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SUNY Empire State College Thesis Generator
An online tool that walks you through the steps to generate an effective thesis.

Visualizing the writing process

Academic Writing | Purdue OWL
"These OWL resources will help you with the types of writing you may encounter while in college. The OWL resources range from rhetorical approaches for writing, to document organization, to sentence level work, such as clarity."
Student Guide to Academic Writing & Research
"This guide provides information on the types of essays they may be required to write, how to conduct research and strategies for effective proofreading."
The Writing Process | Lnu.se
A comprehensive guide to the three main stages of the writing process: pre-writing; drafting; and revising, editing, and proofreading.

Research 101 | Ithaca College Library
A comprehensive overview on the different types of sources for research, including primary versus secondary sources.

ProQuest Research Companion
An award-winning, cloud-based information literacy solution that enables educators and librarians to guide students through research projects efficiently. (NC LIVE)

Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete
Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills. (NC LIVE)
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is a comprehensive resource that enables users to explore industries and careers, plan their education, and research best practices for résumés, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and salaries/benefits. The database includes articles, career advice blogs, and streaming video. (NC LIVE)
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Profiles for hundreds of occupations including sections like What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections for the 2010–20 decade. (NC LIVE)
ProQuest Central
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals, and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works. (NC LIVE)

Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete
Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills. (NC LIVE)
Global Issues | Gale in Context
Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. (Gale)
Opposing Viewpoints | Gale in Context
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. (Gale)
ProQuest Central
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals, and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works. (NC LIVE)

Capitalize My Title
A site that will format your titles according to APA, MLA, Chicago, and AP styles.
Citation Builder | NCSU Libraries
This site helps with citations in APA 7, MLA 7, MLA 8, Chicago (author-date), and CSE/CBE (author-date).
MLA Formatting and Style Guide | Purdue OWL
An online guide to "help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA eighth edition, including the list of works cited and in-text citations."