{"id":235,"date":"2020-11-09T11:49:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T11:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=235"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:21:11","slug":"dissertation-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2020\/11\/09\/dissertation-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissertation Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you preparing for your dissertation? We\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p>We can offer you support and advice with starting your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.napier.ac.uk\/litrev\/scope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">literature review<\/a><\/strong> , finding books and journals in your subject area, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.napier.ac.uk\/stats\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statistical software<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.napier.ac.uk\/refman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>reference<\/strong> <strong>management<\/strong><\/a>. 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