Libri: Instructions to authors

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Libri publishes original articles of two types: full-length articles, which should normally be around 5,000 words in length, and briefer ones that are more report-like in nature on projects or research in progress. Exceptionally, longer articles (up to 10,000 words) may be considered suitable. Authors are solely responsible for the statements in their contributions.

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Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that the work has not been published before, is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has been read and approved of by all authors. The submission of the manuscript by the authors means that the authors automatically agree to assign exclusive copyright to K. G. Saur Verlag if the manuscript is accepted for publication. The work shall not be published elsewhere in any language without the written consent of the publisher. The articles published in this journal are protected by copyright, which covers translation rights and the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute all of the articles printed in the journal. No material published in the journal may be stored on microfilm or videocassettes or in electronic databases and the like or reproduced photographically without the prior written consent of the publisher.

MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts should be submitted in machine-readable format (diskette or e-mail attachment). The software used (Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect are preferred), the program version number, as well as the format of the diskette or attachment, should be clearly stated. If it is not possible to submit a machine-readable copy, the author must submit three copies, typewritten on one side of the paper only (A4 or quarto) with wide margins and double-spacing. The title page of the manuscript should contain an informative title (three lines long or less), the author's name, and the name in English of institution of origin. Full postal address of corresponding author must be stated.

ABSTRACT

With the manuscript the author must submit an abstract of approximately 200 words. It should be intelligible in itself.

LANGUAGE

Language for contributions is English. The quality of language must meet the standards of the journal.

REFERENCES

Cited works should be listed at the end of the article arranged alphabetically by author or, in the case of items that have no author, by title. References in the article should be given in parentheses following the referenced text and should include the author or significant title words and date of publication, e.g. (Wormell 1996). The author should ensure that bibliographic details are complete and accurate. Libri references are based on the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed.

Examples of correct form of references:

1. Standard journal article
Martin, JL. 1993. Travels with Gopher. Computer 5(26): 84-87.
If the language is not English, add the translated title in brackets.

2. Book
Wheeler, JL. 1946. Progress and problems in education for librarianship. New York: Carnegie Corporation: 59.

3. Chapter in book
Gardner, RK. 1987. Library and information science education: The present state and future prospects. In: Gardner, RK, ed. Education of library and information professionals: Present and future prospects. Littleton, CO.: Libraries Unlimited: 14-28.

4. Web site
Pearson, J., R. Jones, A. Cawsey, S. McGregor, A. Barrett, H. Gilmour, J. Atkinson, and J. Mcewen. 1999. The Accessibility of Information Systems for Patients: Use of Touch-screen Information Systems by 345 Patients with Cancer. In Scotland American Medical Informatics Association. Annual Symposium 1999: Session 66 - Consumer Health Informatics II. URL: http://www.amia.org/pubs/symposia/D005289.htm [viewed May 17, 2001].

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAPER ILLUSTRATIONS. All figures should clarify the text. Details must be large enough to retain their clarity after reduction in size. Halftones should exhibit high contrast. Illustrations should be planned to fit the printed page. Submit two copies of each illustration, identifying them with a label on the back with the number of the figure, name of the author, and indicating the top of the figure with an arrow at the top margin. Illustrations must retain their clarity in a gray scale presentation. Coloured illustrations can be photocopied to test their suitability for publication.

ELECTRONIC ILLUSTRATIONS. Illustrations should be sent as accompanying files to the article. Files should be named with the appropriate file extension to identify their type, e.g. tif, xls, jpg. Authors may also wish to integrate them within the text-file to indicate their preferred placement. For illustrations made from tabular data, e.g. Excel diagrams, the original spreadsheet from which the diagram or table was made should accompany the article.

Scanned or other machine-readable illustrations should be at least 300 dots per inch in resolution. The TIF format is preferred. When Web pages must be reproduced, a standard screen shot may not produce enough clarity for the illustration to be used so a complete URL is required, along with a sample large enough to identify the source cited.

OFFPRINTS

Authors will receive 10 offprints and one complete issue free of charge.

ADDRESSES

Manuscripts for publication and editorial correspondence should be sent to:

Libri
Attn: Fr. Alexandra Meinhold
K.G. Saur Verlag
An Imprint of Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Cp. KG
Mies-van-der-Rohe Str. 1
D-80807 München
Federal Republic of Germany

or as an attachment to an e-mail at: libri@degruyter.com

Business communications should be sent to:

K.G. Saur Verlag
An Imprint of Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Cp. KG
Mies-van-der-Rohe Str. 1
D-80807 München
Federal Republic of Germany

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An Imprint of Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG,
Federal Republic of Germany

Updated April 2008