Writing Center

Reference Aids

• Dictionary.com
• Merriam-Webster Online
• Oxford English Dictionary The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Full access available through FUS library network.

• Roget's II Thesaurus
• Thesaurus.com

• Catholic Encyclopedia (1913 edition)
• Encyclopedia.com

Documentation Guides

• MLA Formatting & Style Guide (Purdue)
• MLA Citation Guide (Ohio State)
• MLA Citation Guide (Cornell)

• Chicago Style Resources (UW-Madison)
• Chicago Manual of Style Online

• APA In-text Citations
• APA Formatting & Style Guide (Purdue)
• APA Citation Guide (Ohio State)
• APA Documentation (UW--Madison)

• Turabian Citation Guide (Ohio State)
• Turabian Style Guide--References

Research

• Seven Steps of the Research Process (Cornell)
• Research Overview (Purdue)

• The Research Process (SUNY--Albany)
• The Research Process (Univ. of Hawaii)

Writing Process

• The Writing Process (Cleveland State)
• Writer's Web

• General Writing Concerns (Purdue)
• Stages of the Writing Process (UW--Madison)

Avoiding Plagiarism

• How to Recognize and Avoid Plagiarism (Indiana)
• Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship (pdf)

• Avoiding Plagiarism (Northwestern)
• How to Avoid Plagiarism (Northwestern)

Grammar & Style

• Punctuation (Purdue OWL)
• Punctuation Made Simple (Illinois State)
• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

• The Elements of Style by William Strunk & E. B. White
• English Usage
• Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do)

Rhetoric

• Rhetorical Terms
• Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric

• Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
• American Rhetoric

Miscellaneous Writing Resources

• Yahoo! English Grammar, Usage & Style
• Diagramming Sentences
• Writing Center at UNC--Chapel Hill

• Guide to Grammar & Writing (Capital Community College)
• Online Writing Lab (OWL) of Purdue University
• Guide to Indispensable Writing Resources