LaTeX is a great tool for typesetting papers such as conference/journal submissions and reports.

• Donahoo example of using LaTeX
• Baylor thesis
• LaTeX Distribution Reference
• LaTeX Tutorial
• TUG (TeX Users Group) - Semiofficial user group for people interested in typesetting with TeX.
• CTAN (Comprehesive TeX Archive Network - Searchable archive of TeX related sources.