There are ways to save time and effort. There are procedures and strategies that enable you to negotiate the necessary - but often tedious-process of finding the material you need in the library quickly and effectively. After finding the material you need, it is important to know the best way of organizing it in your paper. Learning these techniques and skills frees you to concentrate on the quality of the paper - or maybe on the beach.

What is a term paper?
It is a library research paper, written from a perspective, on a topic approved by your instructor. The paper has a distinctive citation format, also used by several other social sciences, and requires that you use the "literature" in Library. You may already have taken a writing course. The skills learned there would be useful in writing papers. The ability to organize ideas effectively and express them clearly is an important survival skill everywhere. Mastering this skill early in your academic career can greatly increase your enjoyment of university life and professional life a well. One of the goals of the Guide is to introduce you to that format. A word of warning: you should set aside any ideas you have about using footnotes for documentation.