College Thesis Writer Sources


This is a non-exhaustive listing of college-wide resources relevant to various aspects of the thesis writing process, organized by department/program.


ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER

Advice for Thesis Writers
https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/senior-theses

Accountability Groups (may be more relevant for the writing phase of a thesis project)
https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/accountability-groups-0


ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER

In addition to course-related support, ATC demonstrates assistive technology software and hardware like keyboards, mice, and dictation software.
https://atc.fas.harvard.edu/


DISABILITY ACCESS OFFICE

Formerly the Accessible Education Office, the DAO “works in collaboration with Harvard faculty, students, and staff to create equitable educational experiences through the promotion of universal design in learning, reasonable accommodations in inaccessible environments, and the reframing of disability as a valued aspect of the human experience.”
https://aeo.fas.harvard.edu/


HOUSES

Writing Tutors and Support (Houses not listed here may offer similar support not noted on public-access webpages)
Adams - https://adamshouse.harvard.edu/people/teams/writing-tutors
Cabot - https://cabot.harvard.edu/people/advising-areas/writing
Currier - https://currier.harvard.edu/people/kristen-starkowski
Eliot - https://eliot.harvard.edu/writing
Kirkland - https://kirkland.harvard.edu/people/resident-tutors/writing-tutors
Mather - https://mather.harvard.edu/resident-tutors/writing
Pforzheimer - https://pfoho.harvard.edu/people/advising-area/writing


HARVARD LIBRARIES

Ask a Librarian (chat, email, appointments)
https://ask.library.harvard.edu/

Overall Research Support Page
https://library.harvard.edu/how-to/get-remote-support-research-publishing#university-resources

Overall Library Services and Tools (wide-ranging; worth a skim)
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools

Research Consultations
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools/research-consultations

Library Liaisons
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools/library-liaisons

Research Workshops and Related Events
https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/?_gl=1*7opaeh*_ga*NDUyNTgxMzYyLjE2NjQzODc2MTQ.*_ga_3CXC97RWEK*MTY2NjM4NDU2Ni42LjEuMTY2NjM4NjI0Ny4wLjAuMA..

Harvard Library Guide to Citation Management Software
https://guides.library.harvard.edu/cite/home

Visualization Support
https://library.harvard.edu/services-tools/visualization-support

Disciplinary Library Research Guides
Anthropology (includes Human Evolutionary Biology) - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/anthro
Biology: Web of Science Databases for Biological Research - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/webofscience
Computer Science - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/cs
Health Data Resources - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/healthus (United States) and https://guides.library.harvard.edu/healthinternational (International)
History of Science - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/HistSciInfo and https://guides.library.harvard.edu/histsci
Mind, Brain, and Behavior - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/mindbrain
Social Sciences Data (Datafest 2018) - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/datafest2018

Other Harvard Library Resources
Beginner's Guide to Locating and Using Numeric Data - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/data
HOLLIS (includes Scan and Deliver service) - https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=HVD2&lang=en_US
Finding Manuscripts and Archival Collections - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/archives
Google: A Scholar’s Guide - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/googleguide

Other Online Resources
Philosopher’s Index - http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:philoind
Psyc Info - http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:psycinfo
Pub Med - https://guides.library.harvard.edu/PubMed
APA Formatting/Style Guide (Purdue OWL) - https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html



STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

Statistics Consulting (free stats consulting for all forms of data analysis and interpretation of results, including causal inference, experimental design, classification and prediction/machine learning, statistical issues arising from big data’ sets, time series, model fitting, and data visualization; see https://statistics.fas.harvard.edu/harvard-statistics-consulting-service for details)

Fall 2022 Drop-In Hours, through November 29th
Science Center 316.06 (zoom option also available)
Spring Drop-In Hours through May 1st
Mondays 4-6 p.m.
Tuesdays 2-4 p.m.
Fridays 10 a.m.- 12 noon



WRITING CENTER

Writing Center Thesis Tutoring
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/senior-thesis-tutoring

Writing Center Drop-in Hours for Fall 2022
Mondays through Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Barker 19
Sundays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Lowell Dining Hall (writing tutors will have a sign)

Writing Center English Grammar and Language Tutor
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/egl-tutor

Departmental Writing Fellows (currently includes linguistics and psychology)
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/dwf

Brief Guides to Writing in the Disciplines (currently includes guides for philosophy and psychology)
https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/brief-guides-writing-disciplines

Disciplinary Writing Guides (currently includes guides for life sciences, philosophy, and psychology)
https://writingproject.fas.harvard.edu/pages/disciplinary-writing-guides

Science Writes, Harvard Toolkit for Writing in the Sciences
https://www.sciencewrites.org/