TDS Guide: Resources
Thesis and Dissertation Services (TDS) is a unit of the Graduate School that develops supportive services for graduate students completing a thesis or dissertation. TDS processes, reviews, and approves proposals and completed theses and dissertations by reviewing adherence to the Graduate School’s formatting requirements.
Research and Library Support
Waters Library provides research assistance to graduate students at all stages of the thesis and dissertation process. Students can use library research guides, databases, research consultations, and other library services to locate and manage scholarly information.
- Thesis and Dissertation Research Guide
- Research Resources for Graduate Students
- Waters Library Research Help/Ask a Librarian
- Book a Research Consultation with a librarian
Style Guides
Your department and advisor determine the disciplinary style guide required for your thesis or dissertation. The following commonly used style guides are provided as reference resources. Students are responsible for following the requirements of their assigned disciplinary style guide.
APA Style (7th edition)
- APA Style style and grammar guidelines – 7th edition
- In Text Citation Checklist
- Journal Article Reference Checklist
- Abbreviations
- APA Style for Beginners
- Purdue Writing Lab
MLA Style (9th edition)
Chicago Style (18th edition)
Turabian Style
AAS/ApJ Style
ACS Style (2020)
IEEE Style (2020)
AIP/APS (4th edition)
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Journal of Wildlife Management (2011)
Journal of Animal Science
Writing and Formatting Resources
Copyright and Academic Integrity Resources
Videos
The following YouTube videos are provided with permission from Dr. Brad Swanson, Director of Graduate Studies at Central Michigan University:
Additional Resources