Name<\/b>:\u00a0Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)<\/p>\n
Website<\/b>:\u00a0ACRL<\/em> Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission<\/b>:\u00a0From the\u00a0About\u00a0page<\/a>: ACRL is a professional association dedicated to enhancing the ability of academic library and information professionals to serve the information needs of the higher education community and to improve learning, teaching and research.\u201d1<\/sup>\u00a0From the ACRL\u00a0Guidelines & Standards<\/a>, \u201cACRL is the source that the higher education community looks to for standards, guidelines and frameworks on academic libraries.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/b>:\u00a0Academic Libraries and the LIS field practitioners.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Owner<\/b>:\u00a0Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).4<\/sup><\/p>\n Are published books peer reviewed<\/b>? One subset of ACRL book publishing is their Publications in Librarianship (PIL) program, which is a\u00a0peer reviewed<\/em>\u00a0series of monographic volumes.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Types of books published<\/b>: ACRL publishes books under three programs: ACRL general book imprint,\u00a0Publications in Librarianship (PIL)<\/a>, and\u00a0College Library Information on Policy and Practice (CLIPP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Generally the book types is related to LItS Professional Development. This includes monographs of interest to the LIS field and academic libraries that are based on research, ideas, and scholarly thinking. They publish books that offer \u201cpractical, prescriptive advice\u201d to help academic libraries worldwide function optimally; showcase \u201cinnovative research;\u201d take on contemporary issues; and envision the future of libraries. are research studies, theoretical monographs, or practical tools-based volumes for the practitioner.6<\/sup>\u00a0ACRL publishes monographs for academic librarians so they can advance in career development, effectively manage institutions, and stay tuned on what\u2019s happening in librarianship.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium<\/b>:\u00a0Print is their main medium. There are also currently a handful of\u00a0digital publications<\/a>\u00a0available in pdf format, but that is not ACRL\u2019s primary publishing method.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Topics covered<\/b>:\u00a0Information literacy, copyright and scholarly communication, research in academic librarianship, trends in academic libraries, leadership and organizational development, management, collection development, information access, and information literacy.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Number of titles published per year<\/b>: ACRL published 14 books during the two year period of 2018-201910<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/b>:\u00a0Publication Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of submissions accepted<\/b>:\u00a0Proposals, completed manuscripts, or dissertations, accompanied by a\u00a0Publication Proposal Form.<\/a>\u00a0See ACRL\u2019s \u00a0Call for Book Proposals<\/a>\u00a0for specifics on suggested topics for Publications in Librarianship.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process<\/b>:\u00a0From the guidelines: \u201cThe first step in proposing your book is reaching out to ACRL Content Strategist Erin Nevius at\u00a0enevius@ala.org<\/a>\u00a0to discuss your idea.\u201d12<\/sup>\u00a0Then complete a\u00a0proposal form<\/a>. ACRL recommends to have an outline ready that shows organization of the proposed book and subjects covered.13<\/sup> The ACRL Content Strategist will work with you fo clarify or add any additional information, until the proposal review is finalized which can take about 4 weeks. Then it will be submitted to the relevant editorial review board.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone<\/b>:\u00a0ACRL asks \u201cthat it fits into ACRL\u2019s prescriptive ethos, and will contain how-to tips and strategies that readers can immediately apply to their work.\u201d15<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used<\/b>: ACRL uses\u00a0The Chicago Manual of Style<\/i>, for endnotes and bibliography.16<\/sup><\/p>\n Authors with a proposal for an academic library topic, or a proposal for furthering the professional development of any librarian or information professional would do well to consider ACRL for publication. ACRL is an outstanding ALA division with a large member base,17<\/sup>\u00a0and reaches hundreds of libraries. In addition, the editorial staff is able to provide dedicated support and editing assistance to authors to ensure the most professional product possible.18<\/sup>\u00a0ACRL publications are promoted through its catalog,19<\/sup>\u00a0and at the ALA store,20<\/sup>\u00a0meetings and conferences, with articles and promotional notices appearing in C&RL at the time of publication. ACRL is a trusted organization, excellent to consider for publication.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Size<\/b>:\u00a0ACRL has a large audience: Through their marketing program, they send out a press release, make an announcement on social media and newsletters, send about 100 copies to libraries, made available online such as the\u00a0ALA Store<\/a>\u00a0and Amazon; as well as with international distributors, send review copies to journals, and will be featured at ALA\/ACRL Conferences.21<\/sup><\/p>\n In addition, ACRL is the largest division of the ALA, with more than 10,000 members.22<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/b>:\u00a0National and, on occasion, global. ACRL is based, like ALA, in Chicago, IL.23<\/sup>\u00a0<\/b>American English, leaning towards issues in American academic libraries.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics<\/b>:\u00a0The association, as an ALA organization and publisher, is interested in continuing the education and providing professional development for academic librarians and information professionals.24<\/sup><\/b>\u00a0Academic libraries and scholarly research. Strongly dedicated to providing high quality LIS information.25<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/b>:\u00a0Strong. Not only is ACRL devoted to academic libraries, but it is part of the ALA.26<\/sup>\u00a0Expect editors and eventual readers to be very knowledgeable about LIS topics.<\/p>\n Any publishing group that calls the ALA home is a good place to query your LIS proposal, and ACRL is no exception.\u00a0The largest division of the ALA, \u00a0ACRL currently has a membership of more than 10,000 members, accounting for nearly 20% of the total ALA membership.27<\/sup>\u00a0Readers will be keen to hear of new titles from this small, discriminating imprint.<\/p>\n Last updated<\/strong>: November, 2, 2020<\/p>\n Publisher analysis About the publisher Name:\u00a0Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Website:\u00a0ACRL Homepage Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0From the\u00a0About\u00a0page: ACRL is a professional association dedicated to enhancing the ability of academic library and information professionals to serve the information needs of the higher education community and to improve learning, teaching and research.\u201d1\u00a0From the ACRL\u00a0Guidelines & […]<\/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-2716","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716","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=2716"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3374,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2716\/revisions\/3374"}],"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=2716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publisher\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
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Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
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