Library Guides: Chemistry: 4. Writing

General Writing Guides (Websites)

Referencing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Academic Skills Centre, Trent University
Grammar & Clear Writing
Academic Skills Centre, Trent University
Writing Essays
Academic Skills Centre, Trent University
Advice on Academic Writing
Writing at the University of Toronto.
Guides include: Planning and Organizing; Using Sources (e.g. paraphrasing); Style and Editing
Academic Writing
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
The Writing Process
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
Specific Types of Writing
Writing at the University of Toronto
Guides included: Annotated Bibliography; Book Reviews; Literature Reviews; Comparative Essays; Academic Proposals; Abstracts; Essays; Presentations.
Common Writing Assignments
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
Journalism & Journalistic Writing
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
Professional, Technical Writing
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University

Writing Guides (Print & Electronic Books)

ACS Style Guide
Chapter 1: Writing a Scientific Paper

The ACS Style Guide by Anne M. Coghill (Editor); Lorrin R. Garson (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 0841239991
Publication Date: 2006-07-20
Fit to print : the Canadian student's guide to essay writing by Joanne Buckley
Call Number: LB 2369 .B83 2009 (In Stacks at Bata and Oshawa)
ISBN: 0176442405
Publication Date: 2008
The Broadview Guide to Writing by Doug Babington; Don LePan
ISBN: 1551116561
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
How to Do a Research Project by Colin Robson
Call Number: LB 2369 .R575 2007 REF (in Reference in Bata)
ISBN: 1405114894
Publication Date: 2007-01-30
How to Write by Alastair Fowler
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 0199278504
Publication Date: 2007-04-16
Making Sense: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing by Margot Northey
Call Number: LB 2369 .N67 2009 (in stacks at Bata)
ISBN: 9780195430639
Publication Date: 2009-04-03
Shortcuts for the Student Writer by Jay Silverman; Elaine Hughes; Diana Roberts Wienbroer
ISBN: 0071466517
Publication Date: 2005
The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing by David Morley
ISBN: 0521547547
Publication Date: 2007-05-10
Making Sense: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing in Geography and Environmental Sciences by Margot Northey; Dianne Louise Draper; David B. Knight
Call Number: G 74 .N67 2009 REF
ISBN: 0195431383
Publication Date: 2010-04-15
Making Sense: A Students Guide to Research and Writing in the Social Sciences by Margot Northey; Lorne Tepperman; Patrizia Albanese
Call Number: H 91 .N67 2009 (In Stacks in Oshawa and Bata)
ISBN: 0195430573
Publication Date: 2009-04-03
Writing Essays: a guide for students in English and the humanities by Richard Marggraf Turley
ISBN: 0415230136
Publication Date: 2000-11-07

Sciences (Websites)

Science
Academic Skills Centre, Trent University
Lab Report
Writing at the University of Toronto
Writing in the Sciences
Writing at the University of Toronto
How to Use Active Voice in the Sciences
Writing at the University of Toronto
Healthcare Writing
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
Writing in Nursing
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
Writing and Speaking Guidelines for Engineering and Science
Pennsylvania State University
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: A Guide for Undergraduates
Journal of Young Investigators

Arts & Humanities (Websites)

Writing about History
Writing at the University of Toronto
Writing in Literature
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University
Guides included: Literary Terms; Literary theory; Writing about Fiction; Writing about Literature; Writing in Literature; Writing About Poetry; Image in Poetry
Creative Writing
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University

Social Sciences (Websites)

Social Sciences
Academic Skills Centre, Trent University
Writing in the Social Sciences
Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University