Exploit Interactive Guidelines for Authors
Exploit Interactive has a pan-European focus with a readership of library
and information, and IT professionals. Its role is to publish interesting and readable
articles about the projects in the EU Telematics for Libraries programme, along with
articles of general interest (technology, news briefs, etc.) to inform, inspire,
motivate; to provide a forum for discussion for Exploit Interactive users,
writers and project partners.
Submission of Articles, News Briefs and Author Biographies - Author Responsibility
- All articles must be in English, but authors and contributors are encouraged to
provide additional versions in the languages of the pan-European community
- Brief author biographies must accompany articles. An organisational biography
and corporate logo can be substituted for the author biography. Authors are
encouraged to provide photos (author or organisation)
- Check all statements, names, and references for accuracy
- Spell check and proof-read completed article and author biography
Submission Format
- Feature articles: normally anywhere from 800-3000+ words in length
- Write a brief abstract approximately 50-75 words, built around the keywords
found in the article
- Submit all references (see format below)
- News Briefs: average 50-250 words in length (to be included
in a general news area)
A single file, containing the article (without pictures, graphics or figures)
should be sent via email as an attachment/file to the editor as listed.
Document Format and Available Templates:
The file format should be submitted in one of three formats:
- MS Word, version 97 or 2000 (WORD template)
- HTML (HTML template)
- or plain ASCII text (send in body of email message or as an attachment)
Note: Any pictures, diagrams or other graphics should be sent as
individually separate email attachments/files i.e. not embedded in Word files, since
these files expand enormously when they contain images.
These files should be in gif, jpg, tif or .wmf
(windows metafile) format, and not exceed 1MB in size.
MS Word/RTF:
Use the 'Properties' dialogue box to enter the necessary author and document
information. To fill in the details, select File | Properties, then fill in
details as shown in the example below:
Figure 1: Properties Dialogue Box |
Metadata
- Provide a list of 5-10 keywords to be used in the metadata for
resource description and retrieval
- If articles are submitted in languages other than English, keywords for use in
metadata are to be provided in the respective language (character set)
Submission Process
The initial submission process uses email, as described below.
- Send all articles or news briefs as attachments to an email message
(MIME format only, not binhex).
- Send articles to
exploit-editor@ukoln.ac.uk
Organisation of Article
- Title, catchy
- Byline (by author(s) name)
- Subheading, elaborating on title or explaining subject
- Author data: name, job title, organisation name, URL for organisation web site
(optional), telephone (optional), author's email
- Introduction: puts the article in context or explains its significance to the reader
- Body of the article, which should be organized into major topics and sub-topics;
Major topics will be preceded by a major heading, sub-topics by a sub-heading
- Summary/conclusion
- Keywords: provide a list of 5-10 keywords. If the article is in a language
other than English, include the keywords in the respective language (character
set)
References within Article
References (bibliographic or hyperlink) within the article normally link to the
listing of references at the foot of the article as shown in the example below:
Excerpt from Article:
The national workshops on Institutional Web Management held at the
University of Newcastle in September 1998 [1] and King's College
London in July 1997 [2] attracted a variety of people involved
in running institutional web services.
References at foot of Article:
- Cascading Style Sheets, level 2 (CSS2) Specification, W3C
URL: <http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/>
- XML.COM, Organisational Home Page
URL: <http://www.xml.com/>
- The SGML/XML Web Page, Organisational Home Page
URL: <http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/xml.html>
Reference Style for Print Resources
- From a publication:
Linda H. Bertland. "Using Circulation Statistics as a Collection Development Tool." School Library Media Quarterly 19 (Winter 1991): 90-97.
- From a book:
Neville A. Fisher and others, Publishing Patterns of the Next Decade, Libraries of
the Future, vol. 2 (Westport, Conn.: Coranada Univ. Pr., 1986).
- Conference proceedings:
Michael R. Culver. "Cataloging at Home with a Microcomputer," in
Technical Services Tomorrow: Proceedings of a Colloquium on March 13, 1988, ed. Charles R. Datum
(Chicago: ALA, 1989), 205-25.
Reference Style for Electronic Resources
The following examples use Chicago Style and are taken from Citation Styles Online,
<http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/>
The citations below include the following information:
- author's name (if known)
- title of document, in quotation marks
- title of complete work (if applicable), in italics,
- date of publication or last revision (if known)
- URL (on a separate line), in angle brackets prefaced by the term "URL:"
- date of access, in parentheses
Article in an electronic journal (ejournal):
"Embedded Visuals: Student Design in Web Spaces," Kairos: A Journal for Teachers of Writing in Webbed Environments 3, no. 1 (1997)
URL: <http://english.ttu.edu/kairos /2.1/features/browning/index.html>
(21 October 1997).
Article in an electronic magazine / web magazine
"Confessions of a Cybershaman", Nathan Myhrvold, Slate, 12 June 1997
URL: <http://www .slate.com/CriticalMass/97-06-12/CriticalMass.asp> (19 October 1997).
Copyright
Copyright: All material submitted must be the original work of the author unless
otherwise noted. Permission is granted to the Exploit Interactive editors:
- to edit and publish the material;
- to republish the material, or any part of it, in any future
Exploit Interactive publication; to grant permission to persons and
organizations who formally request the right to reprint the material, in whole
or in part.
Bibliography
We also encourage writers to provide short bibliographies for possible publication.
This will be a great help for Exploit Interactive readers who want to research
the subject more deeply.
