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University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal

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Note to Contributors

The University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal publishes articles on all aspects of library and information science. These include organization and dissemination of information, library education and training, information technology and its application in libraries, book reviews and short communications.

Authors are in invited to submit their articles to be considered for publication.

The details are as follows:

  1. The manuscript must be typed on one side of the paper in 1.5 line spacing

  2. The paper should ideally be between 10 to 15 pages

  3. Submission of papers on diskette is encouraged. They can also be submitted as e-mail attachment.

  4. All articles are reviewed by two people. If the reviewers require a revision of, or alteration to an accepted manuscript, the author will be required to make the necessary corrections.

  5. Authors agree to grant  the “Copyright” to the Publisher.

Citation Style

Examples of citation style are shown below:

Citation from a book:

Bramley, G. (1975). World Trends in Library Education. London: Clive Bingley.

Chapter of a book:

Svendsen, K.E. (1995). “Development Strategy and Crisis Management.” Mwalimu: The Influence of Nyerere, edited by Colin Legum and Geofrey Mmari. London: James Curry, pp.108-124.

Journal article:

Garcha, R. and L.J. Buttle. (1996). “Profiling African Libraries: automation in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria,” Library Review, 45, (6), 125-135.

Citation from the Internet:

Thelwall, M. (2001). The responsiveness of search engine indexes. Cybermetrics  5 (1). www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/articles/v5ilpl.html  (Accessed 2001 September 12th).