Programs

Webinar: Writing for Publication: Guidelines for University Librarians, Researchers, and Academics in the LIS Field.

Online

14/05/2018

Date: Monday, May 14, 2018
Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m. Makkah AST (UTC +3)
Language: English
Cost: Free

Webinar Overview

The webinar will cover:

How to turn your idea into an article.
The basic types of peer-reviewed articles.
The editorial process, and how to work successfully with an editor.
How to negotiate a publishing contract.
Open-access publishing and new media.

Webinar Objectives

By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:

Know how to transform their ideas into an article written for publication.
Understand the process of peer-reviewing article.
Know the best way for selecting the proper channel/journal for publishing.
Get familiar with skills and tricks in Negotiate a publisher’s agreement.

Target Audience

This Webinar is suitable for:

University Librarians
Researchers
Academics in LIS Field who wish to publish in English-language peer-reviewed journals.
Editorial board members of peer-reviewed journals.

Webinar moderator

Professor Dr. Marta Mestrovic Deyrup, Ph.D.

Dr. Deyrup holds the rank of Full Professor at Seton Hall University Libraries, South Orange, N.J., USA
She has extensive experience as a writer and editor, including:

  o Member of the editorial boards of:
      Technical Services Quarterly
    Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
    International Information & Library Resources.
o Editor of Journal of Archival Organization.

o Author of A Librarian’s Guide to Writing for Publication, to be published by ABC-CLIO/Libraries Unlimited in September 2018.

Notes

Places are limited. Early registration guarantees a place.
Registration will close when the available places are booked.
Successful registrants will receive a confirmation message with the webinar link.
Attendees will receive a certificate of participation.