Whether its writing your first research paper or your final dissertation, we've collected a variety of useful sources to make the process a little easier.

Online Style Guides & Resources

• Internet Public Library: Citing Electronic Information
• APA Style Guide
• Chicago Manual of Style

Evaluating Online Resources

• World Wide Web Virtual Library: Evaluation of Information Sources
• Evaluating Online Resources from High Speed Internet
• New Mexico State University Evaluation Criteria

Copyrights, Plagiarism & Reproduced Material

• Thomson Wadsworth English: Defining & Avoiding Plagiarism
• Fair Use Visualizer
• Indiana University: What It Is and How To Recognize and Avoid It (Plagiarism)
• Plagiarism vs. Copyrighted Material
• Use of Copyrighted Material & Trademark Names
• Dichotomous Key for Using Reproduced Material

Theses & Dissertations

• Thesis & Dissertation Manual
• UNT Digital Library
• Demystifying the Dissertation Proposal, from The Chronicle of Higher Education by Dr. Leonard Cassuto

Writing Awards

Once you've completed a thesis or dissertation, you should consider applying for one of the many writing awards available. Dissertation Awards from the Colleges of Business, Education, and Information are available directly from these colleges. Please contact them specifically for more information.

The Networked Digital Library of Electronic Theses & Dissertations offer awards for the most technologically innovative electronic dissertation. For more information and to see a list of recent award winners, visit the NDLTD website.

Additional Resources

• UNT Writing Laboratory
• Free Editing Help for Nonnative English Speakers, from Dr. Ryan Boettger, UNT Assistant Professor, Linguistics and Technical Communication