Research and Write Effectively: Dissertation, Thesis, Term paper
Working on a doctoral dissertation, a master's thesis, a senior capstone, or an undergraduate term paper? Meet with a subject librarian to refine your research question, design a literature review search, learn about research methods, and connect to tools for qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Consult with a Librarian
Students are invited to meet with their subject librarian to receive help with:
- Refining a research topic
- Accessing guidance about qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design
- Locating collections of primary sources and secondary datasets
- Constructing and documenting a literature search strategy
- Evaluating the credibility of sources
- Learning about software options for gathering, storing, and analyzing data
- Using citation style guides to give credit to sources
Not sure who to contact? Chat with us online, or request a consultation to be matched with a specialist.
More Services
Looking for more ways to get help with your research? Check out these services.
Read and Write Critically: Information Literacy
Librarians can help students understand how to sift through and identify credible scholarly works.Upcoming Events
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- Workshop
October 9, 2024
NCBI Databases
Learn to navigate National Center for Biotechnology Information resources and improve your progress in research.
- 9:15am - 11:00am
- Gershwind & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom, Holman Biotech Commons
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Workshop
October 23, 2024
Reference Management Workshop
Learn how to use the popular citation management tool Zotero to keep track of your sources as you research and easily cite sources as you are writing.
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Gershwind & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom, Holman Biotech Commons
Open to Penn Students Only
- Workshop
November 7, 2024
Image Permissions for Dissertations, Publications, and Research
In this session Deb Stewart (Head, Penn Museum Library), and Mia D'Avanza (Director, Fisher Fine Arts Library) share their expertise in understanding image rights and seeking permissions to use images in dissertations and other publications.
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Class of 1955 Conference Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 2nd Floor
Open to Penn Students Only