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Presentation:Preparing Tables and Figures

By | May. 23, 2009
From the AuthorAID Workshop on Research Writing Skills, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17-21 May 2009.

Presentation:Preparing Grant Proposals

By | May. 16, 2009
Presentation at the May 2009 INASP (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications) country coordinators' meeting. Includes a small-group exercise.

Web resource:"Author How To Guides" from Emerald Publishing

By | Apr. 19, 2009
...", "How to proofread your work", "How to survive peer review and revise your paper", and "How to prepare papers if English is not your first language".

Presentation:Selected Other Topics

By | Feb. 19, 2009
...avoiding plagiarism, (3) quoting and citing, (4) copyrights and patents, (5) writing style, (6) preparing a curriculum vitae, (7) asking for recommendation letters, and (8) writing for the public.

Presentation:Writing and Publishing a Book

By | Feb. 19, 2009
Basic advice on writing and publishing a book. Main topics include finding a publisher, preparing a proposal, receiving a contract, and preparing the manuscript. Also discusses converting a dissertati...

Topics: The publishing process, Academic writing and style

Presentation:Preparing a Grant Proposal

By | Feb. 19, 2009
...t will persuade funders to provide support. Among topics addressed: finding sources of funding, preparing a grant proposal, and avoiding common problems. Also provided: guidance on writing progress re...

Book:Other Types of Scientific Writing

By | Feb. 19, 2009
Lessons on preparing review articles, letters to the editor, book reviews, grant proposals, curricula vitae, case reports, and theses.