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Performance Measures: an international journal for library and
information services (Publisher: ASLIB)

--------Call for Papers--------

The Editorial Board  invites prospective authors to submit original
manuscripts for possible publication in this international journal.

-Editorial aims and objectives-

Performance Measures: an internal journal for library and information
services is a forum for discussion and dissemination of  issues
relating to performance measurement world-wide. The journal will
reflect the perspectives of the various stakeholders in library and
information services, including library and information managers in
all sectors, researchers and teaching staff. 

-Scope and topicality-

The journal has developed as a result of the two successful
Northumbria International Conferences on  Performance Measurement and
it will be officially launched at the 3rd Northumbria Conference in
August 1999 ( http://ilm.unn.ac.uk/pm3.htm ). Its scope mirrors
conference topics of the three PM conferences including - but not
being limited to - areas such as the following: · The Digital Library
· Measuring Electronic Services · The Internet as an Information
Source · Public Libraries - Value and Impact · Methodologies ·
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis · Research Projects ·
Benchmarking · Evaluating Performance Measurement · Effectiveness of
Performance Measurement · Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement
· The Human Dimension


-Article Presentation-

Articles should not exceed 6000 words in length. Shorter
communications dealing with more immediate issues, responding  to
points raised in article and raising new topics for discussion will
also be included. Such items should be up to 1000 words in length.
Articles should be typed with wide margins and double spacing. Two
copies should be sent to the Editorial Board together with a brief
autobiographical note, 1-6 keywords, an abstract of approximately 150
words and a suggested title. Articles and abstracts should be in a
format suitable for photcoping.

-Submission of disks-

Once an article has been accepted for inclusion within the journal,
disks should be supplied with manuscript whenever possible.
Contributors in a should submit any 3.5" disk prepared on a PC in Word
format.


-Copyright-

Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work in
not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the
publisher against any breach of such warranty.


-Review Procedure-

Each paper submitted is subject the following review procedures:
It is reviewed by the Editorial Board for general suitability for
publication If it is judged suitable a blind review process takes
place Based on reviewer recommendations, the Editorial Board then
decides whether the particular article should be accepted as is,
revised or rejected.


-How to Submit-

Manuscripts or outlines of proposed articles should be submitted to:

Editorial Board,
Performance Measures,
Department of Information and Library Management,
University of Northumbria at Newcastle;
Lipman Building;
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 8ST,
United Kingdom.

Fax 0191-2273671
Email [log in to unmask]

Please circulate this call for papers among your colleagues
Pat Gannon-Leary (Dr)
Senior Research Assistant
University of Northumbria Dept. of Information and Library Management
Lipman Building
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST.


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