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- LibParlor Online Learning – an entirely free and open curriculum for LISLibrary and Information Science An interdisciplinary field that examines how physical and digital information is organized, accessed, collected, managed, disseminated and used, particularly in library settings. researchers who want to cultivate their research identity, plan for a substantial original research project, or brush up on some new skills
- Organize your resources for a literature review
- Write an abstract
- Address comments and suggestions from reviewers
Call for Proposals (CFPs)⏐ Finding mentors & meeting other LIS researchers ⏐ Professional development opportunities around research ⏐ Publishing
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Call for Proposals (CFPs)
- A Library Writer’s Blog (and accompanying Twitter account)
Finding mentors & meeting other LIS researchers
- ALIMB (archives, library, and information mentor base) is designed to help new professionals in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums connect with more experienced members.
- #critlib offers collaborative documents to help connect with other like-minded folks
Professional development opportunities around research
- IRDL, a program that aims to support new researchers by providing them the additional training they need to complete current (and future) research projects. The program happens in June each year; applications open in December and close in late January.
- Research Institute for Public Libraries (RILP) is an event for public library leaders and colleagues interested in public library data and evaluation.
- The Research Training Institute Fellowship Program for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI) of the Medical Library Association (MLA) is a virtual continuing education program that provides advanced research methods training and an intensive level of support for health sciences librarians to design, conduct and successfully disseminate a research project.
Publishing
- The Library and Information Science (LIS) Publications Wiki. This Wiki features over 300 publication profiles
- List of peer reviewed LIS journals (by subject) collected by the University of Saskatchewan University Library
- If the journal you’re looking to publish in isn’t open access, consider depositing a preprint in repository, like E-Prints in Library & Information Science or the LIS Scholarship Archive