ISSN 0120-0976
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and policy
• Form and preparation of manuscripts
• Sending of manuscripts

The Revista Interamericana de Bibliotecología (RIB) is published biennially by the Interamerican School of Librarianship of the University of Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia. Its mission is to contribute to the progress of library and information science, especially in Latin America, by publishing research projects, essays of opinion, informative articles, and theoretical and applied studies of high quality, written and endorsed by authors and evaluators, both national and international, that promulgate the state of the art, new directions of the discipline, and the development of the profession.

The RIB does not maintain correspondence from authors of unsolicited articles, nor the responsibility to return them to their authors.

The RIB is published in hard copy format and in an electronic version
http://bibliotecologia.udea.edu.co/revinbi; in Wilson Omnifile Fulltext, E-Lis and in Informe Académico of Thomson Gale. Therefore, in submitting an article to RIB, the author is accepting implicitly the publication of the article in both formats. The Editorial and Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject publications that do not adhere to these restrictions.

The RIB accepts the publication of :

1. Works based upon completed research with full results
2. Reflections/commentaries based on research
3. Overview of subjects derived from research
4. Adaptations or translations
5. Letters to the editor concerning the editorial policy of the RIB or works previously published in the RIB
6. Book reviews of recently published works.
7. News and events


All contributions sent to the RIB should be in accord with the ISO Standard 215 or NTC 1073, which relate to the submission of contributions to periodical publications.

Each contribution should contain:

1. A clear and concise title of the work in the language of the text and in English
2. Name(s) and profession(s) of the author(s), institution of employment and position in that institution
3. Postal address and e-mail
4. Abstract in Spanish and English not to exceed 200 words, containing the essential points and results of the work
5. Keywords in the language of the text and in English.

If the article that has been sent is part of a research that has been institutionally formalized, indicate the title of the project, the phase of its development and its sponsor.

In writing the articles, the following general outline for research works is recommended:

1. An introduction that sets forth the fundamentals of the work in question and specifies clearly its objectives
2. A description of the sources, methods, materials, and equipment used in the production of the work
3. Exposition and discussion of the results
4. Final conclusions
5. Appendices can be added if considered necessary. Figures and tables should be numbered, with concise labels, and should be referred to within the text.

Bibliographical references should be limited to works cited in the text. They should be placed at the foot of the page or at the end of the article, numbered in the order in which they appear in the text. References in the text should be cited in numerical order, in accordance with NTC 1487.

The bibliography should be cited at the end of the article and should follow the international standards ISO 690 and ISO 690-2 or Icontec NTC 1160 and 1308, as shown in the following examples relating to a monograph, an article, a chapter in a book, a report or conference, and a Web page, respectively.

1. PÉREZ ÁLVAREZ-OSSORIO, J. R. Introducción a la Documentación e Información Científica. Madrid: Alhambra, 1988. 300 p.
2. GUARDIOLA, E. y CAMI, J. La investigación toxicológica en España vista a través de las bases de datos (1985-1986). En: Medicina Clínica. Barcelona. Vol. 91, no. 1 (1988); p. 11-15.
3. TRAUTH, E. M. Information Resource Management. En: Kent, A., editor. Encyclopedia o Library and Information Science. New York: Marcel Dekker. Vol. 43, supl. 8. 1988. p. 93-112.
4. VAZQUE VALERO, M. El proyecto ADONIS: un nuevo sistema para suministro de documentos primarios de avanzada tecnología. En: Coordinadora de Documentación biomédica: 2as. Jornadas de Información y Documentación Biomédica. 8-10 octubre de 1987. Barcelona.
5. Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología. Colciencias [documento electrónico]: Indexación de publicaciones seriadas científicas y tecnológicas colombianas <http://www.colciencias.gov.co/snct/ccc/convocindexacion.htm>. [Consulta: 1 oct. de 1999].

Receipt of articles does not imply any obligation on the part of the RIB to publish them. The Editorial and Scientific Committee is responsible for the selection of the submissions that merit publication, based upon a selection policy set forth in its internal regulations and on evaluation criteria relating to quality of content and expression.

Publication of an article does not signify agreement with the content of the articles on the part of the editor, the Editorial and Scientific Committee, or the School of Librarianship. The authors are directly responsible for the ideas, judgments, opinions, or points of view expressed in their articles.

Works should be submitted to the editor of the RIB or to a member of the Editorial and Scientific Committee via electronic mail or by sending a diskette and two copies on letter sized paper on Microsoft Word, double spaced, without corrections, one-sided, with a maximum of 25 pages including tables and figures.