LPL has many books in its collections to assist in writing reports and research papers. The following is a list of some of the books available. Many of them can be checked out, others are at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the Main Library.

Available in our Juvenile Section:

Title:  From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children's Books
Author:  Horning, Kathleen T.
Publisher:  New York: HarperCollins, c1987
Location:  MAIN JUVENILE  j028.162 Horning

Title:  How to Write a Great School Report
Author:  James, Elizabeth, and Carol Barkin
Publisher:  New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1983. 1st ed.
Location:  MAIN JUVENILE  j372.623 513

Title:  How to Write a Report
Author:  Newman, Gerald
Publisher:  New York: F. Watts, 1980
Location:  MAIN JUVENILE  j808.042 675

Title:  How to Write a Report
Author:  Brandt, Sue R. Illustrated by Anne Canevari Green
Publisher:  New York: F. Watts, 1986. Rev. ed.
Location:  MAIN JUVENILE  j808.042 176

Title:  How to Write a Term Paper
Author:  James, Elizabeth, and Carol Barkin
Publisher:  New York: Beech Tree Books, 1991. 1st Beech Tree ed.
Location:  MAIN JUVENILE  j808.02 James

Title:  How to Write Your Best Book Report
Author:  James, Elizabeth
Publisher:  New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1986
Location:  MAIN JUVENILE  j372.623 514

Title:  The Young Writer's Handbook
Author:  :  Tchudi, Susan J. and Stephen Tchudi
Publisher:  New York: Scribner's, c1984
Location:  MAIN JUVENILE j808.042 873
Location:  MADISON JUVENILE j808.042 Tchundi

Available in Adult Non-Fiction:

Title:  100 Research Topic Guides for Students
Author:  Borne, Barbara Wood
Publisher: Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996
Location:  MAIN ADULT  025.52778223  Borne
Location:  MAIN ADULT  RREF 025.52778223 Borne

Title:  The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed.
Author:  University of Chicago. Press
Publisher:  Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.02 Chicago
Location:  MAIN ADULT  RREF 808.02 Chicago

Title:  Electronic Styles : a Handbook for Citing Electronic Information, 2nd ed.
Author:  Li, Xia
Publisher:  Medford, N.J. : Information Today, 1996
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.027 Li
Location:  MAIN ADULT  RREF 808.027 Li

Title:  How to Write Book Reports
Author:  Teitelbaum, Harry
Publisher:  New York: Macmillan, 1998
Location:  MAIN ADULT 808.066028 Teitelbaum

Title:  How to Write Term Papers and Reports
Author:  Baugh, L. Sue
Publisher:  Lincolnwood, Ill.: VGM Career Horizons, 1992
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.02 Baugh

Title:  How to Write Your Term Paper, 5th ed.
Author:  Yaggy, Elinor
Publisher:  New York: Harper & Row, 1985
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.02 Yaggy

Title:  A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed.
Author:  Turabian, Kate L., rev. by John Grossman and Alice Bennett
Publisher:  Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.02 Turabian
Location:  MAIN ADULT  RREF 808.02 Turabian

Title:  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed.
Author:  Gibaldi, Joseph
Publisher:  New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1999
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.02 Gibaldi
Location:  MAIN ADULT RREF 808.02 Gibaldi
Location:  MADISON ADULT 808.02 Gibaldi

Title:  Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th ed.
Publisher:  Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1994
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.06615 Publication
Location:  MAIN ADULT  RREF 808.06615 Publication
Location:  MADISON ADULT  808.06615 Publication

Title:  The Research Paper and the World Wide Web
Author:  Rodrigues, Dawn
Publisher:  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997
Location: MAIN ADULT 808.02 Rodrigues

Title:  Research Papers for Dummies
Author:  Woods, Geraldine
Publisher:  New York: Hungry Minds, 2002
Location:  MAIN ADULT 808.02 Woods

Title:  A Short Guide to Writing a Critical Review
Author:  Allen, Eliot D. and Colbrunn, Ethel B.
Publisher:  Deland, Fla.: Everett/Edwards, 1975, 1978
Location:  MAIN ADULT  808.066028 114

Title:  A Style Manual for Citing Microform and Nonprint Media
Author:  Fleischer, Eugene B.
Publisher:  Chicago: American Library Association, 1978
Location:  RREF 808.02 Fleischer

Title:  Using the Internet, Online Services & CD-Roms for Writing Research and Term Papers
Author:  Harmon, Charles, ed.
Publisher:  New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1996
Location:  MAIN ADULT  371.202818 Using

Title:  Work in Progress: Writing in English as a Second Language
Author:  McNamara, Martha J.
Publisher:  Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 1994
Location:  MAIN 428.24 McNamara

Web Sites

A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation
< http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/ >

A+: Research and Writing for High School and College Students
< http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/ >

On-Line Writing Lab (OWL): Handouts for Students and Teachers
< http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/ >
See the section on avoiding Plagiarism
< http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html >

The University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide
< http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/ >

Gale - How to Write a Term Paper
< http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/term_paper/index.htm >

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