We have included some resources on professional activities many graduate students pursue, such as presenting at a conference and publishing.

Advice on Giving Conference Papers:

Edward H. Friedman, The Captive Audience; or Liberating Thoughts on Conference Papers (ADFL Bulletin, Vol. 27, No. 3, Spring 1996)
http://www.mla.org/bulletin_273017
Friedman gives excellent advice on giving conference papers

Claremont University, Conference Paper Guide
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/861.asp
Good list with resources on how to submit and deliver a good conference paper

Graduate History Society Iowa, Advice on Giving a Paper
http://graduatehistorysociety.org/current-students/online-resources/the-rules/giving-a-paper/

Guidelines for Giving a Good Paper by the Tenured Radical
http://tenured-radical.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-give-good-paper.html
Tenured Radical gives very useful advice.

“Changing the Annual Meeting Format, From the News Column of the October 2003 Perspectives, Some Responses to Roy Rosenzweig”
http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2003/0311/0311vie1.cfm
Interesting Discussion on Changing the Format of the AHA Annual Meeting and on Alternatives to Traditional Papers.

 

Advice on Publishing

Publishing History
http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2002/0205/index.cfm
A publication article from May 2002 AHA Perspectives.

Getting Published by a University Press
http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2002/0205/0205pub1.cfm
Tips from an AHA Perspectives magazine article by Elaine Maisne.

Your Name in This Space: The Mysteries of Scholarly Publishing
http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2002/0205/0205pub2.cfm
An AHA Perspectives magazine article by Christopher Tomlins.

All of Tomorrow's Yesterdays: History Scholarship on the Web
http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2002/0205/0205pub3.cfm
An article from the AHA's Perspectives magazine by Robert Townsend.

Directory of History Journals
http://www.historians.org/pubs/free/journals/
Links to English-language journals that publish in various fields of history.

Publishing a Scholarly Article in Classical Studies
http://www.apaclassics.org/Publications/publish.html
Written Ruth Scodel and Marilyn B. Skinner; advice on website of the American Philological Association.