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+%%
+%% This is file `ResourcesHelp.tex'
+%%
+%% Copyright 2017 American Mathematical Society.
+%%
+%% This file is part of the collection comprising the AMS Author Handbooks.
+%% For details and license information, see the file README-AH.txt.
+%%
+%% The Current Maintainer of this work is the American Mathematical
+%% Society.
+%%
+%% ========================================================================
+%%
+
+\chapter{Resources and getting help}\label{ch:resandhelp}
+
+\enlargethispage{.5pc}
+
+\phantomsection
+\section{Getting help: AMS resources}\label{sec:amsresources}
+\label{ch:amsresources}
+
+Many questions raised by authors are answered in the AMS Author FAQ
+\cite{FAQ}. Please check there before asking for assistance.
+
+\hypertarget{adr-tech-support}{}%
+If you encounter difficulties in preparing or submitting your
+manuscript in electronic form after it has been accepted for
+publication by the appropriate editorial board, you can ask for help
+from AMS Technical Support:
+
+\medskip
+\begingroup
+\obeylines
+Publications Technical Group
+Phone: 800-321-4267, ext.\ 4080 \quad or \quad 401-455-4080
+Email: \href{mailto:tech-support@ams.org}{\texttt{tech-support@ams.org}}
+\endgroup
+\medskip
+
+
+All written correspondence should be sent to the appropriate AMS
+department at:
+
+\medskip
+\begingroup
+\obeylines
+American Mathematical Society
+201 Charles Street
+Providence, RI \ 02904-2294 \ USA
+\endgroup
+\medskip
+
+\noindent or by FAX to 401-331-3842.
+
+
+%% instructions for journals or Memoirs
+\ifmonograph
+\else \ifproceedings
+\else
+\medskip
+See submission instructions on the web starting from
+
+\begingroup
+\obeylines
+\href{http://www.ams.org/authors/journal-list}{\texttt{www.ams.org/authors/journal-list}}
+\endgroup
+\fi\fi
+%% end instructions for journals or Memoirs
+
+%% instructions for books: monographs or proceedings/collections
+\ifjournal
+\else \ifmemoirs
+\else
+\medskip
+\hypertarget{adr-acquisitions}{}Questions concerning what you need
+to prepare your manuscript should be directed to:
+
+\beginexample{\rm}
+Acquisitions Department
+Phone: 800-321-4267, ext.\ 4051\quad or\quad 401-455-4051
+Email: \href{mailto:acquisitions@ams.org}{\texttt{acquisitions@ams.org}}
+\endexample
+\fi\fi
+%% end instructions for books: monographs or proceedings/collections
+
+\medskip
+Problems in accessing the web server should be reported to:
+
+\beginexample{\rm}
+Email: \href{mailto:webmaster@ams.org}{\texttt{webmaster@ams.org}}
+\endexample
+
+
+\phantomsection
+\section{\texorpdfstring{\protect\tex/}{TeX} resources}
+\label{ch:texresources}
+
+\latex/ and \tex/ are available on the web free of charge.
+There are also several commercial \tex/ implementations.
+AMS web pages devoted to \tex/ information can be accessed at
+\href{http://www.ams.org/tex}{\texttt{www.ams.org/tex}}\,.
+The first of these pages has links to other
+pages that identify the various sources for the \tex/ program.
+
+\latex/ is the most popular of the free front ends designed for use
+with \tex/, the basic typesetting program. Whereas plain \tex/
+defines basic macros, \latex/ defines stylistic packages, setting up
+styles for a monograph, journal article, and article in a proceedings
+collection, which you can then alter to your own specifications.
+
+\amslatex/ is a collection of \latex/ extensions that make various
+kinds of mathematical constructions easier to produce and take more
+care with certain finer details in order to yield publication-quality
+results. It consists of two parts: \pkg{amsmath} (the part concerned
+with the mathematics) and \pkg{amscls}.
+The latter is a collection of companion design
+setup packages (variously referred to as `document class' or `class' files)
+ that enable authors writing a monograph or article to
+get largely the same visual appearance in their preliminary drafts as
+in a final publication with the AMS\@. Both parts of \amslatex/ are
+included in the canonical \latex/ distribution as part of \TeX\,Live.
+
+Updates for \pkg{amsmath} are best obtained from
+\href{http://www.ctan.org/search.html}{CTAN};
+updates for \pkg{amscls} can be obtained either from CTAN or from the
+AMS web server at
+\href{http://www.ams.org/tex}{\texttt{www.ams.org/tex}}\,.
+Other AMS packages and collections are the AMSFonts and \pkg{amsrefs}.
+These too are included in \TeX\,Live as well as available from both
+the AMS web server and CTAN\@. All distributions include a copy of
+the relevant User's Guide and other related documentation in PDF form,
+which can either be printed or viewed electronically. (This
+Author Handbook is the User's Guide to the \pkg{amscls} collection.)
+
+The book \textit{More Math into \latex/} \cite{Gr} is written from the point
+of view of a mathematician using \amslatex/, and contains many examples.
+The \textit{Guide to \latex/}, fourth edition \cite{KD}, is a good
+general introduction to \latex/. The original and authoritative manual
+ for \latex/ is the \textit{\latex/ User's Guide \& Reference Manual}
+\cite{La}. George Gr\"atzer has also written a series of articles for
+\emph{Notices of the AMS} \cite{Gr1,Gr2,Gr3,Gr4,Gr5,Gr6,Gr7} that keeps
+the interested user up-to-date with the latest developments in \latex/.
+
+Another source of information on \tex/ and \latex/ is the \tex/ Users
+Group (TUG)\@. They can be contacted at:
+
+\beginexample{\rm}
+ \href{http://tug.org}{\tex/ Users Group}
+ P.\,O.\,Box 2311
+ Portland, OR 97208-2311
+ (503) 223-9994, FAX: (206) 203-3960
+ \href{mailto:office@tug.org}{\texttt{office@tug.org}}
+\endexample
+
+\noindent
+TUG also distributes the \tex/ Live collection, which includes ready-to-run
+implementations of \tex/ for Windows, Mac, and Unix platforms, as well as \latex/
+%, \amstex/,
+and an extensive selection of packages, all freeware.
+
+\section{Online assistance}
+
+One of the best places to ask for assistance is the group known by the
+acronym CTT,
+\href{https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.text.tex}{\texttt{groups.google.com/forum/comp.text.tex}}\,.
+Most of the people who use CTT are more than willing to answer questions and give advice.
+
+Another online source of assistance is
+\href{http://tex.stackexchange.com}{\texttt{tex.stackexchange.com}}\,.
+This is organized differently from most discussion groups. After signing
+up, you pose and answer questions. In the process, you gain points
+which in turn allow you to do more in the group. Be sure to read
+\href{http://tex.stackexchange.com/about}{\texttt{tex.stackexchange.com/about}}
+to get you started.
+
+The AMS is not equipped to handle questions about specific platforms.
+Links to sites providing such support, as well as addresses for discussion
+lists and links for on-line forums, are given on this AMS web page:\\
+\href{http://www.ams.org/tex/additional-sources}{\texttt{www.ams.org/tex/additional-sources}}.
+
+\endinput