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 heading terms include, but are not limited to: authorship; self-publishing; writing - handbooks; technical writing; report writing; editing; authorship-marketing; academic writing; business writing; scholarly publishing.

Writing and Citations Writing Techniques: Research, Writing, Editing
Art and craft of feature writing	PN 4784 .F37 B58 1988
Author's toolkit a step-by-step guide to writing and publishing your book	netLibrary (2003)
Composing qualitative research	T 11 .G63 1997
Copy-editing	PN 162 .B86 1992
Craft of research	Q 180 .55 .M4 B66 2003
Dynamics in document design	T 11 .S377 1997
Editors on editing	PN 162 .E35 1985
Field guide for science writers	T 11 .F52 2006
Handbook of technical writing	T 11 .B78 2009
How to choose a winning title: a guide for writers, editors, and publishers	PN 171 .T5 B64 1989
How to get ideas	PN 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
Language of success: business writing that informs, persuades, and gets results	Safari Books     (2008)
Line by line: how to edit your own writing	PE 1441 .C66x 1985
Norton field guide to writing	(REF) PE 1408 .B883824 2006
On writing well	PE 1429 .Z5 1985
Oxford guide to style	PN 147 .O89 2002
Professional writer	T 11 .A37x 1992
Proofreading plain and simple	Z 254 .M48 1997
Scientists must write: a guide to better writing for scientists, engineers and students	T 11 .B37 2002
Technical writing style	PE 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 literature	PN 3377 .5 .F34 W75x 2002
Writing for publication in reading and language arts	PN 161 .W85 1991
Writing for technical professionals	T 11 .B635 1989
Make liberal use of standard dictionaries, thesauri, grammar resources, and other materials on effective writing.

Style Manuals and Citations
AMA manual of style: a guide for authors and editors	R 119 .A533 2007
Cartographic citations: a style guide	(AGSL-REF ) GA 108 .7 .C53x 2010
Chicago manual of style	(REF-Desk) Z 253 .U69 2010 http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Complete guide to citing government information resources: a manual for social science & business research.	(REF-Desk) Z 1223 .Z7 G37x 2002
Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information	(REF-Desk) PN 171 .F56 L5 1996
Manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations {Turabian}	(REF-Desk) LB 2369 .T8 2007
MLA handbook for writers of research papers	(REF-Desk) LB 2369 .G53 2009
MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing	PN 147 .G444 1998
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association	(REF) BF 76 .7 .P83 2010
Scientific style and format: the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers	T 11 .S386 1994
Style guide (American Sociological Association)	(REF-Desk) HM 569 .A44x 2010
Style manual (US GPO) [2008]	Z 253 .U58 http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/index.html
Xerox publishing standards: a manual of style and design	Z 286 .C68 X47 1988

APA Style Resources	http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm
EasyBib	http://www.easybib.com/ebook
Guide to citation styles and tools for managing and formatting citations	http://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/citing
Research and Documentation online, 5th ed	http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/l
See the RIS guides: Quick Guide to Preparing a Bibliography What citation style should I use?

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]	L 901 .D52
Directory of publishing opportunities in journals and periodicals	Z 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 studies	PN 471 .W45 1989
Oxbridge directory of ethnic periodicals	Z 6953 .5 .A1 O93x 1979

Publishing as Monographs
Book publishing resource guide	Z 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 published	netLibrary (2000)
Guide to successful self-publishing	Z 285 .5 .W35 1992
How to publish, promote, and sell your own book	Z 185 .5 .H63 1985
101 ways to market your books: for publishers and authors	Z 278 .K72 1986
Publish without perishing: a practical handbook for academic authors	Z 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 handbook	Z 285 .5 .B76 1985
Self-publishing manual: how to write, print, and sell your own book	Z 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 science	Z 666 .S84 1982
Author's guide to journals in psychology, psychiatry, & social work	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 songwriting	MT 67 .L43 1985
Editors as gatekeepers: getting published in the social sciences	H 91 .E35 1994
First five pages: a writer's guide to staying out of the rejection pile	PN 218 .L85 2000
First have something to say: writing for the library profession	Z 665 .C776 2003
Getting published: the educators' resource book	Z 286 .E3 L48 1983
Guide to journals in psychology and education	BF 76 .8 .L65 1990
Guide to licensing artwork	(REF) KF 4288 .Z9 M66x 1996
Guide to publishing opportunities for librarians	Z 665 .2 .U6 S37 1995
Guidebook for publishing philosophy [1997]	B 72 .G85x
Health professional's guide to writing for publication	R 119 .W45 1989
Historical journals: a handbook for writers and reviewers [1980]	D 10 .S8x
Historical periodicals directory	Z 6205 .H654 1981
History journals and serials	Z 6205 .F94x 1986
How to get hung: a practical guide for emerging artists	N 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 nursing	RT 24 .S54 1997
International literary market place	Z 291 .5 .I5
Irvine's writing about music	(RMU) ML 3797 .I79 1999
Librarian in search of a publisher: how to get published	Z 669 .7 .A39 1986
Librarian's guide to writing for publication	Z 669 .7 .G67 2004
Literary market place: LMP [2006]	(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, flourish, and make a difference: a guide to successful writing in education	LB 1033 .5 .P82 2010
Religious writer's marketplace	Z 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
Songwriter's survival guide to success: [how to pitch your songs]	(RMU) ML 3795 .M356 2010
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 guide	KF 390 .A7 V57 1995
Writer's guide to nursing periodicals	(REF) RT 24 .D35 2000
Writer's market [annual]	(RES) PN 161 .W83
Writing and publishing: the librarian's handbook	Z 669 .7 .W75 2010
Writing for comics & graphic novels	PN 6710 .D383 2009
Writing guide for IT professionals	T 11 .H38x 2007
Writing the Broadway musical	MT 67 .F78 2000

General Information
Business and legal forms for authors and self-publishers	(REF) KF 3084 .A65 C73 2004
Copyright book; a practical guide	KF 2994 .S75 1999
Copyright essentials for librarians & educators	KF 2995 .C74 2000
Copyright handbook: how to protect & use written works	netLibrary (2002)
Copyright permission and libel handbook: a step-by-step guide for writers, editors, and publishers	(REF) KF 2994 .J37 1998
Every writer's guide to copyright and publishing law	(REF) KF 3020 .Z9 K685 1990
How to be your own literary agent	KF 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 Lawyers	KF 3084 .L48 1988
100 things every writer needs to know	PN 147 .E24 1999
Patents, copyrights & trademarks: the total guide to protecting the rights to your invention, product or trademark	KF 2980 .F67 1993

AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors	http://www.acqweb.org/pubr.html
Copyright Office (U. S.)	http://www.copyright.gov/
Copyright Resources for Schools and Libraries (Wisconsin)	http://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/copyres.html
Freelance Success (guidelines for paying, non-fiction web publications)	http://www.freelancesuccess.com/
Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians	http://copyright.musiclibraryassoc.org/
Reader's Read: Writing Resources	http://www.readersread.com/writingresources/
Writer's Guidelines Database	http://www.writerswrite.com/writersguidelines/

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