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Dissertation Camp Library Resources @ Pitt

This guide is designed to help students attending dissertation camp sessions find and organize research information.

On Campus Resources and Services

ETD Support
Included are step-by-step instructions on how to prepare ETDs from formatting, to converting to PDF, to the final submission to the ETD Online System.
Writing Center Graduate Services
Information about scheduling appointments, tutorials, and recommended resources.
Oral Communication Lab
Need to work on your public speaking skills? Make an appointment with Pitt's Oral Communications Lab.
Citation Help
Need help citing text for your dissertation or thesis? We can help!

Suggested Books

Below are a few suggested books from the ULS collections which will assist you in the thesis and dissertation writing process.

How to Write a Lot : A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing, 2nd ed. by Paul J. Silvia
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9781433829734
Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day : A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis by Joan Bolker
Call Number: LB2369 B57 1998
ISBN: 080504891X
Publication Date: 1998-08-15
The Clockwork Muse : A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books by Eviatar Zerubavel
Call Number: online
ISBN: 0674135865
Publication Date: 1999-03-15
Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation by Clark, Irene L
Call Number: online
Publication Date: 2007
Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams; Joseph Bizup
Call Number: PE1421 .W545 2017
Publication Date: 2016-01-04