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| Handbooks, encyclopaedias and other reference works |
| CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 74th ed. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press; 1993. A massive, classic handbook of quantitative and descriptive data. Also covers geophysics, astronomy, acoustics, and mathematics. One section covers nomenclature and symbolisation. |
| Geigy Scientific Tables. 8th ed. 6 volumes. West Caldwell (NJ): CIBA-Geigy; 1991-1993. An exhaustive and authoritative compilation of tabular and descriptive information relevant to clinical bacteriology, clinical medicine, laboratory medicine, medical science, nutrition, physics, physical chemistry, mathematics, and statistics. Individual volumes are referenced in the appropriate chapters of this manual. A remarkably low-priced work. |
| Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing. M Schwartz and the Task Force on Bias-Free Language of the Association of American University Presses. Bloomington: Indiana University Press; 1995. |
| The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing. C Miller, K Swift. New York (NY): Lippincott & Crowell; 1980. |
| McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology. 7th ed. 20 volumes. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1992. Detailed and comprehensive coverage of pure and applied science. Most articles have short bibliographies of additional sources. The index volume includes an index of topics by discipline and technical field and a section on scientific notation with conversion factors and symbols. |
| The Oxford Companion to the English Language. T McArthur, editor. New York: Oxford University Press; 1992. A one-volume encyclopaedic source on the history of English, on definitions of linguistic and lexicographic terms, and on grammar, punctuation, usage, alphabets, regional differences, and many other aspects of published and spoken English. Thoroughly cross-referenced. A valuable work for all anglophones who want to know their language better. |
| Publishers Directory. 15th ed. New York: Gale Research; 1994. |
| Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1982. Encyclopaedic compilation of descriptions of taxa down to, and including, families. Taxa described for characteristics, biology, ecology, and distribution. Purely fossil taxa excluded. Index of all described taxa. |
| Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopaedia. 7th ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold; 1988. |
| Working with Words: A Concise Handbook for Media Writers and Editors. 2nd ed. BS Brooks, JL Pinson. New York (NY): St. Martins Press; 1993. |
The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors and Publishers. LJ Jassin & SC Schechter. John Wiley & Sons; 1998 This work is designed as a practical, problem-solving guide to copyright and libel law for writers. The authors aim to give writers the legal and practical techniques they need to cope with the permission and libel problems that commonly occur when preparing a manuscript. |