Time Management

• Managing Time / David Fontana
        HD38.2 FON
• Getting things done: the ABCs of time management / Edwin C. Bliss
        HD69.T54 BLI
• How to manage your time / John Adair
        HD38.2 ADA
• Manage your time / Sally Garratt 
        HD38.2 GAR

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Reading Skills

• Academic reading with active critical thinking / Janet Maker, Minnette Lenier
        LB2395 MAK
• Reading, writing and reasoning: a guide for students / Gavin J. Fairbairn, Christopher Winch
        LB2395 FAI2
• A guide to rapid reading / Janis Grummitt      HM258 GRU
• Critical reading and writing for postgraduates / Mike Wallace and Alison Wray LB2395.3.W35 2006
• The PhotoReading whole mind system / Paul R. Scheele LB1735 SCH

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Lectures & Notetaking

• Effective communication for science and technology / Joan Van Emden
        T11 VAN
• The Mind Map book / Tony Buzan BF431.B88 2000
• Improving study skills: a competence approach / Conrad Lashley LB949 LAS

Essay Writing

• Making your case: a practical guide to essay writing / edited by Rebecca Stott, Anna Snaith and Rick Rylance     PE1471.M24 2001
• Making sense of essay writing / Rex W. Last      PE1471 LAS
• How to write essays: a practical guide for students / John Clanchy and Brigid Ballard 
        PE1408.C45 1999
• Essays and dissertations / Chris Mounsey      LB2369 MOU
• How to write better essays / Bryan Greetham      PE1429.G74 2008 
• Essential writing skills / Kate Williams    Folios PE1404.W55 1995
• Writing essays: a guide for students in English and the humanities / Richard Marggraf Turley 
   Z253 TUR
• Good essay writing: a social sciences guide / Peter Redman 
        PE1471.R43 2006
• How to write essays / Roger Lewis Folios LB2369.L4 1995

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Writing Reports

• Report writing: the form and style of efficient communication / A.E. Darbyshire.
        PE1478 DAR
• Writing reports / John Seely.      Study Hall Ref. PE1478 SEE
• A guide to report writing / Judith Vidal-Hall; revised by Christine White.
        HM258 COM
• Presentations and report writing / Paul Hague and Kate Roberts.
        HF5719 HAG
• How to write reports: the key to successful reports / Roger Lewis and John Inglis.      T11 LEW
• Writing reports / Kate Williams.      Folios PE1404.W55 1995
• Professional report writing / Simon Mort HF5719.M67 1992
• Report writing / Joan Van Emden and Jennifer Easteal  PE1478.V28 1993

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Writing for Science & Engineering

• Scientists must write: a guide to better writing for scientists, engineers and students / Robert Barrass T11.B37 2002
• Scientific and technical writing / Kate Williams. PE1404.W55 1996
• Effective communication for science and technology / Joan van Emden.      T11 VAN
• Writing successfully in science / Maeve O'Connor       T11 OCO
•  Writing for engineering and science / Tyler G. Hicks.      T11 HIC
• Communicating science: a handbook / Michael Shortland and Jane Gregory.  Q223 SHO
• How to write and publish a scientific paper / Robert A. Day.     T11 DAY5
• Communication skills for scientists and engineers / IChemE TA157.I57 2007

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Dissertations & Theses

• Surviving your dissertation: a comprehensive guide to content and process / K.E. Rudestam and R.R. Newton.  LB2369.R83 2007     
• Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: a handbook for students and faculty / James E. Mauch and Jack W. Birch.      LB2369.M37 1993 or full text online of the 2003 edition
• The research project: how to write it / Ralph Berry.      LB2369 .B38 2000
• Writing research papers: a complete guide / James D. Lester Sr., James Lester Jr.   LB2369 .L4 2005
• MLA Handbook for writers of research papers / Joseph Gibaldi.    Study Hall Ref. LB2369 GIB6
• A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations / Kate Turabian LB2369 TUR6
• Enjoy writing your science thesis or dissertation! / Daniel Holtom and Elizabeth Fisher LB2369 HOL
• How to write your undergraduate dissertation / Bryan Greetham  LB2369.G74 2009

Postgraduate

• Successful dissertations and theses: a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion / David Madsen.      LB2369 MAD2
• Writing the doctoral dissertation: a systematic approach / Gordon B. Davis, Clyde A. Parker.          LB2369 DAV2
• How to write a better thesis or report / David Evans      LB2369 EVA
• Dissertations and theses from start to finish: psychology and related fields / John D. Cone and Sharon L. Foster.      LB2369 CON
• Starting research: a new post-graduate guide to researching and writing up / Roy Preece LB2369 PRE
• Getting what you came for: the smart student's guide to earning a Master's or Ph.D. / R.L. Peters LB2371.4.P48 1997
• The postgraduate research handbook: succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD, and PhD / Gina Wisker LB2371.W57 2008

Referencing

An introduction to referencing is available elsewhere in the LIS web pages.

