In the world of science, writing plays a significant role, encompassing various tasks such as drafting manuscripts, securing grants, compiling reports, creating protocols, delivering presentations, and even composing emails.
Despite its undeniable importance, there is a widespread misconception that writing is not a part of science itself. This outdated notion has led to the downplaying of writing and communication skills in the education and training of new scientists. The truth, however, is that being a proficient writer is an integral component of being a scientist. In today's fiercely competitive academic and scientific landscapes, scientists must have writing abilities in addition to their experimental prowess to effectively showcase their work.
Writing is an essential skill for scientists, and learning how to write effectively starts with good fundamentals and lots of practice. Make sure you clearly express what you want to convey and identify your audience or intended recipients.
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Scientific writing DUKE U Home - Scientific Writing - LibGuides at Duke University Medical Center COL 1: online writing guides; COL 2: ORCID
POSTERS @ TAMU Getting Started - Scientific Writing - Research Guides at Texas A&M University (libguides.com); also common grammar mistakes explained
Order article ILL: Writing a scientific article: A step-by-step guide for beginners - ScienceDirect STEP By step
IDEAL Lab Scientific writing: a self-study (weekly) guide Scientific Writing: A Self-Study Guide (umd.edu)
Tips and tricks for writing a scientific manuscript - PubMed (nih.gov)
Bowling Green State U Home - Scientific and Technical Writing - LibGuides at BGSU University Libraries
Whonamedit? - Dictionary of Medical Eponyms
A great resource for medical eponyms - drugs or disease named after a person.
Alzheimer's or alltimers, alztimers, old timers, oltimers
One way of improving the accuracy of your writing is to spell things right. In fact, the word that means to spell things wrong is an important word to spell correctly. Which is correct—misspell or mispell? www.grammarly.com
Chatbots and AI are Hot, Hot, Hot right now! They are everywhere in the news and conversation, but the Library's advise is if you USE - VERIFY!
The best AI chatbots: ChatGPT isn't the only one worth trying : March 2024 review of MS Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, and more.
Check out the Library's LibGuide CDU ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence resource. It's kept up to date weekly on chatbots and AI in medicine and science.