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Helpful E-Books

Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing
Rogers, Silvia M. Berlin: Springer, 2007. "This books deals with clear, unambiguous language within and across the biological and medical sciences. Unlike textbooks on English grammar that analyze and prescribe the use of the language in its various forms, this book tells you how to apply your existing language skills to scientific communication." (p xvii-xviii)
From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing
Katz, Michael J. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, 2006. "As a contributing scientist, you must write scientific papers. Writing a good scientific paper takes time. On the other hand, the writing will seem endless if you begin with the title and slog straight through to the last reference. This approach is difficult, wearing, and inefficient. There is a much more effective way to write." (p x)
Scientific Writing: A Reader and Writer's Guide
Lebrun, Jean-Luc. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific, 2007. "This toolkit is quite special. It contains resources invisible to the naked eye, like time, memory, energy, attention, and motivation. A skillful writer minimises the time, memory, and energy needed for reading, while keeping reader attention and motivation high." (p 1)
Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide
Aveyard, Helen. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill, 2010. "This book will guide you through the process of developing a literature review question, searching, appraising and analysing the literature so that you can develop a comprehensive and systematic approach to your review." (p 1)

Helpful Print Books

How to Write, Publish, & Present in the Health Sciences: A guide for Clinicians & Laboratory Researchers
Lang, Thomas A. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 2010.
HSL Call Number: WZ 345 L271h 2010
How to Write a Paper
Hall, George M. (ed). Malden, MA: BMJ Books, 2008.
HSL Call Number: WZ 345 H8476 2008
Becoming a Writing Researcher
Blakeslee, Ann M. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
HSL Call Number: T 11 B637b 2007
From Research to Manuscript: A Guide to Scientific Writing
Katz, Michael Jay. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, 2006.
HSL Call Number: T 11 K19f 2006
Scientific Writing: A Reader and Writer's Guide
Lebrun, Jean-Luc. Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific, 2007.
HSL Call Number: T 11 L454s 2007
Writing for Science
Goldbort, Robert. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006.
HSL Call Number: WZ 345 G6178w 2006
Undergraduate Library Call Number: T11 .G626 2006 (library use only)

Resources for Good Scientific Writing

UNC's Writing Center

A free service for students, faculty, and staff.
Writing Center tutors are friendly graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of academic disciplines who are specially trained in teaching writing.

You can make an appointment online.
You can submit a draft to the online tutor.

Writing Center online Handouts cover every area of the writing process, and they have a special guide for scientific writing.

(free to UNC students) and are two excellent bibliographic management programs which can help you manage all of your citations. The library offers classes, online assistance, and consultations if you are having trouble.