aserl-collection-strategy Mailing List: FYI: UAB/ALLA Schol Comm "Horror Stories" webinar

[John Burger, ASERL (jburger]

Sharing on behalf of our colleagues in Alabama.  I think this is the first Halloween-themed Schol-Comm webinar I’ve seen – a fun idea!  Y’all share with others as desired.

 

Boo!

 

 

--j.e.b.

 

 

 

From: Hertz, Marla I <mihertz [at] uab.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 1:06 PM
To: John Burger, ASERL <jburger [at] aserl.org>
Subject: request for ASERL promotion - schol comm horror stories webinar

 

Hi John,

 

UAB libraries and the AL Library Association’s Scholarly Communication Roundtable are hosting a Halloween themed story hour next week. Can you help promote the event among the ASERL Schol Comm group?

 

Webinar: Scholarly Communication Horror Stories

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT

Registration: https://libcal.library.uab.edu/calendar/OSC/horror

 

Join us for a virtual Halloween event where authors share real-life tales of academic publishing nightmares, data management mishaps, and copyright quagmires that will make your skin crawl. Whether you're a seasoned scholar or just starting out, you'll learn how to avoid these haunting mistakes and laugh (or cringe) along the way. Brought to you by the UAB Libraries Office of Scholarly Communication and the Alabama Library Association Scholarly Communication Round Table. Costumes optional.

 

Topics include: 

The never-ending torture of peer-review from HELL

Lack of patient consent -> residents get scammed

Doing it wrong with no performance rights

Predatory publishers steal your work

The great banana incident

 

Many thanks,

Marla

 

Marla Hertz, PhD | Associate Professor

Research Data Management Librarian

Office of Scholarly Communication

UAB Libraries | The University of Alabama at Birmingham

P: 205.934.0694 | mihertz [at] uab.edu

Pronouns: she/her