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 Below is a list of other books and Internet resources, specifically designed to assist in writing essays and reports. Below is a list of other books and Internet resources, specifically designed to assist in writing essays and reports.
  
-Finally, there will be specific aspects of your project report that only your supervisor can advise you on. It is important that you discuss an outline of the project report with your supervisor before you begin to write up.+Finally, there will be specific aspects of your project reports that only your supervisor can advise you on. It is important that you discuss an outline of the reports with your supervisor before you begin to write up. 
  
 ===== Bibliography ===== ===== Bibliography =====
  
-Bly, R. 10 Ways To Improve Your Technical Writing, Center for Technical Communication.  http://smartbiz.com/sbs/arts/bly10.htm [accessed January 2011].+Cardiff University, **[[https://xerte.cardiff.ac.uk/play_4353|Writing at Postgraduate Taught Level]]** [accessed March 2023].\\ 
 +Online writing tutorials for postgraduate taught students, but also relevant to undergraduate projects.
  
-Capital Community College Foundation. Guide to Grammar & Writing. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ [accessed January 2011]. +Creme, P, Lea, MR. **Writing at University: A Guide for Students**. 3rd edition.  Open Unniversity Press, 2008.\\
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-Creme, P, Lea, MR. 2008. Writing at University: A Guide for Students. 3rd edition.  Open Unniversity Press.+
 Contains help for all aspects of writing while at university. Contains help for all aspects of writing while at university.
  
-Document Foundation, The. LibreOffice Documentation. http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ [accessed January 2011]. +Duprė, L. **Bugs in Writing: Guide to Debugging your Prose**. 2nd edition. Addison-Welsey, 1998.\\
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-Duprė, L. 1998. Bugs in Writing: Guide to Debugging your Prose. 2nd edition. Addison-Welsey.+
 Contains tips in small, individual chapters to improve your writing; a good reference book. Contains tips in small, individual chapters to improve your writing; a good reference book.
  
-Fry, R. 2004. Improve Your Writing. 5th edition. Delmar Cengage Learning.+Fry, R. **Improve Your Writing**. 5th edition. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2004.\\
 This is a guide for students producing a written project. Easy to read, full of handy hints, and guides you through the whole process from carrying out research for your report through to producing the final draft. This is a guide for students producing a written project. Easy to read, full of handy hints, and guides you through the whole process from carrying out research for your report through to producing the final draft.
  
-Landsberger, J. Study Guides and Strategies. http://www.studygs.net/ [accessed January 2011].+Strunk Jr, W, White, EB. **The Elements of Style**. WP Humphrey, Ithaca, NY, 1918. https://www.crockford.com/style.html [accessed March 2023].\\ 
 +Excellent guide to good use of English, a classic reference book, meanwhile updated and republished many times.
  
-LaTeX Project Team. LaTeX - A document preparation system. http://www.latex-project.org/ [accessed January 2011].+Zobel, J. **Writing for Computer Science**. Springer, 2014. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4471-6639-9.\\ 
 +Extensive guide on writing and presentations, specifically aimed at computer science work.
  
-Oracle. The OpenOffice.org Documentation Project. http://documentation.openoffice.org/ [accessed January 2011].+==== Software ====
  
-Strunk Jr, W, White, EB. 1918. The Elements of Style. WP Humphrey, Ithaca, NY. http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/style.html [accessed January 2011]. +Document Foundation, The. **LibreOffice Documentation**. http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ [accessed March 2023]. 
-Excellent guide to good use of English, a classic reference book, meanwhile updated and republished many times.+ 
 +LaTeX Project Team. **LaTeX - A document preparation system**. http://www.latex-project.org/ [accessed March 2023]. 
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 +Oracle. **The OpenOffice.org Documentation Project**. http://documentation.openoffice.org/ [accessed March 2023]. 
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 +**Overleaf**. https://www.overleaf.com [accessed March 2023]. (subscription available via your Cardiff Uni e-mail/account)
  
-Word MVPs. The Word MVP Site. http://word.mvps.org/ [accessed January 2011].+Word MVPs. **The Word MVP Site**. http://word.mvps.org/ [accessed March 2023].
  
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