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Core webinar: Publishing and Presenting in Library and Information Science
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.
Description: Have you completed an interesting project or conducted useful research that informs your practice? Do you want to share your knowledge and experience with the library and information science community, but aren’t sure how best to do it? Join us for a session on how to share and promote your work, develop conference proposals, and publish in a variety of venues. The session will offer practical strategies for communicating the value of your work and creating a community of practice. This session is designed for anyone in the LIS profession, in any type of library or information center.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of this webinar, the attendees will be able to:
- Identify the most appropriate venues for sharing research, project results, and ideas
- Utilize best practices for developing conference proposals and publishing in a variety of venues
- Develop strategies for communicating the value of your work
Who should attend?
Librarians who are doing interesting and innovative work and want to share their experiences with the LIS community.
Presenters:
Meggan Houlihan leads student success initiatives and programs for the Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Business at Colorado State University Libraries. Her research interests include information literacy, international students, and the use of evidence synthesis methods in LIS.
Amanda B. Click is the head of research & instruction in Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy. Previously, she was the business librarian at American University in Washington, DC. She earned a PhD in information science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied the cultural adaptation of international students to higher education in the United States. Prior to entering the doctoral program, Amanda was the coordinator of instruction at the American University in Cairo. Amanda also holds an MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a BS in science, technology and culture from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research interests include the globalization of higher education, academic integrity, information literacy, and scholarly communications. She has published her research in College & Research Libraries, Evidence Based Library & Information Practice, In the Library with the Lead Pipe, and Library & Information Science Research. Recently, she has explored topics such as cultural humility in the context of international librarianship, and the disciplinary values of openness, inclusivity and equity in the LIS scholarly landscape.
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Registration fees for webinar: Core Member $57.67; ALA member: $71.10; Non-member $79.00
For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website:
https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=827
Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core CE staff at corece@ala.org.
*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*
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