Title<\/strong>:\u00a0ALCTS News<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cALCTS News<\/em>\u00a0is an official publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association. It replaced the\u00a0ALCTS Newsletter Online<\/em>\u00a0(ISSN 1523-018X) in September 2013; that publication replaced the\u00a0ALCTS Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0(ISSN 1047-949X) in December 1998.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n \u00a0Website<\/strong>:\u00a0ALCTS News<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>:\u00a0ALCTS Newsletter Online<\/em>\u00a0is the official newsletter of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. The\u00a0Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0is, from the ACLTS\u2019\u00a0Publications & Resources<\/a>: will \u201cdeliver critical information to ALCTS members and the broader library community in areas of expertise related to selecting, obtaining, preserving, and providing access to resources required by library users, and they establish ALCTS as the leading voice in these functional areas.\u201d There are several different publications to contribute to through\u00a0ALCTS<\/em>.2<\/sup><\/p>\n The ALCTS, according to their bylaws, \u201c\u2026will provide its members, other ALA divisions and members, and the library information and community\u201d with \u201cleadership and a program for action on the access to, and identification, acquisition, description, organization, preservation, dissemination of information resources in a dynamic, collaborative environment.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/strong>: ALA members and members of ALCTS.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher<\/strong>: American Library Association (ALA)5<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed<\/strong>? No.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>:\u00a0ALCTS Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0is a LIS professional newsletter.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium<\/strong>: Online, with an archive of past issues.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Content<\/strong>: Information and news on topics for those involved in library collections and technical services as well as events, updates, practices and developments in the field. Newsletters typically include letters from the editor, ALCTS news, ALA news, and calls for papers from related journals. There are frequent announcements for web courses and workshops at various sites and online.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication<\/strong>: Quarterly.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>:\u00a0ALCTS News<\/em> Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: Per the submission guidelines, \u201cThe primary focus\u2026is to report the news and activities of ALCTS and its members.11<\/sup>\u00a0The secondary focus is \u201creporting activities of interest to the membership relating to practice and developments in the fields of library collections and technical services.\u201d12<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process<\/strong>: From the Author Guidelines: submit manuscripts in Word format, single spaced (double spaced between paragraphs), with no highlighting, special fonts, or text effect other than bold or italic. Do not use page numbers, headers, or footers. Submissions may be sent as email attachments to\u00a0alctsnews@ala.org<\/a>. Most articles and reports are about 300-500 words; longer articles will be considered on an individual basis.13<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone<\/strong>: Tone appropriate for a professional publication.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used<\/strong>:\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>\u00a0(16th ed.)15<\/sup><\/p>\n By reading previous newsletters, there is a reasonable assumption that non-members are permitted to submit written materials for publication on the newsletter although members are probably preferred. There certainly is potential for LIS writers to expand the knowledge in the areas of library collections and technical services.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation<\/strong>: ALCTS, as of 2018, has a membership of 3209, according to\u00a0ALA Membership Statistics<\/a>.16<\/sup>\u00a0However, the newsletter is open to anyone with access to the internet.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/strong>: ALCTS is a division of ALA, with a majority of its members located in the United States and smaller numbers in as many as 42 countries.18<\/sup>\u00a0ALCTS Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0is published in English19<\/sup>\u00a0and is written primarily for American librarians. It is an informal newsletter written for a more general audience of librarians with less jargon or scholarly terminology.20<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics<\/strong>: No specific information could be located; however, since a majority of\u00a0Library Resources & Technical Services<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>readers are members of ALCTS, their characteristics would be similar: the majority work in academic and public libraries.21<\/sup>\u00a0Most members of ALCTS are particularly interested in collections and technical services, such as acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, collection management, preservation, electronic and continuing resources.22<\/sup>\u00a0Readers of this newsletter will have established opinions on library issues but are generally more interested in seeking scheduling information on workshops, seminars, etc. There is not much opportunity in this newsletter for sharing opinions or biases; short essays relevant to ALCTS might provide an opportunity for sharing values and attitudes on technical services functions.23<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: This is a highly informed and educated audience of technical services and collections librarians. They will have a full knowledge of library issues relating to cataloging, collections, preservation, and all the encompassing technical jargon.24<\/sup><\/p>\n The readers of\u00a0ALCTS Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0are interested in professional news. Authors would want to write short articles and reports relevant to ALCTS committee work, and other topics related to ALCTS, and have the skills necessary for writing book reviews on highly technical topics.<\/p>\n Last updated<\/strong>: March 15, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0ALCTS News ISSN:\u00a0\u201cALCTS News\u00a0is an official publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association. 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