Scientific writing : thinking in words /
"Telling people about research is just as important as doing it. But many researchers, who, in all other respects, are competent scientists, are afraid of writing. They are wary of the unwritten rules, the unspoken dogma and the inexplicably complex style, all of which seem to pervade conventio...
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Author / Creator: | Lindsay, D. R. |
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Imprint: | Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2011. |
Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 122 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Technical writing -- Study and teaching. Communication of technical information. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric. REFERENCE -- Writing Skills. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing. Communication of technical information. Technical writing -- Study and teaching. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11260906 |
Summary: | "Telling people about research is just as important as doing it. But many researchers, who, in all other respects, are competent scientists, are afraid of writing. They are wary of the unwritten rules, the unspoken dogma and the inexplicably complex style, all of which seem to pervade conventional thinking about scientific writing."--Page 4 of cover. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 122 pages) : illustrations |
ISBN: | 9780643101579 0643101578 9780643102231 064310223X 9781283146760 1283146762 9780643100466 0643100466 9786613146762 6613146765 |