Student Conference: Resources

In this section you find literature references and links to on-line material on technical writing, research methodology, and (oral) presentations.

In January 2007, our University will launch a writing lab for material in English.

They can help you to identify typical problems in your text(s), but they will NOT proofread or even edit your entire material. YOU have to write the paper, not them. The services offered are nevertheless very helpful. Make sure to make an appointment in good time.

Technical Writing

At Indiana University you can find a range of very useful Pamphlets on writing issues. Recommended reading.
A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation. Recommended reading.
The Purdue University's On-Line Writing Lab has extensive information on all aspects of Writing.
Guide for Written Communication (Northeastern University)
Writing a paper? is a brief intro from UmU's university library. Unfortunately, many links link to information in Swedish only.

How to Get Your Paper/Abstract Accepted/Rejected (advice from "real" conferences)

How to Get Your Paper Accepted at OOPSLA (OOPSLA)
How to Get Your SIGGRAPH Paper Rejected (SIGGRAPH)
How to Have Your Abstract Rejected (POPL)
How to Get a Good Review (SIGCSE)

Research Methods/Methodology

The web centre for Social Research Methods contains a lot of useful information on research methods, evaluation, statistics etc.

Language, Grammar and Style

Common Errors in English.
Contains some excellent links to ESL resources (ESL = English as a Second Language).
Guide to Grammar and Writing (Capital Community College Foundation).
English Grammar and Style Notes (Jack Lynch).

Presentations

How to give a good research talk
A paper by S.L. Peyton Jones, J. Hughes, and J. Launchbury, SIGPLAN Notices 28(11), Nov 93.
Making Your First Technical Presentation a Hit
Making Effective Oral Presentations
Avoid the Big Five Presentation Mistakes (PostScript file)

Collected Advice on Research and Writing

By Mary Shaw recommended.
By Mark Leone.
By Ruth Vilmi.
By Justin Zobel (the author of the course textbook).

Miscellaneous

Why you can't cite Wikipedia in my class
An excellent viewpoint explaining why Wikipedia is not suitable as a scientific reference. Recommended reading.
How To Read a Technical Article
A short column by S. McConnell, IEEE Software 15(6), Nov/Dec 98, 126-128.
How to Read a Scientific Article, by S. Collins.
How to Read a Scientific Research Paper: A Four Step Guide
Umeå Universities Biblioteksguide för studerande (in ).
Vad är en vetenskaplig artikel? (in ).
Columbia Guide to Online Style gives detailed advice on the handling of bibliographic references. Describes even the handling of electronic resources in great detail.
A reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
Att citera internetkällor av Jan Axel Stoltz (ja.stoltz@gullstrand.landskrona.se) (in ).

LaTeX

At ctan.tug.org you can find everything necessary to get started with LaTeX/TeX. Specific links can be found on our downloads.html page.
At the LaTeX Project pages you can the latest LaTeX news as well as documentation and LaTeX software/packages, but no document editors.

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