• What is an Academic Paper?
  from: Student Resources the Dartmouth College Composition Center
• Detailed Information from the Writing Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Information on How to Write Academic Essays
  Originally prepared for students in the English Department at the University of Victoria, the Guide is an introduction to the process of writing and to the study of literature. Highly recommended!

• How to Write a Research Paper in 5 Weeks
  from the University of Oregon

• Research Paper Planner
  from the UCLA Library

• How to Write a Term Paper
  This guide from Gale, a world leader in e-information, publishing for libraries, schools and businesses, is designed to assist students in writing academic essays.

• Writing a Research Paper
  A collection of links by Judy Vogt, University of Lethbridge Library
• Writing an * Analytical * Paper
  from George Mason University, Department of English
• Audience
  "Some writers think that academic audiences expect them to "sound smart" by using big or technical words. But the most important goal of academic writing is . . . to communicate an argument or information clearly and convincingly. It is true that academic writing has a certain style of its own and that you, as a student, are beginning to learn to read and write in that style."
  from: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Writing Center

• The Seven Steps of the Research Process
  This page outlines a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research paper and documenting the sources you find. From: Olin and Uris Libraries | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY

• A Guide for Writing Research Papers
  based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation
  Prepared by the Humanities Department and the Arthur C. Banks, Jr., Library Capital Community College Hartford, Connecticut. Highly recommended!

• Learning to Do Historical Research:
  A Primer for Environmental Historians and Others
  from William Cronon's excellent website. Highly recommended!
• The Purdue Online Writing Lab: General Writing Resources
  extensive online resources for academic writing
• The Purdue Online Writing Lab: Subject Specific Resources
  • Writing in Literature
  • Writing in the Social Sciences
  • Journalism and Journalistic Writing
    

The Writing Process

• Student Resources: Writing the Academic Paper
  hosted by Dartmouth College. Highly recommended!
  
• What is a Research Paper?
  includes information on: Developing a Research Question, Steps in Writing a Research Paper, and Building the Essay Draft
• Development Options, Linking Paragraphs, Introductions, Conclusions, Revising and Proofreading the Draft, Hints for Revising and Proofreading -- from The Empire State College
  

• Writing a Research Paper
  by Sarah Hamid, useful for quick reference.

Introductions and Conclusions

• Writing an Introduction
  from the Academic Skills & Learning Centre, Australian National University
• Introductions and Conclusions
  by Leora Freedman and Jerry Plotnick, University College Writing Centre, University of Toronto
• Introductions and Conclusions
  from: Cleveland State University
• Strategies for Writing a Conclusion
  from LEO: Literacy Education Online at St. Cloud State University

Annotated Bibliographies

• Writing an Annotated Bibliography
  An annotated bibliography gives an account of the research that has been done on a given topic. Like any bibliography, an annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a concise summary of each source and some assessment of its value or relevance.
  
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography (Cornell University)