Academic writing - For students
Academic writing
Get help with your academic writing
See also: Writing and submitting your master's thesis | Writing and submitting your bachelor's thesis
Using and Citing Sources
Reference style
APA 7 | Chicago A | Chicago B |
Harvard | Vancouver
Reference management tools:
BibLaTeX | EndNote | Zotero
Plagiarism | Copyright
Kurskalender/Courses
Activities
A Flying Start to Your Thesis 1: Learn About Literature Searching and Source Criticis
A Flying Start to Your Thesis 1: Learn About Literature Searching and Source Criticis
Where can I find books and articles for my assignment? What kind of literature can I use as a source, and how do I know which sources are appropriate? What does peer review really mean? This course answers these questions—and more.
See our course calendar for more information and registration.
A Flying Start to Your Thesis 2: Learn About Citation, Use of Sources, and Plagiarism
A Flying Start to Your Thesis 2: Learn About Citation, Use of Sources, and Plagiarism
How should I incorporate text written by others in my own when citing? How do I properly reference the sources I’ve used? What counts as plagiarism—and how can I avoid it? This course answers these questions and more.
See our course calendar for more information and registration.
EndNote
EndNote
Join our 2x45 minutes introductory course to the reference management system EndNote. The course is open to all. Please make sure to install EndNote before joining the course.
See our course calendar for more information and registration.
Zotero
Zotero
Join our 2x45 minutes introduction to the reference management program Zotero in The Virtual Library course room. The course is open to everyone. Please install Zotero beforehand.
See our course calendar for more information and registration.
LaTeX
LaTeX
LaTeX
Join our 3x45 minutes introduction to LaTeX! The course is open to all.
See our course calendar for more information and registration.
BibTeX-/BibLaTeX
Join our 2x45 minutes practical introduction to citations in LaTeX. The course is open to all.
See our course calendar for more information and registration.
Help
Campus Libraries
Campus Libraries
We have staffed help desks at all our campus libraries.
You can also book one-on-one guidance at your local library.
NTNU Hjelp
NTNU Hjelp
The university’s self-help portal for students and employees. (Log in with FEIDE)
About NTNU Oppgaveskriving
What is NTNU Oppgaveskriving?
What is NTNU Oppgaveskriving?
NTNU Academic Writing is a web-based resource, helping students to write better papers, and assists them in finding information. The main target group are students writing their thesis. The website has been made by the NTNU University Library.
Rights
Rights
Everyone is welcome to use our website, also those outside of the NTNU!
All contents of this website are available for use under a Creative Commons License. Please do credit the NTNU University Library when used by other institutions, and feel free to get in touch with us if you wish to adapt parts of the content.
History
History
The website was first launched in 2004 as "VIKO - The Road to Information Competence" but on 16th of March 2017 the website had a major relaunch changing its name to NTNU Academic Writing.
The website relaunched again in the summer of 2022.
The sites are updated regularly.