Rachel Singer Gordon's column "Publish, Don't Perish" this month features presenting and publishing, how to present already published work and how to publish your presentations.

"Our publishing efforts mesh better with our careers as librarians when we see how writing both interacts with and directly benefits our other professional activities. One of the easiest moves for librarian authors is into presenting, whether this be at workshops, poster sessions, panel discussions, or conference sessions. Publishing and presenting easily complement one another, allowing audiences to benefit from different types of learning, and allowing authors to market their existing work and glean ideas for their next piece."

If you are interested in publishing Rachel's column "Publish, Don't Perish" and book, Librarians Guide to writing for Publication are great resources. They are easy to read and make the idea of publishing less scary for first timers. Reading her book inspired me to try publishing myself. I started of small (book reviews) and gradually worked my confidence up to submitting an article for publication (which got accepted...yeah). So for all you new medical librarians out there who might be interested but are a little intimidated by publishing, I say go for and share your knowledge with the profession.