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Online Reference Materials (dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks)
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
1,000
Free Dictionaries (http://www.1000dictionaries.com/english_dictionaries_1.html)
This site offers access to a variety of dictionaries in a variety of languages,
including (but not limited to) English, Russian, German, Spanish,
Croatian. It also offers access to specialized dictionaries focusing on
medicine, business, literature, and more.
The American Heritage Dictionary
Online (http://www.bartleby.com/61/)
The
Writer's Word-Well (http://www.thecybercenter.com/writers_resources.html).
This site offers a variety of specialized dictionaries for literature, law,
Internet lingo, etc. It also offers a variety of resource links, such
as Roget's Thesaurus, Bartlett's Book of Quotations, WWW
Acronym Server, The CIA World Fact Book, The Word Museum, The
Polling Place: Public Polls and Polling Firms, and more.
Roget's
Thesaurus (http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html)
DMOZ, Open Directory Project
(http://dmoz.org/Reference/). Described by its editors as the "largest, most
comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web," this site includes a
variety of links to reference materials ranging from Almanacs to dictionaries to
Education and Museum links.
Encyclopedia.com(http://www.encyclopedia.com/)
Elibrary is the source of this general encyclopedia, which as offers a
"this day in history" link.
About.com
(http://home.about.com/)
An encyclopedic reference search engine that offers both general and specialized
encyclopedia information.
Writing Style Manuals & Guides
Tools
for College Writing (http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/writingcenter/290/).
This is an incredible site from Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA. which offers tips
for college writing and is "voiced" for students with learning
disabilities and second language speakers. Though it is designed for Cabrillo
College students, it's secondary goal is to be a resource for all writing and
new college students. In addition to college writing instruction, it
offers tips on college etiquette and culture, descriptions of what to expect in
a college classroom, etc.
The Elements of Style
(http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html), This is a standard writing style
manual, which its editors describe as being " intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the
study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain
English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated."
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant (http://www.powa.org/)
This is a free, online writing guide that discussing the writing process from
discovering ideas to writing about them to revising them. It also includes
sections on grammar and mechanics.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
from Capital Community College, (http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/).
This site offers easy to access links to grammar and writing
tips listed under categories of Sentence Level, Paragraph
Level, Essay and Research Paper Level. It also offers
grammar quizzes which are interactive.
A Guide for Writing
Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA)
Documentation (http://wwwold.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/).
This guide to writing research papers is offered through
Capital Community College in Hartford Connecticut.
It is a full research guide, including tips on getting started
and steps for writing an academic research paper.
A Guide To
Grammar and Style (http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/) by Jack
Lynch, Rutgers University . A grammar and style manual with rules and tips
ranging from punctuation to suggestions for making your prose more graceful,
clear and concise. Information in this site can be retrieved through an
alphabetical index and through a text description with links.
Getting an A
on an English Paper, (http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/EngPaper/) by
Jack Lynch, Rutgars University. Lynch is designing this online book for
his own students and it is not complete. However, it offers useful
information on Thesis, Close Reading, Research, Style and Mechanics.
Resources
for Writers and Writing Instructors (http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/links.html)
compiled by Jack Lynch from Rutgar's University. This site has a wide
variety of writing resources ranging from reference material to professional
writer sites to composition and grammar sites.
Indispensable
Writing Resources (http://www.quintcareers.com/writing/) In addition to
being a resource for career finding, this site offers an amazing variety of
writing resources for students in basic college composition courses, business
writing courses, journalism courses, and literature courses. There is too
much in this site for a simple description, but, briefly, it offers both
bibliographies of sources (such as key reference tools in literature,
journalism, etc.) as well as online resources such as links to web libraries,
reference materials, other writing related websites, web writing reference
sites, and more. It also offers a writing workshop titled "good
writing skills."
Online College Writing Centers & Resources
Southern Illinois
University Writing Center Resources. (http://www.siu.edu/~write/resources.html)This
site includes numerous writing handouts and tips as well as an impressive list
of links to writing resources, such as a lengthy list of ESL pages,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, other style and grammar guide handbooks,
documentation styles for MLA, APA, and Chicago.
Gallaudet University in D.C
(http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/) This site offers a great
online handbook (acccess through "Grammar"). It has a number of online self-testing (instant
feedback) activities in a variety of areas, and the site is very visually oriented, with good charts,
color, etc. that would certainly benefit many basic writers.
Purdue Online Writing Center
(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/)
University of North
Carolina Writing Center Handouts (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/)
International Writing
Center Association (http://iwca.syr.edu/) Alphabetical
listing of links to numerous online writing centers
and labs.
