International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section GUIDANCE ON THE SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS Submission Material for publication should be sent by email attachment to the editors in Word format. The editors are ...... e-mails: ... Send no later than January 31st. This is imperative because the timelines for receipt and editing of manuscripts are very tight. In order to ensure publication and delivery of the proceedings to attendees at the satellite conference, it is most important that authors submit material for publication no later than January 31st. Writing style Referees are to examine writing style as well as content. It is therefore important that authors take care in submitting a manuscript that is written in plain language and adheres to published guidelines. (see latest Fowler’s Modern English Usage, and G.M. Hall’s How To Write a Paper). Authors should: Aim at simplicity on the main topic Use familiar Use short paragraphs Avoid unnecessary words especially adjectives Use active Use headings to break up text Pay attention to grammar and punctuation Remember that they will be writing for people first language may not be English Where abbreviations are used, they should appear in full followed by abbreviation/acronym in brackets e.g. National Health Service (NHS); thereafter initials only may be used. We request that authors take care in preparing their manuscripts. For authors who are not writing in their first language, we suggest that you have the manuscript proof read very carefully prior to submission, preferably by somebody whose first language is English. Format Manuscripts should be a minimum of 3500 words, and a maximum of 5000 words. All text is to be in Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, 10 point except as noted Title: all capitals, 14 point, bold Author/s names, affiliation and email address: caps and lower case, 12 point Abstract: 10 italic, single spaced (not exceeding 200 words) (structure of research report abstracts: objectives, methods, results, discussion, conclusions) Headings: All capitals, 12 point, bold
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section GUIDANCE ON THE SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS Submission Material for publication should be sent by email attachment to the editors in Word format. The editors are ...... e-mails: ... Send no later than January 31st. This is imperative because the timelines for receipt and editing of manuscripts are very tight. In order to ensure publication and delivery of the proceedings to attendees at the satellite conference, it is most important that authors submit material for publication no later than January 31st. Writing style Referees are to examine writing style as well as content. It is therefore important that authors take care in submitting a manuscript that is written in plain language and adheres to published guidelines. (see latest Fowler’s Modern English Usage, and G.M. Hall’s How To Write a Paper). Authors should: Aim at simplicity on the main topic Use familiar Use short paragraphs Avoid unnecessary words especially adjectives Use active Use headings to break up text Pay attention to grammar and punctuation Remember that they will be writing for people first language may not be English Where abbreviations are used, they should appear in full followed by abbreviation/acronym in brackets e.g. National Health Service (NHS); thereafter initials only may be used. We request that authors take care in preparing their manuscripts. For authors who are not writing in their first language, we suggest that you have the manuscript proof read very carefully prior to submission, preferably by somebody whose first language is English. Format Manuscripts should be a minimum of 3500 words, and a maximum of 5000 words. All text is to be in Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, 10 point except as noted Title: all capitals, 14 point, bold Author/s names, affiliation and email address: caps and lower case, 12 point Abstract: 10 italic, single spaced (not exceeding 200 words) (structure of research report abstracts: objectives, methods, results, discussion, conclusions) Headings: All capitals, 12 point, bold