Seeing Your Name in Print

SEEING YOUR NAME IN PRINT:
SELECTED GUIDES FOR PUBLISHING

The UWM Libraries carries several guides, both general and more subject oriented, to help an author get material or works of art published. Various style manuals for bibliographies and citations are also available. The following is a select list of materials found in the UWM Libraries. For additional titles, search PantherCat, the online catalog. Subject headings include, but are not limited to: authorship; self-publishing; writing - handbooks; technical writing; report writing; editing; authorship-marketing; academic writing; or, scholarly publishing.

Writing and Citations

Writing Techniques: Research, Writing, Editing

Art and craft of feature writingPN 4784 .F37 B58 1988
Author’s toolkit a step-by-step guide to writing and publishing your booknetLibrary
Composing qualitative researchT 11 .G63 1997
Copy-editingPN 162 .B86 1992
Craft of researchQ 180 .55 .M4 B66 2003
Dynamics in document designT 11 .S377 1997
Editors on editingPN 162 .E35 1985
Field guide for science writersT 11 .F52 2006
Handbook of technical writingT 11 .B78 2003
How to choose a winning title: a guide for writers, editors, and publishersPN 171 .T5 B64 1989
How to get ideasPN 147 .F66 1996
How to write & publish a scientific paper
5ed, 1998
T 11 .D33 1994
netLibrary     (1998)
How to write for a general audience: a guide for academics who want
to share their knowledge with the world and have fun doing it
PN 145 .K38 2007
Line by line: how to edit your own writingPE 1441 .C66x 1985
Norton field guide to writing(REF) PE 1408 .B883824 2006
On writing wellPE 1429 .Z5 1985
Oxford guide to stylePN 147 .O89 2002
Professional writerT 11 .A37x 1992
Proofreading plain and simpleZ 254 .M48 1997
Scientists must write: a guide to better writing for scientists, engineers
and students
T 11 .B37 2002
Technical writing stylePE 1475 .J57 1998
Thinking like your editor: how to write great serious nonfiction
-- and get it published
PN 161 .R28 2002
Tricks of the trade: how to think about your research while
you're doing It
H 91 .B38 1998
Writer's guide to fantasy literaturePN 3377 .5 .F34 W75x 2002
Writing for publication in reading and language artsPN 161 .W85 1991
Writing for technical professionalsT 11 .B635 1989
Make liberal use of standard dictionaries, thesauri, grammar resources, and other materials on effective writing.

Style Manuals and Citations

American Medical Association manual of style(REF) R 119 .A533 1998
ASA style guide (American Sociological Association)(REF) HM 586 .A44 1997
Cartographic citations: a style guide(AGSL-REF ) GA 108 .7 .C53x 1992
Chicago manual of style(REF) Z 253 .U69 2003
Complete guide to citing government information resources(REF) Z 1223 .Z7 G37x 1993
Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic
information
(REF) PN 171 .F56 L5 1996
Manual for writers of term papers, theses, and
dissertations {Turabian}
(RES) LB 2369 .T8 1996
MLA handbook for writers of research papers(RES) PE 1478 .M57 1999
MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing(RES) PN 147 .G444 1998
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association(RES) BF 76 .7 .P83 2001
Scientific style and format: the CBE manual for
authors, editors, and publishers
T 11 .S386 1994
Style manual (US GPO) [2000](REF) Z 253 .U58
Xerox publishing standards: a manual of style and designZ 286 .C68 X47 1988
APA Style Resourceshttp://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm
Internet Citation Guideshttp://memorial.library.wisc.edu/citing.html
Internet Public Library: Style & Writing
Guides
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref73.00.00/
Citation Styleshttp://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
See the RIS library guide: Quick Guide to Preparing a Bibliography.

Getting Published

Publishing in General Journals

Chicago guide to preparing electronic manuscripts: for authors
and publishers
Z 286 .E43 U54 1987
College media directory {college publications} [1998](REF) L 901 .D52
Directory of publishing opportunities in journals and periodicalsZ 6944 .S3 D57 1981
Get published: editors from the nation's top magazines tell you
what they want
PN 161 .G33 1986
Getting published in women's studiesPN 471 .W45 1989
Oxbridge directory of ethnic periodicalsZ 6953 .5 .A1 O93x 1979

 

Publishing as Monographs

Book publishing resource guideZ 282 .K47x 1990
Complete guide to self-publishing: everything you need to know
to write, publish, promote, and sell your own book
Z 285 .5 .R67 1994
Complete idiot’s guide to getting publishednetLibrary
Guide to successful self-publishingZ 285 .5 .W35 1992
How to publish, promote, and sell your own bookZ 185 .5 .H63 1985
101 ways to market your books: for publishers and authorsZ 278 .K72 1986
Publish without perishing: a practical handbook for academic authorsZ 286 .S37 B46 1992
Real ePublishing, really publishing!: how to create digital books by
and for all ages
Z 286 .E43 C667 2001
Self-publishing handbookZ 285 .5 .B76 1985
Self-publishing manual: how to write, print, and sell your own bookZ 285 .5 .P69 1984

Publishing in Specialized Subject Areas

ACS Style guide: effective communication of scientific information(REF) QD 8 .5 .A25 2006
ASJA guide to freelance writing: a professional guide to the business, for nonfiction writers of all experience levels PN 145 .A79 2003
Author's guide to journals in library & information scienceZ 666 .S84 1982
Author's guide to journals in psychology, psychiatry, &
social work
(REF) BF 76 .8 .M37 1977
Author's guide to journals in sociology and related fields (1978)H 1 .S87x
Author's guide to journals in the health field(REF) R 119 .A72 1980
Author's guide to social work journals(REF) HV 85 .M46 1997
Cabell’s directory of publishing opportunities in accounting(REF) HF 5601 .C33x
Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in educational
curriculum and methods
(REF) L 11 .C23x
Cabell’s directory of publishing opportunities in educational
psychology and administration
(REF) LB 1051 .C23x
Cabell's directory of publishing oppotunities in management(REF) HD 28 .C33
Complete handbook of songwritingMT 67 .L43 1985
Editors as gatekeepers: getting published in the social sciencesH 91 .E35 1994
First five pages: a writer's guide to staying out of the rejection pilePN 218 .L85 2000
First have something to say: writing for the library professionZ 665 .C776 2003
Getting published: the educators' resource bookZ 286 .E3 L48 1983
Guide to journals in psychology and education(REF) BF 76 .8 .L65 1990
Guide to licensing artwork(REF) KF 4288 .Z9 M66x 1996
Guide to publishing opportunities for librarians(REF) Z 665 .2 .U6 S37 1995
Guidebook for publishing philosophy [1997](REF) B 72 .G85x
Health professional's guide to writing for publicationR 119 .W45 1989
Historical journals: a handbook for writers and reviewers [1980]D 10 .S8x
Historical periodicals directory(REF) Z 6205 .H654 1981
History journals and serials(REF) Z 6205 .F94x 1986
How to get hung: a practical guide for emerging artistsN 8600 .B37 1994
How to write & illustrate children's books and get them published!(CCM-Prof) 808.02 H847 [1988]
How to write and publish articles in nursingRT 24 .S54 1997
International literary market placeZ 291 .5 .I5
Irvine's writing about music(RMU) ML 3797 .I79 1999
Librarian in search of a publisher: how to get publishedZ 669 .7 .A39 1986
Librarian's guide to writing for publicationZ 669 .7 .G67 2004
Literary market place [annual](REF) Z 475 .L5x
Poet's market [2003]PN 1059 .M3 P59
Political and social science journals: a handbook for writers
and reviewers
JA 74 .P62 1983
Publish and flourish: a guide for writing in educationLB 1033 .5 .P82 1998
Religious writer's marketplaceZ 479 .R44 1985
Script is finished, now what do I do?: the scriptwriter's resource
book & agent guide
PN 163 C35x 1993
Sell-your-novel toolkit: everything you Need to know about
queries, synopses, marketing & breaking in
PN 161 .L96x 1997
Suggestions to authors of the reports of the United Sstates
Geological Survey
(RES) QE 48 .85 .S84 1991
This business of music(RMU) ML 3790 .S5 2000
Visual artist's business and legal guideKF 390 .A7 V57 1995
Writer's guide to nursing periodicals(REF) RT 24 .D35 2000
Writer's market [annual](RES) PN 161 .W83
Writing guide for IT professionalsT 11 .H38x 2007
Writing the Broadway musicalMT 67 .F78 2000

General Information
Business and legal forms for authors and self-publishers(REF) KF 3084 .A65 C73 2004
Copyright book; a practical guideKF 2994 .S75 1999
Copyright essentials for librarians & educatorsKF 2995 .C74 2000
Copyright handbook: how to protect & use written worksnetLibrary
Copyright permission and libel handbook: a step-by-step guide for
writers, editors, and publishers
(REF) KF 2994 .J37 1998
Copyrights, patents, and trademarks: protect your rights worldwide(REF) KF 2980 .B37 1990
Every writer's guide to copyright and publishing law(REF) KF 3020 .Z9 K685 1990
How to be your own literary agentKF 3084 .C87 1983
How to get your own trademark(REF) KF 3180 .Z9 N53 1993
Negotiating a book contract: a guide for authors, agents, and LawyersKF 3084 .L48 1988
100 things every writer needs to knowPN 147 .E24 1999
Patents, copyrights & trademarks: the total guide to protecting the
rights to your invention, product or trademark
KF 2980 .F67 1993

Copyright Officehttp://www.copyright.gov/
Copyright Resources for Schools and Librarieshttp://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/copyres.html
Directory of Publishers and Vendorshttp://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/pubr.html
Freelance Writer's Databasehttp://www.freelancewritersdatabase.co.uk/
Freelance Success (guidelines for
paying, non-fiction web publications)
http://writersdatabase.com/
Guide to Copyright for Music Librarianshttp://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/
Reader's Read: Writing Resourceshttp://www.readersread.com/writingresources/
Writer's Guidelines Databasehttp://www.writerswrite.com/writersguidelines/

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