Developing Academic Writing Among Librarians - NUI Maynooth Library Seminar

Monday 27^th January 2014, 9.30 – 12.45
John Paul II Library, NUI Maynooth

Professor Wendi Arant-Kaspar will be the keynote speaker at this seminar. Professor Arant-Kaspar is co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Academic Librarianship (Elsevier). She has served as co-Editor of Library Administration & Management (American Library Association), edited a number of books and published extensively in journals. She is a Professor at Texas A&M University, holding the post of Policy Sciences and Economics Librarian.

9.30 -10.00		Coffee and Registration
10.00-10.45		Writing for Publication: Some North American Perspectives Professor Wendi Arant-Kaspar, co-Editor  Journal of Academic Librarianship (Elsevier)
10.45-11.00		Perspectives from an Irish Library Journal Editor Marjory Sliney, Editor An Leabharlann: The Irish Library
11.00-11.15		Developing Irish Online Publishing Michelle Dalton, co-Founder of Libfocus
11.15-11.30		Using a Blog to Promote Academic Writing Helen Fallon, Founder of Academic Writing Librarian
11.30-11.45		Beyond the PhD: Publishing from a Thesis  Mary Antonesa, PhD candidate, University of Sheffield
11.45-12.00		Publishing outside the Library Literature Saranne Magennis, Editor All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE) Journal
11.45-12.45		Open Forum
12.45-2.00		Sandwich Lunch

 

While there is no charge for attending the seminar, places are limited and booking is essential.
To book a place, please e-mail Roxanne Paul. Closing date for bookings Tuesday 21 January.