A call for participants! When a dentist needs her yearly teeth cleaning, does she do it herself? When a stylist needs a haircut, does he do it himself? Let’s face it – even the experts need help sometimes. If you’ve ever gathered data and thought it could benefit other librarians, or you’ve developed a useful practice that could enhance instruction and learning, or you’ve chanced on a strange but interesting topic in librarianship – or sort of near librarianship, like a bibliography of resources for the study of Pokémon – but you weren’t sure how to get this wonderful information out, then does ACRL-LA have the workshop for you!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 , at the State Library, ACRL-LA will present “Publish & Flourish: Writing for Academic Librarians,” an all-day pre-LUC workshop geared toward writing and publishing for academic librarians. Our special guest speaker will be Dr. John Budd, Professor and Associate Director of the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His 2001 book, Knowledge and Knowing in Library and Information Science: A Philosophical Framework , was awarded the 2002 Highsmith Library Literature Award; his most recent work is Self-examination: the Present and Future of Librarianship (Libraries Unlimited 2008).
The workshop leaders feature several of Louisiana’s very own. Breakout session leaders include Dr. Tony Fonseca (Nicholls); Dr. Melissa Goldsmith (Nicholls); and Ms. Sigrid Kelsey (LSU), as well as Dr. Budd. They will be providing insight into various kinds of publication, from scholarly publishing to writing reviews. And the State Library’s very own Deputy State Librarian, Ms. Diane Brown, will be welcoming us to the State Library’s facilities!
Registration will open on August 18th , but it is limited to 40-50 people, so don’t forget to register! Check out the website: http://www.acrlla.org/conferences/2008con.html for more details!
For more details on LUC (LOUIS Users Conference), check out their website .
