Alabama Libraries

Good news! Alabama Libraries is back!!! Meet our new editorial board and see our call for articles.

Alabama Libraries is moving to a new platform. Find the current issue on the new platform. Back issues will be loaded into the new home for the journal soon.

Alabama Libraries New Home

Thanks to the University of South Alabama's Libraries for hosting our journal on their Institutional Repository - JagWorks@USA!


Issues

v.60 no.1, Summer 2022


v.59 no.2, Fall 2021


v.59 no.1, Spring 2021


Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Laura Pitts [email protected]

Peer Reviewers

Charlotte E. Ford [email protected]
Kathy Wheeler [email protected]
Tim Dodge [email protected]
Jessica Hayes [email protected]
M. Delores Carlito [email protected]
Peggy Kain [email protected]

 

Proofreaders

Lori Northrup [email protected]
Michelle Hamrick [email protected]
Kelly Wilson [email protected]

Call for Articles

Alabama Libraries is seeking articles relevant to librarianship in Alabama. The Alabama Library Association’s peer-reviewed journal publishes scholarly articles biannually in an open access format.

Scholarly Articles (peer reviewed) (15 - 25 pages, inclusive of references, tables, and figures): These articles are written by researchers or experts in the LIS or related field in order to share the results of their original research or analysis with other researchers and students. These articles focus should make an original contribution to the field of libraries in Alabama. Articles should be driven by research questions that address those problems. We welcome all methodologies; in all cases we ask authors to keep the literature review and methods sections succinct and emphasize the findings and the applications of those findings. All submissions are double blind peer reviewed. These submissions welcome authors who currently work in libraries (all types including academic, public, school, tribal, law, health, etc.) and authors who have an interest in Alabama libraries but may not work in a specifically in a library setting. All scholarly article submissions are double blind peer reviewed.

Guidelines for Submissions of Scholarly Articles:

  • All manuscripts must be submitted to [email protected] as attachment to an email, preferably in MS Word.
  • Manuscripts must be written in APA style and include an abstract and keywords.
  • Although longer or shorter works may be considered, 15 - 25 pages of research is preferred.
  • The name, position, and professional email address of the author should appear in the bottom left-hand corner of a separate title page. The author's name should not appear anywhere else in the document.
  • Submissions will undergo a double blind peer review process.
  • Photographs and other images relevant to the submission will be accepted for consideration but cannot be returned. Digital images are preferred.
  • No other publisher should be simultaneously considering a manuscript submitted to Alabama Libraries.
  • If the manuscript includes analyses of survey results, please acknowledge approval by the appropriate Institutional Review Board either through direct reference in the manuscript or acknowledgement as part of the manuscript submission.
  • Upon receipt, manuscripts will be acknowledged by the Editor-in-Chief, who will then assign manuscripts to two reviewers. The reviewers who receive the manuscript will have no direct information on the author or the author's affiliation. Following the review, a decision will be communicated to the writer.

Upon acceptance, publication can be expected within six months.

Practical Articles (peer reviewed) (8-15 pages, inclusive of references, tables, and figures): These articles are practical and focus on best practices and advice for all types of libraries, groups supporting libraries, etc. These submissions welcome authors who currently work in libraries (all types including academic, public, school, tribal, law, health, etc.) and authors who have an interest in Alabama libraries but may not work in a specifically in a library setting. Topics may include: planning a library marketing activity and/or campaign, market research, community analysis, market segmentation, SWOT analysis, public relations strategies, an outreach activity, or a re-branding project, etc.

Guidelines for Submissions of Practical Articles:

  • All manuscripts must be submitted to [email protected] as attachment to an email, preferably in MS Word.
  • Manuscripts must be written in APA style and include an abstract and keywords.
  • Although longer or shorter works may be considered, 8 - 15 pages of research is preferred, but longer is fine.
  • The name, position, and professional email address of the author should appear in the bottom left-hand corner of a separate title page. The author's name should not appear anywhere else in the document.
  • Submissions will undergo a double blind peer review process.
  • Photographs and other images relevant to the submission will be accepted for consideration but cannot be returned. Digital images are preferred.
  • No other publisher should be simultaneously considering a manuscript submitted to Alabama Libraries.
  • If the manuscript includes analyses of survey results, please acknowledge approval by the appropriate Institutional Review Board either through direct reference in the manuscript or acknowledgement as part of the manuscript submission.
  • Upon receipt, manuscripts will be acknowledged by the Editor-in-Chief, who will then assign manuscripts to two reviewers. The reviewers who receive the manuscript will have no direct information on the author or the author's affiliation. Following the review, a decision will be communicated to the writer.

Upon acceptance, publication can be expected within six months.

Student Research (peer reviewed) (8-15 pages, inclusive of references, tables, and figures): These articles are to be authored by current Undergraduate, MLIS, PhD, etc. students.

All research must maintain an Alabama focus. Articles are practical and focus on best practices and advice for all types of libraries. These submissions welcome authors who currently work in libraries (all types including academic, public, school, tribal, law, health, etc.) and authors who have an interest in Alabama libraries but may not work in a specifically in a library setting. This would include but not be limited to academic, public, school, tribal, law, health, etc. Topics may include: planning a library marketing activity and/or campaign, market research, community analysis, market segmentation, SWOT analysis, public relations strategies, an outreach activity, or a re-branding project, etc.

Guidelines for Submissions of Student Research:

  • All manuscripts must be submitted to [email protected] as attachment to an email, preferably in MS Word. 
  • Manuscripts must be written in APA style and include an abstract and keywords.
  • Although longer or shorter works may be considered, 8 - 15 pages of research is preferred, but longer is fine.
  • The name, position, and professional email address of the author should appear in the bottom left-hand corner of a separate title page. The author's name should not appear anywhere else in the document.
  • Submissions will undergo a double blind peer review process.
  • Photographs and other images relevant to the submission will be accepted for consideration but cannot be returned. Digital images are preferred.
  • No other publisher should be simultaneously considering a manuscript submitted to Alabama Libraries.
  • If the manuscript includes analyses of survey results, please acknowledge approval by the appropriate Institutional Review Board either through direct reference in the manuscript or acknowledgement as part of the manuscript submission.
  • Upon receipt, manuscripts will be acknowledged by the Editor-in-Chief, who will then assign manuscripts to two reviewers. The reviewers who receive the manuscript will have no direct information on the author or the author's affiliation. Following the review, a decision will be communicated to the writer.

Upon acceptance, publication can be expected within six months.

Guest Columns (500 - 1,000 words; will not include any references, tables, and figures); These columns are written in first person. Topics are at the discretion of the author and can pertain to any type of library, library and information science, management, issues, etc.

Guidelines for Submissions of Guest Columns:

  • All manuscripts must be submitted to [email protected] as attachment to an email, preferably in MS Word. 
  • Submissions should be between 500 - 1,000 words. 
  • The name, position, and professional email address of the author should appear in the bottom left-hand corner of a separate title page. The author's name should not appear anywhere else in the document.
  • Photographs and other images relevant to the submission will be accepted for consideration but cannot be returned. Digital images are preferred.
  • No other publisher should be simultaneously considering a manuscript submitted to Alabama Libraries.
  • If the manuscript includes analyses of survey results, please acknowledge approval by the appropriate Institutional Review Board either through direct reference in the manuscript or acknowledgement as part of the manuscript submission.
  • Upon receipt, manuscripts will be acknowledged by the Editor-in-Chief, who will then assign manuscripts to two reviewers. The reviewers who receive the manuscript will have no direct information on the author or the author's affiliation. Following the review, a decision will be communicated to the writer.

Upon acceptance, publication can be expected within six months.