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Writing and Publishing in Librarianship

December 7-8, 2010

Hosted by Eleanor Cook and Sandy Roe

Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.

Each day, sessions begin and end at:

Pacific: 7am – 3pm
Mountain: 8am – 4pm
Central: 9am – 5pm
Eastern: 10am – 6pm

Librarians, particularly those who work in academic settings, are often expected to do research, write, and publish. How does one get started doing this, especially if it does not come naturally? How do you get connected?  What about time management, negotiating author rights, and writing collaboratively? Are book reviews worth doing? These and other questions are ones that new librarians may have, especially those on the tenure-track. Whether you are experienced in research and publication, or just starting out, please join us to have a conversation in regards to how to launch successful writing projects and how to sustain productive professional publications throughout your career.   

Eleanor I. Cook is Assistant Director for Collections & Technical Services at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, where she has been since 2008. Prior to this she was the Serials Coordinator at Appalachian State University for 18 years.  She has also held positions at UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia Institute of Technology and N.C. State University.  She has held a number of leadership roles over the years, most notably President of the North American Serials Interest Group (2002-2003) and President of the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC).  She is also active in ALA and NCLA.  Eleanor serves as Chief Editor of ACQNET-L, a discussion list for those interested in acquisitions issues and also is on the editorial boards of Serials Librarian and Against the Grain.

Sandy Roe has been Serials Librarian at Illinois State University since 2003, and previously held positions at Minnesota State University, Mankato and Dakota State University.  She became Editor-Designate of the journal, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly in 2004, has been Editor since 2006, and also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Library Metadata. At Illinois State University, Sandy has been the Institutional Review Board (IRB) department representative for the library since 2004. She is past chair of the LITA/ALCTS Authority Control Interest Group and a current member of the IFLA standing committee, Classification and Indexing.

*What is an e-forum?*

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Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee