Reference Resources

• How to Write a Paper
• How to Write a Letter of Recommendation
• Dictionary and Encyclopedia
• Directories
• Instructions for Authors
• Libraries
• News
• Translation Services
• General Resources

How to Write a Paper

Style Manuals

Print

• APA Documentation - The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
• Citation Style for Research Papers: APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, AMA - B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University
• National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Vancouver Style) - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
• Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Updated to 5th Edition) - Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University

Electronic

• American Psychological Association (APA) - Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association.
• Columbia Guide to Online Style
• Online! a reference guide to using internet sources - Information on how to cite online information using MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE styles.
• United States Library of Congress - Learning Page: citing electronic resources.

Note: No definitive guidelines exist for citing electronic sources.

General

• Gaining Independence - A manual for planning the launch of a nonprofit electronic publishing venture.

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How to Write a Letter of Recommendation

• Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation - University of Washington, School of Medicine
• A Standardized Letter of Recommendation for Residency Application - Article from Academic Emergency Medicine
• Legal and Confidentiality Issues Encountered in Writing Letters of Recommendation - Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Guidelines for Writing Letters of Recommendation - University of California, Berkeley

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Directories

• ABMS Directory
• AMA Physician Select
• American Hospital Directory
• Directories from Medlineplus
• ISIHighlyCited.com - A tool to identify individuals, departments and laboratories that have made contributions to science and technology in recent decades.
• Locate a Physician from the Hawaii Medical Association
• Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web
• Medical Schools of the U.S. and Canada - From the American Association of Medical Colleges
• The Primary Care Internet Guide
• PubList
• RxList - the Internet drug index
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator - U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
• World Directory of Medical Schools - World Health Organization

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Instructions for Authors

• Archives of Internal Medicine
• JAMA
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Health Services Research/Public Health Journals
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

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Libraries

• Lane Medical Library Catalog - At Stanford University Medical Center
• Lamar Soutter Library Catalog - At University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Library of Congress Online Catalog
• Medical / Health Sciences Libraries on the Web - From Hardin MD
• Melvyl Catalog - From the University of California System's libraries and nine other libries and collections
• National Library of Medicine
  • LOCATORplus Catalog - Search the National Library of Medicine's catalog for books, journals, audiovisuals and access points to other medical research tools.
• The Virtual Hospital
• The Virtual Children's Hospital
• The Virtual Naval Hospital
• The Virtual Library - Biosciences

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Translation Services

• Dictionary.com - provides a translation service, and more.
• Free Translation - for fast and easy translation of text and web pages to English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Norwegian.
• Babel Fish - translate a web page by supplying the URL or enter text, up to 150 words. Many languages available.
• transl8it! - Type in SMS texting lingo and let transL8it! convert it to plain english OR type in a phrase in english and convert it to SMS lingo.

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General Resources

• Bulletin of the Medical Library Association
• Codes of Ethics Online: Health Care - From the Illinois Institute of Technology.
• Digital Librarian - a collection of the best reference sites on the web.
• The Internet Archive - use the Way Back Machine to surf the Web as it was.
• Internet Health and Medicine Resources, Librarian Resources - From the Mayo Clinic.
• Librarian's Index to the Internet - a very well-organized collection of reference web sites with annotations.
• RefDesk - a comprehensive directory of reference web sites.

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