"Life After Graduate School" - (http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/stu/pjeffrie/Lifeaftergradschool.html) - from Stony Brook (State University of New York); print sources for new faculty members; geared toward social sciences but other general sources as well.

"Resources for New Faculty and Their Mentors" - (http://www.umr.edu/~lindam/mentoring/mentor.htm) - site has extensive list of print sources for general faculty development.

University of Waterloo Electronic Library - (http://library.uwaterloo.ca:80/society/overview.html) - Scholarly Societies Project; subject guides to associations and organizations in different academic fields; list of meetings and conferences for various societies.

Becker, H. 1998. Tricks of the Trade: How to Think About Your Research While You're Doing It. Chicago: University Press.
UT Call Number: H91.B38 1998

Booth, W.C., G. G. Colomb, and J.M. Williams. 1995. The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
UT Call Number: Q180.55.M4B66 1995

Locke, L.F., W.W. Spirduso, and S.J. Silverman. 1993. Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
MC Call Number: 001.44L814p 1993
UT Call Number: Q180.55.P7L36 1993

Lucas, R.A. 1998. The Grants World Inside Out. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
UT Call Number: PN6231.S3L8 1998

Luey, B. 1990. Handbook for Academic Authors. Cambridge University Press.
MC Call Number: 808.02L948h 1990
UT Call Number: PN146.L84 1995

Ries, J.B., and C.G. Leukefeld. 1995. Applying for Research Funding: Getting Started and Getting Funded. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
UT Call Number: HG177.R53 1995

Seldin, P. 1987. Coping with Faculty Stress. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc.
UT Call Number: LB2335.35.C67 1987

Van Leunen, M. 1992. Handbook for Scholars. New York: Oxford University Press.
UT Call Number: PN146.V36 1992

Print Sources modified from "Resources for New Faculty and Their Mentors"(http://www.umr.edu/~lindam/mentoring/mentor.htm).

TILE.NET - (http://tile.net/lists/) - contains discussion and information lists organized by name, description, and domain. Also has search feature to search lists.

UT Austin Search: ListServs, Newsgroups, etc. - (http://www.utexas.edu/search/list.html) - pathfinder for searching forums, newsgroups, and mailing lists; created by UT Austin; sites for e-mail discussion groups, Internet interest groups, e-conferences, frequently asked questions about newsgroups, software, etc.

Lists of Listservs - (http://lib-sh.lsumc.edu/lists.html) - contains five comprehensive sites for listservs; from the LSU Medical Library.

E-journals, Listservs, Etc. - (http://www.unl.edu/websat/journals.html) - from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; pathfinder to sites relating to e-journals and listservs; focuses on distance education.

The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education - (http://www.podnetwork.org/) - contains information on their conferences, publications, membership information, definitions of faculty development, and useful links to related organizations and faculty development.

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Faculty Development Program Handbook - (http://www.uwosh.edu/organizations/faculty_development/hndbk96.html) - online handbook for advancing the professional development of that faculty and staff.

Faculty Development Handbook for Illinois Wesleyan University - (http://www.iwu.edu/melloncenter/fhndbook/fdh/fdh.htm) - describes the processes for claiming travel expenses; describes the grants available for faculty research.

How to Publish - (http://cid.unomaha.edu/~wwwsa/graduate/shireen.htm) - gives general guidelines for getting published; geared toward the graduate student but applicable to faculty as well.

Chronicle of Higher Education - (http://chronicle.com/books/publish.htm) - alphabetical list of publishers' addresses and web pages.

Academic Press - (http://www.apnet.com/journals/) - contains web pages for journals in various academic subjects.

"Internet Directory of Publications" - (http://www.publist.com) - directory of information about publications/newspapers; information comes from Ulrich's.

Instructions to Authors - each journal has its own set of instructions. Authors must look at journal web page or look in hard copy of journal to find instructions.

Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences - (http://www.mco.edu/lib/instr/libinsta.html) - instructions to authors for the health sciences, 2000 journals covered.

The Spire Project - (http://cn.net.au/) - "devoted to information research;" pathfinders to discussion groups, searching patents and trademarks, searching the web, finding a library, government resources, finding statistics, country profiles, etc.

Gateway to Associations - (http://www.asaenet.org/Gateway/OnlineAssocslist.html) - searchable by keyword, category, and city/state.

The Internet Public Library - (http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON/) - contains pathfinder on associations on the Internet; organized by subject and description.

Getting Grants - (http://www.libraryspot.com/grantsfeature.htm) - feature from "LibrarySpot" on obtaining grants; provides pathfinder of sites for grants, foundations, and government resources; also contains list of print sources.

The Grant Advisor - (http://www.grantadvisor.com/) - online version.

The Grant Getting Page - (http://www.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/ors/index.html) - University of Illinois at Chicago; contains sites for obtaining grants.

The Foundation Center - (http://fdncenter.org/) - guide to funding research, writing guide.

GrantsWeb - (http://sra.rams.com/cws/sra/resource.htm) - guide to government resources, general resources, policy information and regulations, and private funding.

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