Spring 2019
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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.
- Know Your (Copy)Rights, Part II: Authoring MaterialPowerpoint accompanying Feb 12, 2019 Doctoral Tea
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.
Fall 2018
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.
- PublishingGoalsPowerpoint presentation accompanying afternoon discussion on publishing at Sep 17 Doctoral Student Tea.
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.
- FindingEvaluatingScholarlyJournalsPowerpoint presentation accompanying discussion on finding and evaluating scholarly journals at the Oct 22 Doctoral Student Tea, including demonstrations.
- Exercise-FindingEvaluatingScholarlyJournalsExercise handout accompanying discussion on finding and evaluating scholarly journals at the Oct 22 Doctoral Student Tea.
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.
- Event Summary - Professors on Publishing with Ebony Bridwell-MitchellSummary notes from a "lunch and learn" session on publishing with Professor Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell.
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.
- Know Your (Copy)rights, Part 1: Using MaterialPowerpoint presentation accompanying discussion on copyright and fair use analysis at the Nov 19 Doctoral Student Tea.
Spring 2018
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!
Fall 2017
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.
Spring 2017
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.
Fall 2016
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!