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General Writing Resources & Style Guides
- Claremont University - Writing English Papers. Also useful for other disciplines. Contains information and examples about writing Close Readings, Presentations, Research Papers, and Book Reviews.
- Doyle Online Writing Lab - This site includes links for writing all kinds of papers, including Anthropology, English, History, Religion, and general Humanities topics.
- Online Writing Lab (OWL) - The website of Purdue University's Writing Lab. Contains information on their writing centre as well as many writing resources, including general concerns, grammar, spelling, structure, and documentation styles.
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - Guide to writing, composition, rhetoric, editing, and style.
- Social Science Writing Guide - This site goes through the steps of writing a research paper, including examples and common mistakes.
- The Writing Center at Rensselaer - Click on E-Handouts to access information on APA & MLA citation styles, article usage, writing types, writing styles, and writing for career or academic advancement.
- World Wide Words - Michael Quinion's language pages consist of information on English words and phrases, such as what they mean, where they came from, how they have evolved, and the ways in which people sometimes misuse them. There are also some notes on grammar, style, and punctuation.
- Writing a Research Paper - This site goes through each step of writing a research paper, including choosing a topic, explanations of different type of research papers, and other useful information.
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Doyle Online Writing Lab: This site includes links for writing all kinds of papers, including Anthropology, English, History, Religion, and general Humanities topics.
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Claremont University: The title calls it an English page, but it contains useful information and examples about writing up Close Readings, Presentations, Research Papers, and Book Reviews.
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Social Science Writing Guide: This site goes through the steps of writing a research paper, including examples and common mistakes.
- Genessee Valley Writing Centre - Includes topics such as Personality in Business Writing, Using Evidence in Business Writing, and The Seven Deadly Sins of Business Writing.
- Brief Guide to Business Writing - Includes document and sentence guidelines as well as examples of business letters and memos.
- OWL Handouts - This Purdue University site includes handouts on general business-writing issues as well as guides for writing business letters, memos, and reports.
- Writing a Critical Bibliography in the Health Sciences and Social Work - Prepared by Dr. D. Taylor at the University of Toronto.
- Writing a Literature Review in the Health Sciences and Social Work - Prepared by Dr. D. Taylor at the University of Toronto.
- Using the Ideas and Words of Others in Your Writing - Includes explanations and suggestions for how to include your research in your writing, including quotations, paraphrases, and summaries.
- American Psychological Association (APA) Style
- A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Style Recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA) - Prepared by the Humanities Department at Capital Community -Technical College, Hartford, Connecticut.
- APA Style Guide - Patrick Power Library, Saint Mary's University.
- APA Formatting and Style Guide - Prepared by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- American Sociological Association (ASA) Style
- Formatting in Sociology - Guide to formatting of references and footnotes for sociology. Prepared by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- ASA (American Sociological Association) Format - Authored by Romelia Salinas, California State University, Los Angeles.
- Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style
- Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format - Prepared by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- MLA Style Guide - Patrick Power Library, Saint Mary's University.
- Other
- UMUC Online How to Avoid Plagiarism Online Tutorial
- American Anthropological Association (AAA) Style Guide
- A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities - Prepared by Melvin E. Page.
- Dictionary.Com - Includes Bartlett's Quotations, Roget's Thesaurus, The Skeptic's Dictionary, Strunk's Elements of Style, and others.
- Merriam-Webster Online: the Language Center - Includes dictionary, thesaurus, and Word of the Day.
- OneLook Dictionary - Lets users run a universal search on more than 200 online dictionaries, English and otherwise.
- Online Rhyming Dictionary - Helpful resource for poets, songwriters, lyricists, or anyone poetically challenged.
- Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases - Searchable database of synonyms.
- YourDictionary.com - Provides dictionaries of many languages.
- Common Errors in English - Prepared by Paul Brians, Professor of English at Washington State University.
- Grammar and Style Guide - Prepared by Jack Lynch of the University of Pennsylvania for students in his classes.
- Grammar Bytes - Explanations, handouts for students and teachers, and interactive exercises.
- Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation - An amazing index of common questions, created by the Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- Guide to Grammar and Writing - Prepared by Professor of English/Humanities Charles Darling for his English courses at Capital Community-Technical College.
- Rules for Spelling - From Matty's mom, the knower of all things, especially spelling.
- Spelling Test - 100 most commonly misspelled words
- Spelling it Right - Learn to Spell Confidently - a website for those adults who find spelling difficult and want to learn to spell correctly.
- Spelling - A Key to Good Communication - developed by Melinda Steckler, Dickinson Adult Learning Centre in N. Dakota.
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