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Instructions for Reviewers
The Idaho Librarian
is the quarterly publication of the Idaho Library Association. The Review page provides reviews
of recently published fiction, as well as non-fiction, with special
emphasis upon books thematically related to Idaho. Reviewers are librarians and/or
subject authorities. Qualifying works of fiction are those authored by
Idahoans or by others with ties to the state; qualifying non-fiction works
should relate to Idaho or the Northwest. Reviewers keep the item they
review as compensation for their efforts.
Materials are made
available for review by their publisher/author. To request
an item for review, send a message that includes your mailing address to
Kristi Austin at austkris@isu.edu.
Content
Guidelines
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Cover the content in
approximately 500-1000 words
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Provide a summary of the work
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Give
your impression of the work
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Describe how the work compares with
similar publications, commenting upon the contributions that it makes to a
body of literature
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Comment on the type of library and
readership for which the work would be suitable
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Describe the author's
background and credentials
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Note the presence of bibliographies, indexes,
graphical material, etc.
Format
Guidelines
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Preface: Citation should be the first element of the
review. Citations include author(s), editor(s), compilers
(s); place of publication and publisher; number of pages; price; ISBN, as
formatted below:
| Author |
Mark Fiege. Foreword by William Cronon |
| Title |
Irrigated Eden: The
Making of an Agricultural Landscape in the American
West |
| Publication |
Seattle: University of
Washington Press, 1999. |
| ISBN |
0-295-97757-9 |
| Reviewed by |
Beth Doe, Marshall Public
Library |
Kristi Austin
Book Review Editor, Idaho Librarian
Library Box 8089
Idaho State
University
Pocatello, ID
83209
208-282-4073 voice
208-282-5847 fax
austkris@isu.edu |