The MSU Writing Center can assist with your writing, editing, grammar, citing references, and more. Appointments may be scheduled online.
Listed below are a small selection of writing handbooks to help you get started. For a list of additional books, try a subject search in the library catalog for Report Writing -- Handbooks Manuals etc. You may also try browsing in the following call number areas:
A Guide to Writing for Human Service Professionals by 
Writing Skills for Social Workers by 
The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing by 
Professional Writing for Social Work Practice by 
Professional Writing for the Human Services by 
Making Sense in the Social Sciences by The literature review can be either a specific type of standalone research paper, or a section of a research paper.
Conducting Research Literature Reviews by 
Writing Literature Reviews-3rd Ed by 
Doing Your Literature Review: traditional and systematic techniques by 
How to Prepare a Dissertation Proposal by 
Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation by 
Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Theses and Dissertations by 
Dissertation Desk Reference by 
The Dissertation by 
The Social Work Dissertation: using small-scale qualitative methodology by 
Writing a Graduate Thesis or Dissertation by 
Writing and Publishing Your Thesis, Dissertation, and Research: a guide for students in the helping professions by 
How to Write a Master's Thesis by 
