A practical writing guide for academic librarians : keeping it short and sweet / Anne Langley and Jonathan D. Wallace.

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Langley, Anne [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford, UK : Chandos, 2010.
Description
ix, 162 p. ; 24 cm.

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      Chandos information professional series [More in this series]
      Summary note
      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.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160) and index.
      Contents
      • Introduction
      • Style : short and sweet
      • Audience
      • Getting and keeping a job : letters of recommendation, cover letters, résumés, 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.
      ISBN
      • 9781843345329 ((pbk.))
      • 1843345323 ((pbk.))
      • 9781843345336 ((hbk.))
      • 1843345331 ((hbk.))
      LCCN
      2010478336
      OCLC
      461278362
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