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Professional Development As A Piece Of Cake: How To Host A Scholarly Communication Mini-Conference, Jen Bonnet
Professional Development As A Piece Of Cake: How To Host A Scholarly Communication Mini-Conference, Jen Bonnet
Library Staff Publications
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Making The Mission Visible: Altmetrics And Nontraditional Publishing, Jennifer Bonnet, Marisa L. Mendez-Brady
Making The Mission Visible: Altmetrics And Nontraditional Publishing, Jennifer Bonnet, Marisa L. Mendez-Brady
Library Staff Publications
Whereas traditional book and journal publishing remain the gold standard for many post-secondary institutions, nontraditional publishing is just as prolific at the flagship university in Maine. The university has strong land and sea grant missions that drive a broad research agenda, with an emphasis on community outreach and engagement. However, the impact of researchers’ contributions outside of academe is unlikely to be accurately reflected in promotion, tenure or review processes. Thus, the authors designed a series of altmetrics workshops aimed at seeding conversations around novel ways to track the impact of researchers’ diverse scholarly and creative outputs. This paper presents …
Let’S Get This Party Started: Celebrating Faculty Authors In The Library, Jennifer Bonnet, Barbara Alvarez, Sigrid Cordell
Let’S Get This Party Started: Celebrating Faculty Authors In The Library, Jennifer Bonnet, Barbara Alvarez, Sigrid Cordell
Library Staff Publications
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Publish, Not Perish: Supporting Graduate Students As Aspiring Authors, Jennifer Bonnet, Barbara Alvarez, Meredith Kahn
Publish, Not Perish: Supporting Graduate Students As Aspiring Authors, Jennifer Bonnet, Barbara Alvarez, Meredith Kahn
Library Staff Publications
BACKGROUND Students pursuing advanced degrees are increasingly expected to contribute to their discipline’s scholarly discourse during their tenure in graduate school. However, they are often unsure of how or where to begin the publishing process, and do not always feel comfortable asking for help from their faculty advisors or fellow students. Scholars, including librarians, have attempted to address these concerns by developing tools and services to meet the needs of future faculty. In recent years, university presses and research libraries have recognized their shared mission in furthering scholarship, with libraries themselves offering publishing education and expertise. PROJECT OVERVIEW During the …