{"id":2449,"date":"2024-04-27T19:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2449"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:34:36","slug":"carl-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-professional-and-trade-publications\/carl-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"CARL Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Publication analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>CARL Newsletter<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 1090-9982<sup class=\"footnote\">1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>:\u00a0<em><a title=\"CARL Newsletter\" href=\"https:\/\/carl-acrl.org\/programs\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CARL Newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>CARL<\/em>\u00a0is the official publication of California Academic &amp; Research Libraries.<sup class=\"footnote\">2<\/sup>\u00a0The goal of California Academic &amp; Research Libraries is to support professional growth opportunities for its members.<sup class=\"footnote\">3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Target audience<\/strong>: The newsletter is a benefit of membership and per their website, membership is open to \u201cany person interested in academic or research librarianship or in academic or research libraries in California.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: California Academic and Research Libraries.<sup class=\"footnote\">5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peer reviewed<\/strong>? No.<sup class=\"footnote\">6<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Type<\/strong>: LIS professional news.<sup class=\"footnote\">7<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium<\/strong>: Online.<sup class=\"footnote\">8<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content<\/strong>: News related to professional workshops and CARL business.<sup class=\"footnote\">9<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequency of publication<\/strong>: Quarterly.<sup class=\"footnote\">10<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>:\u00a0<a title=\"CARL Newsletter Submission Guidelines\" href=\"https:\/\/carl-acrl.org\/programs\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CARL Newsletter<\/em> Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>: Per their website, \u201cAnnouncements of awards, publications, presentations, retirements and relevant professional accomplishments are limited to CARL members. News of professional appointments are welcome from any member library.\u201d<sup class=\"footnote\">11<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission and review process<\/strong>: E-mail the editor or send column information to the campus liaison coordinator.<sup class=\"footnote\">12<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial tone<\/strong>: Informational.<sup class=\"footnote\">13<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Style guide used<\/strong>: No particular style guide specified.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n<p>Publishing opportunities for first time LIS contributors are excellent if you are willing to network and attend workshops of interest to California academic librarians. The editor requests that \u201cinterest group\u201d coordinators designate a notetaker during its programs. The newsletter will then publish the workshop or program notes. An \u201cinterest group\u201d is one of many associations which are members of CARL and who promote through the newsletter when they sponsor a professional growth opportunity workshop.<sup class=\"footnote\">14<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The SJSU SLIS Administration listserv often posts calls for volunteers for such events. The contact person designated in these postings can then be contacted. An arrangement can then be made regarding what volunteer contributions are needed. Workshop attendance also can be arranged. A volunteer may offer to create program announcements for the\u00a0<em>CARL Newsletter<\/em>\u00a0as well a volunteering to be the notetaker for the workshop; the story built from those notes is likely to be published in the newsletter.<sup class=\"footnote\">15<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Some of the associations listed in the interest groups include: Academic Librarians\u2019 Interest Group North (ALIGN); Collection Development Interest Group (CDIG); Diversity in Academic Libraries (DIAL); \u00a0Southern California Instruction Librarians (SCIL); Science and Engineering Academic Librarians (SEAL); and Scholarly Communication and Open Resources for Education (SCORE).<sup class=\"footnote\">16<\/sup><\/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>: About 700 members receive the newsletter with membership.<sup class=\"footnote\">17<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/strong>: The publication is based in California and written in English.<sup class=\"footnote\">18<\/sup>\u00a0California is a diverse state with strong multicultural values.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader characteristics<\/strong>: Readers are academic librarians or those interested in academic libraries, usually based in college or university libraries, especially those based in California. There is a strong focus on multicultural values.<sup class=\"footnote\">19<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: Academic.<sup class=\"footnote\">20<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n<p>Readers are likely involved with their professional community, interested in improving their professional skills and maintaining strong ties with their peers in the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last updated<\/strong>: May 6, 2019<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<div id=\"footnotes-5002\" class=\"footnotes\">\n<ol>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-1\">\u00a0ProQuest, \u201cCARL Newsletter (Online),\u201d\u00a0<em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory<\/em>,\u00a0accessed May 6, 2019,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org\/title\/1560283718353\/665033\">http:\/\/ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org\/title\/1560283718353\/665033<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-2\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cNewsletter,\u201d accessed May 6, 2019,\u00a0<a title=\"CARL Newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/newsletter\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/newsletter\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-3\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cMission,\u201d accessed May 6, 2019,\u00a0<a title=\"CARL Mission\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/about\/mission.html\">http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/about\/mission.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-4\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cMission.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-5\">ProQuest,\u00a0<em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-6\">ProQuest,\u00a0<em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-7\">ProQuest,\u00a0<em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-8\">ProQuest,\u00a0<em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-9\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span> \u201cNewsletter.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-10\">ProQuest,\u00a0<em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-11\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association, \u201c<\/span>Newsletter.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-12\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cNewsletter.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-13\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,\u00a0<\/span><em>Newsletter\u00a0<\/em>37 no. 2 (July 2014),\u00a0<a title=\"CARL Newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/newsletter\/2014jul.html\">http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/newsletter\/2014jul.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-14\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cAbout CARL Interest Groups,\u201d accessed May 6, 2019,\u00a0<a title=\"CARL Interest Groups\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/leadership\/ig\/about.html\">http:\/\/www.carl-acrl.org\/leadership\/ig\/about.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-15\">\u00a0<span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cAbout CARL Interest Groups.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-16\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cAbout CARL Interest Groups.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-17\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association,<\/span> \u201cMission.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-18\">ProQuest,\u00a0<em>Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-19\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association, \u201c<\/span>Mission.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-5002-20\"><span class=\"copyright\">California Academic &amp; Research Libraries Association, \u201c<\/span>Mission.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0CARL Newsletter ISSN: 1090-99821 Website:\u00a0CARL Newsletter Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0CARL\u00a0is the official publication of California Academic &amp; 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