Using a Blended Group Learning Approach to Increase Librarians’ Motivation and Skills to Publish |
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| Authors: | Helen Fallon |
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| Institution: | National University of Ireland Maynooth , County Kildare , Ireland |
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| Abstract: | While there is considerable research on interventions to support academic staff in writing for publication, there is limited literature on writing interventions for librarians. This article explores the potential of a blended learning approach to support librarians to develop the motivation and skills to write for publication. The program combines three elements: a formal writing seminar; a structured series of online exercises and mentoring support; and two peer-feedback days. The article suggests that the combination of online and face-to-face activities has the potential to be a sustainable model for helping to develop librarians as academic writers. It suggests that this type of model could provide a context, which is currently lacking, for librarians to develop their identity and skills as academic writers. |
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| Keywords: | blended learning librarians academic writing e-mentoring publication |
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