Links

Guidelines and Tips for Dissertation Writers
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/writing/thesis/thesis-intro.htm
This excellent site is by The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK. It provides guidelines and tips for dissertation writers.

How to Write a Phd Thesis
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/thesis.html
Produced by the University of New South Wales, this site gives some simple and practical advice on the problems of getting started, getting organized, dividing the huge task into less formidable pieces and working on those pieces.

The Thesis Writing Process
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~oleary/gradstudy/node10.html
These pages are on the website of the University of Maryland. They provide a brief overview of the process of writing a thesis.

How to Write a Paper
http://www.grantadesign.com/userarea/teachingresource/writeapaper.htm
A detailed and very accessible guide to writing a paper on your research, available as a PDF download. Originally written by Professor Mike Ashby for Engineering students at Cambridge University.

Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes
This site is provided by Michigan State University. The pages aim to assist graduate students in thinking through the many aspects of crafting, implementing and defending a thesis or dissertation.

How to Write A Dissertation
http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/essay.dissertation.html
Maintained by the computer science department at Purdue University, this site provides a check-list to help you improve your dissertation or thesis.

Thesis Guide
http://www.pgb.unsw.edu.au
This downloadable thesis guide is provided by the University of New South Wales Postgraduate Board (PGB).

Plain English Campaign
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk
The Plain English Campaign is an independent organisation fighting for crystal-clear language and against jargon, gobbledygook and other confusing language. The organisation defines plain English as something that the intended audience can read, understand and act upon the first time they read it. Plain English takes into account design and layout as well as language.

Learner Development Unit: Study Guides
http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner
This site of learner-development resources is maintained by Birmingham City University. It includes a page of writing resources.

Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net
These guides are provided by Joe Landsberger as an educational public service. The guides are wide ranging and available in many languages.

Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com
This site provides an online dictionary, thesaurus, and other resources for writers.

Mirriam-Webster Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
Another online dictionary and thesaurus.

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
http://www.grammarbook.com
An online reference guide and workbook for grammar and punctuation.

OneLook Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/
This site searches all web-based dictionaries that define or translate words.

Barleby.com Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com
Unlimited access to books online, including Roget's Thesaurus and Strunk's Elements of style.