Clear and concise communication is the key to successful technical writing. Documenting lab results, engineering applications and scientific experiments requires special writing and communication skills. There are many guides and resources in the UC Libraries that can assist you with improving your technical writing skills. If a book is not in the CAS Library, remember you can use the "Request" function to borrow any AVAILABLE copies in the UCLID or OhioLINK catalogs.
Selected Technical Writing Resources in the UC Libraries
Electronic books
The MIT guide to science and engineering communication / James G. Paradis and Muriel L. Zimmerman
Technical and professional writing : solving problems at work / George E. Kennedy, Tracy T. Montgomery
Technical writing : what it is and how to do it / by Julie M. Zeleznik
Writing science through critical thinking / Marilyn F. Moriarty
Print books
The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors,
2nd ed.; ACS: Washington, 1997.
Location: QD8.5 .A25 1997 CAS Reference
Alley, Michael. The Craft of Scientific Writing,
3rd ed.; Springer: New York, 1996.
Location: T11 .A37 1997 GEOPHYS Stacks
American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors
and Editors, 9th ed.; Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, 1998
Location: R119 .A533 1998 LANGSAM Reference
Blum, Deborah. Field Guide for Science Writers, 2nd ed.; Oxford University
Press: New York, 2006.
Location: T11 .F52 2006 LANGSAM Stacks
Booth, Vernon. Communicating in Science: Writing a Scientific Paper
and Speaking at Scientific Meetings, 2nd ed.; Cambridge University
Press: Cambridge, 1993.
Location: Q223.B665 1993 GEOPHYS Stacks
Davis, Martha. Scientific papers and presentations;
Academic Press: Burlington, Mass., c2005.
Location: T11 .D324 2005 CAS Stacks
Day, Robert A. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper,
5th ed.; Oryx Press: Phoenix, 1998.
Location: T11.D33 1998 CAS
Reference
Ebel, Hans Friedrich.
The art of scientific writing : from student reports to professional publications in chemistry and related fields;
Wiley-VCH: Cambridge, 2004.
Location: QD9.15 .E23 2004 CAS Stacks
Garson, G. David. Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations; Marcel Dekker: New York, 2002.
Gehlbach, Stephen H. Interpreting the Medical Literature,
4th ed.; McGraw Hill Medical Publishing Division: New York, 2002.
Location: W 20.5 G311i 2002 HEALTH SCI Stacks
Gross, Alan G.; Harmon, Joseph E.; Reidy, Michael. Communicating
Science: the Scientific Article from the 17th Century to the Present;
Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2002.
Location: Q225.5 .G79 2002 LANGSAM Stacks
Harty, Kevin J. Strategies for business and technical writing; Pearson Longman, New York, 2005.
Hawkins, Clifford F.; Sorgi, Marco. Research: How To Plan, Speak
and Write About It; Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 1985.
Location: Q180.A1 R444 1985 CHEMBIOL Stacks
Holloway, Brian R. Technical writing basics : a guide to style and form;
Pearson/Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, N.J., c2005.
Location: PE1475 .H65 2005 CAS Stacks
Kanare, Howard M. Writing the Laboratory Notebook; ACS:
Washington, 1985.
Location: Q180.58 .K36 1985 CAS Stacks
Kirkman, John. Good Style: Writing for Science and Technology;
Chapman & Hall: London, 1992.
Location: T11.K54 1992 CAS Stacks
McMillan, Vicky. Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences,
3rd ed.; Bedford Books: Boston, 2001.
Location: QH304 .M36 2001 CHEMBIOL Stacks
Microsoft Corporation Editorial Style Board. Microsoft manual of style for technical publications, 3rd ed.; Microsoft Press: Redmond, WA, 2004.
Location: T11 .M467 2004 CAS Stacks
Pechenik, Jan A. A Short Guide to Writing about Biology,
5th ed.; Longman: New York, 2004.
Location: QH304 .P43 2004 CHEMBIOL Stacks
Penrose, Ann M.
Writing in the sciences : exploring conventions of scientific discourse, 2nd ed.; Pearson/Longman: New York, 2004.
Location: T11 .P393 2004 CAS Stacks
Roze, Maris. Technical Communication: the Practical Craft,
3rd ed.; Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1997.
Location: T10.5 .R65 1997 CAS Stacks
Rubens, Philip. Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of
Style, 2nd ed.; Routledge, New York, 2002.
Location: T11. S378 2001 CAS Stacks
Scientific Style and Format: the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Manual for Authors,
Editors, and Publishers, 6th ed.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1994.
Location: T11 .S386 1994 CAS Permanent Reserve
Sides, Charles H. How to Write & Present Technical Information,
3rd ed.; Oryx Press: Phoenix, 1999.
Location: T11 .S528 1999 CAS Stacks
Turk, Christopher; Kirkman, John. Effective Writing: Improving Scientific,
Technical and Business Communication, 2nd ed.; Chapman and Hall:
New York, 1989.
Location: T11 .T75 1989 CAS Stacks
Valiela, Ivan. Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication
of Scientific Research; Oxford University Press: New York, 2001.
Location: Q180.A1 V35 2001 LANGSAM Stacks
Woolever, Kristin R.
Writing for the technical professions; Pearson/Longman: New York, 2005.
Location: PE1475 .W66 2005 CAS Stacks
Woolston, Donald. Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and
Scientists; Lewis Publishers: Chelsea, MI, 1988.
Location: T11 .W66 1988 CAS Stacks
Zobel, Justin.
Writing for computer science; Springer: New York, 2004.
Location: T11 .Z62 2004 CAS Stacks
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