**NIH Library Writing Center Collection\
December 3, 2008**

Reference materials, both print and online, make the NIH Library (NIHL)
Writing Center relevant to NIH employees. NIHL Writing Center materials
are listed in the Library's online public access catalog. Check location
designations to see whether a title is available for checkout (NIH LIB
BOOK), for use from the Reference collection (NIH LIB REFERENCE), or is
for use in the NIH Library Writing Center (NIH LIB Writing Center) only.

**Print**

1.  *Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary.* 40^th^ Ed.
    Detroit: Gale Research Co., 2004, Pt. 1-4.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center PE1693 .A187 2008; online

2.  *AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors*. 10^th^ Ed.
    NY: Oxford University Press, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center R119 .A512 2007

3.  *Anholt, R.R.H. Dazzle \'Em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific*
    *Presentation.* Boston: Elsevier, 2006.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center Q223 .A63 2006; online

4.  Bamforth, I. *The Body in the Library: A Literary Anthology of
    Modern Medicine.* NY: Verso, 2003.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center PN6071.M38 B64 2003

5.  Barrass, R. *Scientists Must Write: A Guide to Better Writing for
    Scientists, Engineers and Students.* NY: Wiley, 1978. (gift book)
    NIH LIB Writing Center T11 .B37

6.  Bennett, H.J. *The Doctor\'s Book of Humorous Quotations: A Treasury
    of Funny Quotes, Jokes, and One-liners about Doctors, Medicine &
    Health Care*. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, 2001.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center R705 .D63 2001

7.  *Black\'s Medical Dictionary*. 41st Ed., Harvey Marcovitch, ed.
    Scarecrow, 2006.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center R121 .B598 2005

8.  Burchfield, R.W. *Fowler\'s Modern English Usage*. NY: Oxford
    University Press, 2004.

NIH LIB Writing Center PE1628 .F65 2004

9.  Calcagni, T.F. *Tough Questions - Good Answers: Taking Control of
    Any Interview*. Sterling, VA: Capital Books, 2007. NIH LIB Writing
    Center HM1166 .C35 2008

10. *The Chicago Manual of Style*. 15^th^ Ed. Chicago: University of
    Chicago Press, 2006.

NIH LIB Writing Center Z253 .C532 2003

11. Day, R.A., and Gastel, B. *How to Write and Publish a Scientific
    Paper*. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006. NIH LIB Writing
    Center T11 .D274 2006

12. Dodd, J.S. *ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors.*
    Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1997. NIH LIB Writing
    Center QD8.5 .A25 1997

13. *Dorland\'s Illustrated Medical Dictionary*. 31st Ed. Philadelphia:
    Elsevier Saunders, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center R121 .D73 2007; online

14. Eggenschwiler, J. *CliffsQuickReview Writing: Grammar, Usage, and
    Style*. Wiley, 2001.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center PE1408 .E3555 2001

15. Evens, R.P. *Handbook of Biopharma Industry Acronyms & Terms*.
    Boston: Jones & Bartlett, 2009.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center RS51 .E94 2009

16. Fondiller, S.H. *Health Professionals Style Manual*. Rev Ed. NY:
    Springer Publishing, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center R119 .F66 2007

17. Freeman, L.H. *Franklin Covey* *Style Guide for Business and
    Technical Communication*. 3^rd^ Ed. Salt Lake City: Franklin
    Covey, 1999. NIH LIB Writing Center PE1115 .F74 1999

18. Friedland, Andrew J. *Writing Successful Science Proposals*. New
    Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000. NIH LIB Writing Center
    Q180.55.P7 F75 2000

19. Garner, B.A. *Garner\'s Modern American Usage*. New York: Oxford
    University Press, 2003.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center PE2827 .G37 2003

20. Gibaldi, J. *MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers*. NY;
    Modern Language Association of America, 2003. NIH LIB Writing Center
    LB2369 .G53 2003

21. Goldbort, Robert. *Writing for Science*. New Haven, CT: Yale
    University Press, 2006.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center T11 .G626 2006

22. Gopen, G.D. *The Expectations: Teaching Writing from the Reader's
    Perspective.* NY: Pearson Longman, 2004. NIH LIB Writing Center
    PE1404 .G645 2004

23. Gopen, G.D. *The Sense of Structure: Writing from a Reader's
    Perspective.* NY: A.B. Longman, 2004. NIH LIB Writing Center PE1408
    .G613 2004

24. Graff, G. *They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter In Academic
    Writing, With Readings*. W. W. Norton, 2009. NIH LIB Writing Center
    *on order*

25. Gustavii, B. *How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper*. 2nd
    Ed. Cambridge University Press, 2008.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center T11 .G86 2008

26. Matthews, J.R. *Successful Scientific Writing: A Step-By-Step Guide
    for the Biological and Medical Sciences*. Cambridge: Cambridge
    University Press, 2007. NIH LIB Writing Center R119 .M28 2008

27. Mitra, M.K. *Effective Technical Communication: Guide for Scientists
    and Engineers.* New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. NIH LIB
    Writing Center T11 .M563 2006

28. Nicol, A.A.M *Displaying Your Findings: A Practical Guide for
    Creating Figures, Posters, and Presentations*. Washington, D.C.:
    American Psychological Association, 2003.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center BF76.8 .N53 2003

29. *Publication manual of the American Psychological Association*.
    5^th^ Ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological
    Association, 2001. NIH LIB Writing Center BF76.7 .P82 2001

30. Robbins, L.M. *Grammar and Style at Your Fingertips*. NY: Penguin
    Group, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center PE1112 .R563 2007

31. *Roget's International Thesaurus*. 3^rd^ Ed. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell
    Co., 1962. (gift book)\
    NIH LIB Writing Center PE1591 .R73 1964

