Scarecrow Press
Pages: 202
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Trim: 5¾ x 8½
978-0-8108-4895-5 • Paperback • December 2003 • $79.00 • (£61.00)
Rachel Singer Gordon is a part-time librarian at Franklin Park Public Library, Franklin Park, IL, and a columnist for Library Journal.
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 1. Getting Started in Library Publication
Chapter 4 2. Submitting Your Work
Chapter 5 3. Queries and Proposals
Chapter 6 4. Increasing Your Odds
Chapter 7 5. Writing and editing Your Work
Chapter 8 6. Networking and Collaboration
Chapter 9 7. The Academic Environment
Chapter 10 8. Related Opportunities
Chapter 11 9. Writing a Book
Chapter 12 10. Marketing and Promotion: Yourself and Your Work
Chapter 13 11. The Electronic Environment
Chapter 14 12. The Business of Publishing
Chapter 15 Appendix A: Writing for Publication Survey
Chapter 16 Appendix B: Publisher Interviews
Chapter 17 Bibliography
Chapter 18 Index
Chapter 19 About the Author
...an intensely researched, well-crafted book whose suggestions will resonate with veteran writers and assist the librarian who wants to write for our profession.
— Public Libraries
...an exceptional book for aspiring writers....An accessible and informative guide, The Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication is highly recommended...
— The Atlantic Provinces Library Association Bulletin
Books about writing for publication are a dime a dozen. Within the field of library science, however, a book dealing with the burgeoning electronic aspects of writing and publishing has been long overdue. Rachel Singer Gordon mends this technological fissure with her wonderful new work: The Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication....Gordon's concise, streamlined writing styles makes this book engaging and readable. Related information is consistently referenced, making this work easy to pick up and read in any sequence. Useful tables, charts, and sample letters accompany the text, while testimonies from other librarians, along with advice from professional editors, help make this book personable and memorable....The Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication should greatly appeal to new information professionals, who will find this work immensely orientating. Already-published librarians will also find Gordon's book helpful, especially with her fresh emphasis on publishing in the electronic environment. In fact, anyone from any background just beginning to write for professional publication will find this book befitting and beneficial.
— Information & Culture
...provides a new author with an easy-to-follow guide for getting published for the first time....I highly recommend The Librarian's Guide to Writing for Publication for any librarian or information professional who is interested in publishing. It contains practical information to help a writer through all stages of the process.
— Government Information Quarterly
...an excellent resource that is essential reading for all librarians wanting to contribute to their professional literature. Highly recommended.
— Booklist, 9/1/2004
A Library Journal columnist who is also a public librarian explains the processes librarians encounter when they set out to write about their vocation. She talks about why it's a good idea for librarians to have a robust body of professional literature; how to get started; and how to navigate the world of publishing, from querying a magazine to writing an entire book. Gordon covers marketing and promotion, networking and collaboration, the academic environment, electronic publishing, and related opportunities (such as book reviewing and writing conference reports).
— Reference and Research Book News