Research and Writing Help

• Brief Guides to Resources for Research - Includes topic selection, database search tips, images and multimedia and more.
• Quick Guides  - Includes topic selection, Google tips, research strategies and more.
• English 1000 Basic Research - Includes helpful tips on how to get started with a research topic, especially for undergraduate students.

• Write an Abstract
• Write an Annotated Bibliographies Examples
• Write a Book Review or Article Critique
• Conduct a Literature Review

• UNC Handouts on Writing - Writing the paper; Citation, style and sentence level concerns; specific writing assignments/contexts; writing for specific fields. Lots of good stuff on one page
• The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - includes academic writing, grammar and punctuation, subject-specific writing, job search writing and many citation styles with examples
• Advice on Academic Writing (University of Toronto) - good ESL writing tips and tips for writing in classes outside your major

Avoiding Plagiarism (interactive tutorial) 
Plagiarism Resources

• Thesis and Dissertation Guidelines for MU

Research Consultation
(Set up a one-on-one consultation with a librarian)

Writing Center support

The MU Writing Center has a trained staff of undergraduate and graduate students who provide writing support for any writing task, at any point in the writing process, for any students at MU. Visit their website to schedule an appointment or submit a draft.