This is a presentation I gave at a seminar on Advancing Academic Writing Among Librarians in January 2014. It describes an academic writing blog I founded which is useful for anyone aspiring to write for academic publication

1. Academic Writing Librarian: A
Writing Toolkit for Librarians
Helen Fallon
NUI Maynooth
Helen.b.fallon@nuim.ie

2. Academic Writing Librarians Blog
• To encourage/promote academic writing
among library staff
– Calls for papers/posters/book chapters etc.
– Links to my articles on academic writing
– Tips from published authors
– Tips from journal editors
– Other
http://www.academicwritinglibrarian.blogspot.ie/

4. What it offers
• Publishing/Presenting Opportunities
– Calls for Papers/Posters etc.
• Email lists, twitter posts, notifications by journal editors and
others, searching the web, professional engagement
• Writing Resources
– Papers i’ve published
• (links to NUI Maynooth Institutional Repository)
– Conference/ Seminar Presentations
• Links to presentations in Slideshare
• Top Tips from Published Authors
• Top Tips from Journal Editors
• Other

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14. Follow Academic Writing Librarians
• Follow Helen Fallon on Twitter for updates
• Access the blog at
• http://academicwritinglibrarian.blogspot.ie/
• Sign up as a follower
• Follow by e-mail from the box on the
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