Research Guide for: Geosciences

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Basic Research & Writing Guides

Research Guides

Books

Craft of Research
Call Number: Q180.55.M4 B66 2003 Location: Stacks (3F)

The Curious Researcher: A guide to writing research papers
Call Number: LB2369 .B246 1999 Location: Stacks (3F)

The Oxford Guide to Library Research
Call Number: Z710 .M23 2005 Location: Stacks (3F)

Practicing College Study Skills: Strategies for success
Call Number: LB2395 .H66 2001 Location: Stacks (3F)

Your Research Project: A step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher
Call Number: LB2369 .W26 2001 Location: Stacks (3F)

Online Sources

Online Library Learning Center (A project of the Board of Regents, University System of Georgia)
http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/

Library Research Tutorial for General Information Topics (Ingram Library)
http://www.westga.edu/~library/depts/li/tutorials/engl1101/

Research 101 (University of Washington Libraries)
http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/

The Seven Steps of the Research Process (Olin and Uris Libraries, Cornell University)
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill1.htm

Writing Guides

Books

The Elements of Style
Call Number: PE1408 .S772 2000 Location: Stacks (3F)
Also online

Style : toward clarity and grace
Call Number: PE1421 .W546 1990 Location: Stacks (3F)

Online Sources

The Elements of Style by William Strunk.
http://www.bartleby.com/141/