The Southeastern Librarian (SELn) is the official publication of the Southeastern Library Association (SELA). The quarterly peer reviewed publication seeks to publish articles, announcements, and news of professional interest to the library community in the southeast. The publication also represents a significant means for addressing the Association's research objective. The quarterly issues contain juried articles, book reviews, as well as SELA, state, and library personnel news.

SELn is an Open Access journal. A Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) applies to all articles published in the journal. Under this license, authors retain the copyright of their article and allow others to download the work and share the work with others, as long as they credit the author. No changes, derivatives, or adaptations are allowed to the work. The work cannot be used commercially; in this case, non-commercial use means that use is not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation.