A practical writing guide for academic librarians : keeping it short and sweet /
Langley, Anne.
A practical writing guide for academic librarians : keeping it short and sweet / Anne Langley and Jonathan D. Wallace. - Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2010. - 1 online resource (ix, 162 pages) : illustrations - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index.
Introduction -- Style : short and sweet -- Audience -- Getting and keeping a job : letters of recommendation, cover letters, r�esum�es, self-assessments, thank-you notes -- Meetings and reports : minutes, formal reports, progress reports, annual reports, project proposals -- Managing : performance reviews, employee documentation, job descriptions, search committee reports, budget requests -- Public services and collections : subject guides (pathfinders), collection assessments and other documents related to collection development, memos or letters to faculty about the library collection, external reviews, marketing tools (bookmarks, brochures and posters) -- Online and presenting data : writing for the website, blogging, e-mail, tables, graphs, charts -- Scholarly work and teaching : articles, abstracts, case studies, syllabi, handouts -- More resources for writing.
This text helps academic librarians make their writing for for work go more smoothly. From progress reports to project plans, cover letters to case studies, book reviews to blogging, readers will find examples and how-tos for most of the types of writing they will need to do in their academic library careers.
9781780630342 1780630344
English language--Rhetoric.
Business writing.
Library administration.
Academic libraries.
Writing.
Libraries.
PE1408 / .L3184 2010
808.066027
A practical writing guide for academic librarians : keeping it short and sweet / Anne Langley and Jonathan D. Wallace. - Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2010. - 1 online resource (ix, 162 pages) : illustrations - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index.
Introduction -- Style : short and sweet -- Audience -- Getting and keeping a job : letters of recommendation, cover letters, r�esum�es, self-assessments, thank-you notes -- Meetings and reports : minutes, formal reports, progress reports, annual reports, project proposals -- Managing : performance reviews, employee documentation, job descriptions, search committee reports, budget requests -- Public services and collections : subject guides (pathfinders), collection assessments and other documents related to collection development, memos or letters to faculty about the library collection, external reviews, marketing tools (bookmarks, brochures and posters) -- Online and presenting data : writing for the website, blogging, e-mail, tables, graphs, charts -- Scholarly work and teaching : articles, abstracts, case studies, syllabi, handouts -- More resources for writing.
This text helps academic librarians make their writing for for work go more smoothly. From progress reports to project plans, cover letters to case studies, book reviews to blogging, readers will find examples and how-tos for most of the types of writing they will need to do in their academic library careers.
9781780630342 1780630344
English language--Rhetoric.
Business writing.
Library administration.
Academic libraries.
Writing.
Libraries.
PE1408 / .L3184 2010
808.066027