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WRITING GUIDES AND STUDY AIDS IN THE COLLEGE LIBRARIES
This is a guide to help you with your writing and study skills. We will keep adding to this list, so do keepchecking the most recent edition for updates.
General writingCarter, RonaldSeeing through language: a guide to styles of English writing (Basil Blackwell, 1990)OWL YZCK/CAR
The Chicago Manual of Style(University of Chicago Press, 2003, 15th ed) Americas foremost guide on the subjectMOB YZCK/CHI(15ed)OWL YZCK/CHI(14ed)
Clanchy, J., and Ballard, B.How to Write Essays: a practical guide for students (Longman, 1998, 3rd ed)MOB YZCK/CLA
Cottrell, StellaThe Study Skills Handbook (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 2ed.)OWL YZCK/COT
Dunleavy, Patrick.Authoring a PhD : how to plan, draft, write, and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation( Basingstoke :Palgrave Macmillan,2003.)MER MOB YZCK/DUN
The Economist Style Guide(Economist Books / Business Books, 1991, rev. edition)Useful slim volume on topics such as American-British English, hyphenation, etc.MOB YZCK/ECO
Elbow, PeterWriting without teachers(Oxford University Press, 1973)MOB YZCK/ELB
Gibaldi, Joseph
MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 5th ed. (Modern Language Association of America,1999)MOB YZCK/GIB(1)
Gibaldi, JospephMLA Style Manual and guide to Scholarly Publishing 3rd ed. (New York, MLA of America, 2008.)YZCK/GIB(3ed)
Hayens, JohnStyle (London, Routledge, 1995)OWL YZCK/HAY
Kane, Thomas S.The new Oxford guide to writing (Oxford University Press,1988)MOB YZCK/KAN
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Murray, RowenaThe handbook of academic writing: a fresh approach. (Maidenhead, OUP, 2006).OWL YZCK/MUR CONFINED
Neville, ColinThe complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism (Open University Press, 2007)
OWL YZCK/NEV
Nicol, AdelheidDisplaying your Findings: a practical guide for creating figures, posters and presentations(Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2003)MOB YZCK/NIC
Ritter, R.M.The Oxford Guide to StyleOriginally devised to provide rules for compositors and readers at Oxford University Press, this remainsa respected guide to the subject.MOB YZCK/OXF(a) CONFINEDOWL YZCK/OXF(b)
Williams, Joseph M.Style: lessons in Clarity and Grace 9th ed. (New York: Pearson, 2007.)MOB YZCK/WILOWL YZCK/WIL(a)and (b)
Zinsser, William KnowltonOn writing well : an informal guide to writing nonfiction 4 ed. (Harper & Row,1990)MOB YZCK/ZIN
Zinsser, William KnowltonWriting to learn (Harper & Row c1988)MOB YZCK/ZIN(1)
Cite them Right: referencing made easy (Northumbria University Press, 2004)MOB YZCK / PEA(a) CONFINEDOWL YXCK/PEA CONFINED
Humanities General
Graves, N. & Varma (eds)Working for a Doctorate: a Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences
(Routledge, 1997)Covering British universities and collegesMOB J1/GRA
Tinkler, PennyThe Doctoral Examination Process: a handbook for students, examiner and supervisors(OUP, 2004)MOB J1/TIN
English
Montgomery, Martin
Ways of Reading: advanced reading skills for students of English literature(Routledge, 2000, 2nd ed.)OWL YZD/DON
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History
Cantor, Norman F.How to study history(Rainbow Bridge Company, 1967)
OWL L4B/CAN
Munslow, A.The Routledge Companion to Historical Studies (Routledge, 2000)MOB L4/MUN
Stanford, M.Companion to the Study of History (Blackwell, 1997)OWL L4B/STA
Law
Cane, P. & Tushnet, M (eds)The Oxford Handbook of Legal Studies (Oxford University Press, 2003)OWL S1/OHLS
Raistrick, D.Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations (Bowker-Saur, 1993, 2nd ed)OWL S1/RAI
Strong, S.I.How to Write Law Essays and Exams (Butterworths, 2003)OWL S1/STR
Thomas, P.A. and Knowles, J.How to Use a Law Library: an introduction to legal skills (Sweet & Maxwell, 2001, 4th edition)OWL S1/THO(4) CONFINED
Maths
Miller, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth), 1959-The Chicago guide to writing about numbers / Jane E. Miller. (University of Chicago Press, c2004.)OWL YZCK/MIL
Olive, J.
Maths: a students survival guide (Cambridge University Oress, 2003, 2nd
edition)OWL AMA/OLI(2nd ed)
Science and Medicine
Burton, J.L., & B.J.LAids to Undergraduate Medicine (Churchill Livingstone, 1997, 6th edition)OWL H8/BUR
Zeiger, MimiEssentials of writing biomedical research papers (New York : McGraw-Hill, Health ProfessionsDivision, c2000)
OWL H8/ZEI
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Day, R.A.How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Cambridge University Press, 1995, 4th edition)OWL YZCK/DAY
Matthew, J.R., Bowen, J.M. & Matthews, R.W.Successful Scientific Writing: a step-by-step guide for biomedicalscientists(Cambridge University Press, 1996)
MOB YZCK/MAT
Careers
University of Oxford Careers ServiceThe Careers Service Guide Includes a guide to writing a C.V. (Wallingford, updated yearly)MOB 1/CS
Prospects Directory: jobs and postgraduate studyContains tips on writing a C.V. and covering letters. (Manchester, CSU publications, latest edition)MOB 1/PRO
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