Exploring Publishing Possibilities: A McConnell Library Symposium

Exploring Publishing Possibilities: A McConnell Library Symposium

All sessions are free. No registration is required.

Making the Match: Finding the Right Journal for Your Unpublished Article
Monday, March 31, 1 pm - 2pm Library Classroom B

Not sure where to submit your draft article? In this workshop, we will share techniques for locating journals that publish on the topic, identifying whether the journals are peer-reviewed, and discovering how often articles from a journal are cited.
Workshop, hosted by:
Candice Benjes-Small & Kevin Tapp, McConnell Library and Harvey Center

Making the Leap: Launching Your Own Journal
Tuesday, April 1, 2 pm—3:15 pm Library Radford Room

Wonder what it takes to start your own journal? Listen to the voices of experience- our panelists.
Panel Discussion, moderated by Gene Hyde, McConnell Library

• Dr. Theresa Burriss, Contributing Senior Editor of Pluck!
• Dr. Steve Corwin, Managing Editor of the eJMT - The Electronic Journal of Mathematics and Technology
• Tim Jackson, Editor of the New River Voice
• Dr. Susan Van Patten, Executive Editor of JUPTRR - The Journal of Unconventional Parks, Tourism and Recreation Research
• Dr. Wei-Chi Yang, Editor-in-Chief of the eJMT - The Electronic Journal of Mathematics and Technology (

Making the Case: Should Blogs, Wikis and New Media Count as ‘Publishing’?
Wednesday, April 2nd, 11:00 am –Noon George Harvey Center (Waldron Hall)

Panel Discussion, moderated by Candice Benjes-Small, McConnell Library

• Taryn Chase, Managing Editor of the New River Voice
• Charley Cosmato, Assistant Director of the Technology in Learning Center
• Dr. Bob Stepno, Assistant Professor of Media Studies

Making the Cut: What Editors Want from Writers
Thursday, April 10, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Library Radford Room

RT Smith, editor of the Shenandoah Review, will focus his informal remarks on submitting material to literary magazines. Co-sponsored by the Club Programming Committee, Sigma Tau Delta, and the English Department.

For more information about the Symposium, contact the Library Reference Desk at 831-5696 or Refdesk@Radford.edu or IM: RuLibSpot