Content
Writing & Citing: Research Paper Assistance
Writing
Contacts
MU Libraries Writing Guides
- Brief Guides to Resources for Research
- Research Paper Assistance (Guide for undergraduates)
- Quick Guides
General
- How to Write a Research Paper
Writing an Abstract
Writing an Annotated Bibliography | Examples
Writing a Book Review or Article Critique
Conducting a Literature Review
Science and Engineering Books
- A Guide to writing as an Engineer
- Craft of Scientific presentation: Critical steps to succeed and Critical errors to avoid
- Writing for Science
- Enjoy writing your science thesis or dissertation
Citation/Bibliography Tools
Writing Sites
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- Research and Documentation Online (Diana Hacker)
- The Writer's Handbook (University of Wisconsin)
- Research Writing Rescue (University of Illinois)
- Materials for Students (Dartmouth Writing Program)
- Advice on Academic Writing (University of Toronto
Research Paper Assistance Interactive Planners
(Do you need help managing your time when writing papers?)
- Assignment Calculators (across the country)
- Dissertation Calculator (University of Minnesota)
Citing
- Citation Building Tools
BibMe
Citation Builder (North Carolina State University)
Citation Machine
DocsCite (APA/MLA)
- Citing sources (APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabin, CSE) (Duke University)
Citation Styles by Disciplines
Engineering Guides for Authors
- ACM References
- ASCE Authors' Guide (pdf)
- ASME Style Guide
- ASTM Standards
- IEEE Computer Society
- IEEE Guide for Authors
Science
- CSE/CBE (Council of Science Editors)
- ACS Style (American Chemical Society)
- ACS Quick Guide (American Chemical Society Quick Guide) (pdf)
- AGU style (American Geophysical Union)
- AIP style (American Institute of Physics)
- AMA style (American Medical Association)
- GSA style (Geological Society of America)
- SSSA style (Soil Science Society of America)
Government Documents Citation Guides
- Government Publications style (Chicago/Turabian)
- DocsCite (APA/MLA)