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CHICAGO— ýPublishing eLearning Solutions in partnership with the University of Chicago Press are announcing the free availability of our prerecorded webinar .
Rebecca Gerber, electronic resources librarian at the ALA, interviews Chicago style expert Carol Saller, editor of the CMOS Online Q&A and the CMOS Shop Talk blog. They discuss using The Chicago Manual of Style for citation building and more.
You'll learn how to help students and patrons use The Chicago Manual of Style Online and Turabian's A Manual for Writers to find answers to questions about citation, grammar, punctuation, and other rules of writing.
About the Presenters:
Carol Saller served as chief copyeditor for the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style and consultant for the 17th edition. For many years she served as editor of both the Chicago Manual of Style’s online and of the CMOS Shop Talk .
Her books include as well as several books for children, most recently the young adult novel . In addition to her own , Carol has written about language and writing for at the Chronicle of Higher Education and for at the CMOS Shop Talk blog.
Rebecca A. Gerber is the Electronic Resources Librarian for the ý, and has been with ýfor over 10 years. She holds an MLIS from University of Alabama, MHSA from George Washington University, and a BA in Russian from American University.
This is a special free ýPublishing eLearning Solutions Webinar.
ýPublishing eLearning Solutions (ELS) produces high-quality professional development events and materials for the library profession. ELS events cover modern issues on a wide variety of topics in formats that include live workshops, asynchronous eCourses, and print publications. We help ensure that today’s library employees have access to the professional development opportunities they need, whether they are brushing up on the basics or expanding their horizons with cutting-edge tools. Contact us at elsmarketing@ala.org.
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