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A Writer's Guide / Online Writing Help 
What follows are resources that you may find useful as you write and revise. If you would like to recommend an online writing resource for students, e-mail us the URL and include one sentence about why you liked the site. OWL: Purdue's Writing Lab This online lab offers a variety of materials and resources for writers, e-mail tutoring, a free weekly e-mail newsletter, and more. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Writing Center Handouts This site offers handouts on citation style, thesis development, formats for various types of writing, and more. The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Third Edition Sponsored by the Electric Library, this site offers free access to more than 17,000 entries. Evaluating Web Sites The Ohio State University Library gives tips on finding useful internet sources. World Wide Words Devoted to the etymology of words, this extensive site gives definitions of common and obscure words and includes a question-and-answer feature for finding the origins of familiar sayings and turns of phrase. Bartleby This site provides links to dictionaries and thesauruses, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Strunk and White's Elements of Style, The World Factbook, and many other reference sources. In addition, many classic works of fiction and nonfiction can be accessed online, free of charge. Citing Electronic Resources Hosted by the Internet Public Library, this site contains links to various sources (including the MLA Guide and a guide in Spanish) that explain how to document information found online. Right Writer's Resources Information Center An extensive site whose unusual features include an illustrated guide to proofreading, links to encyclopedias of specific topics, and grammar and punctuation guides offering "how-to" advice. |
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