Research Guides: Dissertation Writers Resources: Other Useful Links

More Dissertation Links

There are tons of guides, tips, and other resources out there for dissertating students, some good, some not. Below are just a few resources that we think could potentially be useful. Some may have some information specific to their institutions, but a lot of the information is still valid on a conceptual level.

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Writing Center Dissertations Tips and Tools
A lot (A LOT) of text about the entire process, some of which is covered in this guide, but some may find this a bit more useful to read! No worries, you will not offend us if you prefer it more than our guide.
Completing Your Dissertation Without Tears
This document originated from Columbia University, but this appears to be a copy cached by SUNY-Albany. Regardless, a fairly short and practical guide for dissertation completion.
University of Michigan - Microsoft Word for Dissertations
So many students will have written their document and then stumble when it comes to the actual formatting and wrangling of it within Word. This UMich guide is a pretty good guide for navigating it.
Also, many of the librarians and CWC consultants are happy to help as they can!
Columbia University - Fair Use Guidelines
Some of you may be using large portions of copyrighted text or images for your dissertations and may wonder about Fair Use. There are a lot of guides for this on the internet, but I have found this one fairly useful and balanced.

For some student, writing a Dissertation can involve a completely new skillset. The following links from the University of Arizona could prove useful as you start down the dissertation path.

Hopefully some of these will prove useful along with the other resources we have provided in this Guide. If there are any links you have found useful and think we should add, please send them along!!

Editing Services

While the Writing and Communication Services is happy to help you with recognizing patterns of error regarding organization, syntax, grammar, etc. in your writing, it is NOT a line-by-line editing service. However, some students find it beneficial to hire an outside editor to do a pass of their final document before sending it off to their committee. While the links below do not constitute an endorsement of the services provided by these editors, they are some possible options for you to explore if you desire such services.

Editing for Researchers
- Formerly Academic Editing Services, run by Dr. Kitzmann & associate executive Chere' Carver.
Dr. William Duffy: weduffy@memphis.edu
- Dr. William Duffy holds a PhD in rhetoric and composition from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and currently teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in rhetoric and professional writing at the UofM. Please email to inquire about rates as fees will vary based on the needs of the document.