1. Jennifer Townes, Atlanta University Center
Emy Nelson Decker, Georgia Institute of Technology
The Power to Publish:
How Academic Librarians Support and Promote Scholarly Publishing

2. Celebration of Faculty Achievements Week
Enhances awareness of the year’s faculty and librarian publications
Heightens awareness of the library’s publishing resources and technologies
Brings faculty and librarians together for a “meeting of the minds” regarding scholarly publishing
Facilitates partnerships
Display on main floor of the library

3. Faculty author presentation
Celebration of Faculty Achievements Week
Included in the Event
Faculty author presentation
Display hall with books, book chapters, articles, and other publications
Daily presentations by faculty
Open forum for faculty to share their current research endeavors
Librarian Lunch N’ Learn on topic of publishing
Lunch N’ Learn

4. Engaging Faculty with Publishing
Host a week-long celebration of their work in the library
Showcase the publications and presentations of librarians to show common goals
Set up a workshop on research and publishing

5. Librarian and Faculty Collaboration
Opportunity for librarian liaisons to determine what faculty need from the library
Support and celebrate faculty publishing successes
Re-emphasize the librarian’s role as both a research supporter as well as an academic researcher

6. Promoting Scholarly Publishing
Set up a festival (week or day) to celebrate faculty publishing achievements
Recognition is key
Prepare information (multiple formats) about library publishing resources and assistance
Be encouraging to faculty

7. Thank You Jennifer Townes jtownes@auctr.edu and
Emy Decker