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Writing/Editing

Publishing Arts Style Guide
http://www.fs.fed.us/emc/pa/includes/StyleGuide_102407.pdf

Grammar, Usage, and Style
http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Linguistics_and_Human_Languages
/Languages/Specific_Languages/English/Grammar__Usage__and_Style/

Council of Science Editors
http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/links.cfm

Government Printing Office Style Guide
http://origin.www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/

The Shipley Group
http://www.shipleygroup.com/

University of Chicago Press. 2003. The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html

Content Management

About Content Management
http://webdesign.about.com/od/contentmanagement/a/aa031300a.htm

Content Management - Rockley
http://www.rockley.com

Design and Layout

NEPA Templates
http://www.fs.fed.us/emc/nepa/nepa_templates/nepatemplates.htm

USDA Visual Management Guide
http://www.usda.gov/agency/oc/design/vis_man_guide.html

Government Printing Office Electronic Publishing Support
http://www.gpo.gov/epub/index.html

Creating Accessible Adobe PDF Files: A Guide for Document Authors (Section 508 Compliance)
http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/accessibility/pdfs/acro6_pg_ue.pdf

Photos and Graphics

FS Shields optimized for different backgrounds
http://www.fs.fed.us/images/shield/

USDA Forest Service’s “Find-a-Photo,” Website
http://wodata01.fs.fed.us/fsfiles/unit/wo/wfrp/find_a_photo.nsf/

A Guide to Your National Forests & Grasslands - Map
http://gis.gsc.wo.fs.fed.us/gis/projects/guide_map/

US Government Photos and Multimedia
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

Spatial Representation

Geospatial Service and Technology Center
http://www.fs.fed.us/gstc/

Remote Sensing Applications Center
http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/

ESRI GIS and Mapping Software
http://www.esri.com/

Printing

Government Printing Office Contract Information and Forms
http://www.print-law.com/htm/GPO_Info_Agencies.htm

Capitol Press
http://www.capitolpress.com/printing-help.html

Facilitation

Facilitation Tips
http://www.facilitate.com/Facilitation10Tips.html

Teleconference Call Tips
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/telephonefacilitation.htm

Other

Technical Information for Planning (TIPS)
http://wwwnotes.fs.fed.us:81/wo/emc/imi/IMI_OPEN_TeamRoom.nsf/344EC4724FC0D1
10852568250045F248/15CE4EF71CC96E1C872570F50055CA1E?OpenDocument

Metric Conversions
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/reference/metrics/factors.htm

Copyright Basics
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.htm

For Forest Service Employees Only

National Forest Service Library
http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/library/

Pacific Northwest Research Station Author’s Guide
http://fsweb.pdc1.r6.fs.fed.us/pnw/cap/authors/authorsguide07.pdf

Printing, Photo Copying, and the Forest Service
http://fsweb.r1.fs.fed.us/pgr/pgr_new/printing_regs_101901.htm

Using MS Word to publish documents
ftp://fsweb.r5.fs.fed.us/pub/open1/2005-2006-publishing/2005-2006-publishing/r5-doc-instructions-rev2005-final.pdf

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Publications Management Handbook. FSH 1609.11
http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/directives/fsh/1609.11/

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Manual 1630, Publishing and Related Activities