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A Researcher’s Guide to Scientific and Medical Illustrations

Authors:

  1. Mary Helen Briscoe

    1. Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

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Part of the book series: Brock Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience (BROCK/SPRINGER)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 1-5

  3. Plan the Figure

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 7-14

  4. Drawings and Diagrams

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 15-22

  5. Photographs

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 23-41

  6. Charts and Tables

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 43-56

  7. Molecular Graphics

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 57-73

  8. Kinds of Graphs

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 75-82

  9. Graph Design

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 83-107

  10. The Journal Figure

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 109-122

  11. Slides

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 123-133

  12. Posters

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 135-153

  13. Using an Illustrator

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 155-159

  14. Using a Computer

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 161-171

  15. Drawing by Hand

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 173-189

  16. Conclusion

    • Mary Helen Briscoe
    Pages 191-195

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 197-209
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About this book

In this age of communication and in this age of increasingly complex scientific research, effective communication is vital. Yet, good communication is difficult and rare, and poor communication hampers the development of the scientific enterprise. The reader or listener may become frustrated or exhausted at poorly presented information and lose interest. Examples abound of poorly presented papers. In fact, poor communication is becoming traditional at a time when understanding of science is crucial. What Is Communication? Communication is the giving of information to another, a sharing of intangibles. To communicate is to be sociable and generous. It is a gracious and civilized act. More pertinent to this book, communication is an essential factor in the development of science as a shared body of verified knowledge. Scientists, from the first, openly communicated their discoveries, thus distinguishing their work from that of astrologers, alchemists, and wizards. Communication is a basic human function and, as such, is as necessary for survival now as it always has been. It is essential to the survival of science. Communication requires participation and exchange: one giving, the other receiving. It is fluid and dynamic and should be rewarding and pleasurable to all concerned.
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  • Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

    Mary Helen Briscoe

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