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Tag Archives: Scholarship
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For many academic law librarians, scholarly writing is recommended or required for professional advancement. Despite this imperative, I know I’m not alone in finding it difficult to make time for writing at work. There are a thousand other pressing duties, … Continue reading
Posted in Productivity, Writing (generally)
Tagged academic law libraries, Scholarship, writer's block, writing
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Using the “Scholarship as Conversation” Frame to Explain the Importance of Inclusive Citation
It’s been nearly two years since the largest civil rights movement – the protests stemming from the murder of George Floyd by a police officer – swept the United States. That means it has also been nearly two years since … Continue reading
Posted in Information Literacy, Legal Research, Legal Research Instruction
Tagged academic writing, ACFRL Frames, ACRL, citation gap, DEI, diverse citation, diversity equity inclusion, fair citation rule, inclusive citation, Legal Research Instruction, one-off, one-off instruction, research instruction, scholarly writing, Scholarship, Scholarship as Conversation, Teaching
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Share Your Scholarship with RIPS Scholarship Reporting Form
The RIPS Scholarship Committee is excited to share the newest way we can assist in promoting YOUR scholarship! When you publish a new law review article, book, blog post, spectrum article or have a presentation, event, or librarian gathering; please … Continue reading
Posted in Issues in Librarianship (generally), Marketing, RIPS Committees
Tagged Scholarship
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Have you been working on scholarship?
Have you been working on scholarship? If you’re anything like me that simple sentence just made you cringe. By now you’re probably thinking about that promise you made to yourself; that this summer was going to be different and you … Continue reading
Posted in Issues in Law Librarianship, Planning, Time Management, Writing (generally)
Tagged motivation, Scholarship
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Missed Connections: Scholarship
by Brandon Wright Adler I know the RIPS Blog has discussed, once or twice, the many hats that law librarians must wear. I would like to discuss a casualty to all of that hat-wearing (other than baldness) – the casualty … Continue reading