Title<\/strong>:\u00a0International Information & Library Review ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a0Print ISSN: 1057-2317, Online ISSN: 1095-9297<\/p>\n Website<\/strong>:\u00a0International & Library Review<\/em> Current Issue<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission: \u201c<\/strong>The overall mission of the\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/i>\u00a0is the provision of knowledge that will assist in the success of libraries and information-related institutions around the world.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0The target audience for\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/i>\u00a0is\u00a0\u201clibrary and information professionals and paraprofessionals in public, academic, special, government, and corporate environments\u201d from around the world.2<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Taylor & Francis.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes. \u201cAll papers in\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/i>\u00a0have undergone editorial screening and peer review.\u201d4<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print and online.<\/p>\n Content:\u00a0<\/strong>With a global perspective and articles written by scholars and professionals from many different countries and institutions, the\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/i>\u00a0\u201cfocuses on three broad areas: policy and ethical issues, including digital values, around the world; the ways in which information technologies and policies are used to help in decision-making, problem solving and improving the quality of people\u2019s lives; and designing and implementing information systems and services in libraries and other organizations around the world.\u201d5<\/sup><\/p>\n Besides original articles, regular columns include Digital Trends and the Global Library Community, Advances in Library Data and Access, The Library Workforce, Perspectives on Public Services, Global Postcards: Research, Projects, and Experiences from the Field, and Digital Heritage: Spotlight on Europe.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Four issues per year.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Instructions for Authors<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/em>\u00a0publishes \u201ccurrent and anecdotal information\u201d\u00a0with an emphasis on \u201cresearch, current developments, and trends related to library and information leadership and management; marketing, advancement, and development; collaborative projects and insights; scholarly communication and publication; collection development and management; technology and digitization; public and technical services; physical and virtual environments, and organizational behavior.\u201d8<\/sup>\u00a0Besides original articles, the journal welcomes proposals and articles for its regular columns.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/em>\u00a0uses an online submission system for manuscript management and the peer-review process.10<\/sup>\u00a0The Taylor & Francis Authors Services website offers an overview of the publishing process and detailed instructions for authors.11<\/sup>\u00a0The journal uses Editorial Manager for the peer-review process, with detailed guidelines for authors.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0The overall editorial tone is scholarly, especially for the original articles. Each column has its own guidelines and topics, so authors should read these and sample articles carefully if submitting an article or proposal to a particular column.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association<\/em>, sixth edition.14<\/sup>\u00a0Taylor & Francis provides a document outlining APA style.15<\/sup><\/p>\n International Information & Library Review<\/em>\u00a0is a well-established, highly regarded journal in the worldwide library and information science (LIS) community. LIS scholars and professionals who are conducting original research that appeals to a worldwide audience and who can contribute to the journal\u2019s regular columns are a good fit for this journal. The journal\u2019s authorship is from within and beyond the LIS community: \u201cContributions to the journal have come from staff or members of many different international organizations, including the United Nations, UNESCO, IFLA, and INTAMEL, and from library and information scientists in academia, government, industry, and other organizations.\u201d16<\/sup>\u00a0The journal does not court student authors, and contributors seem to be well-established professionals in LIS and related organizations, but column editors do invite proposals, which may be a way for LIS students to explore publishing in this high-level journal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0Data not available.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/em>\u00a0has a worldwide scope and reach. Its audience includes \u201cinformation scientists, librarians and other scholars and practitioners all over the world.\u201d17<\/sup>\u00a0The journal is written in English for an international audience. Regional terms and practices should be explained.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers are LIS scholars, professionals, and practitioners from around the world, as well as stakeholders in international organizations, such as the United Nations, UNESCO, IFLA, and INTAMEL,18<\/sup>\u00a0who may not be in the LIS field but who are interested in international information-sharing practices and standards.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Overall, readers will have an advanced understanding of LIS subject matter, but because readers are from all over the world and sometimes from outside of the field, jargon, regionalisms, and novel practices should be explained.<\/p>\n Authors submitting to the\u00a0International Information & Library Review<\/em>\u00a0are writing for an international readership. Readers expect \u201ctimely articles on research and development in international and comparative librarianship, information sciences, information policy and information ethics, digital values and digital libraries.\u201d19<\/sup>\u00a0They are interested in how LIS practice and theory are evolving around the world\u2013on the international stage and in particular regions\u2013and how this might have an impact on their own policies and practices.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0April 2, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0International Information & Library Review ISSN:\u00a0Print ISSN: 1057-2317, Online ISSN: 1095-9297 Website:\u00a0International & Library Review Current Issue Purpose, objective, or mission: \u201cThe overall mission of the\u00a0International Information & Library Review\u00a0is the provision of knowledge that will assist in the success of libraries and information-related institutions around the world.\u201d1 Target audience:\u00a0The […]<\/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-2113","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2113","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=2113"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3479,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2113\/revisions\/3479"}],"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=2113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
Audience analysis<\/h2>\n
\nAbout the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
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