Name<\/strong>: ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman<\/p>\n Website<\/b>: ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman (Homepage)<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission<\/b>:\u00a0<\/b>Publishing resources for librarians and LIS professionals worldwide \u201cto improve programs and services, build on best practices, enhance pedagogy, share research, develop leadership, and promote advocacy.\u201d1<\/sup>\u00a0ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman<\/a>\u00a0is interested in publishing coverage of any library type, including cross-disciplinary topics, and is dedicated to diversity and inclusion. They cater to wide and varied audiences.2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/b>:\u00a0\u201c<\/b>Library and information professionals, faculty and students, researchers and scholars, archivists and other cultural heritage professionals, and library advocates.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n Owner<\/b>:\u00a0<\/b>American Library Association (ALA)4<\/sup><\/p>\n Are published books peer reviewed<\/b>? Proposals and manuscripts undergo an internal review, and, depending on the title, are reviewed by peer advisory boards.<\/p>\n Types of books published<\/b>: Print and digital.5<\/sup>\u00a0Notably, among many types of publications, they publish highly regarded textbooks used in LIS programs.<\/p>\n Medium<\/b>: Print, digital, and interactive formats.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Topics covered<\/b>: Coverage of publications \u201cspans\u201d the types of libraries namely academic, public, school, and special libraries. They are interested in cross disciplinary topics such as copyright, censorship, ethics, law, and sustainability. \u00a0Overlapping disciplines are desired as well including information studies, archives, and records and information management.7<\/sup><\/p>\n ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman encourages authors to consider how diversity and inclusion impact their topic. \u201cWe are dedicated to acquiring and creating content that reflects the unique experiences and backgrounds of librarianship. We want readers, library staff, and patrons to feel empowered by the written word and reflected in the books and content that we publish..\u201d8<\/sup><\/p>\n Number of titles published per year<\/b>: In 2019, ALA Editions published 65 new titles and distributed more than 200 titles for its publishing partners, which include Facet Publishing and the Society of American Archivists<\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/b>:\u00a0https:\/\/alaeditions.org\/write-with-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n Also click here to download PDF of proposal guidelines:\u00a0Download Proposal Guidelines (.docx)<\/a><\/p>\n Types of submissions accepted<\/b>: ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman is interested in proposals that:9<\/sup><\/p>\n Types of submissions the publisher is\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0interested\u00a0in<\/b>:\u00a0This publisher is not interested in proposals that:<\/b><\/p>\n Submission and review process<\/b>:\u00a0<\/b>Start by submitting your proposal<\/a>.\u00a0Email your query or proposal to the appropriate member of the editorial team:\u00a0click on the Proposal Guidelines<\/a> and scroll to bottom of page for editors\u2019 contact info. The three editors specialize in these areas respectively: LIS education, archives, and special libraries; Academic libraries and\u00a0Library Technology Reports;\u00a0<\/i>Public and school libraries.\u00a0<\/i>They will consider completed manuscripts but inquire before submitting them.<\/p>\n Allow 6-8 weeks for evaluation.10<\/sup><\/p>\n For more information, such as details on what happens after your manuscript is submitted during the productions process, please see the\u00a0Author Guide<\/a>.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone<\/b>:\u00a0<\/b>Employ appropriate tone that is suitable for your intended audience such as library and information professionals, scholars, students, and educators.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used<\/b>: Utilize\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)<\/i>, 17th edition, primarily. Also use Merriam-Webster (MW), 11th edition, as your primary dictionary; and Garner\u2019s Modern American Usage for questions not answered in CMS.13<\/sup><\/p>\n The ALA is a widely recognized and respected LIS resource, consulted by librarians and information professionals worldwide. ALA authors are leaders in their field, and so having a manuscript accepted for ALA Publication would provide authors with a large market for potential readership, amongst LIS professionals and peers. ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman work closely with authors to market their work, both before and after publication. This includes promotion, distribution, exhibits, and many other marketing avenues. ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman\u00a0has their own catalog<\/a>, and the ALA\u00a0has an online store<\/a>.14 <\/sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0From the Writer Guidelines: \u201cYour work is in the hands of seasoned professionals. We develop, manufacture, and market your project in a way that draws good reviews and customer interest.\u201d16<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Size<\/b>:\u00a0This is a very large, encompassing publishing house. ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman sends their catalog to over sixty thousand recipients twice per year.\u00a0Books are listed in the online ALA store, which has over fifty thousand visitors per month.17<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/b>:\u00a0Although based in Chicago, IL, ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman publishes and reaches librarians and LIS professionals around the world.18<\/sup>\u00a0ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman \u201cpublications are promoted, translated, and distributed worldwide.\u201d19<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics<\/b>:\u00a0This is the more professional ALA publishing imprint, focusing on LIS professional development and improving library services. Readers are interested in library and information science, with backgrounds varying from librarian, educator,\u00a0 LIS\u00a0administrators\u00a0and professionals. ALA is the premier Library and Information Science group around, and it would be well worth any author\u2019s time to try to work with them. Their bias is simply pro anything LIS, rather than other publishing houses who have an LIS focus. With ALA, LIS is everything.20<\/sup><\/p>\n <\/b>Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/b>:\u00a0Strong, as this is the imprint of the American Library Association.21<\/sup><\/p>\n You\u2019re guaranteed a knowledgeable audience eager for new LIS material when you publish with ALA. Not only are ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman books marketed on the ALA website (including ALA Store), but they\u2019re promoted at ALA conferences and events, emailed to a huge mailing list, and heavily marketed through a partnership with Amazon. Readers of ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman books are seeking LIS material specifically, and will most likely be up to date on your subject matter or, if not, curious to learn from like-minded professionals in the field. This is the first stop publisher and organization for anyone seeking LIS reading material, and is an excellent group to be a part of.<\/p>\n Last updated:<\/b>\u00a0September 18, 2020<\/p>\n Publisher analysis About the publisher Name: ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman Website: ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman (Homepage) Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0Publishing resources for librarians and LIS professionals worldwide \u201cto improve programs and services, build on best practices, enhance pedagogy, share research, develop leadership, and promote advocacy.\u201d1\u00a0ALA Editions | ALA Neal-Schuman\u00a0is interested in publishing coverage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2712","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2712","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=2712"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3249,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2712\/revisions\/3249"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publisher\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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