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THE LIBRARY’S ROLE IN RUNNING A THREE-RING

CIRCUS:

A WRITER’S RETREAT TO SUPPORT WRITING,

RESEARCH, AND PUBLISHING

A multi-day structured activity where participants have protected

time to write, learn, and review one another’s writing

WHAT IS A WRITER’S RETREAT?

Publishing is essential for securing tenure, achieving promotions, and

gaining professional visibility

WHY A WRITER’S RETREAT?

The writing process Avoiding grammatical and stylistic

errors Using accessible language Creating useful figures Finding literature Selecting a journal Retaining authorship rights Giving peer feedback

THE SKILLS GAP

PARTICIPANTS

Clinical and Nonclinical FacultyGraduate students

ResidentsNurses

Research StaffPostdoctoral Fellows

Genetics Psychiatry Psychological

and Brain Sciences

Neurology Engineering Community and

Family Medicine Rheumatology Nursing

Informatics

Weight and Wellness Center

Pediatrics Anesthesiology The Dartmouth

Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Hematology/Oncology

Medicine General Surgery

IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT

THREE MONTHS PRIOR

Begin planning! Identify writing specialist and

other partners (e.g. other librarians, sponsors)

Advertise and open application process

Select and notify participants Request writing sample from

participants Identify vendors and place

catering orders Plan librarian activities

SIX WEEKS PRIOR

Organize participants into small groups

Create personalized agendas Distribute participant writing

samples Participants read group

members' writing samples

THREE WEEKS PRIOR

Orientation and Goal Setting Individual Meetings with Librarian & Writing

Specialist Didactic Sessions

Intro to writing a manuscript Top ten reasons articles get accepted ORCiD, author rights, NIH compliance

Small Group Sessions Facilitated peer review Peer-to-peer feedback Honing Your Message Parts I / II

FORMAT

PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE

LIBRARIAN SCHEDULE

FEEDBACK

“This was an excellent retreat and I have already recommended it to several colleagues.”

“Thank you for putting this together. It helps contribute to the academic mission of this institution. It introduced me to resources that I did not know existed.”

“Thank you ever so much for having this. It made a big difference for me”

NEXT STEPS

Upcoming third retreat specific to grant writers

Identify second writing specialist Expand our retreats to a

campus-wide initiative

THANK YOU