Archive | Research, writing, & publishing tips

Whether you’re writing an article for a scholarly journal or are in the midst of finishing up a term paper, LibGuides are a great way to familiarize yourself with a topic. For those who don’t know, LibGuides are subject guides, created by librarians, that compile a variety of resources on a specific topic (anything from […]

  The Researching Librarian is a great website for librarians conducting “research for purposes of publication, promotion, tenure, or other reasons.”1 Created by Kerry Smith, an independent indexer, editor, and writer,2 and maintained by Beth Ashmore, a librarian, editor, and manuscript reviewer,3 The Researching Librarian is an independent volunteer project which is clearly organized by type […]

Open access journals are an option to consider when looking to publish your research. They provide free access to articles by eliminating traditional financial barriers to readers and generally fall into four categories: Green/Self-archiving In these publication instances, work is published by a peer-reviewed journal (often not open access) but then archived and made freely […]

Picture this scenario: you’ve submitted a manuscript to your favorite LIS publication and are eagerly awaiting their response. But weeks after submitting it, you receive the following reply: Thank you very much for your submission. Our editorial team has reviewed your manuscript and decided that it does not meet our publication’s needs. We wish you […]

Since my discussion on the “argument to logic” fallacy wound up being more detailed than I’d anticipated, I decided to write another post on other fallacies, specifically the “appeal to authority” and the “either/or” fallacies. Hopefully, these blog posts will get you thinking about how you can avoid fallacious thinking in your own writing. Appeal […]

One of the best ways to ensure your manuscript stands out from the competition is to verify that your arguments are free of logical fallacies. What are logical fallacies, you ask? According to Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL), “Fallacies are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can […]

My time with the wiki has taught me many valuable things, including the fact that I—as an American writer—have been using “that” and “which” erroneously. If you—like me—are in the habit of using the word that “sounds right,” rather than referring to your style guide, read on! This post may just have a tidbit or two […]