The Christian Librarian

The official publication of the ACL, The Christian Librarian serves to publish articles, provide a membership forum, and encourage writing. Issues include the Christian interpretation of librarianship, theory and practice of library science, bibliographic essays, reviews, and human interest articles relating to books and libraries. To subscribe, click here.

Issues of The Christian Librarian are released in January, April and September, and are available on microfilm from UMI. The publication is indexed in the Christian Periodical Index, Information Science Abstracts and Library Literature.

Objectives

  • Communicate official business of the ACL and news of the membership
  • Publish information regarding ACL conferences, teams, meetings, and activities
  • Publish articles on research, methods, trends, issues, theories, findings, and reviews of current books
  • Provide a forum for the ACL and its members
  • Print editorials and position statements of the ACL
  • Encourage scholarly writing

Editorial Staff and Board

TCL Team

Position

Name

Organization

Term Expires
Coordinator & Editor-in-Chief Anne-Elizabeth Powell Point Loma Nazarene University 2009
Consulting Editor Ron Jordahl Southern Evangelical Seminary 2008
Liaison to Conference Sandra G. Yaegle Regent University 2008
News and Views Editor Alice Ruleman Crichton College 2009
Review Editor Phyllis Fox Point Loma Nazarene University 2008
 

Editorial Policies

  • Prospective authors should review the guidelines for authors.
  • Manuscripts and editorial correspondence should be sent to the Editor — and submissions must include a signed grant of license.
  • Reviews and review copies of books should be sent to the Review Editor.
  • Content must be in accordance with the mission, statement of faith, constitution, and corporate viewpoints of the ACL. Additionally, it must reflect the purpose of the publication and ACL, and relate to the concerns of ACL and Christian librarians in institutions of higher learning.
  • Statements in articles published are the responsibility of the author. Publication does not imply endorsement.
  • Unless arranged in advance, manuscripts are accepted with the understanding that The Christian Librarian has first rights.

Deadlines for Submission

November 15 for Number 1 issue
February 15 for Number 2 issue
July 15 for Number 3 issue