Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent: The Long and Winding Road

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Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and
Talent The Long and Winding Road

• Barbara Kerr, Ph.D.
• Barbara M. Wells, M.S.
• University of Kansas

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The Rationale

• To create a comprehensive reference guide
  encompassing the primary aspects of human
  giftedness, creativity, and talent
• User-friendly yet thorough
• Informative reading for both professionals and
  graduate students
• All-inclusive spectrum of literature (traditional
  and contemporary)
• Consideration of ability in many different facets
  of life

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The Game Plan

• Advisory board headwords, contributors,
  editorial duties
• Authors
• Dissertation Abstracts International
  opportunities for recent graduates
• Gifted Child Quarterly, Roeper Review, Journal
  for Education of Gifted, Creativity last five
  years
• The grapevine
• Surfing the web e.g. Hoagies, Belin-Blank
  Center, National Research Center for Gifted and
  Talented, William and Mary Center for Gifted,
  Torrance Center
• Grad students KU, other institutions

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Getting the Word Out

• Electronic invitations sent through publishers
  web site
• Timeline for replies
• Potential (and actual) problems
• Spam filters
• Bouncebacks
• Extended sojourns
• Life happens computers, family emergencies,
  schedule tsunamis

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Review Process

• Group effort Dr. Kerr, advisory board, managing
  editor
• Were the publishers criteria for both formatting
  and content followed?
• Was the entry a literature review, not the
  showcase for a single author or theory?
• Were the seminal figures / publications in the
  area of interest included?
• Were significant new developments mentioned?

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Sorry, but

• Revising of first draft - par for the course
• Who gives the final signoff on a submission?
  Answer Development editor at SAGE Publications
• Most fixes departure from publisher guidelines
• Another problem failure to include significant
  literature (past and present, pro and con)
• Patching also done by lead and managing editors
  on the project (minor corrections)

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A Day in the Life

• Talent scouting
• Record keeping
• Go-between duties
• Tech support / trouble-shooting
• Q A
• Handling extensions and reassignments
• Meeting publisher deadlines

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

• Currently in final stages
• Publication date 6/16/09
• A mission on the verge of accomplishment
• With gratitude to our contributors, our advisory
  board members, and the editorial team at SAGE
  Publications