Library Contact
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Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205
Key Research Guides for Graduate Students
- Introduction to the Library for Graduate StudentsVideo introduction to library (18 mins)
- The Literature Review: For DissertationsAll graduate students should start here, before beginning a comprehensive literature review
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowBefore you begin your own dissertation be sure to check whether others have covered the same territory. Indexing & authors' abstracts for 90% of doctoral dissertations and some masters theses accepted each year in the United States and Canada (since 1861), plus thousands more from Great Britain and Ireland (since 1716), and selected other universities around the world (as far back as 1637). Includes full-text (in PDF) of most* dissertations submitted at University of Michigan and the 13 other CIC/Big Ten Universities since 1997.
- Citation Analysis GuideExplanation of citation analysis and how to use it to assess journal impact
- Delivery Services7-FAST, Inter-Library Loan, U-Borrow, MGet It.
Literature Review Documents
- Note Taking TemplateThis template was put together by Hannah Rempel at Oregon State University.
- Literature Review Scoring Rubricfrom "Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation" by David N. Boote and Penny Beile Educational Researcher 2005 vol 34 issue 3
Reading, Writing & Publishing
Becker, H.S. (2007). Writing for social scientists: how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (EBook Central
Becker, H.S. (1998). Tricks of the trade: how to think about your research while you’re doing it. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (Hatcher Graduate Library & Shapiro Undergraduate Library:
Galvan. J.L. (2014). Writing literature reviews: a guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences. 6th ed. Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak. (Hatcher Graduate Library: H 61.8 .G34 2014)
Raff, J. (2013). "How to read and understand a scientific paper: a guide for non-scientists," Violent Metaphors. Aug 25, 2013.
Silvia, P.J. (2019). How to write a lot : a practical guide to productive academic writing. 2nd ed. Washington: American Psychological Association. (EBSCO eBooks)
Sommers, R. & Sommers, B. (2002). A practical guide to behavioral research: tools and techniques. New York: Oxford University Press. (Hatcher Graduate Library: H 62 .S712 2002)
Thody. A. (2006). Writing and presenting research. London; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications. (Online: in Sage Research Methods)