Adapted sources
Through Creative Commons licensing, this text was remixed and adapted from other excellent Open Educational Resources. They are:
- The word on college reading and writing, by Carol Burnell, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear;
- Advanced writing, by C.C. Charles (source of “Applying for Jobs & Graduate Schools,” by N. Clawson, and “Creating Public Texts,” by N. Clawson and J. Larsen);
- Writing in college: From competence to excellence, by Amy Guptill;
- English composition, by Ann Inoshita, Karyl Garland, Kate Sims, Jeanne K. Tsutsui Keuma, and Tasha Williams;
- “What is ‘academic’ writing?” by L. Lennie Irvin;
- “Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism,” by Steven D. Krause, in Oregon Writes Open Writing Text (originally adapted from Chapter 3 from The Process of Research Writing);
- Technical writing essentials, by Suzan Last;
- English composition I, by Kimberly Miller-Davis;
- Thinking rhetorically: Writing for professional and public audiences, by Christian J. Pulver (also the source of “Linguistic diversity, linguistic justice,” by Brian Hendrickson, and “Citations and attributions,” by Dalahani Reynolds);
- Writing guide with handbook, by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, and Toby Fulwiler (Senior Contributing Authors; a full list of contributing authors at that link);
- “Research starts with a thesis statement,” by Emily A. Wierszewski, in Bad ideas about writing, ed.s Cheryl E. Ball & Drew M. Lowe;
- Success in academic reading and writing, by Joy Xiao.
We have done our best to include proper attribution to all sources in this text. If you notice a missed/mistaken attribution, please don’t hesitate to send an email.
Many images of Weber State University are included in this book, including the adapted cover image. These are taken from WSU stock photos.
