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Both parties should remember that the reader is the priority and, in that spirit, remain flexible without being lax and conscientious without being pedantic. </p> <h5>Acknowledgments</h5> <p>The <em>Bulletin of the Medical Library Association</em> style manual, upon which this manual is based, was originally compiled by Susan Y. Crawford, AHIP, FMLA, <em>Bulletin</em> editor from 1983–1988 and 1992–1993; and Kate Williams, copy editor, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Segments of the introduction were condensed from “CE 06: Writing for Publication: The Professional Journal Article” by Dottie Eakin, FMLA, and Pat L. Walter, AHIP, FMLA. </p> <p>Additional revisions have been made by the following editors, publications liaisons, and assistants: Helen Bagdoyen, Naomi C. Broering, AHIP, FMLA, Jean Demas, Melissa De Santis, AHIP, Scott Garrison, Nunzia B. Giuse, AHIP, FMLA, Beryl Glitz, FMLA, J. Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA, Rebecca N. Jerome, Linda M. G. 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