Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: a handbook for students and faculty. LB2369.S62 2010. The essentials of academic writing. LB2369. … Researching and writing dissertations : a complete guide for business and management …

Listed here are some library materials that may help you in performing your final-year projects or researches, and that
may help in writing your term papers, theses or dissertations. Library materials of this sort can be found under subject
terms such as:

• Dissertations, Academic — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Report writing — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Research — Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Research – Methodology

Perform a subject search in the Library Catalogue (http://library.polyu.edu.hk/) using these subjects and you will
locate relevant materials. (Most items of these subjects are grouped under the call number LB2369 or PN147.)

Getting Started

The following are some suggested titles with which you may start. They describe the methods, the procedures and the
mechanics of writing research papers.
LB2369.D57 1998+
Dissertation handbook for postgraduate schemes
(Latest edition available online at https://www2.polyu.edu.hk/as/Polyu/PGSH/)
LB2369.H84 2006
Researching and writing across the curriculum.
LB2369.L4 2010
Writing research papers: a complete guide.
LB2369.M377 2003
Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: a handbook for students and faculty.
LB2369.S62 2010
The essentials of academic writing.
LB2369.T458 2008
Theses and dissertations: a guide to planning, research, and writing.
LB2369.T82 2010
Student’s guide to writing college papers.
Tips: Books of these topics are very popular, they may not be on the shelves. Please check the status against the Library
Catalogue first. You may also find these websites useful: The Writing Center (http://www.wisc.edu/writing/)

Download Library Resources on Writing Academic Papers.pdf