Resources

Undergraduate Research

• Students as Scholars office
• Research Funding
• Undergraduate Research Scholars Program
• Student Toolbox (OSCAR Website)

University Research Resources

• University Libraries
• Dissertation and Thesis Services
• Human Subjects Frequently Asked Questions
• Office of Research Integrity and Assurance (Human Subjects Protection)

Research-Based Writing

• How to Write a Research Question
• Searching for Sources on the Mason Library Databases
• Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary, and Analysis
• When to Summarize, Paraphrase, and Quote
• Signal Phrases
• A Guide to Annotated Bibliographies
• Writing a Literature Review
• Organizing Literature Reviews: Advanced
• Hedges: Softening Claims in Academic Writing

Free Writing and Research Software

LibreOffice

Zotero

Evernote

Mendelay

NeoOffice

OpenOffice