Writing for conferences : a handbook for graduate students and faculty / Leo Mallette and Clare Berger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallette, Leo.

Contributor:

Berger, Clare.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher).

English language.

Critical thinking--Study and teaching (Higher).

Critical thinking.

College readers.

Academic writing--Study and teaching (Higher).

Academic writing.

Physical Description:

xiv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]

Summary:

Mallette and Berger (both Pepperdine U., Malibu, California) present a practical text for graduate students and faculty, as well as professionals working in areas outside academia--businesses, government entities, and nonprofit organizations--that encourage employees to publish at conferences. Organized into sections corresponding to the timeline of a conference paper, the text covers reasons for choosing to publish at conferences versus in journals or magazines, what it will cost, and publishing statistics; steps for selecting the right conference, including finding upcoming conferences, reading a call for papers, and the timeline for submitting a paper to a conference; deciding on solo authorship versus multiple authorship, finding co-authors, and the abstract submission process; writing a paper in a scholarly way; preparing for and giving the conference presentation; social interaction and networking at the conference; and how to be session chair. The material is illustrated throughout with case studies, examples, and vignettes from the literature and the authors' experiences. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Advantages of conference publishing

Conferences versus other forms of publishing

Expected costs of conference publishing

Publishing rates

Finding conferences

Dissecting the call for papers

The conference paper submittal timeline

The solo-authoring or co-authoring decision

Starting the writing : the abstract

Genesis of some papers

Writing your paper (in a scholarly way)

Preparing for the presentation

Giving the presentation

Networking at the conference

How to be the best session chair

Reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0313394083

9780313394065

0313394067

9780313394089

9780313394072

0313394075

OCLC:

676729126

Publisher Number:

99946103174