Academic Assistance and Research
Academic freedom historically refers to the freedom of educators at colleges and universities, to teach, publish, and engage in research unhindered by others. Those who are protected by academic freedom have the responsibility to conduct research honestly, to report their findings accurately, and to teach without bias. In democratic societies academic freedom is respected as a right. To facilitate academic freedom, students and scholars are often required to follow proscribed plans for presenting their research and viewpoints. Below you will find links to educational resources for conducting and reporting research as well as sources for language assistance.
Capital Community-Technical College: Charles Darling: Grammar and Writing Resources Guide
This guide for college-level students has a selection of digital handouts for the organization of sentences, paragraphs, and essays.
Capital Community-Technical College: Charles Darling: Research Papers Writing Guide
Find out how to prepare an outline, work with quotations, format the paper, use parenthetical documentation, avoid plagiarism, and more.
Michigan State University, East Lansing: H-Grad
Get information about a discussion list and scholarly network for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences and resources.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York: Department of Language, Literature, and Communication: J. Quaintance: Rensselaer Writing Center Handouts Guide
Get help on writing abstracts, cover letters, critiques, graduate school application essays, theses, with grammar and style-related articles.
University of Memphis, Tennessee: Department of History Maurice Crouse: Citing Electronic Information in History Papers
Use this detailed guide for electronic citations to find models for reference lists, bibliographies, and notes for a variety of sources.
University of South Dakota, Vermillion: Department of History: Clayton Miles Lehmann: Writing Research Papers Information Guide
This research paper guide has tips on grammar and style, formatting, the preparation of footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographic citations.