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How to Write for Computers in Libraries
If you have an idea for an article for Computers in Libraries magazine, please let us know!
  • To learn more about CIL magazine and the types of articles we want, read the FAQ.
  • If you have an idea for an article that would fit our needs and style, take a look at our themes for the 2010 issues and try to match your article idea to one of the issues. Every feature article does not have to fit a theme, but we use theme-related articles first and then accept general articles when space allows.
  • Don’t send already written manuscripts, please.
  • We are looking for interesting articles, written as case studies or how-we-did-it pieces. We do not publish academic research papers or vendor-written articles, and CIL is not a peer-reviewed journal.
  • When writing queries, please remember this:
    • CIL’s mission is to provide librarians and other information professionals with useful and insightful information about all computer-related subjects that affect their jobs. CIL does this through articles that are written by library professionals for library professionals, with a friendly, personal voice. These general technical articles should be practical and helpful for the average librarian in any sort of environment—academic, public, special, K–12, or corporate libraries. CIL aims to publish articles that are interesting to read and appealing to people in many aspects of the field.
       
  • Allow up to a month after the query deadline for a response.

You may submit queries using our online form. For more details see our FAQ!

FEATURE ARTICLES (Issue Themes)

Computers in Libraries
2010 Editorial Calendar and Deadlines for Authors

OVERALL THEME FOR 2010:
Strategies for Enabling Tomorrow’s Libraries Today
Issue  Theme  Query Due  Article Due 
January/
February

Libraries in the Age of Discovery
Technologies, tools, and techniques for helping library patrons find, select, and retrieve materials—next-gen catalogs, innovative OPACs, discovery interfaces, special projects that take users beyond mere "look-up," plus general articles about the state of the art. Where does "the library" find itself in 2010?

October 15, 2009November 21, 2009
March

Going "e"
Experiments and experiences with ebooks, e-reference services, e-repositories, e-archives, and e-collections, plus green initiatives that proved to be economic as well as eco-conscious. Also, experiences with ebook and other portable devices for delivering or accessing e-materials and e-systems by patrons or library staff.

December 15, 2009 January 5, 2010
April 

Libtech to the Rescue
Share your tale of survival—stories about how libraries coped with the economic downturn by turning to technology to reduce costs, improve services, garner community support, or support their communities. Also, strategies and contingency plans for going forward, should finances remain tight.

January 15, 2010 February 5, 2010
May From Inside the Stacks to Outside the Box
Delivering library services to mobile devices, remote user communities, or virtual workgroups; case studies involving remotely hosted systems for automation and library management; and projects employing third-party cloud-based services such as outreach, training, collaboration, or publishing platforms.
February 15, 2010 March 5, 2010
June Working With What You’ve Got
How you improvised or innovated library services by using your existing technology platform (ILS package, content management system, server software platform, native operating system) or merely by using common applications. How you got the job done with APIs, open source software, or do-it-yourself fixes. Also, stories about using SharePoint and Vista.
March 15, 2010 April 5, 2010
July/
August
How to Select, Buy, and Use Library Stuff
Short, how-to articles on any subject related to specifying, evaluating, developing, deploying, or customizing library products. Also, practical advice on managing any library function by employing technology. Share your tips, techniques, and tricks in five points and 750 words or less.
April 15, 2010 May 5, 2010
SeptemberSocial Networking: Beyond the Apps
Using social networking tools to achieve results; projects that incorporate, integrate, or leverage social tools into overall library solutions. Plus, how to evaluate the impact of library initiatives that use Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc., as a platform and methods for assessing the ROI or added value of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 initiatives.
June 15, 2010 July 5, 2010
October Architecting New Library Frameworks
Libtech projects, case studies, and best practices for restructuring library back-office functions and front-facing services, including service-oriented architectures, user-centered site design projects, evaluating hosted solutions; also larger scale efforts involving multiple libraries in resource sharing; plus physical architecture: "libraries as spaces."
July 15, 2010 August 5, 2010
November Digitization on a Mission
Stories about digitization projects with an emphasis on special collections, including museum objects; techniques related to digitization, such as classification and tagging, discovery interfaces, and data storage; plus large-scale and collective efforts to preserve library materials and assure ongoing access and exposure to knowledge objects.
August 15, 2010 September 5, 2010
December Libraries Forever
Vision statements on the future of libraries, including comments and analysis on social, political, economic, and technical trends affecting library development. Strategies for adaptation and change. Also, reports on library advocacy projects, funding initiatives, and outreach efforts, especially those that effectively employ technology as a means to an end. 
September 15, 2010 October 5, 2010
Any Month What’s Going On?
Nominate your library for our new "Libraries on the Cutting Edge" profile page or propose any story on any topic at any time!
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In July 2010, we'll choose the themes for 2011.
We'll post them on our Web site in August and print them in our September issue.

Send your proposal via our online query form by the dates noted above. After considering all ideas received, we will notify those whose articles have been accepted. If your article idea is accepted then we will send you Writers’ Guidelines and discuss the article with you to ensure that your feature will fit 


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