Key Elements of Academic Writing
● Academic phrasebank*
● Arguments*
● Collecting Information*
● Dictation as a Writing Tool
● Drafting, Designing, Revising*
● Get Started with STEM Writing
● Grammar*
● Inclusive language*
● 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 (general guidelines)
● Avoiding Plagiarism: Guidelines and Expectations for Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Caltech (specific guidelines for HSS courses)
● Checklist for Avoiding Plagiarism
Academic style system guides
● What style does each discipline use?*
● ACS Guide to Scientific Communication*
● APA style*
● APA sample paper*
● Chicago Style*
● CSE Citation/Sequence*
● CSE Name/Year*
● IEEE Style*
● MLA Format, guidelines from the Modern Language Association*
● MLA Format, overview*
● MLA Format, formatting quotations, including fiction and poetry*
● Turabian Style*
● Caltech Library's resources for citation
Genres of Academic Communication
● Abstracts (Genre description and annotated models)● Abstracts*
● Curriculum Vitae [CV]*
● Grant Proposals
● Lab reports, academic and industry
● Policy Statement*
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.