Focus and Scope

The BCLA Browser is an online, open access quarterly publication that communicates and discusses BCLA activities and news, library-related issues, and topics of interest to BCLA members.

The Browser welcomes submissions that communicate and discuss:
•    BCLA activities and news
•    BCLA member (personal, institutional, and commercial*) activities and news
•    BCLA Sections, Committees, and Interest Groups activities and news
•    Library related issues and topics of a timely nature,* including, but not limited to:
    •    Best practice
    •    Trends
    •    Education
    •    Policies/legislation

Submissions from BCLA members and non-members are welcome; however, preference will be given to submissions from members and submissions that cover topics of interest to BCLA members.

For more information, please see Peer Review Process and Author Guidelines.

The views and/or statements contained in BCLA Browser articles are not necessarily those of the BCLA. BCLA Browser. Acceptance of an advertisement or sponsorship does not imply endorsement by the BCLA.

* Submissions from commercial interests will be considered, so long as the submission does not resemble outright marketing (for example, the inclusion of price lists). As noted above, the submission should communicate news or activities that would be of broad interest to BCLA members. Contributors from the vendor/supply community are also welcome to submit articles for potential publication in the BCLA Browser’s Vendor Views column.

Section Policies

Executive Reports

• Presisent's Message
• Executive Director's Message
• Editor's Remarks

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Sections, Committees and Interest Groups

Reports and summaries of the activities from BCLA Sections, Committees and Interest Groups.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

News & Features

News and feature articles regarding BCLA activities and news, library-related issues, and topics of interest to BCLA members.

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Conference Reports

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Vendor Views

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

•    BCLA Browser items are not peer-reviewed.
•    The Editor reserves the right to not accept a submission. Reasons for non-acceptance will be communicated to the author.
•    The Editor and members of the Editorial Board will edit any submission for spelling, grammar, clarity, accuracy, appropriateness, and length. Substantive editing will be communicated to the author.

Publication Frequency

Published quarterly on:

• February 1
• April 1
• July 1
• November 1

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.