Grammar Hotline
Directory (http://www.tcc.edu/students/resources/writcent/GH/index.htm),
From Tidewater Community College. This site offers
a list of email addresses and phone numbers to call for
quick answer grammar questions. It also offers self-help
handouts for a variety of grammar needs.
Resources For Specific Types of
Writing
Academic Writing
What's
an Academic Paper? (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/about.shtml)
from Dartmouth College Writing Center.
Distinguishes between writing for High School and Writing
for college and explains basic principles of Academic Writing
in general.
Making
an Academic Argument (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/argument.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
General
Advice on Academic Writing (http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/essay.html)
From the University of Toronto, this link includes a general definition of
academic writing, advice on preparing for academic writing and specific links to
essay elements, such as thesis, topic sentences, audience concerns, etc.
Academic
Writing Handbook (http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/)
from the University of Wisconsin, Madison offers links to
handouts on college writing in a variety of fields.
Essay
Exams (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/essay-exams.html) The
University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Tips for Exam
Study (Southern Illinois University Writing Center, Adobe Acrobat)
Writing
for Art History (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/arthistory.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
in Communication Studies (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/communications.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Book
Reviews (http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/bookrev.html) from St.
Cloud State University Online Program.
Writing
for History. (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/history.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center. Writing
About Literature (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Poetry
Explications (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
for Philosophy (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/philosophy.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
for Political Science (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/polisci.html)
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Academic Research Writing
Research
Papers (http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/lab_report_complete.html) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Writing Center,
This site offers a variety of information on research writing ranging from
handouts on documentation to handouts on how to analyze evidence.
Evaluating
Information Found on the Internet (http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html)
by Elizabeth Kirk, Johns Hopkins University. This site offers
five criteria for evaluating internet information and has
links to electronic documentation information.
How to Search
the Web (http://daphne.palomar.edu/TGSEARCH/) by Terry A. Gray of Palomar University. This site offers tips on internet research and discusses
limits to the various search tools.
How
to Paraphrase and Summarize (http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html)
From the University of Toronto.
How
to Quote (http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/quotations.html) From the
University of Toronto.
Writing
a Review of the Literature (http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/litrev.html)
From the University of Toronto.
Writing
Research Papers (http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla)
from Capital Community College Answers a variety of questions
about formatting research papers and about using sources.
MLA
Style Documentation, Handout Chemeketa College Writing Center
APA
in-text Documentation, Handout Chemeketa College Writing Center
APA
Reference Page, Handout Chemeketa College Writing Center
Professional and Technical Writing
Business
Writing (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html), From
Purdue University Owl. This site includes handouts on business writing ranging
from Resumes to reports. It includes samples.
Lab
Reports (http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/labs.html) by
Jennie Skerl from Rensselaer Writing Center. Highlights basic components
of lab reports for Engineering and Science students.
*See also, Lab
Reports (http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/~writing/handbook-lab.html)from the
University of Toronto.
Short
Reports in Business and Industry (http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/~writing/handbook-shrtrept.html)
From the University of Toronto.
Writing
an Abstract for a Report (http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/abstract.html)
From the University of Toronto.
Presentations
(http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/presentation.html)
From Rensselaer Writing Center. Highlights key considerations
in presentations and reports.
Grammar,
Punctuation and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
(http://stipo.larc.nasa.gov/sp7084/) From NASA Langley Library and Media
Services (need Adobe Acrobat)
A
Plain English Handbook from The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/englishhndbk.htm)
Grant
Writing (http://research.unc.edu/grantsource/grantwriting.html),
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill GrantSource Library.
Writing on
the Web (http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/)
focuses on how readers use and read websites, guidelines
for writing on the web and creating websites.
Imaginative Writing
Using
Metaphors (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_metaphor.html)
from Purdue online Writing Center.
Open
Fiction (http://www.openfiction.com/) This site
that enables you to share your fiction with other writers
and to copywrite your work.
The
Pen is Mightier (http://members.aol.com/RitrsPulse/Pen.html)
This is also an e-zine with writing and publication tips.
The
Word (http://www.speakeasy.org/~dbrick/Hot/word.html#TheWord)
This site offers a wide variety of links for literature, writing, philosophy,
reference works, bookstores. This list to some degree divides links into categories.
There is a lot here and it's worth searching through.
Hyperzions
(http://www.duke.edu/~mshumate/hyperfic.html) From Duke
University, a directory of recent hypertext fiction.
Purdue
University Creative Writing and Non-academic Writing Links (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/genre.html#create)
Journalism
Journalism
Writing Resources (http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/) from The
University of Iowa
The
Journalistic Resources Page (http://www.markovits.com/journalism/)
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