Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Library Resources & Technical Services<\/em>\u00a0(LRTS<\/em>)<\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a02159-96101<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0LRTS<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0<\/strong>LRTS<\/em>\u00a0\u201cis the official journal of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. Its purpose is to communicate thoughtful reflection on practice as well as research.\u201d2<\/sup>\u00a0Also,\u00a0LRTS<\/em>\u2018s website states it is a \u201cpeer-reviewed journal that takes a critical approach to the questions and challenges facing librarians and libraries.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0All LIS professionals and those involved with cataloging, continuing resources, collection management, and preservation in particular.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0American Library Association.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0LRTS\u00a0<\/em>was available in print until 2014. As of 2012, it became available online.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0LRTS<\/em>\u00a0offers scholarly articles on \u201ccollections, scholarly communication, preservation (including digitization), acquisitions (including licensing and economic aspects of acquisitions), continuing resources, cataloging (including descriptive metadata, authority control, subject analysis, and classification).\u201d9<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Author Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cEditorials,\u00a0book reviews, letters to the editor, and the annual report of the president of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services\u201d are regularly published.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:\u00a0<\/strong>Authors are asked to submit original, unpublished manuscripts (between 5,000 and 10,000 words) which aren\u2019t currently under consideration elsewhere.12<\/sup>\u00a0LRTS\u00a0<\/em>asks authors to submit their manuscripts through the site\u2019s\u00a0Editorial Manager<\/a>.13<\/sup>\u00a0All manuscripts are subject to a double-blind peer review. \u201cThe editor and members of the editorial board will work with authors whose work is promising in order to improve methodology, analysis, or presentation.\u201d14<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Per the journal guidelines, \u201cWrite the paper in a grammatically correct, simple, readable style. Use active voice to the extent possible. Avoid jargon, anthropomorphism, and informal vocabulary. The first use of acronyms must be accompanied by their full spelled-out form.\u201d15<\/sup>\u00a0Additional manuscript requirements can be found on the\u00a0Information For Authors<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Library Resources & Technical Services\u00a0<\/em>is an excellent publication for LIS authors interested in analyzing how behind-the-scenes library work (e.g., collection management, acquisitions, etc.) impacts the profession as a whole. Of particular note,\u00a0LRTS\u00a0<\/em>welcomes contributions from new and seasoned authors alike, noting that \u201cFor the profession to thrive, beginning professionals, as well as experienced librarians, should address the most pressing issues we face.\u201d17<\/sup>\u00a0Additionally, as mentioned above,\u00a0LRTS\u00a0<\/em>is published by the prestigious American Library Association, \u201cthe oldest and largest library association in the world.\u201d18<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a05,800. This number includes 4,600 ALA members, 860 other paying subscribers, and 340 complimentary subscriptions.19<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0Most subscribers and ALA members live in the United States, though approximately 150 live outside the U.S.20<\/sup>\u00a0The journal is published in English (with technical services jargon added where necessary).21<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Sixty percent of\u00a0LRTS\u00a0<\/em>readers work in academic libraries; the other 40% work in public, school, and special libraries. In addition, approximately 75% of\u00a0LRTS<\/em>\u00a0readers are also members of ALCTS. ALA members who subscribe to\u00a0LRTS<\/em>\u00a0share similar interests in cataloging information, collection development, archival materials, etc. They read\u00a0LRTS\u00a0<\/em>for information on their area of expertise, as well as strategies for managing their respective libraries. (Each journal includes a section entitled \u201cnotes on operations\u201d that serves the latter purpose.)22<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Because most subscribers are members of ALCTS, they will have general knowledge of LIS topics and understand technical terms and practices related to cataloging and classification (FRBR, RDA), archival studies (digitization, OCR), etc. It is vital that prospective authors be familiar with specialized practices and responsibilities relevant to this publication.23<\/sup><\/p>\n Readers of this publication are familiar with technical terms used in behind-the-scenes LIS operations. Additionally, studies indicate that\u00a0LRTS<\/em>\u00a0is ranked twelfth among the seventy LIS \u201crefereed journals in supporting promotion and tenure decisions.\u201d24<\/sup>\u00a0To effectively reach this audience, articles must be well-written and thoroughly researched. The editor of\u00a0LRTS<\/em>\u00a0suggests browsing through recent issues \u201cto get a sense of style, length, and tone.\u201d25<\/sup><\/p>\n Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>March 8, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Library Resources & Technical Services\u00a0(LRTS) ISSN:\u00a02159-96101 Website:\u00a0LRTS Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0LRTS\u00a0\u201cis the official journal of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. Its purpose is to communicate thoughtful reflection on practice as well as research.\u201d2\u00a0Also,\u00a0LRTS\u2018s website states it is a \u201cpeer-reviewed journal that takes a critical approach to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2013,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2194","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194","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=2194"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3426,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2194\/revisions\/3426"}],"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=2194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
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Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
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