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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.

Resource Library

Web resource:Academic Authorship

By | Jun. 13, 2010
Good overview on authorship criteria and related subjects. Includes information on authorship guidelines and norms in various academic fields. From Wikipedia.

Web resource:How to Handle Authorship Disputes: A Guide for New Researchers

By | Jun. 13, 2010
Advice on dealing with--and preventing--disagreements about who will be listed as an author. Also includes explanations of concepts related to authorship. From a publication of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Web resource:"Writing Your [Grant] Application"

By | May. 30, 2010
Guidance from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on writing a grant proposal. Although some of the content is specific to NIH, much of it applies to writing a grant proposal for any funding source. The bulleted lists of tips seem especially helpful. (Note: If you are applying for an NIH grant, be sure to use the newest instructions for the type of grant that you are seeking. The instructions sometimes change, and so some details in "Writing Your Application" might be out of date when you apply.)

Book:Some Style Manuals and Other Resources

By | May. 18, 2010
Supplementary material from the AuthorAID Workshop on Research Writing Skills, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17-21 May 2009. Lists style manuals and other books brought to the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences in conjunction with the workshop. Includes tables of contents.

Web resource:Some Resources from the Purdue Online Writing Lab

By | Apr. 25, 2010
Openly accessible resources on writing, from Purdue University. Includes multiple resources on each of the following topics: the writing process, rhetoric and logic, essay genres, style and language, and citation.

Published paper:"Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin"

By | Apr. 09, 2010

Although this article focuses on writing review articles for the journal Psychological Bulletin, much of the content also applies to writing review articles for other journals--and to doing other types of academic writing. 

Published paper:"Analyzing the Past to Prepare for the Future: Writing a Literature Review"

By | Apr. 08, 2010

Although this article focuses on writing review articles in the information systems field, much of the content also applies to writing review articles in other academic disciplines. Citation: Webster J, Watson RT. Analyzing the past to prepare for the future: writing a literature review. MIS Quarterly. June 2002;26(2):xiii-xxiii.

Presentation:Categories of Journal Submissions

By | Mar. 28, 2010

Overview of categories: reports of original research, other articles presenting new information, review articles, opinion pieces, news articles and feature articles, other. Presented at INASP online-publishing workshop, Sri Lanka, March 2010.

Copyediting and Proofreading

By | Mar. 28, 2010

Basics of copyediting and proofreading. Presented at INASP online-publishing workshop, Sri Lanka, March 2010.