Title:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serials Librarian: From the Printed Page to the Digital Age<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 0361-526X (print),\u00a01541-1095 (online)<\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serials Librarian<\/em> Current Issue<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serials Librarian<\/em>\u00a0\u201cis\u00a0an international journal focusing on the management of electronic and print serials and other subscription resources (ebooks, monographic series, databases).\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Librarians, library staff members, LIS students, and non-LIS professionals\u00a0 involved in the \u201cserials\/scholarly resources information chain.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Taylor & Francis.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS scholarly journal.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print and online.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serials Librarian<\/em>\u00a0publishes theoretical and practical articles and case studies addressing \u201cthe full life cycle of scholarly resources, ranging from publishing and purchase to usage analysis and deselection.\u201d Articles can range from fundamental to tertiary topics, such as \u201cpeer review, cataloging, resource discovery or consortial developments.\u201d5<\/sup>\u00a0Besides Articles and Case Studies, regular sections include Spotlight on Serials Standards, Uncommon Conversations, The Business of Serials, and Gleanings from the Whirl. The Voices of the Future section features articles by LIS graduate students or recent graduates. North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) conference proceedings are published every other year as a single volume.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Quarterly.<\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Instructions for Authors<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serials Librarian<\/em>\u00a0provides \u201ca forum for discussion and innovation throughout the serials\/scholarly resources information chain, and accepts contributions from librarians, publishers, database creators, subscription agents, technology providers and others who provide content to library users.\u201d It publishes practical and theoretical research and scholarship on a wide range of topics that focus on the \u201cmanagement of electronic and print serials and other subscription resources (ebooks, monographic series, databases).\u201d7<\/sup>\u00a0As indicated by the regular sections, the journal publishes a wide range of types of articles on all aspects of serials management.<\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serials Librarian<\/em>\u00a0uses ScholarOne Manuscripts to manage submissions and the peer review process.8<\/sup>\u00a0Taylor & Francis provides an Author Services website with instructions for submitting manuscripts and an overview of the process.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Scholarly, but sometimes less formal depending on the section.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>.10<\/sup><\/p>\n The Serials Librarian<\/em>\u00a0is an\u00a0international journal with strong academic content \u2014 research, case studies, and reports from all types of libraries from all over the world.\u00a0 The journal welcomes LIS authors and librarians but also non-LIS contributors who provide expertise on serials and subscription resources from a different perspective.11<\/sup>\u00a0This journal is for LIS authors who have conducted research or scholarship in serials management and who can communicate both the particulars of their work and its broader impact on serials management worldwide, from the library to the producer. Of note, this is a high-level journal that offers LIS graduate students and recent graduates the opportunity to publish their work in the Voices of the Future section.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0No data available.<\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0The Serials Librarian<\/em>\u00a0is an English-language journal published in the United States. It is international in scope and reach. Editorial board members are from libraries, universities, and serials-related businesses from around the world.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers of\u00a0The Serials Librarian<\/em>\u00a0will likely have advanced degrees and an active interest in all matters related to serials management. Subscribers are often members of NASIG or other special interest groups focusing on the promotion and effective management of serials. Subscribers value well-researched and well-written articles that will help them in their work.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Given the specific nature and focus of\u00a0The Serials Librarian,\u00a0<\/em>readers\u00a0will probably have a general knowledge of LIS subject matter with extensive, in-depth knowledge of serials collection and management.<\/p>\n As well-educated librarians and other professionals with specific interest in serials, readers will expect writing from authors with solid experience and knowledgeable in this field. Readers are also interested in the future of serials and subscriptions and in novel perspectives, as evidenced by the regular Voices of the Future section.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0March 14, 2018<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0The Serials Librarian: From the Printed Page to the Digital Age ISSN: 0361-526X (print),\u00a01541-1095 (online) Website:\u00a0The Serials Librarian Current Issue Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0The Serials Librarian\u00a0\u201cis\u00a0an international journal focusing on the management of electronic and print serials and other subscription resources (ebooks, monographic series, databases).\u201d1 Target audience:\u00a0Librarians, library staff members, […]<\/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-2266","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266","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=2266"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3593,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266\/revisions\/3593"}],"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=2266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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