Writing, citing and copyright

Citing

Citing and referencing, how to acknowledge what you've read tutorial
Includes examples of Harvard, Vancouver, APA, IEEE styles etc, with links to other Monash University school or department styles.

Copyright

Copyright, Monash University
Policies, procedures and contacts for staff, students and researchers

Copyright Agency Limited
Collects royalties for copyright holders.

Copyleft
Copyleft is the application of copyright law to force derivative works to also be released with a copyleft license.

Searching patents, The Spire Project
Article describes free databases, national patent agency resources, commercial patent databases and other commercial services. Includes a suggested patent search strategy.

SHERPA/RoMEO
Use to find a summary of permissions normally given as part of an academic publisher's copyright transfer agreement.

Writing

Editorial style guide
Monash University guide to terminology and form for acronyms, punctuation etc in branded publications

Microsoft manual of style for technical publications
Usage and spelling of both general and computer-related terms, sentence style, technical writing issues, and design and interface elements. Access is restricted to Monash students and staff.

Web Style Guide
Monash University web authoring manual.

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