With the content for the first two issues of 2011 in hand, the editors of Virginia Libraries are currently seeking articles for issue three, 2011, with a deadline of May 1. While we would welcome articles on any topic of interest to those of us who work in Virginia’s libraries, it would be great to hear your thoughts and suggestions on ways to serve our communities more efficiently in the current economic climate. If you have been wanting to create a lasting record of a program that has been successful, this is an excellent opportunity to do that as well as share your ideas with colleagues around the Commonwealth. As always, photographs of 300 DPI are better or illustrations are especially welcome.
Many thanks in advance for your submissions. Feel free to contact us if you have questions. We look forward to hearing from you!
-C. A. Gardner & Cy Dillon, Virginia Libraries (editorial addresses below)
Guidelines for Submission to Virginia Libraries:
1. Virginia Libraries seeks to publish articles and reviews of interest to the library community in Virginia. Articles reporting research, library programs and events, and opinion pieces are all considered for publication. Queries are encouraged.
2. Please submit manuscripts via email as attachments in Microsoft Word, rich text, or plain text format. Articles should be double-spaced with any bibliographic notes occurring at the end of the article. Please avoid using the automatic note creation function provided by some word processing programs.
3. Articles in Virginia Libraries conform to the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style and Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Accepted articles are subject to editing for style and clarity. Authors will be consulted on points of fact.
4. All articles submitted for consideration are reviewed by the editors and may be refereed by the editorial board. Articles that are not selected for publication will be returned within three months.
5. VLA holds the copyright on all articles published in Virginia Libraries. Contributors of articles receive one copy of the issue in which their work appears.
6. Illustrations are encouraged and should be submitted whenever appropriate to accompany a manuscript. Hard copy illustrations will be returned if requested in advance. Digital images should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Authors are responsible for securing legal permission to publish photographs and other illustrations.
7. Each contributor should provide a brief sketch of professional accomplishments of no more than fifty words that includes current title, affiliation, and email address. Unless specified otherwise, this information will be shared with readers of Virginia Libraries. Physical addresses should also be provided for the mailing of contributor’s copies.
8. Articles should generally fall within the range of 750-3,000 words. Please query the editors before submitting any work of greater length.
9. Email manuscripts and queries to Cy Dillon, cdillon@hsc.edu, and Lyn C. A. Gardner, cgardner@hampton.gov. Please be sure to copy both editors.
10. Virginia Libraries is published quarterly. The deadlines for submission are: November 1 for Number 1, January/February/March; February 1 for Number 2, April/May/June; May 1 for Number 3, July/August/September; and August 1 for Number 4, October/November/December.