Planetary Sciences
For additional assistance, contact Elizabeth Kline
Writing & Presentation Resources
Limited to University of Arizona students, faculty, staff and library users.
Electronic resource is also available.
WRITING RESOURCES
RefWorks is an internet-based bibliographic utility to store an unlimited number of citations and sort them in a variety of formats. With RefWorks, you can easily import references from other databases and automatically sort and format them in seconds.
Citation Guides for Print & Electronic Resources from the UA Library
Examples of citations for MLA, APA, and Chicago Styles, as well as links to subject specific citation styles.
EndNote is a software program that stores and organizes citations, and enables you to import citations directly into a Word document. Available for Windows and Macintosh, used to manage bibliographic citations. Create an account.
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing Web site
Writing Center, the English Department, University of Arizona
PRESENTATION RESOURCES
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA RESOURCES
Online Tutorials / Workshop & Classes
Rooms are available at UA Main Library Information Commons with the tools and space to practice presentations, record them, and play them back for self-evaluation. Each room contains 2 video cameras, a microphone and 3 software packages to record the act of a presentation in front of the wall-mounted LCD monitor. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
IMAGE RESOURCES
! COPYRIGHT ! Know Your Copy Rights: What You Can Do (The Association of Research Libraries) Please be aware that many of the resources you find on the Internet are copyright protected. Although the Internet is a different medium than printed text, ownership and intellectual property rights still exist. Check the documents you are viewing for appropriate statements indicating ownership and what the person holding those rights is asserting. Remember, it is your responsibility to respect these rights! --- UA Library Copyright Guide |
Provides various links to free images.
PUBLISHING / SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION
The ARL Office of Scholarly Communication works to create new models for scholarly exchange that build on the widespread adoption of digital technologies and networking for research, teaching, and learning.
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system. Its pragmatic focus is to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research and reduce financial pressures on libraries.