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The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, is 
pleased to offer the following online, non-credit continuing education course open to 
anyone interested in the topic. 

Scholarly Writing for the LIS Profession 
Dates: March 16 - May 4, 2010
Times: Online synchronous sessions Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00 PM central time. 
NOTE: The first session on March 16 will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. 
Instructor: Robert H. Burger, Ph.D., CPA, Professor Emeritus, GSLIS 
Cost: $200 

Purpose of the course: To introduce the student to the major genres of scholarly 
writing primarily through actual writing and editing assignments and discussion of 
essential elements and approaches to scholarly writing. An underlying assumption 
of the course is that writing is a social act, a way of knowing, and a way of thinking 
creatively and critically. Successful writing demands that the writer understand how 
readers respond to writing. Topics included are general introduction to scholarly 
writing and editing, practice with writing abstracts, reviews, editorials, columns and 
other opinion pieces, reporting the results of case studies, best practices, surveys 
and focus group research, and writing discipline focused scholarly articles. The 
book length work will not be covered. 

Each assignment will consist of reading an example of the genre in question, 
critiquing it, and writing in that genre. Upon completion of the course the candidate 
is expected to be able confidently to compose abstracts, reviews, and other types 
of scholarly writing. 

For additional information and to register: 
http://www.lis.illinois.edu/programs/cpd/sw.html   
Marianne Steadley
Continuing Professional Development  Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of IL
501 E. Daniel St. Champaign IL 61820
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217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302