Writing and Publishing Tools
APAStyle.org
A guide to citing electronic references in the APA style. Excerpted from the 5th
edition of APA's Publication Manual. From the American Psychological Association.
Citation Builder
From North Carolina State University Libraries, this resource lets you "build" your own citations in MLA, APA, or CBE format by entering information for a book, scholarly article, book chapter or essay, Web site, or personal interview.
EndNote, Reference Manager, & Procite - ISI ResearchSoft Home Page
Product and ordering information for three bibliographic management tools.
Health Services Research/Public Health Journals with Instructions to Authors
Includes information from multiple health related journals about such things as their
editorial board, TOCs, and Instructions to Authors. From the University of Washington
School of Public Health and Community Medicine Department of Health Services.
Oxford English Dictionary
The OED traces a word's development in the English language from its date of
introduction to the present. Contains current meanings and includes entomologies and
historic quotations. British focus.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Purdue University's OWL staff has a number of handouts on all areas of grammar, usage
and mechanics, as well as writing. Of particular interest are the handouts on APA format.
Style Guides & Manuals
A compilation of style sites including APA, Chicago Manual, MLA, and Turabian formats.
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
A source of general guidelines on the format of manuscripts submitted to medical
journals. From the American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine.
Writer Toolkit
Links to information relating to copyright and fair use, dictionaries, style guides
(including AMA and APA formats), web authoring, and more. From the University of
Washington Health Sciences Libraries.
Statistics Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Links to the principle fact finding agency for the federal government in the field of labor
economics and statistics. Includes data on labor, employment, prices, earnings, the consumer
price index, and foreign labor statistics.
Census Bureau
Provides quality data about the people of the U.S. A good source for social, demographic,
and economic information on topics such as housing, the population, income, retail and
wholesale sales, state and local area profiles, service industries, and manufacturing.
CDC/Centers for Disease Control
Provides information regarding scientific data, surveillance reports, health
statistics, and laboratory information.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Stats and Data
Information relating to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Child Health Insurance Programs.
Provides statistics relating to these programs, as well as health care indicators and
managed care reports.
CIA's World Factbook
A statistical compendium prepared by the CIA that provides facts and data regarding
people, government, geography, economy, transportation, communication, and defense.
HCUPnet
"A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospitals at
a national, regional, and state level." Part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization
Project of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
MEDLINEplus: Health Statistics
Find health statistics regarding the latest news, general/overviews, prevention/screening,
specific conditions, and more. From the National Library of Medicine.
Missouri Census Data Center
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services--County and State Data
Community Data Profiles
Data, Surveillance Systems & Statistical Reports
Provides data relating to cause of death, economics, hospitals, nursing homes, the
population, maternal/child health, communicable diseases, and injuries in Missouri.
Can also obtain statistical fact sheets covering topics such as smoking, hazardous
substances,childhood lead poisoning, HIV, STDs, radon, and reportable diseases.
MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports
Prepared by the CDC, this site includes morbidity and mortality tables, the electronic
version of MMWR Weekly, CDC surveillance summaries, recommendations and reports, and
other publications. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
National Center for Health Statistics
Links to the primary federal organization responsible for the collection, analyzing, and
dissemination of health statistics. "FASTATS from A-Z" provides quick statistics and links
to other comprehensive data and related sites.
Rural Assistance Center (RAC)
A product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Rural Initiative, the Rural Assistance Center (RAC) was established in December 2002 as a rural health and human services "information portal."
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health) Statistics
This government site has links to three agency websites that maintain statistics
relating to drug abuse and mental health. SAMHSA stands for the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Provides data from private and government sources on a wide variety of topics including
the population, social and economic conditions, health, industry, communications, and
state profiles. Also covers some international data. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
Grants and Funding resources
Community of Science (COS)
Community of Science, Inc. (COS) is a network of Web sites for scholars, scientists, and R&D professionals. SLU subscribes only to the Funding Opportunities section. It provides a searchable database of over 24,000 records with 400,000 funding opportunities (11/21/07).
Foundation Directory Online (May only be accessed in-library at Pius)
The Foundation Directory brings together U.S. grantmakers with people and/or organizations seeking funding for research or projects. Its provider, the Foundation Center, "is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust." (text from site 2/2/07) Their database currently lists over 80,000 funding sources
IRIS
Contains information for "over 9,000 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities." (text from site 3/12/2008)
SPIN
A funding database that includes links to GPO's Federal Register, a Federal Register Weekly Research Guide, and Commerce Business Daily.
GrantsNet
A resource to find funds for training in the sciences and in undergraduate science education.
Grants.gov
A resource to find and apply for federal government grants that is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Nursing Resources
Internet Tools for Nursing
Book Donations
Donation Programs for Books, Journals and Media
This regularly reviewed, international list of non-profit organizations/institutions is maintained by the University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library.
Last Updated April 28, 2008
