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Cover Art Submission Guidelines for C&RL News

C&RL News is always interested in receiving interesting artwork from academic and research libraries to consider as cover art.

Guidelines for images
The size and format of the magazine require that images used on its cover meet certain criteria, provided below.

images must be vertically oriented or it must be possble to crop an image to show a detail in vertical format
items that originate as a standard size (e.g., 8 x 10, 5 x 7) reproduce better for the size and orientation of the cover (vertical, 6" wide x 7 3/4" high)
items that have a distinct subject are preferred over those that are strictly decorative (e.g., a design)
highly detailed items (e.g., maps) are difficult to reproduce well and are generally avoided
color images are preferred
the submitting institution must have the right to allow the image to be reproduced, or the image must be in the public domain

Submission
Images may be submitted to the editor for review in the following formats:

digital image (send attachment via e-mail or supply URL)
photograph
color printout
brochure or other printed media containing the image

All cover submissions should be sent to:

David Free
Editor, C&RL News
50 E. Huron
Chicago, IL 60611

e-mail: dfree@ala.org

Accepted images
When an image is selected for use on a cover, if it has not already, the institution will need to supply a high-resolution digital image*, photograph, transparency, or slide for actual reproduction.

Institutions will be asked to provide documentation showing that they have the right to allow the reproduction or that the image is in the public domain.

*image must be at least 300 DPI and at least 6 1/2" wide or 8" tall

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