Writing Guides

Tips for writing quality academic research papers

Term or research papers

• Writing and researching term papers
• Writing a term paper video (Libcast):
  • Part one
  • Part two
• Making an argument (from Purdue Online Writing Lab)
  
• Developing a timeline

Dalhousie Writing Centres

The goal of the Writing Centres are to help students cultivate ideas, develop strong organizational skills and heighten creativity. Its tutors will help you articulate, clarify, and shape academic and non-academic written work.

Locations
Killam Library Learning Commons G40C
Phone: 494-1963
E-mail: writingcentre@dal.ca

MacRae Library Learning Commons
Dalhousie Agricultural Campus
E-mail: mrovers@nsac.ca

Writing guides by genre

• Abstract (from the University of Toronto)
  
• Annotated bibliography (from the University of Toronto)
  
• Book review
  
• Critique (from St Francis Xavier University)
  
• Lab report (from the University of Guelph)
• Literature Review (from the University of Toronto)
• Memo (from Purdue's Online Writing Lab)
  
• Outline (from Purdue's Online Writing Lab)
• Thesis Statement (from the University of Toronto)