32. Rosen, L. J. *Academic Writer\'s Handbook*. NY: Longman, 2009.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center PE1408 .R6768 2009

33. Sabin, W.A. *Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar,
    Usage, and Formatting*. 10^th^ Ed. Homewood: Irwin
    McGraw-Hill, 2005. NIH LIB Writing Center PE1479.B87 S23 2005

34. Samet, J.M. *An Illustrated Chinese-English Guide for Biomedical
    Scientists*. Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Lab., 2004. NIH
    LIB Writing Center QH506 .I46 2004

35. Scheier, L.M. *The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science
    Grants.* Oxford University Press, 2008. NIH LIB Writing Center
    RA11.D6 C65 2007

36. *Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors,
    and Publishers.* 7^th^ ed. Reston, VA: Council of Science Editors in
    cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press, 2006.\
    NIH LIB NIH LIB Writing Center T11 .S386 2006

37. Shapiro, F.R. *Yale Book of Quotations*. New Haven, Ct: Yale
    University Press, 2006. NIH LIB Writing Center PN6081 .Y35 2006

38. Shapiro, R. A. *Write Right: 26 Tips to Improve Your Writing.
    Dramatically.* Authorhouse, 2005.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center *on order*

39. Strunk, W., White, E.B., and Angell, R. *The Elements of Style*.
    4^th^ Ed. NY: Longman, Allyn & Bacon, 2000. NIH LIB Writing Center
    PE1408 .S772 2000

40. Thomas, S.A. *How to write health sciences papers, dissertations and
    theses*. Edinburgh, NY: Churchill Livingstone, 2000. NIH LIB Writing
    Center R852 .T49 2000

41. Troutman, K.K. *Federal Resume Guidebook: Strategies for Writing a
    Winning Federal Electronic Resume, KSAs, and Essays*. 4^th^ Ed.
    Indianapolis, IN: JIST Works, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center JK716 .T73 2007

42. Turabian, K.L. *A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and
    Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers*. 7^th^
    Ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center LB2369 .T8 2007

43. *United States Government Printing Office Style Manual: 2000.*
    Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 2000. NIH LIB Writing Center Z253 .U58
    2000

44. Venolia, J. *Write Right!: A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar,
    and Style.* Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2004. NIH LIB Writing Center
    PE1112 .V4 2001

45. Weissman, J. *Presenting To Win: The Art of Telling Your Story*. Rev
    Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2006. NIH LIB Writing
    Center HF5718.22 .W45 2006

46. Welch-Ross, M.K. *Handbook on Communicating and Disseminating
    Behavioral Science*. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2007. NIH
    LIB Writing Center BF77 .H27 2007

47. *Who\'s Who in America: 2008.* 62^nd^ ed. Chicago: Marquis Who\'s
    Who, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center E663 .W6 2008 v.1

48. *Who\'s Who in America: 2008.* 62^nd^ ed. Chicago: Marquis Who\'s
    Who, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center E663 .W6 2008 v.2

49. *Who\'s Who in American Nursing: 1996\~1997.* 6^th^ ed. New
    Providence, NJ: Marquis Who\'s Who, 1995. NIH LIB Writing Center
    RT25 .W628 1996-97

50. *Who\'s Who in Medicine and Healthcare: 2006\~2007.* 6^th^ ed. New
    Providence, NJ: Marquis Who\'s Who, 2006. NIH LIB Writing Center
    R153 .W43 2006-07

51. *Who\'s Who in Science and Engineering: 2008\~2009.* 10^th^ ed.
    Wilmette, Ill: Marquis Who\'s Who, 2007. NIH LIB Writing Center Q141
    .W6285 2008-09

52. *Who\'s Who in the Midwest: 2009.* 35^th^ ed. Chicago: Marquis
    Who\'s Who, 2008.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center F478 .W62 2009

53. *Who\'s Who in the South and Southwest: 2009.* 35^th^ ed. Chicago:
    Marquis Who\'s Who, 2008.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center F208 .W6 2009

54. *Who\'s Who in the West: 2009.* Chicago: Marquis Who\'s Who, 2009.
    NIH LIB Writing Center F595 .W62 2009

55. *Who\'s Who in the World: 2008.* 25^th^ ed. Chicago: Marquis Who\'s
    Who, 2007.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center CT120 .W628 2008

56. *Who\'s Who of American Women: 2007.* 26^th^ ed. Chicago: Marquis
    Who\'s Who, 2006.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center CT3260 .W6 2007

57. Yate, M. *Cover Letters That Knock \'Em Dead*. Avon, Mass.: Adams
    Media, 2003.\
    NIH LIB Writing Center HF5383 .Y378 2006

**Online**

1.  NIH Career page on Publishing at
    [[http://www.training.nih.gov/careers/careercenter/publish.html]{.underline}](http://www.training.nih.gov/careers/careercenter/publish.html).

2.  *Dazzle \'Em with Style*: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation*.*
    Boston: Elsevier, 2006.
    <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123694522> (NIH staff
    access only)

3.  *Dorland\'s Illustrated Medical Dictionary*. 31st Ed. Philadelphia:
    Elsevier Saunders, 2007.
    <http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/misc/dmd-a-b-000.htm>
    (NIH staff access only)

4.  Stedman, T.L *Stedman\'s* *Medical* *Dictionary*. 28^th^ ed.
    Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. [Connect to
    http://online.statref.com/dictionaryhelp.aspx?type=dictionary&grpalias=NIH2](http://online.statref.com/dictionaryhelp.aspx?type=dictionary&grpalias=NIH2)
    (NIH staff access only)

5.  *U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual: 2000*.
    [[http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/browse.html]{.underline}](http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/browse.html)
    (*US Government Printing Office Style Manual.* 29^th^ ed.
    Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 2000.)