Resources

Featured resource: Resource Portal for Master Students and Write and Cite

General Writing Tips

• Writing a master thesis?
  The Writing Centre offers advice on all stages of the master thesis process.
  (The resource portal is currently under construction and more content will come)
• How to write a term paper? 
  Professor William Warner's presentation on how to become a good academic writer.
• Academic English Online
  A web-based tool to broaden your skills in academic English.
• Search & write (Search & write)
  A website where you will find a lot of useful information about information searching, academic writing, sources, and referencing.

Citations

• Citing literature and making literature list
  NMBU have guidelines on how to cite and make reference list for term papers and thesis
• EndNote styles for Master's thesis
  NMBU uses Harvard style, and here you will find all the information you need to follow the formal requirements.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab
  Visit Purdue's OWL for everything you need to know about citing and referencing. Both MLA and APA style guides are presented.
• Writer's diet
  Online tool to give you feedback on the readability of your text

Plagiarism

• Write and Cite
  Expert advice from the Writing Centre on what plagiarism is, and how to avoid it.
• A plagiarism adventure
  Useful video from the University Library in Bergen on plagiarizing. (In Norwegian)
• Plagiarism.org
  Webpage with much information on plagiarism and referencing

Literature Search

• NMBU Oria
  NMBU online search engine for academic literature
• Databases by subject
  Overview of databases NMBU have access to for different academic disciplines
• Google scholar
  Google's search engine for academic references

Language

• Grammar check
  Need to grammar check a text in English? Try grammarly for free.
• Subject-Verb Agreement (Concord)
  A quick guide from Grammarly on the English-grammar construct of "subject-verb agreement" or "concord."
• Subject-Verb Agreement Examples
  A longer guide from Towson University on the concept of "subject-verb agreement."
• Affect vs. Effect Guide
  "The arrow affected the aardvark. The effect was eye-popping." - Learn how and when to use "effect" and "affect"
• What is a semicolon for?
  Semicolons are incredibly useful; most people don't use them properly. Check out the rules here, courtesy of the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison!