Penn State University Libraries - Undergraduate Research "How To" Titles

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Badke, William B.  Research Strategies : finding your way through the information fog.  IUniverse, Inc. 2008.

Bell, Judith. Doing your research project [electronic resource] : a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science.  Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Open University Press, 2010.

Evans, David and Paul Gruba.  How to Write a Better Thesis. 2nd ed. Melbourne University, 2002. _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Few, Stephen.  Show Me the Numbers: designing tables and graphs to enlighten.  Analytics Press, 2004. 

George, Mary W.  The Elements of Library Research : what every student needs to know.  Princeton University Press, 2008. 

Goshert, John Charles.  Entering the academic conversation : strategies for research writing.  Longman, 2011.

Greetham, Bryan.  How to Write Your Undergraduate Dissertation.  Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Grix, Jonathan.  Information skills : finding and using the right resources .  Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Hall, George M.( ed.)  How to Write a Paper.  4th ed.  BMJ Books, 2008. _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Lane, Nancy D.  Techniques for Student Research : a comprehensive guide to using the library.  Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2000.

Lipson, Charles.  Doing Honest Work in College: how to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success.  Chicago, 2008.

Marczyk Goeffrey and others.  Essentials of Research Design and Methodology.  Wiley, 2005. _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Marczyk Goeffrey and others.  Essentials of Research Design and Methodology.  Wiley, 2005.

Moton, David.  Navigating America: Information competency and research for the twenty-first century.  Boston, 2010.

Reardon, Dennis.  Doing your Undergraduate Project.  SAGE Publications, 2006.

Robson, Colin.  How to Do a Research Project: a guide for undergraduate students.  Blackwell, 2007. _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Silvia, Paul. How to Write a Lot: a practical guide to productive academic writing.  APA,  2007. 

Stebbins, Leslie F.  Student Guide to Research in the Digital Age : how to locate and evaluate information sources.  Libraries Unlimited, 2006.

Sue, Valerie and Lois Ritter.  Conducting Online Surveys.  Sage, 2007. 

Taylor, George R. Integrating quantitative and qualitative methods in research.  3rd ed. Lanham, MD : University Press of America, c2010.

Van Wagenen R. Keith.  Writing a Thesis.  Prentice-Hall, 1991.  _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Wisker, Gina.  The Undergraduate Research Handbook.  Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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Anholt, Robert.  Dazzle Them with Style: the art of oral scientific presentation. Elsevier Academic, 2006.

Booth, Vernon.  Communicating in Science.  2nd ed.  Cambridge, 1993. _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Branchaw, Janet.  Entering research : a facilitator's manual : workshops for students beginning research in science.  W. H. Freeman,c2010.

Davis, Martha.  Scientific Papers and Presentations.  2nd. 2d.  Academic Press, 2005. _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Day, Robert.  How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper.  Greenwood, 2006.

Goldbort, Robert.  Writing for Science.  Yale, 2006.

Morgan, Scott.  Speaking about Science: a manual for creating clear presentations.  Cambridge, 2006.

Northey, Margot.  Making sense : life sciences : a student's guide to research and writing.  Oxford University Press, 2011.

Robinson, Marin S. Write Like a Chemist : a guide and resource.  Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Becker, Howard S.  Writing for Social Scientists: how to start and finish your thesis, book or article.  2nd ed.  Chicago, 2007.

Denscombe, Martyn. Ground rules for social research [electronic resource] : guidelines for good practice.  2nd ed.  Maidenhead ; New York : Open University Press, 2010.

Dunn, Dana S. A Short Guide to Writing about Psychology.  Pearson/Longman, 2008.

Hek, Gill and Pam Moule.  Making Sense of Research: an introduction for health and social care practitioners.   3rd ed. Sage, 2006.

Mabbett, I. W.  Writing History Essays: a student’s guide.  Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Reed, Jeffrey G.  Library Use : handbook for psychology.  American Psychological Association, 2003.

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Abela, Andrew.  Advanced Presentations by Design: creating communication that drives action. Pfeiffer, 2008.

Anholt, Robert.  Dazzle Them with Style: the art of oral scientific presentation. Elsevier Academic, 2006.

Chivers, Barbara.  A Student's Guide to Presentations : making your presentation count.  SAGE Publications, 2007.

Davis, Martha.  Scientific Papers and Presentations.  2nd. 2d.  Academic Press, 2005. _{(purchased with National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund Grant)}

Duarte, Nancy.  Slide:ology: the art and science of creating great presentations.  O'Reilly Media, 2008.

Few, Stephen.  Information Dashboard Design: the effective visual communication of data.  O’Reilly, 2006.

Hall, George M. (ed.)  How to Present at Meetings.  2nd ed.  BMJ Books, 2007.

Kosslyn, Stephen.  Clear and To the Point: 8 psychological principles for compelling PowerPoint presentations.  Oxford, 2007.

Morgan, Scott.  Speaking about Science: a manual for creating clear presentations.  Cambridge, 2006.

Nicol, Adelheid A. M. and Penny M. Pexman.  Displaying Your Findings: a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations.  American Psychological Association, 2003.

Reynolds, Gar. Presentation Zen: simple ideas on presentation design and delivery. New Riders, 2008.

Shepherd, Kerry.  Presenting at Conferences, Seminars and Meetings. Sage, 2005.

Tufte, Edward.  Beautiful Evidence. Graphics, 2006.

Willis, Jackie.  Data Analysis and Presentation Skills: an introduction for the life and medical sciences. Wiley, 2004.

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These books were purchased in support of the Campus Honors Program Undergraduate Research Initiative.  Included are books purchased with $200 in grant funds secured by Dr. Laura Guertin from the National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund.  Additional materials were purchased with matching funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment and campus library materials budget.