Title<\/strong>:\u00a0Collection and Curation (<\/em>renamed in 2018 from\u00a0Collection Building)<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 2514-9326 (Print) and 2514-9334 (Online)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website<\/strong>:\u00a0About Collection and Curation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>: Per the publication website, \u201cCollection and Curation provides well-researched and authoritative information on the rapidly-changing conceptions of what collection development is in libraries, archives, museums and galleries.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/strong>: Academics and professionals concerned with collection development in libraries, museums, archives, and galleries.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher<\/strong>: Emerald Group Publishing Limited4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed<\/strong>? Yes5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: LIS scholarly6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium<\/strong>: Print and online7<\/sup><\/p>\n Content<\/strong>: Topics of study include but are not limited to the collection and management of files, data, and artifacts in academic, special, and public libraries; the assessment of those collections; development of and public engagement with collections; and the appropriate use of space in libraries.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication<\/strong>: Quarterly9<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>:\u00a0Author Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: The journal publishes research papers, opinion pieces, technical product reviews, conceptual papers, case studies, literature reviews, and general reviews of a more instructional nature. Most articles are between 1,000 and 3,000 words in length.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process<\/strong>: Submissions are made through\u00a0ScholarOne Manuscripts<\/a>, an online submission and peer review system.\u00a0To help authors ensure their submissions are complete, Emerald Publishing offers an\u00a0Article Submission Checklist<\/a>.11<\/sup>\u00a0Once a submission is deemed suitable for publication by the editor, it is \u201csent to at least one independent referee for double blind peer review. Conference reports and columns are not subject to a formal review procedure.\u201d12<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone<\/strong>: Articles are written in a highly professional and academic style. The journal publishes articles that are \u201cwell-researched and authoritative.\u201d13<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used<\/strong>: A comprehensive house style guide is provided on the journal website. References should be written in Harvard style.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Collection and Curation<\/em>\u00a0is a peer-reviewed, authoritative research journal. As the journal covers practical and academic issues, it is a suitable venue for both LIS professionals\u2019 views on current trends in the field and library school students\u2019 research in collection development and curation.<\/p>\n Collection and Curation<\/em>\u00a0does not list abstracting or indexing data.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation<\/strong>: No circulation information is available.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/strong>: The language of Collection and Curation<\/em>\u00a0is English.15<\/sup> This journal reaches a worldwide audience, with an editorial team based in Australia, Greece, the United Kingdom, India, Canada, and the United States.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics<\/strong>: Readers of this journal are information professionals and academics who share an interest in collection development, curation, and management.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: While the focus of this journal is generally on LIS subjects and topics, since broadening its scope in 2018 to include a curation aspect, the journal now includes non-LIS specific content that those in museums and galleries will find insightful. Looking at recent issues shows a broad scope, including traditional LIS subjects such as collection development, but also discussions on European women photographers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mexican photojournalism.<\/a>\u00a0Therefore deep knowledge of LIS subject matter would be helpful, but not required.18<\/sup><\/p>\n Readers will have a high level of knowledge of LIS issues and a practical need of collection assessment tools and advice. The prospective author should remember the specialized needs of the audience and the expectation of well-researched, high-quality writing.<\/p>\n Last updated<\/strong>: May 11, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Collection and Curation (renamed in 2018 from\u00a0Collection Building) ISSN: 2514-9326 (Print) and 2514-9334 (Online)1 Website:\u00a0About Collection and Curation Purpose, objective, or mission: Per the publication website, \u201cCollection and Curation provides well-researched and authoritative information on the rapidly-changing conceptions of what collection development is in libraries, archives, museums and galleries.\u201d2 Target […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2013,"menu_order":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2065","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3449,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2065\/revisions\/3449"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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