Web Sites
Review the Literature (UW Madison Writing Center)
Basic tips on writing a literature reveiw.
Writing Literature Reviews of Published Research— For Graduate Students
UW Madison Writing Center free class offered occasionally.
OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Center)
Comprehensive site including a section on "Writing in the Social Sciences" that includes tips on doing primary research.
How To Write a Thesis Statement
Tips on developing a strong thesis statement from Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services.
Writing for Change
Well-written and thorough guide to the writing process from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Particular emphasis on developing your "message".
Sample Books on Thesis Writing
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- Theses and dissertations : a guide to writing in the social and physical sciences / Isadore Newman ... [et al.]. Publisher: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c1997.
CIMC Professional Stacks : LB2369 T44 1997
Memorial Library Reference Stacks Room 262 (non-circulating): LB2369 T44 1997 - Cone, John D. Dissertations and theses from start to finish : psychology and related fields / John D. Cone and Sharon L. Foster. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c1993.
Business Library : BF76.5 C645 1993
Memorial Library Stacks Regular Size Shelving : BF76.5 C645 1993 - Madsen, David. Successful dissertations and theses : a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion / David Madsen. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1992.
Memorial Library Reference Stacks Room 262 (non-circulating) : LB2369 M32 1992
Memorial Library Stacks Regular Size Shelving : LB2369 M32 1992 - Slade, Carole. Form and style : research papers, reports, theses / Carole Slade. Edition: 11th ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c2000
College Library Main Collection, 3rd Floor, Room 3191: LB2369 C3 2000 - Teitelbaum, Harry. How to write a thesis : a guide to the research paper / Harry Teitelbaum. Edition: 3rd ed. New York : Macmillan, c1994.
Memorial Library Reference Stacks Room 262 (non-circulating) : LB2369 T36 1994
Submitting your Thesis or Dissertation
Guide to Preparing Your Master's Thesis (UW Madison Graduate School)
Guide to Preparing Your Doctoral Dissertation (UW Madison Graduate School)