Library Resources & Technical Services

Aims & Scope

Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) is a peer-reviewed journal that takes a critical approach to the questions and challenges facing librarians and libraries with regard to:

• Acquisitions (including licensing and economic aspects of acquisitions)
• Cataloging (including descriptive metadata, authority control, subject analysis, and classification)
• Collections
• Continuing Resources
• Preservation (including digitization)
• Scholarly Communication
• Technical Services Projects (including cross-unit applications and holistic approaches to workflows)

The journal publishes various types of articles, including:

• Editorials and Letters to the Editor
• Communications on Practice
• Features
• Notes on Operations
• Book Reviews

The journal aims to present both reflective investigation of issues and pertinent exploration of practical topics, and welcomes papers on operations in libraries that communicate an evaluative approach to practice and a serious examination of the work’s impact on libraries in general.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Apc url
• Homepage
• Aims scope

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies. Learn more.

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