Technical Writing in Science and Engineering

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This guide lists selected resources available to you through the UBC Library and on the web. Need more help? Come to meet a Science & Engineering librarian or sign up for a Science and Engineering Library Workshop.

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Your Engineering Librarians:

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Librarians

Eugene Barsky (Science & Engineering)

Kevin Lindstrom (Science & Engineering)

Ursula Ellis (Science & Engineering)

Workshops | How To Cite | Course Materials

Books and eBooks

Search UBC Library Catalogue

To find books in the catalogue, type "technical writing" in the search box above, then change the first drop-down menu to "Subject keyword." Click Search to find books and ebooks in UBC Libraries.

To limit your search to ebooks, choose "Location: Online" in the second drop-down menu above.

Librarians

Eugene Barsky (Science & Engineering)

Kevin Lindstrom (Science & Engineering)

Ursula Ellis (Science & Engineering)

Evaluating and Citing Sources

These sites are useful guides to evaluate the quality of the sources you use in your research:

Evaluating Print Resources
Evaluating Internet Resources

Have questions about how to cite sources? This guide from UBC Library is a great starting point.

Bibliographic management software such as RefWorks can help you build a personal library of references and save time when creating bibliographies.

Librarians

Eugene Barsky (Science & Engineering)

Kevin Lindstrom (Science & Engineering)

Ursula Ellis (Science & Engineering)

Writing Help

Writing - Chapman Learning Commons
In addition to this writing guide, the Chapman Learning Commons offers a number of other online student toolkits, drop-in tutoring, peer coaching.
UBC Writing Centre
Offers a range of in-person and online tutoring services and writing classes.
UBC Statistics Department - Help with Technical Writing
Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students

Librarians

Eugene Barsky (Science & Engineering)

Kevin Lindstrom (Science & Engineering)

Ursula Ellis (Science & Engineering)

LaTeX

Librarians

Eugene Barsky (Science & Engineering)

Kevin Lindstrom (Science & Engineering)

Ursula Ellis (Science & Engineering)

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Technical Writing in Science and Engineering