Academic Writing Librarian: A Writing Toolkit for Librarians

Helen Fallon NUI Maynooth

Helen.b.fallon@nuim.ie

Academic Writing Librarians Blog

• To encourage/promote academic writing among library staff– Calls for papers/posters/book chapters etc.– Links to my articles on academic writing– Tips from published authors– Tips from journal editors– Otherhttp://www.academicwritinglibrarian.blogspot.ie/

What it offers

• Publishing/Presenting Opportunities– Calls for Papers/Posters etc.

• Email lists, twitter posts, notifications by journal editors and others, searching the web, professional engagement

• Writing Resources– Papers i’ve published

• (links to NUI Maynooth Institutional Repository)– Conference/ Seminar Presentations

• Links to presentations in Slideshare

• Top Tips from Published Authors• Top Tips from Journal Editors• Other

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