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Work interests: research, editing, science communication
Affiliation/website: National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Preferred contact method: Any
Preferred contact language(s): English, German
Contact: email = researchcooperative-at-gmail-dot-com
Favourite publications: Various, and especially the open access versions of older journals with effective review systems
Founding Member
Affiliations: 1996-present: National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka. 1995: Freelance editor, Kyoto. 1994: JSPS Research Visitor, Kyoto University, Kyoto. 1993: Research Visitor, Australian National University, Canberra. 1991: Visiting Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka.1990: STA Fellow, National Institute for Ornamental Plants, Vegetables, and Tea (NIVOT), Ano, Japan
Contact: National Museum of Ethnology, Senri Expo Park, Suita City, Osaka, Japan 565-8511
Biographical: Established the Research Cooperative in 2001
Favourite Publications: Various
Books about writing
One Line Reviews @ The Research Cooperative
All readers are invited to recommend further books about writing in our forum for Writing Advice.
Cooper, Geoffrey (2003) the intelligent student's guide to learning at university. Common Ground: Altona [researchers experiencing dullness in a later age may enjoy this refreshingly well-written book; they can certainly recommend it to their students, as an antidote to panic; includes a section on writing]
Fagan, Brian (2006) Writing Archaeology: Telling Stories About the Past. Left Coast Press: Walnut Creek [A good read if you have your head in the ground, or nose to a grindstone].
Farnsworth, Ward (2010) Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric. David R Godine: Boston [The author, a law teacher, explains 18 of the most useful rhetorical devices (aka figures of speech) used by speakers and writers over the centuries].
Germano, William (2001) Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious About Serious Books. Chicago University Press. [A serious look at non-fiction publishing, by the former vice-president of a commercial publisher].
Grootens, Joost (2010) I swear I use no art at all. 010 Publishers: Rotterdam [A Dutch architecture student turned bookdesigner reviews his own work, and explains why he thinks books can still be better than the Internet for presenting information].
Luey, Beth (2002) Handbook for Academic Authors, 4th Edition. Cambridge University Press [Said by some to be the best guide to academic publishing].
Matthews, J. R. et al. (1996) Successful scientific writing: A step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge [The author is no relation; I recommend this book highly].
Swales, John M. and Christine B. Feak (2000) English in Today's Research World: A Writing Guide. University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor [designed for researchers getting started; available through university library interloan inside Japan]
Thomas, Francis-Noel and Mark Turner (1994) Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose. Princeton University Press: Princeton [Makes the case for a mindful style that speaks to the ear - and to the mind]
Style guides
The Council of Biological Editors Style Manual - is now in its 7th edition, so there should be some valuable older editions available secondhand. The citation style from this manual is presented by Ohio State University
