3.4: Wrap-Up

Wrap-Up

In this section, you’ve learned some strategies for keeping your project on track, seeking and incorporating feedback, and managing disappointment. These strategies can be used at any stage of your project, and over time, you’ll likely find a few that work particularly well for your personal research “style.” Lean into your researcher identity and the aspects that make your approach unique, as that is how new perspectives and knowledge are brought to the 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. community to challenge existing ways of thinking and knowing.

Course 4, Lesson 1 will cover different types of publications and outlets for disseminating your research. You may also be interested in the following lessons:

Further Learning

  1. Belcher, Wendy Laura. Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, 2009.
  2. Cohan, Deborah C. “How to Write a Lot on a Heavy Teaching Load.” Inside Higher Ed. Dec. 4, 2019. https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/12/05/how-write-more-regularly-and-publish-more-often-despite-having-heavy-teaching-load
  3. Thrall, A. Trevor, Moran, Brian, and Michael Lennington. The 12 Week Year for Writers: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Your Writing Done. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2021.

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