A Comparison of Two Scholarly Journals

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Scholarly journals are products of research or experiments for discovering information on a specific subject. They author usually writes for his/her peers.

Two journals that are written for libraries are School Library Media Research (SLMR) and Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP). This paper will compare and contrast these two journals and will evaluate them as resources.

Selection and Publishing Process

According to its website (AASL, n.d.), School Library Media Research began as School Library Media Quarterly Online. It is the official journal for school libraries. It concerns itself with school library media programs and their management, implementation, and evaluation. In addition, its articles include investigations on theory, methods, and issues relevant to school library specialists’ instruction.

The journal accepts original, research-based documents not previously submitted or accepted elsewhere. The author should double-space the document, use 12-point font, and one-inch margins. The document must contain a 100-200 word abstract and be 25-30 pages in length. It should also contain a front page with title, author’s name and address, a second page with the title and abstract, and a works cited page at the end. WordPerfect and Microsoft Word are the preferred word processing software. (ASLA, n.d.)

The editor accepts all articles and/or essays and then three to five referees review them. The referees—or judges—come from building-level, district, or state-level library media services or are librarian educators. After an eight to twelve week reviewing process, the selected article will be included in the journal. Even after publication, the article can receive reviews and com...

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Todd, R. (2009). School librarianship and evidence based practice: Progress, perspectives, and challenges. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 4(2). Retrieved from http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/4637

Wilson, V. (2009). Boys are reading, but their choices are not valued by teachers and librarians. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 4(3). Retrieved from http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/6319

Young, K. (2010). Learning through reflective writing: a teaching strategy. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 5(4). Retrieved from http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/9146

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