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Research writing

General resources

  • Research Proposal - University of Illinois
  • "Verbs for Referring to Sources" from the University of Toronto
  • The Difference Between Statements of Purpose and Thesis Statements

Library basics

Tutorials, web tours and instructions on how to search AU Library sources for your research

  • http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/screens/help_index.html
  • http://libguides.athabascau.ca/booleansearching
  • http://library.athabascau.ca/help/jportal/ejportal_viewlet_swf.html

Taking notes

  • Taking Notes from Research Reading

Research process

  • Distinguishing scholarly journals from other periodicals
  • Researching Topics in Psychology
  • The AU Library Guide to the Research Process
  • AU Library's Political Science Research and Writing Guide
  • AU Library Help Centre - Help with accessing and searching AU Library resources
  • Purdue OWL: Writing a Research Paper

Updated February 13, 2023 by Digital & Web Operations, University Relations (web_services@athabascau.ca)

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