Resources for Student Writers
- General References
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Medical and Nursing References
- Style Guides & Instructions to Authors
- Grammar, Usage, & Style
- Resources for Writing Help at UF and CON
- Publishers
- Editors
- Copyright
- Bibliographic Software
General References
yourDictionary.com: Online dictionary with options to access multiple languages, thesauri, and other tools; Merriam-Webster is the site's preferred dictionary.
Merriam-Webster Online: Merriam-Webster is the preferred dictionary for both the Publication Manual of the APA and t he Chicago Manual of Style. This site provides access to both the dictionary and the thesaurus.
Bartelby.com: Great Books Online. Online versions of a number of classic reference books and works of verse, fiction, and nonfiction. Examples of available works include Gray's Anatomy and a searchable version of Bartlett 's Familiar Quotations.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Handout on Avoiding Plagiarism
Medical and Nursing References
Medical Dictionary: Merriam-Webster's medical dictionary online.
Style Guides & Instructions to Authors
UF Writing Stylebook: The University's style guidelines.
APA, 5th ed.: University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center's guide to APA style.
APA Electronic Documentation Update
Comparison of APA Citation Software
AMA, 9th ed.: AMA citation style from the B. Davis Shwartz Memorial Library of Long Island University.
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Style established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and used by a number of journals.
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (link to Amazon.com entry): Authoritative guide to grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and a complete reference for bookmaking, editing, and publishing.
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences: List of links to instructions to authors for over 3,000 journals in the health and life sciences. Provided by the Raymond Mulford Library at the Medical College of Ohio .
Citations Guides for Electronic Documents: A list of links providing guidance in citing electronic documents. Compiled by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Lists of Journals Indexed for Index Medicus and Serials Indexed for Online Users: The National Library of Medicine's lists of indexed journals and serials with abbreviations. Link goes to the terms of use; at the bottom of that page are links to the two lists.
Grammar, Usage, & Style
A Writer's Reference, 4th ed. by Diana Hacker (link to Amazon.com entry): A general guide for grammar, mechanics, and style. Spiral bound, easy to use.
Elements of Style, 4th ed., by William Strunk and e.b. white (link to Amazon.com entry): Not a comprehensive guide, but a classic nonetheless. Also a great read. Check it out online www.bartleby.com
New Fowler's Modern English Usage, 3rd ed., Oxford U. Press (link to Amazon.com entry): Turn to it when you can't remember whether it's compare to or compare with, that or which, dissemble or disassemble.
American Heritage Book of English Usage: Classic usage text available through Bartelby.com.
Resources for Writing Help at UF and CON
Writing Support group at CON- For graduate students only
Publishers
Directory of Biomedical Publishers and Vendors: From ACQWeb.
Publishers' Catalogues: Brief descriptions of hundreds of publishers with links to their websites.
PubList: Searchable database of more than 150,000 periodicals.
Nursing Publishers
Delmar Books ( Nursing Resource Center )
Jannetti Publications, Inc.
Editors
Nursing Journal Editors: Contact information for an extensive list of editors of nursing journals from Nurse Author & Editor .
Copyright
Crash Course in Copyright Law: From the University of Texas System.
Bibliographic Software
APA Style Helper software: Official APA citation and reference manager software.
Bibliographic Software Packages: Comparison of several bibliographic software packages: EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite, and WriteNote.