18 October 2007

Utterly Thrilling

It's always fun to receive packages in the mail, but I don't usually expect them at work. Yesterday, my little mail slot was jammed full of a thick package from Haworth Press.

After dislodging it from my box, I turned it over several times, giving it a quizzical look, trying to figure out what Haworth would send me that weighed about five pounds (it was a large, padded envelope). Then it dawned on me...Haworth publishes Behavioral and Social Science Librarian, which is the journal publishing the article on Carol Gilligan that I wrote in grad school.

It's finally published, was my next thought, and I quickly found a pair of scissors and started de-stapling and ripping open the envelope.

And there it was. My name. In print. In a peer-reviewed, scholarly, reputable journal in my discipline.
Wow.

They sent me two copies of this Fall's edition of the journal, along with 10 reprints, which are like mini-journals with the cover and only my article in them.

I want to write something else to be published so I can feel this euphoria again.

8 comments:

beffuh said...

congrats! You are such an accomplished librarian now! this is definitely cause for celebration!

ValHarle said...

wow, you have achieved one of my life goals. Congratulations I am a touch jealous, I can only hold out till my master's thesis.

Leslie said...

Good going sista. I'm impressed.

Alaina said...

Congratulations, Lana! That has to feel AWESOME!

usuallyemily said...

yay! you are the best. rock on!

Stephanie said...

well, I offer my sincere congratulations!!! But, I also want to tell you that I'm a bit jealous. I'm pretty sure you know why. :)
love you, Cousin.

sarahnoel said...

That is awesome--quite a feather in your cap!

EmilyAnne said...

How amazing! You must have felt like you waited forever for that to come out. Now it is yours forever. Great job!