{"id":2443,"date":"2024-04-27T19:09:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2443"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:36:47","slug":"bayviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-professional-and-trade-publications\/bayviews\/","title":{"rendered":"BayViews"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Publication analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>:\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>BayViews<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>\u00a0is a publication of the Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California<sup class=\"footnote\">1<\/sup>, with reviews aimed at evaluating new books to identify titles appropriate for library purchase.\u00a0<em>BayView<\/em>\u2018s goals are \u201cto strengthen and maintain work with youth in the libraries of Northern and Central California according to the highest standards of professional librarianship by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reviewing and evaluating children\u2019s books and other materials produced for young people<\/li>\n<li>Working actively to further the cause of library work with children<\/li>\n<li>Discussing various phases and problems of this work<\/li>\n<li>Cooperating in the solution of problems of mutual concern<\/li>\n<li>Encouraging and stimulating the personal friendships of its members\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">2<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Target audience<\/strong>: Members of the Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California, including both public librarians and school librarians.<sup class=\"footnote\">3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: The Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California<sup class=\"footnote\">4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peer reviewed<\/strong>? No.<sup class=\"footnote\">5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Type<\/strong>: LIS professional news.\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>\u00a0is published by a professional organization with the prime purpose of educating its own members.<sup class=\"footnote\">6<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>\u00a0is an electronic and print publication. Additionally,\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>\u00a0has a blog on their website\u00a0which is updated frequently.<sup class=\"footnote\">7<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>\u00a0is a journal of book reviews and opinions aimed at children\u2019s librarians.<sup class=\"footnote\">8<\/sup>\u00a0The members of the Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California use its pages to review new books in the field of children\u2019s literature (including books for babies, children, and teens), as well as meeting in person to discuss the reviews. Each copy of\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>\u00a0also contains a section called \u201cBayNews,\u201d which keeps a calendar of upcoming events and collects news about goings-on related to children\u2019s services at libraries within the region.<sup class=\"footnote\">9<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequency of publication<\/strong>: 11 times per year.<sup class=\"footnote\">10<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>: Online at\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews Submission Guidelines\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Review Tools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviews are submitted using an online form on the above page, which also includes sample reviews and a letter from the editors regarding content, voice, and other review considerations.<sup class=\"footnote\">11<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: Contributions are accepted by members only, including book reviews of children\u2019s and young adult literature, as well as news about events and services in the Northern California library community.<sup class=\"footnote\">12<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Reviewers are now able to choose their own review books at meetings.<sup class=\"footnote\">13<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission and review process<\/strong>: Contributors must be members of the organization. Reviewers choose their own review books at meetings. Authors wishing to contribute to the BayNews section should contact the editor.<sup class=\"footnote\">14<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial tone<\/strong>: Reviews should be concise and critical.<sup class=\"footnote\">15<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Style guide used<\/strong>: Not specified but read guidelines on the site<sup class=\"footnote\">16<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n<p>This publication is a great opportunity for writers in Northern California who are interested in reviewing children\u2019s and young adult literature. Since authors must be members of the Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California, and reviews are presented at the ACL chapter meetings, they would probably want to reside in the area to get the most out of their membership.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Audience analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Publication circulation<\/strong>: The membership of ACL who receive as a membership benefit both the print (for a fee) and electronic copy (free) of the journal.<sup class=\"footnote\">17<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience location and language or cultural views<\/strong>: Based in Northern and Central California, the publication is published in English with no special considerations.<sup class=\"footnote\">18<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader characteristics<\/strong>: Children\u2019s librarians with a desire to learn more about books than reviews in the LIS press offer. Readers are interested specifically in children\u2019s and young adult books, and issues related to working in public and school libraries. Written by, and for, the membership.<sup class=\"footnote\">19<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: General LIS knowledge and expertise in their area of the field.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n<p>As a publication for the education of the membership of ACL, authors should be well versed in the subject of children\u2019s and young adult literature and willing to follow the membership guidelines to participate in the ACL community.<sup class=\"footnote\">20<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last updated<\/strong>: April 26, 2020<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>References<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"footnotes-6404\" class=\"footnotes\">\n<ol>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-1\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Mission Statement.\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Mission Statement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/mission.html\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-2\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Mission Statement.\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Mission Statement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/mission.html\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-3\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Mission Statement.\u00a0<em>BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Mission Statement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/mission.html\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-4\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). BayViews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-5\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-6\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). BayViews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-7\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). BayViews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-8\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). BayViews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-9\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). BayNews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.<\/em>\u00a0Retrieved from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/category\/news\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.baynews\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-10\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-11\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-12\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-13\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2016). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-14\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-15\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-16\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). ACL Review Tools.<em>\u00a0BayViews<\/em>. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Review Tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools.html#reviewform\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/reviewtools<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-17\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). Membership. BayViews. Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"Membership\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/membership.html\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/membership<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-18\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2016). BayViews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-19\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). BayViews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-6404-20\">Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California. (2020). BayViews.\u00a0<em>BayViews.\u00a0<\/em>Retrieved from\u00a0<a title=\"BayViews\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/\">http:\/\/www.bayviews.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0BayViews ISSN: unknown Website:\u00a0BayViews Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0BayViews\u00a0is a publication of the Association of Children\u2019s Librarians of Northern California1, with reviews aimed at evaluating new books to identify titles appropriate for library purchase.\u00a0BayView\u2018s goals are \u201cto strengthen and maintain work with youth in the libraries of Northern and Central [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2015,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2443","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=2443"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3300,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2443\/revisions\/3300"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}