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The article reflects the author's experiences at the preconference of Association for Library Collections and Technical Services in June 2005. The author provides tips taken from the conference for potential authors, included finding time to write, choosing topics, finding and using the right style for a topic, the essentials of copyright for authors and the benefits of writing and publishing. Writing well is hard work and bringing a paper from concept to publication is a challenge.

The article relates the author's experience as a magazine publisher and how he started his career. The author began creating his own magazine when he was in 7th grade where he wrote, edited and produced the magazine throughout high school using carbon paper and a pencil. A forecast about the death of magazines was released but it was wrong. Today, despite of the tough competition from TV, radio or the Internet, sales continue to rise.

Since the earliest pressures to develop open access (OA) options for journal literature were in the fields of science and medicine, the predominant models reflect those origins and fit those disciplines. These models are less applicable to humanities publishing models, which have been slower to embrace open access. Current literature on OA in the humanities focuses on theoretical frameworks and end-user perceptions. This study complements those perspectives by examining current practices in the humanities, specifically, the OA options offered by journals serving the discipline of the classics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study compared the characteristics of academic and nonacademic serials with title changes, from which it was determined that the two serial subpopulations were similar in the six broad reasons found for a title change but differed in the kinds and proportions of subject and function changes that occurred when a title changed. On the basis of the findings, two alternate RDA rule revision proposals are made (labeled Ideal versus Practical), the first requiring a new access point for a title change only when a significant subject or function change has occurred, and the second requiring a new access point only when the publisher has indicated the start of a totally new serial. It is further recommended that reasons for title changes be determined from statements in the serial or directly from the editor or publisher rather than from word changes in the title. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Campus-based open access author funds are being considered by many academic libraries as a way to support authors publishing in open access journals. Article processing fees for open access have been introduced recently by publishers and have not yet been widely accepted by authors. Few studies have surveyed authors on their reasons for publishing open access and their perceptions of open access journals. The present study was designed to gauge the uptake of library support for author funding and author satisfaction with open access publishing. Results indicate that York University authors are increasingly publishing in open access journals and are appreciative of library funding initiatives. The wider implications of open access are discussed along with specific recommendations for publishers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with Gennifer Choldenko, a writer and advertising copywriter officer is presented. She mentions that her favorite writing spot is sitting in her office which allows her to think and fantasize on different stories. She considers her Ticonderoga #2 pencils as part of her writing rituals and drinking coffee for writing books. She also adds that nonfiction section of public library allows her to generate and create more ideas for her literary works.