Author Instructions

The following types of articles are actively sought:

• Manuscripts should be of timely and practical interest to those involved in a range of managerial roles in public, academic, and special libraries.
• articles of 4,000 to 6,000 words or more dealing in depth with a management issue and having practical benefit to library administrators.
• articles of 1,000 to 2,500 words highlighting a methodology or technique that has been used successfully in one or several libraries.
• articles that solve a managerial problem (the editor will use her discretion concerning the article’s appropriateness for publication).
• interviews with prominent library administrators or others in related fields, such as vendors or publishers.
• general updates featuring LLAMA committee section activities.
• columns originating from LLAMA sections.
• brief announcements of future Annual Conference and Midwinter Meeting programs being sponsored by LLAMA or its sections.

Note: Longer manuscripts, monograph queries, and ideas for updating previous monographs can be directed to the chair of the LLAMA Publications Editorial Advisory Board.

The following items are not published in LL&M:

• press releases describing products or services offered by vendors, unless such releases are part of a paid advertisement.
• unsolicited book reviews (book reviews are assigned to writers by the editor or associate editor).
• Submit original, unpublished articles only. Do not submit manuscripts being considered for publication elsewhere.

Write the article in a grammatically correct, simple, readable style. The author is responsible for the accuracy of all statements in the article. Authors shall provide complete and accurate bibliographic citations. All citations and any quotations should be carefully checked by the author.

Give the article or report a brief title. If necessary, add a brief subtitle. If the paper has been presented at a conference (the proceedings of which will not be published), identify the conference by name and date on the cover page.

Manuscripts should contain original material. Upon submission, the author should indicate previously published material or revised material that was published or presented elsewhere for a different audience. This will be noted by the editor upon publication. The author must supply the necessary rights and permissions to use previously published material.

Material previously prepared for use as a speech at a LLAMA-sponsored meeting or program should be recast into an appropriate narrative format before submitting it to the editor. Writers are urged to consult with the editor as questions or concerns arise.

Submission:

Authors of articles should submit their manuscripts as Word attachments to e-mail messages. All copies should include the names, addresses, and phone numbers of authors. All quoted text should be typed double-spaced. Abstracts are required for lengthy articles only.

All queries and manuscript submissions should be sent electronically to Eric C. Shoaf via email at eric.shoaf@utsa.edu. Include full contact information and allow a minimum of one month for editorial review.

Style Guide:

Consult the Random House Webster’s College Dictionary for spelling and usage. Use the first spelling. Verify the spelling and accuracy of names in an appropriate reference.

Consult The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Pr., 1993), for all grammatical rules.

In designing tables, regard previous issues for style in conjunction with the examples and suggestions in chapter 12 of The Chicago Manual of Style. Submit each table on a separate page at the end of the paper. Indicate the preferred placement in the text with instructions in brackets. Use tables sparingly, and provide each with a brief caption. Type tables double-spaced throughout.

Supply camera-ready copy for each illustration if your paper is accepted. Ensure that each illustration has a caption.

Submit all bibliographic citations at the end of the article. Please type all references double spaced. In the references section, do not type the numbers as superscripts, and do not indent the first line. Use superscript numbers throughout the text, but do not use embedded footnotes in word-processed manuscripts. Use references to document the text, not to amplify it. Note that a shortened form (not op. cit., or loc. cit.) is used for subsequent references to a previously cited work. If no other reference intervenes, use Ibid. (not underlined) to replace the elements of the directly previous reference. A reference to another article for a previously cited collection can be shortened by means of a cross-reference. Verify each citation.

The fictitious examples below illustrate the preferred style:

1. James Mason and Julie Martin, “Using the Pears Technique to Assess Staff Performance in a Large Public Library,” Library Leadership & Management 3 (Jan. 1988): 1–23.
2. Robert E. Jones et al., Senior Administrator Evaluation of Library Directors: Trends and Issues, Library Book House, vol. 4 (Dayton, Ohio: Univ. of Dayton Pr., 1987).
3.  Ibid., 194.
4. Linda Keir, “Administration of an Off-Campus Library Program,” in Off-Campus Library Programs: Proceedings of the 1987 National Conference, ed. Edward J. Jones (Chicago: ALA, 1988), 87–98.
5.  Mason and Martin, “Using the Pears Technique to Assess Staff Performance in a Large Public Library,” 2.  
6. Mary Ann Walker, “Problems in Off-Campus Program Site Selection,” in Off-Campus Library Programs, 2.

The editor follows the Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Publishers of Literature in the Library and Information Field, adopted by the American Library Association Council in 1983. It is available from the ALA Executive Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.

Articles and news stories that have been initiated by the Associate Editor should be sent directly to the address given on the first page of the LLAMA News Section.