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On this section of the website we recommend some key texts on research methods in various fields that can be obtained over the Internet for a relatively low price. As far as possible we also recommend older works that are available for free as supplementary texts that students can use in developing their reserach skills. These can be found by clicking on the above links. In addition to using correct methods students need to learn to write both clearly and according to established academic practice. Here are some works that help with that task:
The Art of Readable Writing by Rudolf Flesch		How to Study in College by Walter Pauk		Write On! A Reference Guide for Student Research and Writingby Tom Flanagan.
Various guides about how to write and provide references for academic papers: The Harvard System of references The Chicago system of referencing Turabian's reference system The Turabian tutor The Chicago-Turabian style Studies in Religion Style guide		Saundra Lipton's ReligiousStudies Research Guide Irving Hexham Academic Plagiarism Defined - the plague of plagiarism Forget about Academic Fraud - were you sexually harassed? The Tyranny of Theory U of C's History Department guide to writing essays How to write book reviews		Rodney Stark: On How to Write - used with permission of the author. Writing a book review Brief notes on research methods Recognizing academic bias Kolapo's guide to writing essays University of Edinburgh dissertation guidelines Read the footnotes
All texts and graphics on Understanding World Religions are protected by copyright, 1995, 199, 2011. Permission to reproduce material found on this Web Site must be obtained from the appropriate copyright owner. World religions graphic by Christopher Tobias from Irving Hexham's Understanding World Religions, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 2012, and Roberta Polfus, from the Concise Dictionary of Religion, InterVarsity Press, Carol Stream, 1994.