These are just a few of the websites and books that are available. Consult the Ottenheimer Library at UALR for more resources.
Links to Style Manuals:
Links to Purchase Books Online:
General Books
- The Readable Thesis: A Guide to Clear and Effective Writing by Darrel Walters
- Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation : A Handbook for Students and faculty by James E. Mauch and Jack W. Birch
- How to Write a Thesis: A Guide to the Research Paper by Harry Teitlebaum
- Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing by John Trimble (Used at UALR)
- Doing Qualitative Research by David Silverman
- Handbook of Applied Social Research Methods by Leonard Bickman, Debra J. Rog, editors.
- The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing, paperback) by Booth, Colomb, and Williams
- A Manual For Writers 6th edition by Kay L. Turabian
- The Chicago Manual of Style 14th edition
- The Modern Researcher by Barzun and Graff (Last print 1992:5th edition)
Humanities
Music
- A Short Guide to Writing About Music 2nd edition by Jonathan Bellman
- Irvine’s Writing About Music 3rd edition by Irvine Demar
- A Guide to Research in Music Education, 5th Edition by Lawrence Ferrara
- Exploring Research in Music Education and Music Therapy by Kenneth H. Phillips
Psychology
- Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology and Related Fields by John D. Cone
- Designing and Reporting Experiments by Peter Harris
- Writing Papers in Psychology: A Student Guide to Research Reports, Essays, Proposals, Posters, and Brief Reports by Ralph and Mimi Rosnow
- Writing Psychological Reports: A Guide for Clinicians by Wolber and Carne
Political Science
- The Political Science Student Writer’s Manual by Scott and Garrison (4th Edition, paperback)
- Writing a Research Paper in Political Science by Lisa Baglione
- Political Science Research Methods by Johnson and Reynolds
Sociology
- The Sociology Student Writer’s Manual, (5th Edition, paperback) by William A. Johnson (Author), Richard P. Rettig (Author), Gregory M. Scott (Author), Stephen M. Garrison (Author)
- A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers (Group author)
- Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article, Second Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing, paperback) by Becker and Richards
- Handbook of Interview Research: Context & Method by Jaber F. Gubrium (Editor), Dr. James A. Holstein (Editor)
- Improving Survey Questions: Design and Evaluation (Applied Social Research Methods, paperback) by Dr. Floyd J. Fowler (Author)