Key Elements of Academic Writing
● Arguments*
● Collecting Information*
● Dictation as a Writing Tool
● Drafting, Designing, Revising*
● Get Started with STEM Writing
● Grammar*
● Intro to Academic Writing 🎥
● Peer Review 🎥*
● Avoiding Procrastination
● Pronouns & Gender-Fair Writing
● Punctuation*
● Working with Sources*
Citation, Style Systems, & Plagiarism
Understanding Plagiarism
● Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
● Checklist on Avoiding Plagiarism
Academic style system guides
● What style does each discipline use?*
● ACS (American Chemical Society) Citation Guide*
● APA format*
● APA sample paper*
● Chicago Style*
● CSE Citation/Sequence*
● CSE Name/Year*
● IEEE Style*
● MLA Format, overview*
● MLA Format, formatting quotations, including fiction and poetry*
● Turabian Style*
Genres of Academic Writing
● Abstracts (Genre description and annotated models)● Abstracts*
● Curriculum Vitae [CV]*
● Grant Proposals
● Lab reports, academic and industry
● Policy Statement*
● Posters (Genre description, guidelines, annotated models)
● Scientific Paper
● Graduate School Statements of Purpose
● SURF Proposal (2018 presentation slides)
Writing for Academic Disciplines
● Biology *
● Engineering*
● History*
● Philosophy *
● Philosophy*
● Political Science*
● Sciences
* Indicates resources from other universities, organizations, and authors
Resources in Caltech's Library
While there are many good online resources related to academic writing, not everything you need to know can be found online. Our library has many books related to academic, professional, and technical writing you can consult and borrow. The HWC has worked with the library to create a LibGuide about Writing that will quickly connect you to many of those resources.
The HWC has also composed an annotated bibliography of our favorite resources for writers in STEM fields. Many of these books are available in the Caltech Library, and the HWC has copies of all of them that you can utilize inside the Center.
This page is currently being updated. If you're looking for help with something and don't find a resource here, please email us and let us know what you'd like to see here.