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AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition
American Psychological Association (APA) Style
Bedford St. Martin's citation styles
California Digital Library Online Catalog
Checklist For Revising Dissertations For Book Publication
Chicago Manual of Style
Copyediting (subscription-only newsletter produced six times a year)
Copyediting: A Practical Guide
Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies
The Copyeditor's Handbook
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 31st edition
Editing test (from the American Copy Editors Society)
Definitions of editorial services
Editing The Future
Editorial Eye
The Editorium: Microsoft Word add-ons
EditTeach
EEI's standard proofreading symbols
Effective Onscreen Editing: New Tools for an Old Profession
"Electronic Editing: With Your Computer, Not Just On It"
"Electronic Editing: With Your Computer, Not Just On It—Tipsheet" (including information on creating macros)
Fowler's The King's English
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
How to use Microsoft Word's "track changes"
International Trademark Association's Trademark Checklist
Library of Congress Online Catalog
List of keyboard shortcuts in Windows XP
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
(by Kate L. Turabian)
Making Word Work for You: An Editor's Intro to the Tool of the Trade
Mark My Words: Instruction and Practice in Proofreading, 3rd edition
MEDLINE (PubMed)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition
McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook
Microsoft Knowledge Base
MLA (Modern Language Association) style
Monash University Web Style Guide, version 3: Writing for the Web
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition
Reference works on many topics, from bibliography software to ethics to maps (from the Council of Science Editors)
Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th edition
Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th edition
Strunk and White's The Elements of Style
This Crazy Industry: "Language Oppression, Language of Respect, and the Etiquette of Written Prose"
Web Style Guide, 2nd edition: Editorial Style
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
The Well: "A Bibliography for Copy Editors"
Windows keyboard shortcuts for PCs and Macs
Windows Secrets—"Everything Microsoft forgot to mention" (newsletter)
The Writer's Virtual Bookshelf
Woody's Watch: Microsoft software advice and tips
Writer–editor relationships, onscreen editing, avoiding repetitive-stress injuries, and more