Gutman Library Doctoral Teas

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Know Your (Copy)Rights, Part II: Authoring Material

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

3pm-4pm

Gutman Library, Room 404

We will share best practices that will help you understand copyright for material you author - whether your dissertation, articles, chapters, books or multimedia content. Classroom presentation/demonstration - laptops welcome. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided. Please RSVP.

Developing Your Digital Identity

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

3pm-4pm

Gutman Library, Room 404

We'll share resources and practices to support understanding your own digital practices, how you interact with digital information, and how you operate online. This includes things like your developing a professional digital identity, using social media for academic networking, and protecting yourself and your data online. Classroom presentation/demonstration - laptops welcome. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided. Please RSVP.

Understanding the Peer Review Process

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

3pm-4pm

Gutman Library, Room 404

We'll share resources about the different types of peer review and what you might encounter if you submit an article to a peer review journal. Please come with questions or experiences you're willing to share. Classroom presentation/demonstration - laptops welcome. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided. Please RSVP.

On Publishing   |   From NPR to PHD and beyond: Research approaches and digital tools of a producer and scholar

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

12noon-1pm (Lunch provided, or bring your own)

Gutman Conference Center - Area 5

Join Gutman Library for a  "lunch and learn" session  with 20th Century U. S. historian and digital humanist Dr. Rachel Guberman.

Come prepared with your questions on developing, producing and publishing your work for popular, professional and academic audiences.  What tools and venues best serve your content and contribution?  How to think about your portfolio and online presence -- or any other publishing related topic in which you are interested.  It may help to ground your questions by reviewing Dr. Guberman's webpage.

Please RSVP.

Publishing Goals: Key Questions and Strategic Approaches

Monday,September 17, 2018

4pm-5pm

Gutman Library, Garden Room

Join Gutman Library for an afternoon discussion about publishing. We will share key questions and strategic approaches to consider as you begin or expand your publishing efforts. Please RSVP.

Finding and Evaluating Scholarly Journals

Monday, October 22, 2018

4pm-5pm

Gutman Library, Garden Room

We will introduce you to methods of identifying, assessing and selecting journals to submit an journal article manuscript. We will be meeting in a classroom space to demonstrate resources. Laptops welcome if you'd like to follow along. Please RSVP.

Professors on Publishing: Q&A with Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

12noon-1pm (Lunch provided, or bring your own)

Gutman Conference Center - Area 3

Join Gutman Library for a "lunch and learn" session with Professor Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell in a conversation about her academic publishing experiences.

Come prepared with your questions about the peer review process, the relationship between publishing and tenure, how presenting contributes to your impact in the field -  or any other publishing related topic you’re interested in learning more about. It may help to ground your questions by reviewing Professor Bridwell-Mitchell's publications and her CV, which you can find on her faculty webpage.

Lunch provided, or bring your own. Please RSVP.

Know Your (Copy)Rights, Part I: Using Material

Monday, November 19, 2018

4pm-5pm

Gutman Library, Garden Room

We will share best practices that will help you understand copyright and the framework for fair use analysis when it comes to incorporating third party content, whether graphs, visuals, video or text, into your dissertation, articles or books. Classroom presentation/demonstration - laptops welcome. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided. Please RSVP.

Dissertations, Copyright and Fair Use

Monday, February 26, 2018

4pm-5pm

Gutman Library, LaunchPad (Room 305)

At our first doctoral tea of the spring semester we will  share best practices that will help you understand the framework for fair use analysis when it comes to incorporating third party content into your dissertation. Classroom presentation/demonstration - laptops welcome. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.

Your rights as an author

Monday, March 29, 2018

3pm-4pm

Gutman Library, LaunchPad (Room 305)

This session will provide an overview of copyright law, author's rights and what rights you might want to keep as your sign publishing contracts - whether for books, journal articles, newspaper or magazine columns and more. We'll review sample contracts and discuss negotiating favorable terms.

Peer review publishing

Monday, April 23, 2018

4pm-5pm

Gutman Library, LaunchPad (Room 305)

Members of the Harvard Educational Review Board will join us for our conversation on Peer Review Publishing.   We look forward to seeing you!

What do you want to learn, practice, discuss?

September 19, 2017

3pm-4pm

Gutman Library Special Collections, Room G19

This informal venue meets monthly to foster further understanding of  scholarly communications and the publishing landscape. Join us for our first tea of the academic year to learn more! We also want to hear from you what topics and skills you want to gain or deepen.

Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.

Identifying and Evaluating Scholarly Journals

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

4pm-5pm

Gutman Library, Room 302

At the October tea we will be introducing various ways to target and select journals for publishing your  journal article.   We will be meeting in a classroom space to demonstrate resources.  Laptops welcome if you'd like to follow along!    

Publishing Goals: Key Questions and Strategic Approaches with Professor Chris Dede

Wednesday, November 15

1pm-2pm

Larsen 203
 

Join Gutman Library and Professor Chris Dede for a lunchtime discussion about publishing. Professor Dede will share key questions and strategic approaches to consider as you begin or expand your publishing efforts. Please feel free to bring your own lunch; we’ll have drinks and desserts to share.

Publishing Strategies: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs

Thursday, May 11, 2017

3pm-4 pm

Gutman Library, Room 303

The goal of this event is to provide a conversational space that will  foster further understanding of publishing dynamics and strategies to increase your facility in navigating an increasingly complex publishing domain.  

Barbara Hou, D5, will help us start the conversation with her recent foray into book self-publishing and journal publishing.   As well, our colleague from the Harvard Library Office of Scholarly Communication, Colin Lukens, will join us to contribute his academic publishing knowledge to the conversation.

Ready, Set, Publish!

Friday, October 28, 2016

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Gutman Library, Room G05

Please join the Harvard Educational Review and Gutman Library for an overview of academic/scholarly publishing, including:

• Finding the right journal
• Submitting your work (and maximizing the odds you will be accepted)
• Understanding and acting on the feedback you receive
• Thinking in terms of intellectual property and copyright
• Developing your author identity and scholarly profile

Light lunch will be served.

This is a hands-on workshop. Please bring your laptop!