Communicating in science: writing a scientific paper and speaking at scientific meetings (Record no. 81522)
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| fixed length control field | 01875cam a2200217 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 0521429153 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 090112t1993 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0521429153 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Booth, Vernon |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Communicating in science: writing a scientific paper and speaking at scientific meetings |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1993 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 78; ill.; BookFind |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Foreword; Balloons and instructions for the typist and the printer; Explanation for the second edition; Glossary of some printer's terms; 1. Writing a scientific paper; 2. Before you lecture or talk to us, please read this; 3. Empty numbers; 4. Preparation of the script and figures; 5. Addressed to those for whom English is a foreign language; 6. An appeal to North Americans; 7. Preparation of a doctoral dissertation or thesis; 8. Further reading; Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Paperback |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Writing scientific papers and giving talks at meetings and conferences are essential parts of research scientists work, and this short, straightforwardly written book will help workers in all scientific disciplines to present their results effectively. The first chapter is about writing a scientific paper and is a revision of a prize-winning essay. Later chapters discuss the preparation of typescripts, speaking at meetings and writing theses. There are also chapters addressed particularly to those scientists to whom English is a foreign language and to those in North America. The last chapter gives information about dictionaries, style books and other literature. The book draws on the author s wealth of experience in presenting his own work and in editing the work of others, and he draws his examples from a range of subjects. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | COMMUNICATION |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | JOURNALISM, MEDICAL |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | WRITING |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare | Shelves | 12/01/2009 | WZ 345 BOO | 11651 | 29/09/2022 | 29/09/2022 | Book |