• Cite them right: the essential referencing guide / Richard Pears and Graham Shields          PN171.F56 P43 2010
• Writing research papers: a complete guide / James D. Lester (chpt 11 & 14-17)      LB2369 .L4 2005
• Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information/ Xia Li and Nancy B. Crane.
         Study Hall Ref. Z253 LI2
• The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism / Colin Neville PN171.F56 N48 2007
• Referencing and understanding plagiarism / Kate Williams & Jude Carroll PN167.W55 2009

Style Manuals

If you have been asked to use a specific style you may need to consult one of the style manuals:

• The Chicago manual of style 2003 Study Hall Ref Z253 CHI15
• MLA style manual 2008 Study Hall Ref PN147.G44 2008
• MHRA style guide 2002 Study Hall Ref Z253 MOD6 and free online at: http://www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/StyleGuide/index.html
• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style) Study Hall Ref. BF76.7.P83 2010

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Oral Presentations

• Presentations and report writing / Paul Hague and Kate Roberts.     HF5719 HAG
• Effective presentation / Antony Jay and Ros Jay.      T10.5 JAY
• Presentation skills: the essential guide for students / Patsy McCarthy and Caroline Hatcher.
        PN4121 MAC
• Transferable personal skills: a student guide / David Hind.      HF5718 HIN2
• A guide to effective speaking / Maria Pemberton.      HM258 COM
• The art of speaking made simple / William R. Gondin, Edward W. Mammen.     HM258 GON2
• Conquer your speechfright: learn how to overcome the nervousness of public speaking / Karen Kangas Dwyer.   HM258 DWY
• Excellence in public speaking / Sherwyn P. Morreale, Courtland L. Bovee.      PN4121 MOR
• The art of public speaking / Stephen Lucas.    HM258 LUC8
• Loud and clear: a practical guide to speaking to groups / Christine Wright and Beth Beisel.
        T56.4 WRI (video and booklet)
• How to do everything with Powerpoint 2002 / Ellen Finkelstein.  QA76.76.P58 FIN
• Microsoft Powerpoint version 2002 step by step / Perspection Inc.  QA76.76.P58 MIC
• PowerPoint 2007 bible / Faithe Wempen  T385 .W46 2007
• Killer presentations : power the imagination to visualise your point - with PowerPoint / Nicholas B. Oulton.
  T385 .O7 2007
• Presentation zen: simple ideas on presentation design and delivery / Garr Reynolds. HF5718.22.R49 2008

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Group Work

• Choosing a groupwork approach / Oded Manor.
        HM131 MAN
• Co-operative group work training guide / Helen Cowie and Jean Rudduck.
        Folios LB932 COW
• Participatory discussion / Barbara Cockburn, Alec Ross.
        LB2392 LAN
• Success in groupwork / Peter Hartley and Mark Dawson LB1032.H37 2010

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Research

• Doing research: the complete research paper guide / Dorothy U. Seyler
        LB2369 SEY2
• Starting research: a new postgraduate guide to researching and writing up / Roy Preece.
        LB2369 PRE
• Learning from research: getting more from your data / Judith Bell and Clive Opie.
        LB2369 BEL
• Your student research project / Martin Luck.
        LB2371 LUC
• The management of a student research project / John A. Sharp, John Peters and Keith Howard.
        LB2371 SHA3
• Effective literature searching for research / Sarah Gash.
        LB2395 GAS2
• Doing a literature search: a comprehensive guide for the social sciences / Chris Hart.
        LB2395.H3 2001
• Internet research skills: how to do your literature search and find research information online / Niall O Dochartaigh  ZA4228.O33 2007
• Information skills: finding and using the right resources / Jonathan Grix and Gerald Watkins.
• Research synthesis and meta-analysis: a step by step approach / H.M. Cooper (social science aspects) H62.C58 2010

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Exams

• Study: a guide to effective study, revision and examination techniques / Robert Barrass  LB2395 BAR
• Sail through exams!: preparing for traditional exams for undergraduates and taught postgraduates / Peter Levin.     LB2395 LEV
• Learning exam skills / Harry McVea, Peter Cumper.    KL131.2 MAC
• Revision and examinations: guidance notes for students / Roy Johnson.
        Folios LC5225.S7 JOH
• The student's guide to exam success / Eileen Tracy.      LB3060.57 TRA
• How to survive your viva / Rowena Murray.      LB2386 MUR
• How to get a first class degree / edited by Hilary Arksey.      LB2395 HOW
• How to write law essays and exams / Stacie Strong  KL130.S77 2010 
• The exam skills handbook: achieving peak performance / Stella Cottrell LB3060.57.C68 2007
• 14 days to exam success / Lucinda Becker LB3060.57.B43 2010

English Language

• The essentials of English: a writer's handbook / Ann Hogue.     PE1408 HOG
• Mastering English language / S.H. Burton and J.A. Humphries.     PE1112 BUR2
• The student's guide to writing: grammar, punctuation and spelling / John Peck and Martin Coyle.
        PE1408.P43 2005
• The Cambridge grammar of the English language / R. Huddleston, G.K. Pullum.
        PE1106 HUD
• Introducing English grammar / Geoffrey Leech.      PE1105 LEE
• Longman student grammar of spoken and written English / Douglas Biber, Susan Conrad and Geoffrey Leech. PE1112.L66 2002
• English usage / edited by John Sinclair.      PE1460 COL2      
• A communicative grammar of English / Geoffrey Leech and Jan Svartvik.
        PE1106 LEE2
• English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students / Raymond Murphy.     PE1128 MUR2
• Rediscover grammar / David Crystal  PE1106 CRY2
• A student's introduction to English grammar / Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey Pullum    PE1112 HUD
• The grammar detective: solving the mysteries of basic grammar / Gillian Hanson PE1112.H36 2008

• Cassell's guide to punctuation / Loreto Todd.      PE1450 TOD 

• Merriam-Webster's  guide to punctuation and style.    PE1450 MER
• The Penguin guide to punctuation / R.L. Trask.      Study Hall PE1450 TRA 
• Punctuation / Robert Allen PE1450 ALL 
• Oxford Modern English grammar / B. Aarts PE1112.A26 2011
• English grammar: understanding the basics / E. Altenberg & R. Vago PE112.A48 2010

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English dictionaries are available in the Study Hall at PE1625 to PE1628 or you can use the Oxford English dictionary online.

(To use the Oxford English dictionary you need to login with your Athens username and password).