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Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011

Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses

Toolkit:Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit

By | Mar. 02, 2018

This toolkit has been developed for facilitators who are interested in introducing gender mainstreaming in higher education in order to challenge gender inequality.

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Open Education Database

By | Aug. 20, 2013
A comprehensive OpenCourseWare (OCW) portal featuring courses from leading universities in an array of topics

Annotated Journal Article

By | Aug. 16, 2013
A journal article with comments written on it about aspects of the writing. This article, which reports research on bees, is from the journal PLOS ONE. The comments were prepared by Michelle Yeoman as part of her graduate course work in science editing.

Web resource:"Guide on Writing in African Studies Journals"

By | Aug. 08, 2013
Blog post by Dr. Hartmut Bergenthum, Africa Librarian, Frankfurt University Library, Germany. Based on conference panels on the topic. Includes advice on choosing a journal, writing exciting articles, and other aspects of writing for African studies journals. Also includes links to instructions to authors from some journals publishing African studies papers.

Tips of the Week 101-125

By | Jul. 31, 2013
Fifth set of 25 weekly tips on writing and publishing. Our thanks to Bernard Appiah for preparing the tips and to Kelly Tucker for compiling the set. Original dates of posting: 30 October 2012 through 17 April 2013.

Main Slides: 2013 Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | Jul. 21, 2013

These are the main slides from a 3-week intensive course given at Texas A&M University in summer 2013. The course focused mainly on writing journal articles but also addressed other topics, such as preparing oral presentations, poster presentations, and grant proposals. For efficiency in downloading and reading, the slides are provided here as a PDF handout. Instructors wanting the PowerPoint versions of the slides to use in teaching can obtain copies by contacting Barbara Gastel at bgastel@cvm.tamu.edu.

Published paper:Review and Publication of Journal Submissions

By | Jun. 29, 2013
Presentation showing what occurs after a manuscript reaches a journal. Summarizes the peer review, decision, and production processes. By Leslie Neistadt, managing editor, Journal of Athletic Training.