Biblioteca de Recursos
Syllabus: 2011 Intensive Course in Research Writing
Syllabus for 3-week intensive course being held in summer 2011 at Texas A&M University. The course focuses mainly on writing journal articles but also addresses other aspects of research communication. For each day of the course, the syllabus lists class activities, reading assignments, and writing assignments.
Publishing Strategies: The When-Where-What of Scientific Publishing
Video showing a panel discussion by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Among the topics discussed are when to publish a paper, how to choose a suitable journal, how to decide authorship, how to respond to reviewers' comments, and how to write an effective cover letter. Moderated by Walter Pagel, director of the Department of Scientific Publications at MD Anderson.
AuthorAID Tips of the Week 1-25
Weekly tips on writing and publishing. Prepared by AuthorAID graduate assistant Bernard Appiah. Original dates of posting: 1 December 2010 through 17 May 2011.
"A Series on Scientific Writing" (Chinese Translation)
Chinese translation of AuthorAID blog post. Contains English text followed by Chinese translation. Translated by Wenhua LU, a graduate student in science and technology journalism at Texas A&M University.
"Scientific Writing: Tips and Resources" (Chinese Translation)
Chinese translation of presentation from the South-South Initiative (SSI) workshop held in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, on 22-25 October 2010. Offers basic advice on scientific writing, introduces AuthorAID, and notes other resources. Translated by Wenhua LU, a graduate student in science and technology journalism at Texas A&M University.
"Three More Resources" (Chinese Translation)
Chinese translation of AuthorAID blog post. Contains English text followed by Chinese translation. Translated by Wenhua LU, a graduate student in science and technology journalism at Texas A&M University.
"Management Research: A Conference and Some Resources" (Chinese Translation)
Chinese translation of AuthorAID blog post. Contains English text followed by Chinese translation. Translated by Wenhua LU, a graduate student in science and technology journalism at Texas A&M University.
Zotero
Free software for reference management and related tasks. Used with the Web browser Firefox. Recommended by some members of the AuthorAID e-mail discussion group.
Mendelay
Describes itself as "a free reference manager and academic social network". Recommended by some members of the AuthorAID discussion list.
Taylor & Francis Author Services
Author resources from a publisher of many journals. Includes author guides on various aspects of writing and publishing journal articles.