Assistance with Writing Books

One of the missions of the ONR is to assist faculty and postdoctoral scholars with the dissemination of their scholarly pursuits. When faculty or postdoctoral fellows are involved in a book publishing project, the ONR is available to provide assistance with the following:

• Formatting chapters according to the publisher guidelines (on the final version to be submitted)
• Checking references in the text and in the reference list (on the final version to be submitted)
• Contacting and communicating with the contributors to the book and with the publisher
• Handling correspondence:  Sending out letters and emails to contributors and to the publisher
• Coordinating work on the book project
• Meeting with the authors and/or publisher about issues pertaining to the book project
• Providing feedback on book proposals

Limits of responsibility.  The ONR is NOT available to assist with the following aspects of book publishing:

• Creating book proposals