LibGuides: Writing and Research: Writing Tips

Writing & Research

These resources are helpful for all your writing needs. They not only give you examples of proper citations, but they help you in writing clear and effective research papers. These resources are available at the Reference Desk in the library.

Writing & Research Handbook (5th edition)
This is the most current version of Dr. Nyman's Writing & Research handbook. It is a great guide for working with Chicago Turabian citation style.

Fit to Print: The Canadian Student's Guide to Essay Writing by Joanne Buckley
Call Number: 808.02 BUCK
ISBN: 9780176503871
Publication Date: 2013
Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers by Nancy Jean Vyhmeister; Terry Dwain Robertson
Call Number: 808.02 VYHM
ISBN: 9780310514022
Publication Date: 2014-02-11
This book guides you in: Selecting a topic and narrowing it down to a workable area of research; effectively using library and computer resources;
writing clear, relevant notes; organizing your thoughts; formatting the paper, including footnotes and bibliography; presenting specific research such as surveys and case studies; using statistics, tables, and graphs.
Academic Writing: The Complete Guide by Steven C. Roe and Pamela H. den Ouden
Call Number: Available at the Reference Desk
ISBN: 9781773380407
Publication Date: 2018
A succinct and practical introduction to the development of research papers across the disciplines.

Handy tips

Thesis Writing
Guide to thesis writing.
Critical Review
Guide to write a critical review
Introductions
How to write proper introductions
Conclusions
How to write a good conclusion

Grammar & Writing Style

We all know how important proper grammar is in writing. These resources are helpful in this regard.

Grammarly
This writing assistant can be added as a Chrome extension. It offers writing feedback and can be used on any of your devices. It has a basic version for free and a more in depth version with a subscription.

The Elements of Style by William Strunk; E. B. White
Call Number: 808.042 STRU 2009
ISBN: 9780205632640
Publication Date: 2008-10-15
How to Not Write Bad by Ben Yagoda
Call Number: 808.042 YAGO 2013
ISBN: 9781594488481
Publication Date: 2013-02-05

Writing and Research: Writing Tips

Writing Tips and Resources

Writing & Research

Handy tips

Grammar & Writing Style