Recommended Reading

Below are some books which you may find helpful when you are starting your BA or honor's thesis. If you would like to locate these books at the Library, access the recommended reading list via RefShare, a feature of RefWorks. will connect you to the Library Catalog record for each item.

Allison, Brian and Phil Race. The Student's Guide to Preparing Dissertations and Theses.. London ; New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.

American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001.

Anderson, Chalon E., Amy T. Carrell, Jimmy L. Widdifield, and Jr. What Every Student should Know about Citing Sources with APA Documentation. What Every Student should Know about. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2007.

Anson, Chris M., Robert A. Schwegler, and Marcia F. Muth. The Longman Writer's Bible : The Complete Guide to Writing, Research, and Grammar. New York: Pearson Longman, 2006.

Beasley, David. Beasley's Guide to Library Research. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000.

Davis, James P. The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Writing with Sources. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.

Fabb, Nigel and Alan Durant. How to Write Essays, Dissertations, and Theses in Literary Studies. London ; New York: Longman, 1993.

Gibaldi, Joseph and Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.

Hughes, Elaine, Jay Silverman, and Diana Roberts Wienbroer. Finding Answers : A Guide to Conducting and Reporting Research. New York, NY: HarperCollins College Publishers, 1994.

Lenburg, Jeff. The Facts on File Guide to Research. Facts on File Library of Language and Literature. New York: Facts On File, 2005.

Lester, James D. and James D. Lester Jr. Writing Research Papers in the Social Sciences. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2006.

Lipson, Charles. How to Write a BA Thesis : A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper. Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Maimon, Elaine P., Janice Peritz, and Kathleen Blake Yancey. The New McGraw-Hill Handbook. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Mann, Thomas. The Oxford Guide to Library Research. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

Turabian, Kate L., Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and staff,University of Chicago Press editorial. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations : Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

The University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Online edition.

Walliman, Nicholas. Your Research Project : A Step-by-Step Guide for the First-Time Researcher. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, 2005.

Winkler, Anthony C. and Jo Ray McCuen. Writing the Research Paper : A Handbook. Austin: Thomson & Heinle, 2003.

Zerubavel, Eviatar. The Clockwork Muse : A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1999.