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Also blogging at University Affairs Careers Café- The past and the future in the hiring process January 30, 2012 Jo VanEvery
- Making amends in the new year January 23, 2012 Liz Koblyk
Category Archives: Publishing
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
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
Posted in Knowledge Mobilization, Publishing
Tagged Marie Claire McShanahan, Open Access, Rohan Maitzen, scholarship, wider impact
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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
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
Posted in Career Planning, Publishing
Tagged academic job search, book publishing, careers, dissertation, journal articles, PhD
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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
Posted in Career Planning, Publishing
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