Research & Scholar Symposium

Resources for Writing an Abstract

Websites

Books
Check the OhioLINK Catalog

  • Church history: an introduction to research, reference works, and methods by James E. Bradley and Richard A. Muller
  • Preparing scientific illustrations: a guide to better posters, presentations, and publications by Mary Helen Briscoe
  • How to write & publish a scientific paper by Robert A. Day
  • How to report on surveys by Arlene Fink
  • Scientist’s guide to poster presentations by Peter J. Gosling
  • Learning literature in an era of change: innovations in teaching edited by Dona J. Hickey and Donna Reiss; foreword by Kenneth Bruffee
  • How to write a BA thesis: a practical guide from your first ideas to your finished paper by Charles Lipson
  • Successful scientific writing: a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences by Janice R. Mathews, John M. Bowen, and Robert W. Matthews
  • Writing and research in religious studies by Donald E. Miller and Barry Jay Seltser
  • The writing of research papers in theology: an introductory lecture, with a list of basic reference tools for the theological student by John Warwick Montgomery
  • How to communicate evaluation findings by Lynn Lyons Morris, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon and Marie E. Freeman
  • Displaying your findings: a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations by Adelheid A.M. Nicol and Penny M. Pexman
  • Presenting your findings: a practical guide for creating tables by Adelheid A.M. Nicol and Penny M. Pexman
  • Nursing research secrets edited by Kathleen S. Oman, Mary E. Krugman and Regina M. Fink
  • Understanding research methods: an overview of the essentials by Mildred L. Patten
  • A short guide to writing about biology by Jan A. Pechenik
  • Research techniques for scholars and students in religion and theology by Dennis C. Tucker. Medford
  • The visual display of quantitative information by Edward R. Tufte
  • Quality research papers: for students of religion and theology: your indispensable guide to writing by Nancy Jean Vyhmeister

Articles
Links to some of these may not be accessible off campus without first logging into OhioLINK databases.)

  • Teaching students about research: Classroom Poster Sessions by K. Crowley-Long, J. L. Powell and C. Christensen
    read on campus | read off campus
  • Effect of colour coordination of attire with poster presentation on poster popularity by D. A. Keegan and S.L. Bannister
    read on campus | read off campus
  • The poster exhibit: guidelines for planning, development, and presentation by S. A. McCann, R. S. Sramac and S. J. Rudy
    read on campus | read off campus
  • How to do an effective poster presentation in the workplace by V. A. Miracle
    read on campus | read off campus
  • The eye of the beholder’—designing for colour-blind users by C. Rigden
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  • Mortal sins in poster presentations or, How to give the poster no one remembers by T. G. Wolcott
    read the article