{"id":2534,"date":"2024-04-27T20:33:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2534"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:33:40","slug":"young-adult-library-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-professional-and-trade-publications\/young-adult-library-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Adult Library Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Publication analysis<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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About the publication<\/h3>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Young Adult Library Services<\/em>\u00a0(YALS<\/em>)<\/p>\n

ISSN<\/strong>: 2374-77061<\/sup><\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0YALS<\/em> Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0It is the official journal of Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), whose mission is \u201cto support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens \u2012 especially those with the greatest needs \u2012 on the path to successful and fulfilling lives.\u201d2<\/sup>\u00a0In support of these efforts,\u00a0YALS<\/em>\u00a0\u201cfeatures articles that showcase best and emerging practices, provides news from related fields, spotlight significant YALSA events and opportunities, and offer in-depth reviews of professional literature.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n

Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Librarians and library staff who serve youths, ages 12 through 18.4<\/sup><\/p>\n

Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0American Library Association.5<\/sup><\/p>\n

Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.6<\/sup><\/p>\n

Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS professional news.7<\/sup><\/p>\n

Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Online.8<\/sup><\/p>\n

Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Showcases best practices, news from related professions, reviews of professional literature, and spotlights YALSA events.9<\/sup>\u00a0Each issue may contain articles on important topics such as: intellectual freedom, intersectionality, cultural competence, adolescent literacy, youth development, and leadership. There may also be interviews, speeches, or bibliographic essays.10<\/sup><\/p>\n

Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Four times a year.11<\/sup><\/p>\n

About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n

Location of submission guidelines:\u00a0<\/strong>Author Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n

Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0Feature articles ranging from 1,800 to 4,000 words in length. News of current interest to the profession, articles on best practices, news from related professions, and reviews of professional literature. Manuscripts submitted should not be under consideration or accepted elsewhere.12<\/sup><\/p>\n

Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Manuscripts should be submitted as Microsoft Word documents via email to the editor. Contact the editor for specifics concerning submission and style guidelines. Submissions may be edited for clarity accuracy, and readability.13<\/sup><\/p>\n

Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0There is no stated tone for article submissions, and articles can range from academic to reports on field practice. A wide variety of styles is acceptable as long as the submission conforms to the themes and types of articles YALSA is interested in for their readers.14<\/sup><\/p>\n

Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>, 16th edition.15<\/sup><\/p>\n

Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n

This publication is eminently suitable to anyone who has an interest in writing articles geared towards librarians serving young adults (aka \u201cteenagers,\u201d adolescents,\u201d \u201cyouth\u201d). It would be an excellent resume builder to have been published in the YALSA journal. The guidelines are direct and exact. Getting published in this journal might be difficult for a novice, but the attempt would be worth it.<\/p>\n

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Audience analysis<\/h2>\n
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About the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n

Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0YALS<\/em>\u00a0reaches YALSA membership, over \u00a05,000 librarians and educators.16<\/sup><\/p>\n

Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong> YALSA is centered in Chicago, IL, and the main geographic location served is the United States. However, they do outreach programs in other countries and some members are international, so the journal has a limited international scope as well. Cultural considerations do not generally enter into the journal\u2019s authorship. Most authors appear to be writing solely for American librarians who serve young adults. These articles can be applicable to most any other developed country\u2019s librarians serving youth (ages 12-18), however, even more than with young adult services in the U.S., there is a dearth of research and scholarship on developing nation\u2019s youth services.17<\/sup><\/p>\n

Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers range in location, age, and gender. They are spread all over the U.S. in both public and school libraries. The vast majority of readers have MLIS degrees and work as Young Adult Specialists or youth generalists in public library librarians or School Library Media Technicians. Some readers are para-professionals or library assistants at these locations and do not have a MLIS degree. All the librarians who read\u00a0YALS<\/em>, however, are highly interested in services to young adults (ages 12-18) as that is the target issue for this particular journal. Some interests they all share are collection development for YA literature, community development, inclusivity, methods of incorporating library use into school curricula, intellectual freedom, and hot topic issues having to do with youth services. Since the librarians targeted by this journal work with young adults (ages 12-18), their needs tend to be a trifle more progressive than some fields. The world of youth services is constantly expanding and evolving due to YA reliance on the internet and technology. In order to keep up with the clientele they serve, the readers are going to be looking for innovative articles which will offer the ideas, experiences, and opinions of their colleagues.18<\/sup><\/p>\n

Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Considering that most of the readers have MLIS degrees, contributors can assume that readers will be familiar with the profession\u2019s vocabulary, particularly that pertaining to young adult services.19<\/sup><\/p>\n

Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n

The most important thing to keep in mind when writing for\u00a0YALS<\/em>\u00a0is that the readership is going to be interested primarily in topics having to do with youth librarianship. They are not going to be interested in esoteric topics on archives, law libraries, etc. Some articles on cataloging or subscription databases would be acceptable, but primarily articles should be geared toward advancing, managing and delivering excellent library and information services to young people.<\/p>\n

Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0June 29, 2019<\/p>\n

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References<\/h4>\n
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  1. ProQuest, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (Online),\u201d\u00a0Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory<\/em>, accessed June 29, 2019,\u00a0http:\/\/ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org\/title\/1561864038399\/442511<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. American Library Association, \u201cAbout YALSA,\u201d\u00a0Young Adult Library Services Association,\u00a0<\/em>accessed June 29, 2019,\u00a0http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/aboutyalsa<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. American Library Association, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (YALS),\u201d\u00a0Young Adult Library Services Association,<\/em>\u00a0accessed June 29, 2019,\u00a0http:\/\/www.ala.org\/yalsa\/young-adult-library-services<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. American Library Association, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (YALS).\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. ProQuest,\u00a0Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. American Library Association, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (YALS).\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. ProQuest,\u00a0Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.<\/em><\/li>\n
  8. American Library Association, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (YALS).\u201d<\/li>\n
  9. American Library Association, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (YALS).\u201d<\/li>\n
  10. Young Adult Library Services Association, \u201cYALS Archive,\u201d\u00a0YALSA Blog,<\/em>\u00a0accessed June 29, 2019.\u00a0http:\/\/yalsa.ala.org\/blog\/yals\/yals-archive\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  11. Young Adult Library Services Association, \u201cYALS Archive.\u201d<\/li>\n
  12. Young Adult Library Services Association, \u201cYALS Author Guidelines,\u201d\u00a0YALSA Blog,<\/em>\u00a0accessed June 29, 2019.\u00a0http:\/\/yalsa.ala.org\/blog\/yals\/author-guidelines\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  13. Young Adult Library Services Association, \u201cYALS Author Guidelines.\u201d<\/li>\n
  14. Young Adult Library Services Association, \u201cYALS Author Guidelines.\u201d<\/li>\n
  15. Young Adult Library Services Association, \u201cYALS Author Guidelines.\u201d<\/li>\n
  16. Young Adult Library Services Association, \u201cYALS Advertising,\u201d\u00a0YALSA Blog,<\/em>\u00a0accessed June 29, 2019,\u00a0http:\/\/yalsa.ala.org\/blog\/yals\/yals-advertising\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  17. American Library Association, \u201cAbout YALSA.\u201d<\/li>\n
  18. American Library Association, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (YALS).\u201d<\/li>\n
  19. American Library Association, \u201cYoung Adult Library Services (YALS).\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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