ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries January 1990 / 45 National Library, located in A thens, is starting a national database utilizing th e LC cataloging sys­ tem . H owever, it is heavily hum anities c e n te re d leaving th e physical sciences to ch art th e ir own destinies in arranging library cooperation. Security problem s are similar to those experi­ enced in m ost US academ ic libraries. Books circu­ late for a tw enty-day loan p erio d to students and for a six-month p erio d to faculty m em bers. Journals do not circulate. To discourage theft, photocopies o f library m aterials are m ade upon req u est by th e library staff w ithout charge. School year hours are also similar to those o f a U.S. college library. T h e library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m . during th e week, closing at 3:00 p.m . on Saturday w ith no hours on Sunday. H ow ­ ever, unlike m ost U.S. academ ic libraries, faculty are issued keys to th e building and may use th e library at all tim es it is not o p en for regular business. At th e conclusion o f my tour, I asked Prof. Nikos about fu tu re plans for th e library at th e University o f C rete. C om pleting th e autom ation p ro ject on b o th cam puses is a priority to create a union cata­ log. H e also m e n tio n ed th e ongoing struggle to increase funding for acquisitions and staff. Since all university staff are g o v ern m en t enployees, th e political situation in G reece will strongly influence fu tu re growth. As a consequence, th e elections this year are being observed very carefully. C&RL News guidelines for submission o f articles or columns A statement o f purpose and content fo r College & Research Libraries News. Purpose o f C&RL News College & Research Libraries N ew s is th e official news m agazine o f th e Association o f College & R esearch Libraries, a division o f th e Am erican Library Association. Its p u rp o se is to reco rd signifi­ cant activities o f A C R L and to re p o rt news about academ ic and research libraries. As th e official A CRL news m agazine, C & R L N ew s m aintains a reco rd o f selected actions and policy statem ents o f th e Association and publishes tim ely rep o rts on th e activities o f A CRL and its sections, com m ittees, discussion groups, councils, task forces, and ch a p ­ ters. As a vehicle for com m unication am ong college and research libraries, C & R L N ew s rep o rts news item s p e rtin e n t to academ ic and research librarian- ship, including inform ation on bibliographic in ­ struction, co n tin u in g ed u catio n , ap p o in tm en ts, acquisition o f special collections, grants to libraries, new technology, and publications (b rief notices). T he ed ito r bears responsibility for th e contents o f each issue o f C & R L News. M aterials selected by th e ed ito r m ust be newsworthy, timely, and o f practical value to people in th e field. T he ed ito r has authority to decide w hat m aterial is appropriate for publication, based on th e following guidelines. T he ed ito r also reserves th e right to m ake appropriate revisions in m aterial selected for publication in o rd e r to standardize style or im prove clarity (except official ACRL docum ents, p re sid e n t’s letters, and similar m aterial). Form al, th eoretical, o r research -o rien ted a r­ ticles inappropriate for C & R L N ew s will b e for­ w arded to th e ed ito r o f College & Research L ibrar­ ies for review. I. L e n g t h Articles and colum ns should be no m ore th an 3,000 words and no less th a n 500 words. I I . S ty le C & R L N ew s style is inform al, b u t inform ative and accurate. I I I . C o n t e n t M aterials selected should fall into one o f th e following categories. 4 6 / C&RL News a. Reports on a project, program, or research underway or recently com pleted dealing with a topic relevant to academic librarianship. Footnotes should be minimal and charts or tables avoided. These reports may be preliminary descriptions of programs or research to be published formally at a later date in library literature (e.g., “U ndergradu­ ate Term Paper Citations in Two Colleges and Two Universities: A Com parison,” January 1990). b. Reports on a recent conference or workshop of interest to academic or research librarians (e.g., “M iddle States Association Makes a C om m itm ent to BI,” D ecem ber 1989). c. Reasoned and inform ed speculation or com ­ m ent on a relevant topic, especially if solicited by the editor or an official ACRL group (e.g., “The F u tu re o f Reference II,” O ctober 1989). d. State-of-the-art reports on a relevant topic (e.g., “Installing a Local Area Com pact Disk N et­ work,” D ecem ber 1989). e. Standards, guidelines, or recom m endations of an ACRL com m ittee or other official ACRL group (e.g., “Standards for University Libraries,” Sep­ tem b er 1989). IV. M a n u sc r ip t A uthors should subm it two copies, d o u b le­ spaced, following either the Chicago Manual o f Style or Turabian. Printing output to be avoided: low-resolution dot matrix, proportional spacing, oversize type, and hyphenated word breaks. M anuscripts may also be subm itted in electronic format (hard copy is still required) either: a. via ALANET, to ALA0306; or b. in a text file on an IBM -compatible diskette, preferably in Xywrite III+ or in an ASCII file. V. R e q u e s ts fo r D o n a tio n s C &R L News may occasionally print requests for the donation o f books or materials to libraries, especially foreign libraries, which have suffered extensive loss through fire, hurricane, or other natural disaster. O ther libraries soliciting contribu­ tions for other reasons will be referred to the rates for classified advertising in C&RL News. E d ito rs note: These guidelines were adapted by the C&RL News Editorial Board at the Denver M idw inter Meeting on January 25,1982. Suggestions for editors B y J. C. B en n ett Assistant Professor o f Library Science Eastern New Mexico University The other side o f the manuscript. A lthough most librarians are not formally required to publish w ritten work, a great many— particularly in academ ic librari consider doing so at some point in their careers. Many library science journals exist for the purpose, and they seem typical of periodicals as a whole. Almost every journal contains either “guidelines for authors” or “instructions to authors” or the like. This usually consists of a page in each issue ad­ e dressed to prospective authors, detailing the style subm itted manuscripts should take, the length and sf—orwmil pl referred, and other miscellaneous informa­ tion. O ften authors are nastily told that submissions that do not fit the guidelines will be returned unread. T he relationship betw een author and editor should be one of m utual respect. If authors are bluntly directed to follow some conventions and