How to write and read papers

General writing guides

• Writing an Annotated Bibliography (from Cornell University Libraries)
• Writing a Literature Review (from UCSC)
• How to Write a Thesis Statement (from the Writing Center at the University of Indiana)
• Citation guides including APA, MLA, and Chicago

Discipline-specific writing and reading guides

• Writing economics (from Harvard University)
• History
  • Writing about history (from the University of Toronto)
  • Reading, writing and resarching about history: A guide for college students (from Bowdoin College)
• A brief guide to writing the English paper (from Harvard University)
• Writing sociology (from UNC Chapel Hill)

Writing sites

• John Jay's Writing Center — workshops, appointments, and online tutoring. 

Books about academic writing

• Graff, G., Birkenstein, C., & Durst, R.K. (2014). "They say/I say": The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing (3rd ed.). New York: Norton. — Check it out: on Reserve PE1431 .G73 2014 or Stacks PE1431 .G73 2009 (1st ed.).
• Lester, J.D., and Lester, Jr., J.D. (2010). Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (13th ed.). New York: Longman. — Check it out from the Stacks LB2369 .L4 2010.
• Turabian, K.L. (2013). A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. — Request at the Reference Desk (call number LB2369 .T8 2013).

Updated Oct. 2017 by R. Davis