Category Archives: Publishing

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On Intellectual Property

I wanted to share this post with you, from a lawyer friend of mine. An Intellectual Property Primer Although written for creative small business folks, the basic principles apply. Ownership of intellectual property (in the form of a trademark, a … Continue reading

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Open Access & Knowledge Mobilization

I fear that for some in the academic community, Open Access publishing is acting as a crutch, albeit one they don’t have yet. Open Access publishing is a good thing. We should have more of it. There are lots of … Continue reading

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Conferences are an excellent opportunity to meet editors

When I was a graduate student, I completely misunderstood the reason publishers come to conferences. I thought the primary purpose of the Book Fair was to sell books. Then I discovered that people that staff those booths are not (usually) … Continue reading

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Publishing from your dissertation

It is a fact of life that if you want an academic job you need to publish. For most early career academics, or PhD students contemplating academic careers, this means thinking about your dissertation. This post looks at the options: book or articles; and what kind of articles. Continue reading

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Over at the Careers Café…

As you know, I also blog for University Affairs Careers Café. This month’s post is about the need to publish to get an academic job. Continue reading

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