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Library Review
Library Review is an academic journalAcademic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
which was established in 1927http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=lr&PHPSESSID=heugch4sj2d03kp7bonm0p3l97. This journal focuses on social sciences, specific to library and information sciences
Library and information science
Library and information science is a merging of the two fields library science and information science...
. The journal is published nine times a year by Emerald Group Publishing
Emerald Group Publishing
Emerald Group Publishing Limited is a primary publisher of management and business journals. Founded in the UK in 1967, it operates worldwide with offices in Malaysia, Japan, China, India and the United States.-History:...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The current editor (as of October 2011) is Doctor Judith Broady-Preston , a senior lecturer for the Department of Information Studies at Aberystwyth Universityhttp://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ in the United Kingdom.
There are currently 60 volumes and 852 issues of Library Review, all available online for paying users. Without payment, citations and abstracts are available for all journal articles.
Audience and Articles
The Library Review has an international scope. It prides itself on linking professionals by priding itself on being an "international communication link" between researchers, practitioners, library professionals, and the interested public. The focus audience is "academics and other interested library users, all practicing information professionals, all practicing librarians, library information teachers and researchers, [and] practitioners in related fields such as the book trade and communications" , as cited from the Library Review website. Alternative audiences could also be students and non-practicing interested parties.Authors of articles in Library Review hold positions as academics, managers, public relations specialists, project managers, outreach workers, advocacy professionals, and library workers. Articles range in content and include a majority of study in countries outside of North America. Some of these articles are about digital environment
Digital environment
A natural environment is all living and non-living things that occur naturally on Earth, A Digital Environment is a created world within a computer, or a group of computers...
, escapism
Escapism
Escapism is mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation, as an "escape" from the perceived unpleasant or banal aspects of daily life...
literature, library outreach projects, and information seeking behavior
Information seeking behavior
Information seeking behaviour refers to the way people search for and utilize information.In 2000, Wilson described information seeking behaviour as the totality of human behaviour in relation to sources and channels of information, including both active and passive information-seeking, and...
of governments. Articles included can be research studies, literature reviews
Literature review
A literature review is a body of text that aims to review the critical points of current knowledge including substantive findings as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic...
, case studies
Case study
A case study is an intensive analysis of an individual unit stressing developmental factors in relation to context. The case study is common in social sciences and life sciences. Case studies may be descriptive or explanatory. The latter type is used to explore causation in order to find...
, and more. There is also a section of the journal devoted to specific book reviews by a wide array of professionals.
Distinctive Features
The most distinctive feature of the Library Review is it's flair for having an international viewpoint. The head office of http://www.emeraldinsight.com/index.htm? Emerald Publishing is in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, but many authors work or reside in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, many Asian countries, as well as many other countries.
Website
The Library Review website has all articles and reviews available. These are available via pay-per-view or through an e-book purchasing system. Articles and reviews are available as abstracts, HTMLHTML
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text, or PDF
Portable Document Format
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files. There is also an option of receiving an RSS
RSS
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feed from the website. Issues are available online, starting at the first journal from issue 1, volume 1 in 1927.
The website also has information regarding journal objectives, coverage, topicality, key benefits, audiences, and in which databases it is indexed . Information is available regarding the editorial team and purchasing, as well as other titles in the subject area.
All information regarding writing for or submitting to the journal is available online. This includes an outline of the process of submission, reviewing, copyright information, ethics, and detailed requirements for manuscripts .