# Resources for Thesis Writers 2019-2020 **WRITING** **Bureau of Study Counsel Handouts** (linked with kind permission of Bureau) - The Bureau has developed some extremely helpful material for thesis writers, including the following. And see for a broad variety of handouts on related and other topics, including writing, time management, academic integrity, and motivation. [https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/bureau-of-study-counsel/files/twenty\_tips\_for\_senior\_thesis\_writers\_2012\_updated\_2015\_2017\_2018.pdf](https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/bureau-of-study-counsel/files/twenty_tips_for_senior_thesis_writers_2012_updated_2015_2017_2018.pdf) [https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/worksheets\_for\_senior\_thesis\_writers.pdf](https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/worksheets_for_senior_thesis_writers.pdf) [https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/bureau-of-study-counsel/files/procrastinators\_guide\_to\_writing\_revised\_2012\_updated\_2015\_2016\_2017\_2018\_-\_century\_gothic.pdf](https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/bureau-of-study-counsel/files/procrastinators_guide_to_writing_revised_2012_updated_2015_2016_2017_2018_-_century_gothic.pdf) [https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/writing\_things\_down\_before\_writing\_things\_up\_revised\_september\_2011.pdf](https://bsc.harvard.edu/files/writing_things_down_before_writing_things_up_revised_september_2011.pdf) **The Writing Center: Senior Thesis Tutors -** Tutors can help you plan your writing process and to read drafts in advance of meetings to provide feedback about structure, argument, and clarity. Sign-up for appointments is linked from . **Harvard College Writing Program** - The Writing Program serves as a clearinghbouse for writing information for students (see ) and also offers workshops and lectures, and prepares the Harvard Guide to Using Sources. **Harvard Writing Project** - The Harvard Writing Project offers discipline-specific writing guides, currently including ones for life science, philosophy, and psychology. See . **Bok Writing Fellows** - Several departments (currently including linguistics, philosophy, and psychology) have Writing Fellows available to help with discipline-specific writing. Contact details are available at . **House Writing Tutors** (other houses may have writing tutors not noted on public-access webpages) Adams - Cabot - Currier - Eliot - Kirkland - Mather - Pforzheimer - Quincy - **STATISTICS CONSULTING** (information from ) The Department of Statistics offers free stats consulting for all forms of data analysis and interpretation of results. These include causal inference, experimental design, classification and prediction (machine learning), statistical issues arising from big data’ sets, time series, model fitting, and data visualization. You are encouraged to seek advice early in your research but are welcome at all stages of your project. Consulting takes place in Science Center 400N, and no prior arrangements are needed before showing up. Please come with data, prior analyses, and any other relevant material. Spring Drop-In Hours through May 1st Mondays 3-5 p.m. Wednesdays 2-4 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays 3-5 p.m. **LIBRARY RESOURCES** **Assistance from Librarians** – This is available in several ways, including by appointment, at library reference desks, and with live chat. See for details. In addition, Peer Research Fellows () can connect you to library services. D**isciplinary and Topical Library Research Guides** Anthropology (includes Human Evolutionary Biology) - Biology - Biology: Web of Science Databases for Biological Research - Brains - Chemistry - Chemical Information Software Guide for Advanced Study **-** [https://guides.library.harvard.edu/chemistry\_software](https://guides.library.harvard.edu/chemistry_software) Computer Science - Health Data Resources - (United States) and (International) Hearing - History of Science - and Lab Rats and More: Model Organisms in Research Today (also includes Drosophila, C. elegans, and zebrafish) - Mind, Brain, and Consciousness - Philosophy - Psychology (SLS 20 Guide) - The Sexes - Smell - Social Sciences: Datafest 2018: Social Science Data - Time (Biological Aspects) - Vision - **Other Harvard Library Resources** Beginner's Guide to Locating and Using Numeric Data **-** HOLLIS (includes Scan and Deliver service) - [https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=HVD2&lang=en\_US](https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=HVD2&lang=en_US) Harvard Library Get It Services - Finding Manuscripts and Archival Collections - Google: A Scholar’s Guide - **Other Online Resources** Anthropology Plus (includes biological anthropology/human evolutionary biology) - [http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:anthplus](http://guides.library.harvard.edu/%20http:/nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:anthplus) Philosopher’s Index - Psyc Info - Pub Med - Purdue OWL (APA formatting/style guide) - [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research\_and\_citation/apa\_style/apa\_style\_introduction.html](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html)