SCPS: Research and Writing 

Please note: This guide is intended to provide "something for everyone"  -- materials to pick and choose from that may be useful to both undergraduate and graduate SCPS students.

• Writing Materials for Students
  From Dartmouth. Well-organized instruction on the process of writing an academic paper. 
  
  
• The Craft of Research
  Call No. Q180.55 .M4 B66 2008. Copies available at Alderman Library and Brown Library.  
  If you're looking for practical, step-by-step advice on writing a research paper, this book may be just what you need.
  
  Partial contents:
  -- Connecting with your reader -- Planning your project - an overview -- From topics to questions -- From questions to a problem -- From problems to sources -- Making a claim and supporting it -- Assembling a research argument -- Making good arguments: Overview -- Making claims -- Assembling reasons and evidence --  Planning, drafting, and revising -- Introductions and conclusions-- Revising style: Telling your story clearly -- Some last considerations.
  
  
• Online UVA Library Research and Instruction videos.
  
  
  

• Elizabeth Margutti
  eam@virginia.edu
  434-924-7410
  
  
• Anne Benham
  apb4n@virginia.edu
  800-580-7163
  434 924-3218