Research Guides: Benefits and Social Insurance: Writing & Citing

Writing + Citing Your Research Paper

Purdue Online Writing Lab
This multi-page, widely used site gives instruction on specific types of writing (argumentative, essay, writing in the social sciences, etc.) as well as grammar and punctuation.

This section presents tools and tutorials for documenting your research sources and doing research with academic integrity:

1 - Writing & Citing: MLA and APA Stylesheets

Refworks

Refworks Tutorial

2 - Academic Integrity & Plagiarism

There are some excellent online web sites to help students organize their research papers, write a thesis statement, and use correct punctuation:

Gale: How to Write a Term Paper
This free resource features step-by-step guidelines for writing research papers, from choosing a topic to revising and finalizing.

Rutgers University's Writing Resources

Rutgers University provides services to aid its students with their assignments:

Tutoring
Rutgers University provides writing tutoring to assist students with the paper-writing process.
Reference Librarians
Reference librarians are information professionals who can assist you with finding appropriate sources for your assignments. Rutgers University's reference librarians can be reached both in person and online.

Video Guides for Writing Research Papers

Here are some effective guides to walk you through a few of the key steps of writing a college paper: formatting your paper in Microsoft Word, coming up with a proper thesis statement, and structuring body paragraphs correctly.