aserl-prof-dev-announce 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<https://library.uab.edu/office-of-scholarly-communication>
UAB Libraries | The University of Alabama at Birmingham
P: 205.934.0694 | mihertz [at] uab.edu<mailto:mihertz [at] uab.edu>
Pronouns: she/her