LibGuides: Resources for Thesis Students: Writing Resources


Library Research Guides

Writing tips

How to Write a BA Thesis by Charles Lipson
Call Number: MH Stacks LB2369 .L54 2018
ISBN: 9780226430911
Publication Date: 2018-12-05
In addition to the copy in the stacks, there's also a non-circulating copy of this title that you can consult at the Research Corner (located across from the library's Circulation Desk).
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Paul J. Silvia
ISBN: 9781433829734
Publication Date: 2018-09-01

Tips and Tools from the UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center
Handouts and videos in the categories "Writing the Paper," "Citation, Style, and Sentence Level Concerns," "Specific Writing Assignments or Contexts," and "Writing for Specific Fields." There's even an Honors Theses handout that includes a section on "Goal-setting and time management." Some of the information is UNC specific, but much of it is applicable anywhere.

Formatting your thesis

Formatting guidelines
Guidelines for how to format your thesis (Parts of the thesis, Fonts, Spacing and pagination, Footnotes, Printing) taken directly from Mount Holyoke's Faculty Legislation.

Wordprocessing software

Google Docs may be a convenient place to brainstorm or begin working on your thesis, but Microsoft Word is better for more sophisticated formatting and longer documents. As an MHC student you can install Word on your computer for free! Visit the LITS Personal Tech Purchases page and scroll to the Free Microsoft Office section to learn how to download Office 365 for Education (includes includes Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint).