Earth Sciences Subject Guides:

Writing in the Earth Sciences

A list of resources to assist with writing and publishing for Earth Sciences.

Bates, R. L., Adkins-Heljeson, M. D., and Buchanan, R. C., eds.: Geowriting: a guide to writing, editing, and printing in earth science. Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute, 1995.; Location: Earth Sciences (QE48.85 .G46 1995)
Booth, V. Communicating in science: writing and speaking.: Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985.; Location: Earth Sciences, Engineering (Q223 .B664 1993).
Claerbout, Jon F. A scrutiny of the introduction GeoArabia (Manama) vol.1, no.2, pp.364-365, Jun 1996.: Location: Earth Sciences (TN876 .N4 G463 V.1:NO.1-2 1996 )
Cleveland, William S. The elements of graphing data. Monterey, CA: Wadsworth Advanced Books and Software, 1985.: Location: Earth Sciences (QA90 .C54 1985)
Cooray, P. G. Geoscientific writing and editing.: 2^nd ed. Bangkok, Thailand: AGID, 1989.; Location: Earth Sciences (T11 .C66 1989 f)
Davis, L. E. 1994. Library research; the first step in geoscience writing,: Journal of Geological Education, v. 42, no. 5, pp.417-419.; Location: Earth Sciences (550.5 .P965)
Farr, A.D. Science writing for beginners. Palo Alto, CA: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1985.: Location: Earth Sciences (T11 .F37 1985)
Finch, A. J., and Aronson, D. A. 1985. USGS open-file report 85-635: Water Res. Division Publication Guide, v.1: Publications Policy and Text Preparation.: Location: Earth Sciences Ref (550.6 .U58o)
Fry, R. The technical proposal: technical writing with a persuasive purpose. IPCC 89. Communicating to the World. International Professional Communication Conference, 1989.: Location: Engineering (T10.5 .I54 1989)
Fussell, J. 1981. Strike back against technical density. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v.51, no.1, pp. 322-323.: Location: Earth Sciences (552.05 .J86)
Green, J. H. WRD project and report management guide [microform]. Reston, VA: USGS, 1991.: Location: Earth Sciences (550.6 .U58o 91-224)
Hansen, Wallace R., ed. Suggestions to Authors of the Reports of the United States Geological Survey 1991, 7th edition, rev.
Hay-Roe, H. 1995. How readable is your writing? The Professional Geologist, v. 32, no.8, p.26.: Location: Earth Sciences (550.5 .P965)
Helgeson, D. V. Handbook for writing technical proposals that win contracts. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985.: Location: Engineering (T11 .H45 1985)
Hoffman, S. J. Writing geochemical reports: guidelines for surficial geochemical surveys. Association of Exploration Geochemists, 1986.: Location: Earth Sciences (T11 .H55 1986)
Holtz, H. The winning proposal … how to write it. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981.: Location: Earth Sciences (HF5718.5 .H64)
Hoose, S. N. 1993. Professional practice handbook. Association of Engineering Geologists, Special Publication, v. 5 [variously paginated].: Location: Earth Sciences (TA703 .S64 NO.5)
Hornberger, G. M. 1995. New manuscript guidelines for the reporting of stable hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen isotope ratio data. Water Resources Research, v.31, no.12, p.2895.: Location: Earth Sciences (551.48 .W313)
Irvine, T. N. A writing guide for petrological (and other geological) manuscripts. [Oxford]: Oxford University Press, 1992.: Location: Earth Sciences (552.05 .J84 V.33 No.4 suppl.)
Katz, M. Elements of the scientific paper. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1985.: Location: Earth Sciences (T11 .K34 1985)
Landes, K. K. 1966. A scrutiny of the abstract. AAPG Bulletin, v.50, p.1992.: Location: Earth Sciences (553.2806 .A572)
Lewis, A. B. The best resumes for scientists and engineers. New York: Wiley, 1988.: Location: Earth Sciences (Q148 .L47 1988)
Lindholm, K. Proposal writing strategies. Los Angeles: University of California, 1982.: Location: Earth Sciences (Q180.55 .P7 L56 1982)
Locke, L. F. Proposals that work: a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. Newbury Park, MA: Sage Publications, 1987.: Location: Education (Q180.55 .P7 L63 1987) Only available as two-hour reserve; inquire at Branner Circulation Desk
Malde, H. E. 1985. Guidelines for reviewers of geological manuscripts and checklist for reviewing geologic maps. 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute.: Location: Earth Sciences (QE48.85 .M35 1995)
Meador, R. Guidelines for preparing proposals: a manual on how to organize winning proposals for grants, venture capital, R & D projects, other proposals. Chelsea, Mich.: Lewis Publishers, 1985.: Location: Chemistry (HF5718.5 .M43 1985)
Moore, J. E. Report planning, preparation and review guide [microform]. Reston, VA: USGS, 1990.: Location: Earth Sciences (550.6 .U58o 89-275)
Mouginis-Mark, P. J. 1988. Guidelines for writing successful proposals. Geotimes, v.33, no.3, pp.9-11.: Location: Earth Sciences (550.5 .G355)
Murray, M. Engineered writing, a manual for Scientific, Technical, and Business writers. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Publishing Company, 1986.: Location: Earth Sciences (PE1478 .M8 1986)
Ogden, T. E. Research proposals: a guide to success. New York: Raven Press, 1995.: Location: Chemistry (R853 .P75 O35 1995) Only available as two-hour reserve; inquire at Branner Circulation Desk
Publishing your USGS book: a guide to manuscript formatting for USGS bulletins, professional papers, and circulars. Menlo Park, CA: USGS, 1988.: Location: Earth Sciences Ref (QE48.85 .P8 1988a)
Rayner, D. H. English language and usage in geology. Journal of Earth Sciences Special Issue, 1982. Title varies: Leeds Geological Association. Transactions.: Location: Earth Sciences (550.6 .L48)
Robinson, B. P. 1984. Ideas for clear technical writing. U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 83-867.: Location: Earth Sciences (550.6 .U58o)
Ross Pipes and Associates, Inc. The Pocket proposal style manual: for writers and editors of government proposals. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Tekne Press, 1989.: Location: Gov Docs (HF5718.5 .P63 1989)
Strunk, W., and White, E. B. The elements of style. New York: The MacMillan Co, 1965.: Location: Earth Sciences (808 .S927a)
Tracey, J. R. 1992. STOP, GO, and the state of the art in proposal writing. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communications, v. 35, no. 3, p.143-155.: Location: Engineering (Serials, shelved alphabetically by title)
Trelease, S. F. How to write scientific and technical papers. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkens Co., 1958.: Location: Earth Sciences (094.5 .T788h Reference)
Underwood, J. R., Jr. 1995. Writing clearly and concisely; a voice from the past. Journal of Geological Education, v. 43, no. 2, p.132.: Location: Earth Sciences (550.5 .P965)
Woodford, F. P., ed. Scientific writing for graduate students. Committee on Graduate Training in Scientific Writing, 1968.: Location: Earth Sciences (T11 .S35 1968)
The Elements of graphing data.: Location: Earth Sciences (QA90.C54 1985)
Woolston, D. C. Effective writing strategies for engineers and scientists. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishing, 1988.: Location: Engineering (T11 .W66 1988)

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