Writing at the GSD
Writing Services at the Loeb Library provides one-on-one peer tutoring, workshops, handouts, tutorials, and other resources for strengthening skills related to academic and career documents.
Harvard Sites for Writers
- Finding Your Voice: Understanding Academic Integrity and Graduate Writing at HarvardAcademic writing at the graduate level is different from other writing you may have done in the past. Learn more about what it means to be a successful writer at Harvard and a contributor to the scholarly conversation in your discipline.
- Harvard Guide to Using SourcesEssential guide to using sources in academic writing.
- Interrogating Texts: Six Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year at HarvardUseful strategies to develop effective critical reading skills.
Citation Styles and Manuals
This is the citation style most commonly requested by faculty at the GSD for the formatting of cited references in student papers. It includes manuscript preparation guidelines, information on style and usage, and detailed information on the two Chicago documentation styles: Notes and Bibliography, and Author-Date reference.
Please check with your faculty member on the preferred form.
Other citations styles that might be requested include:
- APA formatting and Writing Guide (Purdue OWL)APA (American Psychological Assocation) citation style is often used in the Social Sciences
- MLA (Modern Language Association) Formatting and Writing Guide (Purdue OWL)Most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
Documenting and Citing Non-Print Material
- Documenting and Citing ImagesClear explanation and examples from University of Southern California.
Managing Citations
The tools supported by the Harvard Library are Zotero and EndNote. With them, you can:
- create a searchable database of the books, articles, book chapters, and more that you're using in your research
- import citations, abstracts, and more from online sources
- organize notes and full text documents, such as PDFs, images, spreadsheets
- share references when you're working on collaborative projects
- create reference lists in Chicago and other formats
To learn more and for a list of upcoming classes, visit:
The Literature Review
Database search tip: Add the phrase "literature review" to your search to find published literature reviews.
- Writing a Literature ReviewConcise information from the Writing Centre, University of Toronto at Scarborough.
- Conduct a Literature ReviewFrom the University of Arizona , the guide offer a clear explanation of the literature review.
- The Literature Review: A research JourneyCreated by Gutman Library at the Harvard Graduate School of Eduction, this guide offers a great introduction to the basics of conducting a literature review in the social sciences.