The published record

ICSNL has a long tradition of publishing the work presented at its meetings. The proceedings bring together papers on the Salish language family and neighbouring languages, including descriptive, comparative, historical and applied work.

The published record is useful beyond the conference itself. It gives teachers and communities access to detailed descriptions, gives researchers a starting point for new work, and preserves material that might otherwise remain in a conference folder.

The permanent archive is maintained by UBC Working Papers in Linguistics (UBCWPL). The archive page is the best starting point for a specific paper or meeting.

If you know the author, title or meeting, begin with the archive. If you are searching by topic, a library catalogue or a scholarly search service may also help, because the proceedings are held by research libraries.

When you cite a paper, use the details printed in the volume and check them against the archive record. Conference papers can be republished or revised, so it is worth noting which version you have used.

Presenting at the conference does not automatically place a paper in the proceedings. The host committee and the editors provide guidance on submission, review and the form of the published version. That guidance is published with each meeting.

Authors should follow the conference's instructions on length, format, figures and permissions. Material that draws on community knowledge should be cleared with the people who hold it before it is published.

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