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The Library & Information Science Professional's Career Development Center |
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LIScareer is an Amazon Associate. What does this mean?
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Guidelines || Topics || Upcoming Articles || Editors We publish brief, practical career advice articles. We currently typically publish 2 articles per month, 10 months per year (no publication in Jan and July). If you are interested in contributing, please read these author guidelines, look at previously published articles on your topic, and check out the lineup of upcoming articles. Then please contact both editors with your proposal. Author Guidelines Proposal: Please query first before sending a finished article. To query, email both editors (using a descriptive subject heading such as "proposed LIScareer article" so that we don't mistake your message for spam). Briefly describe your proposed topic and yourself (ie, your qualifications for writing about that topic). If possible, please provide a very brief writing sample. If you don't hear back from an editor in about two weeks, please email us again to be sure we received your proposal. Writing Style: Articles should be 1500-2000 words in length, and should written in a practical, direct, conversational style. If you describe your personal experience, please generalize so that your advice could apply to others. Use subheadings to break the text up into smaller, easy-to-read sections. Audience: Advice should be geared toward, but not limited to, MLS students and newer librarians and information professionals. The site is primarily directed at U.S. librarians, but we welcome and encourage articles from international librarians and information professionals. (Note: we publish articles by library/information professionals for library/information professionals; please do not send general business/career articles.) "About the Author" Statement: Please include a 2-3 sentence biographical statement at the end of your article. Include a link to your website if you wish. Submission Format: Please email all contributions to both editors as a Microsoft Word file if possible. (If you are unable to send a Word file, you may send as a plain text file or as the text of an e-mail message, but Word is preferred.) If possible, please use Arial 12 pt. font and single spaced paragraphs. Use as little formatting (underlining, etc) as possible (the plainer, the better). Deadlines: Deadlines are usually the first of each month for publication the following month. For our current publication schedule, check the Coming Soon page. Compensation: Authors are not paid for articles, as this is a non-profit site completely funded by Priscilla. Copyright: We request one-time electronic rights to publish your article on the website. The copyright for the article will remain with you (meaning you may reprint your article elsewhere in the future; if you do so, we ask that you mention that it was first published at LIScareer). Our suggested citation format for your LIScareer article is: Last Name, First Name. "Title." LIScareer, Month Year. We publish original articles; please do not submit articles that have been previously published elsewhere. Articles should focus on library and information science career management. Browse the site for topic ideas, see the list below, or suggest your own topic. Think about what you would have liked someone to tell you (or were glad someone did tell you) when you began your career, or what you've learned that you'd like to share with others. Articles should deal with advice for individuals managing a career, not "how we do this in our library." You can also browse the list of upcoming topics. Topics may include (but are not limited to):
Please contact us if you have questions! Priscilla K. Shontz, editor & webmasterRichard A. Murray, assistant editor Email us at
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04/12/2008
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