Selecting Publishing/Dissemination Outlets
Helen Fallon, Deputy Librarian, Maynooth University, [email protected]
Disseminating Your Scholarship• Newsletter (organisation or professional body)
• Journal article (professional or peer reviewed)
• Book – proposal template (academic publisher, inhouse, collaboration) – Book launch
• Book Chapter
• Conference Paper/Poster/Exhibition
• Blog post
• Tweet
• Website
• Radio/Television/Newspapers
• Soundcloud
• Slideshare
Identifying Outlets• Who do you want to reach? What is your purpose?
• Do a library database search on your topic to see where else articles on this topic have been published
• See what other Irish University staff and researchers are doing at www.rian.ie
• Do a google search on your topic
• Professional Networks - EDIN, AISHE, electronic discussion lists have calls for papers/posters etc.
• Ask colleagues
• Tweet
All Ireland Society for Higher Education - www.aishe.org
AISHE-JOpen Access Peer-reviewed electronic journalPublished twice a year – one issue themedContact Saranne Magennis with suggestions [email protected]
AISHE Readings seriesShort coursesAISHE mailing list & membershipHelen Guerin, UCD at [email protected]
Finally• Use the same name form throughout your career
• Check the preferred form for institutional affiliation
• Keep pre-prints and post-prints
• Keep an up-to-date profile
• Give articles meaningful titles
• Consider keywords/metadata
• Check where the journal is indexed
• Add your profile to your email signature
• Use social and professional networks effectively