources of interest to the general library community. Information regarding grants, continuing education and interesting resources are welcomed as well as articles about State Library projects, and links to news articles. Photos (jpg; noting permission for use) are encouraged. Anyone may send submissions to Diana Megdad (dmegdad@pa.gov).
- Computers in Libraries
A monthly magazine that provides complete coverage of the news and issues in the rapidly evolving field of library information technology. Focusing on the practical application of technology in community, school, academic, and special libraries, CIL includes discussions of the impact of emerging computer technologies on library systems and services, and on the library community itself. Submission information can be found on this site.
- D-Lib Magazine
D-Lib Magazine presents cutting edge information on organization and digitization. It is an electronic publication with a focus on digital library research and development, including new technologies, applications, and contextual social and economic issues. D-Lib Magazine appeals to a broad technical and professional audience. The primary goal of the magazine is timely and efficient information exchange for the digital library community to help digital libraries be a broad interdisciplinary field, and not a set of specialties that know little of each other. Submission information is available on this site.
- First Monday
First Monday is one of the first openly accessible, peer–reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet. Submission information is available at this site.
- Horn Book Magazine
This journal features commentary, articles, book reviews of selected new titles, and other information related to children’s and young adult literature. Horn Book accepts submission of articles of a critical nature on some aspect of children’s literature and advises submitters to have a solid familiarity with The Horn Book Magazine before submitting manuscripts. Submission information available at this site.
- Information Technology and Libraries
This publication is is the peer-reviewed quarterly journal of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of American Library Association (ALA). This online open-access publication includes material related to all aspects of information technology in all types of libraries. Submission information is available at this site.
- Journal of Academic Librarianship
Journal of Academic Librarianship (JAL) publishes articles that focus on problems and issues germane to college and university libraries. JAL provides a forum for authors to present research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance; analyze policies, practices, issues, and trends; speculate about the future of academic librarianship; present analytical bibliographic essays and philosophical treatises. Submission information available at this site.
- Journal of Creative Library Practice
The new open access Journal of Creative Library Practice is a place for librarians and information professionals of all kinds to share what you’ve learned and encourage creative action in matters great and small. The journal itself is a designed to explore and test new ways of making practical knowledge public, discovering which publishing traditions seem worth preserving and what innovations are worth adopting. They will publish research reports, empirical studies, opinion pieces, book and technology reviews, and more, using both traditional and emerging means of peer review. Submission information can be found at this site.
- Journal of Information Science
The Journal of Information Science (JIS) is a peer-reviewed international journal covering topics of interest to all those researching and working in information science and knowledge management. Submission information can be found at this site.
- Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults
A publication of the ALA Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the journal aims to enhance the development of theory, research, and practices to support young adult library services. The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults promotes and publishes high quality original research concerning the informational and developmental needs of young adults; the management, implementation, and evaluation of library services for young adults; and other critical issues relevant to librarians who work with young adults. The journal also includes literary and cultural analysis of classic and contemporary writing for young adults. Submission information available at this site.
- Journal of Web Librarianship
The Journal of Web Librarianship focuses on all aspects of librarianship as practiced on the World Wide Web and mobile devices, including both existing and emerging roles and activities of information professionals. Submission information can be found at this site.
- Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Books
LITA publishes two types of books that appeal to broad audiences. LITA Guides are brief works on practical topics. LITA Monographs are full-length books which cover a topic in great depth. Submission information available at this site.
- Library Leadership & Management
This is the online quarterly journal of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of American Library Association (ALA). This peer-reviewed publication focuses on assisting library administrators and managers at all levels as they deal with day-to-day challenges. Submission information available at this site.
- Library Quarterly
The Library Quarterly (LQ) is an international journal dedicated to scholarship about libraries as organizations that connect their communities to information. The journal publishes research that explores the changing roles of libraries as they pertain to the growing influence of information in policymaking, equity, access, inclusion, human rights, and other societal issues. Submission information can be found at this site.
- Library Resources & Technical Services
Library Resources & Technical Services ( LRTS) is a peer-reviewed journal that takes a critical approach to the questions and challenges facing librarians and libraries with regard to: collections; scholarly communication; preservation (including digitization); acquisitions (including licensing and economic aspects of acquisitions); continuing resources; and cataloging (including descriptive metadata, authority control, subject analysis, and classification). LRTS publishes both research papers and thoughtful explorations of operational issues that have value and implications for other libraries. In addition, LRTS publishes editorials, book reviews, letters to the editor, and the annual report of the president of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. Submission information available at this site.
- PaLA Bulletin
The member newsletter of the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA), its focus is on short articles about current issues or events. Contact Susan Wertz (admin@palibraries.org) at PaLA Headquarters to find out how to reach the current editor with article ideas. Additional PaLA contact information is available at this site.
- Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice (PaLRaP)
This open access, peer-reviewed journal from PaLA's College & Research Division (CRD) aims to expose readers to the unique and valuable research and initiatives of Pennsylvania’s librarians and libraries. The journal provides librarians, support staff, and graduate students with an additional outlet for disseminating information about the many innovative initiatives in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries. Submission information available at this site.
- portal: Libraries and the Academy
A journal that presents research findings and provides regular coverage of issues in technology, publishing, and periodicals, portal is written by librarians for librarians. Peer-reviewed articles address subjects such as library administration, information technology, and information policy. The journal examines the role of libraries in meeting institutional missions, explores how technology affects librarianship and scholarship, and conveys this research to academic librarians in a timely manner. Submission information can be found at this site.
- Public Libraries Online
A publication of the Public Libraries Division of the American Library Association, Public Libraries Online is evolving. They are currently looking for authors to join a dynamic, high-profile team to write book reviews, conduct interviews, or contribute regular blog posts. Submission information available on this site.
- Reference & User Services Quarterly
Reference & User Services Quarterly (RUSQ) is the official journal of the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association. Its purpose is to disseminate information of interest to reference librarians, information specialists, and other professionals involved in user-oriented library services. Submission information can be found at this site.
- School Library Journal
School Library Journal is the leading print magazine serving librarians who work with young people in schools and public libraries. This resource give librarians up-to-date information needed to integrate libraries into the school curriculum, become leaders in the areas of technology, reading, and information literacy, and create high-quality collections for children and young adults.
- Serials Librarian
The Serials Librarian is an international journal covering all aspects of the management of serials and other continuing resources in any format—print, electronic, etc.—ranging from their publication, to their abstracting and indexing by commercial services, and their collection and processing by libraries. The journal provides a forum for discussion and innovation for all those involved in the serials information chain, but especially for librarians and other library staff, be they in a single (continuing resources) department or in collection development, acquisitions, cataloging/metadata, or information technology departments. It strives to present a wide variety of viewpoints applicable to all sections of the library and to all types of libraries. The journal accepts articles that are either theoretical or practical in nature. Submission information available at this site.
- Webjunction
Webjunction is an online resource designed as a learning community for librarians, covering a broad spectrum of subjects. Details about document submission can be found at this site.
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