Articles
Feature & column ideas | Backtalk & NextGen | How Do You Manage?
The best feature articles reach out to the profession in a broad way, or offer useful information and ideas to others in an accessible and readable style. We welcome either queries or finished articles, via email if possible. A query can consist of just a paragraph, or several. Describe what you plan to cover and your approach. Tell us your connection to it and your expertise. We'll get back to you and let you know if we're interested within 4 to 6 weeks. If you have completed a draft of the article, send it in attached to your email. Most of our features run 2-3 pages in the magazine, which translates into 1800-2700 words. Email: ljarticles@reedbusiness.com.
Good examples:
“Serving Through Disaster” by Raya Kuzyk
“Reading Maps Remake RA” by Neal Wyatt
“Making ‘E’ Visible” by Lesley Williams
“Spending Spree” by Teresa Jacobsen
“This Just In: Savvy PR in Your Library” by Terry Pickens
Backtalk & NextGen
LJ is always hungry for opinion pieces and rants about topics and concerns in the library profession for Backtalk. 900 words. We'll get back to you and let you know if we're interested within 4 to 6 weeks. Email your idea or opinion piece to ljarticles@reedbusiness.com.
Analyze and offer realistic advice on contemporary issues confronting librarians. Case studies are written and edited by Michael Rogers. If you are interested in writing a response, please contact Mike Rogers (email MRogers@reedbusiness.com) and specify your interest area (staff management, difficult patrons, technology, ethics, etc.).