ABDSG RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

General •|• Research •|• Writing •|• Editing •|• Publishing •|• Teaching •|• Software •|• Statistics •|• Scholarly Networking •|• Anti-Procrastination •|• PhD Humor

GENERAL

Books:

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity -- David Allen
• The Right to Write and The Artist's Way -- Julia Cameron
• The Chicago Manual Of Style
• Zen in the Art of Archery -- Eugen Herrigel
• Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish -- Cone and Foster
• Get it Done: A Coach’s Guide to Dissertation Success – Dr. Rachna D. Jain
• Get it Done Faster: Secrets of Dissertation Success – Dr. Rachna D. Jain
• The Chicago Guide to your Academic Career. Eds. Goldsmith, Komler, Schine, Gold
• Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student’s Guide to Earning a Master’s or Ph.D.—Robert Peters
• Peterson’s The Ultimate Grad School Survival Guide--Lesli Mitchell.
• Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic World-- Paula J. Caplan.

Websites:

• Successful Writing Tips—www.successfulwritingtips.com
• NWcoaching—www.nwcoaching.com
• Successful Academic—http://www.SuccessfulAcademic.com
• Write What You know—http://www.WriteWhatYouKnow.com
• Complete Your Dissertation—http://www.CompleteYourDissertation.com
• Phinished.org—http://www.Phinished.org
• Dead Thesis Society--http://www.deadthesissociety.org/
• FlyLady.net—http://www.FlyLady.net
• Questia.com—http://www.Questia.com
• Virtual Dissertation Boot Camp—www.nancywhichard.com

General •|• Research •|• Writing •|• Editing •|• Publishing •|• Teaching •|• Software •|• Statistics •|• Scholarly Networking •|• Anti-Procrastination •|• PhD Humor

RESEARCH

Books:

• The Craft of Research—Booth, W., Colomb, G., Williams, J.

Websites:

• http://www.cs.indiana.edu/docproject/grad.stuff.html
• http://scholar.google.com

WRITING

Books:

• Bird by Bird --Anne Lamott
• Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day – Joan Bolker
• Completing your Doctoral Dissertation or Master’s Thesis in Two Semesters or Less--Evelyn Hunt Ogden
• Writing the Dissertation, by Allan Glatthorn
• Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish YourThesis, Book, or Article—H.S. Becker
• Line by Line: How to Improve your own Writing—C.K Cook
• Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within—N. Goldberg
• Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects—M. Kolln
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction—W. Zinsser
• Advice to New Faculty: Nihil Nimus—R. Boice
• How to Complete & Survive a Doctoral Dissertation – David Sternberg
• Fingerpainting on the Moon: Writing and Creativity as a Path to Freedom—P. Levitt

Websites:

• Successful Writing Tips—www.successfulwritingtips.com
• NWcoaching—www.nwcoaching.com
• http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/dissertation.html
• http://www.betterwritingskills.com

  General •|• Research •|• Writing •|• Editing •|• Publishing •|• Teaching •|• Software •|• Statistics •|• Scholarly Networking •|• Anti-Procrastination •|• PhD Humor

EDITING

Books:

• Revising Prose—R.A. Lanham
• Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace-- Joseph M. Williams

Editors:

• Dr. William Wargo --www.academicinfocenter.com
• Judith Broadhurst-- judith@polishedprose.com

PUBLISHING

Books:

• Getting It Published—William Germano

• General •|• Research •|• Writing •|• Editing •|• Publishing •|• Teaching •|• Software •|• Statistics •|• Scholarly Networking •|• Anti-Procrastination •|• PhD Humor

TEACHING

Books:

• The Chicago Handbook for Teachers
• Successful College Teaching-- Baiocco and Dewaters

Websites:

• National Certification Board—http://www.nbpts.org/

SOFTWARE:

Bibliographic:

• Endnote- http://www.Endnote.com (available for MAC/PC, discounted price for students)
• Procite-http://www.Procite.com

Qualitative Research:

• http://www.qsrinternational.com
• http://www.atlasti.com

Online Surveys:

• Marco Mertens- info@maertens2.com
• Survey Monkey—http://www.surveymonkey.com

  General •|• Research •|• Writing •|• Editing •|• Publishing •|• Teaching •|• Software •|• Statistics •|• Scholarly Networking •|• Anti-Procrastination •|• PhD Humor

STATISTICS:

Websites:

• http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/statnote.htm
• http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/
• http://statcomp.ats.ucla.edu/

SCHOLARLY NETWORKING:

• http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/network.html

ANTI-PROCRASTINATION:

• http://www.geocities.com/writethethesis/index.html

PHD HUMOR:

• http://www.phdcomics.com

 

General •|• Research •|• Writing •|• Editing •|• Publishing •|• Teaching •|• Software •|• Statistics •|• Scholarly Networking •|• Anti-Procrastination •|• PhD Humor