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Academic Writing: Grad / Postdoc

A guide to writing resources at the Caltech Library and on the Web.

Thesis / Dissertation

Submitting Your Thesis @ Caltech
How to Write a Thesis (Eco et al., 2015) [Ebook]
Access restricted to Caltech campus
Umberto Eco's wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, published in English for the first time.
Enjoy writing your science thesis or dissertation! : a step-by-step guide to planning and writing a thesis or dissertation for undergraduate and graduate science students, 2nd Ed. (Fisher, 2014)
Available at Caltech Hall Library
How to Prepare a Scientific Doctoral Dissertation Based on Research Articles (Björn, 2012) [Ebook]
Access restricted to Caltech campus
Also available at Caltech Hall Library:
Print 1st Ed. (2012)
Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation : a handbook for students and faculty, 5th Ed. (Mauch & Park, 2003)
Available at Caltech Hall Library
This book is designed to inform and advise about the thesis and dissertation process, how to get through it and get the most out of it.
Writing Your Dissertation In Fifteen Minutes A Day (Bolker, 1998)
Available at Caltech Hall Library

Scholarly Publication

Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks (Belcher, 2009)
Available at the Sherman Fairchild Library
Telling A Research Story: Writing a Literature Review (Feak & Swales, 2009)
Available at Caltech Hall Library

Academic Careers

A PhD Is Not Enough! A Guide to Survival in Science, Revised Ed. (Feibelman, 2011)
Access restricted to Caltech campus
Also available at Caltech Hall Library:
Print, Revised Ed.
Navigating academia : writing supporting genres (Swales & Feak, 2011)
Available Caltech Hall Library

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