LIBRARIANS CAN ASSIST NOVICE WRITERS AND ARTISTS IN PUBLISHING THEIR WORK COLLABORATIVELY

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1 LIBRARIANS CAN ASSIST NOVICE WRITERS AND ARTISTS IN PUBLISHING THEIR WORK COLLABORATIVELY Bob Grover, Kelley Visnak Carmaine Ternes Miranda Ericsson and Lissa Staley

2 BIOGRAPHIES Robert J. Grover, PhD, formerly served as a university administrator and professor emeritus of library and information management at Emporia State University. Kelly Visnak, PhD, is associate university librarian for the University of Texas at Arlington where she is leading the Division of Scholarly Communications. Carmaine Ternes is a retired high school librarian and member of the Emporia State University planning committee for the Kansas Summer Institute for School Librarians.

3 BIOGRAPHIES Miranda Ericsson is a Public Service Specialist for the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library leading the Local Writers Workshop and Great Writers Right Here author fair teams. Lissa Staley is a Public Services Librarian at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library and project organizer of four collaboratively written and published novels and has developed NaNoWriMo programming that supports skill building for writers.

4 ORIGIN Lissa and Miranda were invited to join the author team based on their experiences featured in Leading Self-Publishing Efforts in Communities. The American Libraries article reports the benefits that libraries and prospective authors can obtain from library sponsored initiatives to promote and provide instruction how to self-publish books. Lissa and Miranda orchestrated Topeka s collaborative community novel promoting National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and responded to customer requests for similar events.

5 LIBRARIES PARTNERING WITH SELF-PUBLISHING: A WINNING COMBINATION Purpose of the book and this presentation Major changes have occurred in publishing Life Cycle of Information the big picture of publishing Creation Recording Reproduction Dissemination Organization Diffusion Preservation Discarding

6 LIFE CYCLE OF INFORMATION

7 SELF-PUBLISHING: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE

8 SELF-PUBLISHING: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE

9 SELF-PUBLISHING: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE Smashwords and Createspace with Miranda Ericsson & Ian Hall

10 OVERDRIVE SELF-PUBLISHING: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE

11 SELF-PUBLISHING: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE HOW DO WE COACH SELF-PUBLISHING WHEN WE AREN T EXPERTS? WE LIBRARIAN IT!

12 LIBRARY SERVICES THAT SUPPORT WRITERS Sample publications include pathfinders, LibGuides, PowerPoint, Prezi, Slideshare, newsletter, webflyer, brochure, bookmark, business cards, postcards, and other publications.

13 SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE YOUR PUBLICATIONS Several resources facilitating collaboration include: Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn YouTube, Teacher, Tube, School Tube, Book Trailers, Vimeo, Webinars, TED Talks, Podcasts, Twitter, Listservs, Blogs, BuzzFeed, Reddit, and more. Showcasing still images is popular with Dropbox, Piqora, Instagram, Pinterest, Slideshare, Flickr, Tumblr, and others.

14 ISSUES AND RESOURCES FOR PUBLISHING The Information Transfer Model provides a framework for publishing. Librarians are perfectly positioned to guide and support writers as they seek information and make decisions about publishing. Internet-based resources and social media can support publishing. A librarian s vision of lifelong learning can inspire the art of the story!

15 THE TSCPL MODEL

16 THE TSCPL MODEL

17 THE TSCPL MODEL COMMUNITY NOVEL PROJECT TIMELINE

18 THE TSCPL MODEL SKILLS-BASED PROGRAMMING

19 BOOK LAUNCH THE TSCPL MODEL

20 OPEN ACCESS MOVEMENT The Association of Research Libraries (2012) defines Open Access as the dissemination of scientific and scholarly research literature online, free of charge, and free of unnecessary licensing restrictions. The Benefits of Open Access Publishing to Scholars, Researchers, Authors, and Publishers include: Equal access to scholarly research Rapid dissemination of scholarly research findings Strengthened ongoing research supporting information collaboration Increased citation by both those in the academy and in the private sector Improved ethical integrity of science due to open data sets Cost savings benefits

21 QUESTIONS & CONTACT INFO Bob Grover Kelly Visnak Carmaine Ternes Miranda Ericsson Lissa Staley TSCPL ABC-CLIO Libraries Partnering with Self-Publishing: A Winning Combination

22 RESOURCES AND REFERENCES Resources and for libraries and self publishing References

23 PREPARING A PROPOSAL Prior to a publisher considering the publication of a manuscript, typically a proposal is prepared and submitted for approval which may include: Authors and qualifications Title Background Purpose Audience Format Completion date Overview Methodology and presentation Outline Similar or related works

24 PURPOSE AND INTENTION Prior to composition, identify the following: Who is your audience? What is your goal? Develop a writing plan. Outline the chapters. Create a project calendar. Evaluate which features of the manuscript should be included.

25 PROCESS OF OUR PUBLICATION We followed this progression: Research every facet Identify traditional and various publishing opportunities Conduct interviews Tour libraries and printing presses Share your experiences Create or update the outline Draft the chapter Share, Edit, Revise (repeat)

26 BENEFITS OF OUR COLLABORATION The joy of reading, researching, and writing results in the ability to share. Pooling resources and working together provided pleasure and a gained respect for each other s occupations and responsibilities. This Win-Win effort is recommended for people of all skills and talents.