Publication analysis
About the publication
Title: Library Hi Tech News
ISSN: 0741-90581
Website: http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=lhtn
Purpose, objective, or mission: “The journal reports on practical uses of IT in libraries and what’s coming next in terms of technology development for academic and public libraries.”2
Target audience: Library and information science professionals, and anyone with a reason to use LIS services/technologies in their own professional workplace. 3
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.4
Peer reviewed? No.5
Type: LIS Professional and Trade Publications.
Medium: Online.
Content: Articles of varying lengths, reporting on LIS conferences, and case studies on how tech is used in the library.6
Regular content includes technology profiles from libraries around the world; feature articles; in-depth conference reviews and reports; new and noteworthy updates for librarians; and a calendar of relevant upcoming events.7
Frequency of publication: 10 issues per year.8
About the publication’s submission guidelines
Location of submission guidelines: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/lhtn?id=lhtn#author-guidelines
Types of contributions accepted: Extensive list found under Article Classification9
Submission and review process: Submissions are made through ScholarOne Manuscripts, an online submission system. You need to register, create your account, and then will be able to go through the submission process to upload your article. Upload files as a Word document of 1000-3000 words. All submissions are reviewed by the Library Hi Tech News editors, who make the final decision on publication.10
Editorial tone: Informal, but informative. Speaks to readers in a knowledgeable, conversational tone that provides great information on new technologies without making the articles dull or so technical that readers are overwhelmed or tune out.11
Style guide used: Harvard style formatting.12
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication’s potential for LIS authors
The list of content submissions is vast and touches on a variety of LIS subjects. This is an excellent place to start your LIS publishing.13
Library Hi Tech News‘s editorial objectives note that “publishing your article in LHTN can be a “place to start,” analogous to a “poster session in print,” and does not preclude publishing a more fulsome piece in a peer-reviewed journal at a later date.”14 A peer-reviewed journal related to this newsletter is Library Hi Tech.
Audience analysis
About the publication’s readers
Publication circulation: Not available.
Audience location and language or cultural considerations: International in scope, with the primary editors of the publication based out of U.S. colleges and universities.15 Submissions need to adhere to the Worldwide English language rights, and Emerald provides resources for making sure papers are written in grammatically correct standard English, for authors for whom English is not their first language.16
Reader characteristics: Published in the U.K., readers and writers for this publication are LIS professionals and students interested in new and emerging technologies, and new uses for established technologies. The journal is part of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), “a forum for editors and publishers of peer-reviewed journals to discuss publication ethics.”17
Knowledge of LIS subject matter: Strong, as the publication is aimed at LIS professionals and students with an interest in LIS technologies.18
Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors
This is a wonderful publication for LIS new professionals and students, as readers and authors. The authors are seeking submissions covering such a variety of interesting topics, and seem to be open to submissions on anything that is even remotely related to technologies that can be used in libraries and the LIS field. All issues that most students, not just LIS, can speak to, and particularly relevant for those in LIS programs currently using and evaluating these technologies, personally, professionally, and through LIS studies. There are also more technical issues covered, like open source library management systems, global development for libraries, profiles of LIS professionals, and relevant conference updates. A great place to jump in and write for.19
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