Resources
Conducting Research
- Annotating Texts
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Evaluating Sources
- Interpreting Sources
- Responding to Opposing Arguments
Discipline, Task, and Field-Specific Resources
- AMA Style (from Nebraska Methodist College)
- AMA Style (from the University of Washington Health Sciences Library)
- AP Style (from the Purdue OWL)
- APA Sample Paper (PDF from the Purdue OWL)
- APA Style (from the American Psychological Association website)
- APA Style Basics (from the Purdue OWL)
- APSA Style Guide (PDF from ipsonet.org)
- Abstracts (from the University of California-Berkeley)
- Arguments: Aristotelian, Rogerian, Toulminian
- The Big Three of Citation Styles: APA, CMS, MLA (PDF from the Purdue OWL)
- CSE Sample Paper (PDF from dianahacker.com)
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
- Chicago Style Sample Paper (PDF from dianahacker.com)
- Citation Styles: AAA through Vancouver (from Heritage Education)
- Cover Letters (from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- Documenting Sources in MLA Style: 2009 Update (Supplement to the Hacker Handbook)
- Engineering Lab Manual
- Engineering Lab Report
- ESL Resources (from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- ESL Students: A Prezi Presentation (for consultants; courtesy Troy University)
- Formatting Your Paper in APA Style (Sixth Edition) Using MS-Word (Office 2007 and 2010) (Courtesy Dr. Alan Aldrich, University Libraries, University of South Dakota)
- History Writing Tips
- Linguistics Style Sheet (from the Committee of Editors of Linguistics Journals)
- MLA Sample Paper (PDF from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University (the best one-click writing resource on the Web)
- Personal Statements (from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- Research and Documentation Online (from dianahacker.com)
- Resumes (from the Purdue Online Writing Lab)
- Scientific Writing (PDF of “The Science of Scientific Writing”)
- Scientific Writing Tips (PDF of “Rules of Thumb for Writing Research Articles”)
- Turabian Style Guide (from the U of Chicago Press online)
- Writing a Laboratory Report (courtesy of Dr. Deborah Mowshowitz, Columbia University)
Grammar
- A vs. An
- Active vs. Passive Voice
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Conjunctions
- Coordination and Subordination
- Fragments
- Grammar Girl
- Nouns
- Phrases and Clauses
- Prepositions and Idiomatic Expressions
- Problems with Modifiers
- Pronouns
- Run-on Sentences
- Sentence Structure
- Sentences: Structure and Purpose
- Split Infinitives
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Verb Use
Spelling and Mechanics
Punctuation
The Composing Process
Usage and Style