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Interim and the Novice Writer

Interim and the Novice Writer . Michelle Kirkwood Shona McQuistan. Why Write?. Share knowledge and best practice Raise profile of library and/or parent organisation Funding Charter/CPD Challenge Fame & Fortune. Before you Start. Gain support From manager, colleagues, peers, co-authors

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Interim and the Novice Writer

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  1. Interim and the Novice Writer Michelle Kirkwood Shona McQuistan Interim and the Novice Writer

  2. Why Write? • Share knowledge and best practice • Raise profile of library and/or parent organisation • Funding • Charter/CPD • Challenge • Fame & Fortune Interim and the Novice Writer

  3. Before you Start • Gain support • From manager, colleagues, peers, co-authors • Get a topic • Check the literature • Original research • Check the rules and guidance for authors • Contact the editor Interim and the Novice Writer

  4. Getting Started • Structure • Short: Beginning, middle and end • Medium: Introduction, background, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions • Long(er): Headings, subheadings, list main points for subheadings, write a short paragraph for each point Interim and the Novice Writer

  5. Tips for Writing • Get a style and stick to it • Informal/formal • Should relate to what you are writing, and the intended audience. • Avoid jargon • Short sentences that make a point • Edit ruthlessly • Read it as it is, not as it should be Interim and the Novice Writer

  6. Exercise • Get yourself into two’s or three’s • Get a pen and paper • From the randomly selected six words create a short sentence using all the words, in any order and with any ending. Interim and the Novice Writer

  7. Editor of Interim • What do I look for? • Willingness to write • An original idea • Current area of interest • Above all else – relevant to SHINE Interim and the Novice Writer

  8. Editorial Board • Copy Editor • Online Editor • Guidance for Research • Guidance for writing • Further reading • News/Events • Ideas/Networking Interim and the Novice Writer

  9. Future of Interim • Value added online version • Research articles • Provision of peer review • Increased participation • Special issues • Research June 2004 • History of SHINE/Interim December 2004 Interim and the Novice Writer

  10. What can you do now? • Suggested topics • Personal • Conference • Training • CPD Interim and the Novice Writer

  11. What can you do now? • Local • Library Profile • New Services/Resources • Audit • How to guides • Budgeting • Funding • Database training • Web-site development Interim and the Novice Writer

  12. What can you do now? • National • New roles for librarians • Impact of NHS Scotland eLibrary on local library service • New technologies • Cataloguing systems • Collaborative working Interim and the Novice Writer

  13. Interim and the Novice Writer • Conclusion • A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper. E.B.White • You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Jack London • Questions? Interim and the Novice Writer

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