"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" - Einstein

"Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs." - Einstein

Technical Writing Guides

• Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet --  by Andrew Harnack and Gene Kleppinger.
• Citing Online and Paper Resources -- Georgetown U. Library.
• Computer Science Style Guide Suggestions -- Acceptable Bibliography styles. Dalhousie University, Canada.
• Computer Science Writing Guides -- University of Adelaide, Australia.
• Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal -- S. Joseph Levine at Michigan State University.
• How (and How Not) to Write a Good Systems Paper (ps) -- by Roy Levin and David D. Redell.
• How to Cite the Internet
• How To Have Your Abstract Rejected -- by Mary-Claire van Leunen and Richard Lipton.
• How to Organize Your Thesis  by John W. Chinneck at Carleton University, Canada.
• How to write a Dissertation or Bedtime Reading for People who do not have Time to Sleep
• How to write a PhD Thesis by Steve Easterbrook.
• How to write references -- document at U. of Central England.
• Ian Parberry's Referee's Guide | Referee's Form | Speaker's Guide  -- for new computer scientists.
• Online! Citations Style
• NASA Technical Report Writing  -- guide for engineers, researchers, and scientists explaining the basics of writing technical reports. Each stage of report writing is discussed, from preparation, style, and composing introductions to describing experiments, results, and compiling references.
• Online Technical Writing -- introductory online textbook by David A. McMurrey.
• Research Papers/Term Papers/ Reports: a Guide -- at University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
• Some Hints on Mathematical Style (pdf) -- by David Gross, Ohio State U.
• Writing a Scientific Report -- U. Wisconsin-Madison.
• Writing and Communication in Math at Math Forum -- the leading online resource for improving math learning, teaching, and communication.
• Writing a Math Phase Two Paper (pdf) by Steven Kleiman -- primer on mathematical writing.

Research Resources

• Collective Advice on Research & Writing -- A collection of advice at Carnegie Mellon U. about how to do research and how to communicate effectively (primarily for computer scientists).
• All-But-Dissertation Survival Guide -- a free monthly e-mail newsletter for ABD's.
• Best Method for Presentation of Research Results (pdf) -- by Ivan Stojmenovic, U. of Ottawa.
• Chronicle of Higher Education -- comprehensive site.
• Dissertation Doctor
• Good Method to Prepare and Use Transparencies for Research Presentations (pdf) -- by Veljko Milutinovic, U. of Belgrade.
• Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation -- Capital Community College, CT.
• Elements of E-Text Style --  by John Goodwin.
• IEEE
  • Author & Submission Guidelines
  • Computer Society Style Guide -- special sections on Math Guidelines, References and much more. Style templates are available.
  • Guide for Transaction Authors -- on style requirements, with examples.
  • IEEE Transactions LaTeX and Microsoft Word Style Files
  • Requirements for creating PDF Documents for IEEExplore (pdf)
• PhinSeD -- A discussion & support group for people who cannot seem to finish their dissertation or theses.
• Research Together --  hundreds of forums, covering topics from engineering, medical and computer research to philosophy, law and linguistics for all researchers.
• Research Guide for Students -- contains almost all research tools.
• Survival in the Academy -- graduate student hand book at Caltech which has general advice on choosing an advisor, survival skills for graduate students and advice for new Assistant professors.
• Survival Manual for Graduate Students in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences by Dianne P. O'Leary at U. of MD College Park.
• Technical Writing  at  Writer's Write
• Technical Writing & Research Ethics by Justin Zobel at RMIT U. Australia.
• Thesis Handbook  -- at SUNY.
• Virtual Learning Organization   -- online graduate research.
• Writer's Resources  --  information related to technical writing.
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation -- practical guide created by S. Joseph Levine to assist in the crafting, implementing and defending of a graduate school thesis or dissertation.
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering & Science Students -- contain advice, models, and exercises fro common writing and speaking assignments in engineering and science.

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