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everything. We also had to be prepared for the considerable amount of time it took to upload
so many large images.
As you can imagine, the unexpected requirement of the supplementary file not only
added several more days of work to the manuscript but additionally contributed to an
increase in our collective stress level. While the number of figures we managed was excep-
tional for a journal article, our experience with organizing the photographs certainly
prepared us for future projects that will involve numerous figures. The moral of the story
is to be as meticulously organized as possible with photographs and other figures or tables
for your project and to be prepared for the unexpected even after you have submitted your
manuscript for consideration. This will help in the long run with minimizing errors and
stress.
CONCLUSION
Hopefully this chapter has reduced some of the mystery surrounding library
searches, presenting, and publishing. Each time you sit down in the library and use
its resources, you will become much more comfortable and proficient with finding
even the most elusive of sources. Similarly, each presentation you give will build
upon previous ones in terms of your knowledge and comfort level with either posters
or paper presentations. You may even grow to enjoy the process, as it ultimately
involves sharing your results in person with your colleagues. You'll probably even
discover that you love being in a room full of people who have the same affinity for
anthropology and skeletal biology that you do! Likewise, while the publication process
can be wrought with stress, there is no feeling in the world similar to seeing your name
in print on a publication and knowing it is the culmination of all of your hard work.
The best part of course is the fact that each of your publications contributes to the
growth of scientific knowledge
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serving to remind you why you wanted to become
a scientist in the first place.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The contents of this chapter result not only from personal experience, but from lessons
imparted over the years from former professors and current colleagues. Therefore, I thank
them for passing on their knowledge. Beth West helped with information for the funding
section of this chapter. Dr. Graciela Cabana generously read a draft of this chapter, and I thank
her for comments that improved the manuscript.
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