A practical writing guide for academic librarians : keeping it short and sweet / Anne Langley and Jonathan D. Wallace.
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TextSeries: Chandos information professional seriesPublication details: Oxford, UK : Chandos Pub., 2010Description: 1 online resource (ix, 162 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781780630342; 1780630344Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric | Business writing | Library administration | Academic libraries | Writing | LibrariesAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Practical writing guide for academic librarians.DDC classification: 808.066027 LOC classification: PE1408 | .L3184 2010Online resources: ScienceDirect | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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