A Bibliography of sources related to the preconference on Academic writing and publishing, NASIG 2016

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Sources for Scholarly Writers June 9, 2016
Originally created by Eleanor I. Cook and Sandy Roe, 2011;
Revised with Wendi Arant-Kaspar, July 2012;
Updated with Rebecca Donlan, January 2013
Updated with Maria Collins, June 2016
Belcher, Wendy. Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success.
Sage, 2009.
Boice, Robert. Procrastination and blocking: a novel, practical approach. Westport, CT : Praeger, 1996.
Boice, Robert. How writers journey to comfort and fluency : a psychological adventure. Westport, CT :
Praeger, 1994.
Boice, Robert. Advice for new faculty members : nihil nimus. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2000.
Cameron, Julia. The Right to Write : An invitation and initiation into the writing life. New York:
Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.
Cottingham. Katie. “The Ethics of Authorship: Feature Overview--How Should Authorship Be Decided?”
Science, March 30, 2001.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2001_03_30/noDOI.14
70170286102423077
Davy, Debbie. “De-mystifying the Peer Review Process: My Experiences as a Peer Reviewer.” The Quill,
Vol. 16, No. 7 (April 2005).
Edwards, Phillip M. “Developing as a Writer: Refereeing Manuscripts for Peer-Reviewed LIS Journals.”
C&RL News, November 2007, pp. 630-631.
Gordon, Rachel Singer. The Librarian’s Guide to Writing for Publication. Scarecrow Press, 2004.
Hernon, Peter, and Candy Schwartz. “Editorial: Peer Review Revisited.” Library & Information Science
Research, Vol. 28, Iss. 1, Spring 2006, pp.1-3.
Hernon, Peter, and Candy Schwartz. “Editorial: Reviewer Merits.” Library & Information Science
Research, Vol. 28, Iss. 1, Spring 2006, pp.4-5.
King, Stephen. On writing : a memoir of the craft. New York : Scribner, c2000.
Mosley, Pixey Anne. “What Editors Look for in Submitted Manuscripts: Some Insights.” Library
Leadership & Management, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 1-4, Nov. 1, 2011.

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Nixon, Judith M. "Core Journals in Library and Information Science: Developing a Methodology for
Ranking LIS Journals" (2014). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 61.
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/61
“Not writing? There's an app for that: Write or Die.” Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2012.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2012/06/not-writing-theres-an-app-for-that-write-or-die-
app.html
Silvia, Paul. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association, c2007.
Smale, Maura A. “Demystifying the IRB: Human Subjects Research in Academic Libraries.” portal:
Libraries and the Academy, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 309-321.
Smallwood, Carol. Writing and publishing : the librarian's handbook. Chicago : American Library
Association, 2010.
Weller, Ann. Editorial peer review : its strengths and weaknesses. Medford, NJ: Information Today,
c2001.
Zinsser, William. On writing well: The classic guide to writing nonfiction. New York, NY: Harper Collins
Publishers, 2013.
Blogs & Web sites:
Tips on writer’s block: http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/writingroadblocks/tp/block.htm
Tips on copyrights: http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/
Example of a peer reviewed blog: http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/
Another well-established library blog: http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/
A web site for library & information science editors: http://www.lis-editors.org/index.shtml
For librarians doing research: http://www.researchinglibrarian.com/index.html
Description and list of journal management systems:
http://www.sparc.arl.org/resources/publishers/journal-management
NIH online training course on protecting human research subjects (mandatory for IRB approval of your
research proposal): http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php. You will receive a certificate at the
successful completion of the course.

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A wiki with library & information science
publications: http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/wikis/faculty/putnam/index.php/LIS_Publications_Wiki
An electronic newsletter on academic writing:
http://www.wendybelcher.com/pages/FlourishNewsletter.html
On publication ethics: http://publicationethics.org/
http://nationalethicscenter.org/keyissuesinethics/published/authorship
A university site on publishing ethics:
http://www.research.umn.edu/ethics/curriculum/authorship.html
ALA Blogs, RSS Feeds, and Wikis
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=News&template=/cfapps/xml/pr_inst.html
NASIG blog
https://nasig.wordpress.com/
75 of the Coolest Librarians to follow on Twitter
http://librarysciencelist.com/75-of-the-coolest-librarians-to-follow-jon-twitter/
Happenings at OCLC
http://www.oclc.org/research/people/follow.html
NISO blog
http://www.niso.org/blog/
Scholarly Kitchen
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/

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Recently discovered random blog posts on topics related to writing:
http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2012/10/10/essay-conquering-writing-anxiety
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-better-than-you-normally-do
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/writing-inspiration-productivity
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/zombie-nouns/
http://www.gradhacker.org/2012/01/25/even-more-distraction-free-writing-tools/
http://www.gradhacker.org/2011/09/07/distraction-free-writing-tools/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/colson-whiteheads-rules-for-
writing.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2012/11/09/how-write-better-and-more-online-essay
http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Build-a-Twitter/235309/
https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1312-become-your-own-writing-teacher
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/04/21/advice-getting-published-scholarly-journal-
essay?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=9ff620392f-
DNU20160421&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-9ff620392f-
197367021#.V0XB1fU3rad.mailto
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2016/05/12/phds-administrative-instead-academic-jobs-can-still-
pursue-scholarly-writing-essay?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=8a071af151-
DNU20160512&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-8a071af151-197367021#.VzR6t-
PjwD0.mailto
https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1417-failing-to-dare-greatly
On Co-authoring:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2016/02/11/to-co-author-or-not-to-co-author/

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When looking for journals in which to publish:
Always do a literature search in one or more of the major library science databases before embarking on
a journal article project:*
 Library Literature and Information Science Full Text
 Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (LISTA with Full Text)
 LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts
 Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective
Directories:
 Cabell’s Publishing Opportunities (database) This is a good place to look for journals that may
be hard to find elsewhere
 Serials Directory
 Ulrichsweb
 DOAJ – for open access journals exclusively - http://www.doaj.org/
NOTE: Be wary about “open access” journals that may not be legitimate!
Check out Beall's List of Predatory Open-Access Publishers if you have any doubt!
*All above except DOAJ Beall’s list are subscription databases
For comprehensive information about the concepts and business models for Open Access, you can find
many resources on the SPARC website:
http://www.arl.org/sparc/
On establishing a writing group:
Starr Stilling, Glenn Ellen. “Learning to ‘light out after it with a club’: The story of a faculty learning
community for scholarly writing.” College & Research Libraries News, vol. 73, no. 7 pp. 390-398, July
2012. http://crln.acrl.org/content/73/7/390.full
Please note there are some additional references in the Starr Stilling article that are very useful!
Particularly for Women Academics:
https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1382-the-men-who-email-me