"Publishing, Not Perishing: Writing for Publication" at ALA Annual in DC
From: Stephen Dew SHDEW <SHDEW_at_uncg.edu>
"Publishing, Not Perishing: Writing for Publication"
ALCTS Publications Committee Program
ALA Annual in Washington, DC
Saturday, June 26, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Constitution B
Most tenure-track librarians are expected to publish articles in professional journals,
and yet, librarians rarely receive any formal training for writing manuscripts for
publication, either in graduate school or on-the-job. For librarians, the challenges of
writing for publication can be daunting, and the opportunities can be limited. Join our
panel of two journal editors who will discuss the good and the bad about writing for
publication, submitting manuscripts, and the peer-review process.
Peggy Johnson, Associate University Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries, is
the Editor of Library Resources & Technical Services.
Diane Zabel, the Louis and Virginia Benzak Business Librarian at Pennsylvania State
University's University Park campus, is the Editor of Reference & User Services Quarterly.
This Program is co-sponsored by
* ACRL College Libraries Section
* ACRL Publications Coordinating Committee
* LLAMA Publishing and Editorial Advisory Committee
* RUSA Publications and Communications Committee
We hope that you can join us for this interesting and valuable program.
Stephen Dew
Chair of Program Planning, ALCTS Publications Committee
Received on Thu Jun 24 2010 - 03:11:46 EDT