Writing Links
Publication Style Manuals
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Grammar and Writing Style Resources
Technical Writing Resources
OSU Writing Resources
Links to Other Writing Centers
Publication Style Manuals
MLA
Joseph Gibaldi. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995.
Purdue University maintains a wonderful site which summarizes the MLA rules and provides links to other valuable MLA resources.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
APA
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001.
Again, Purdue University has a great summarization of APA style and links to other valuable APA resources.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
Chicago
The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1994.
This site is maintained by Ohio State University and is easy to read.
http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/chicagogd.php
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995
http://www.bartleby.com/62/
Grammar and Writing Style
The Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/
The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996.
http://www.bartleby.com/64/
Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
http://www.grammarbook.com/
Technical Writing
NASA Guide to Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
http://stipo.larc.nasa.gov/sp7084/sp7084cont.html
Online Technical Writing: Online Textbook
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/
OSU Writing Resources
Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers
This is a site to recognize established Oklahoma writers and provide opportunities for aspiring writers.
http://poetsandwriters.okstate.edu/
OSU-Tulsa Career Services
This center provides assistance to students and alumni in their job search and career development. They also provide assistance with resume and cover letter development.
http://home.okstate.edu/tulsa-career
OSU-Tulsa Library
A variety of online resources are available through the OSU-Tulsa Library.
http://www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu/library/
OSU-Stillwater Writing Center
Information about the Writing Center on OSU's main campus as well as informative handouts can be found on this site.
http://english.okstate.edu/writing/
Other Writing Centers
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
This site has extensive handouts on all areas of the writing process.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/student_resources.html
Utah Valley State College Online Writing Lab
http://www.uvsc.edu/owl
The University of Richmond
This site provides handouts to help you get started with pre-writing techniques such as clustering, brainstorming, and writing introductions. You'll also find handouts to help you with focus, transitions, arguments, using and documenting sources, punctuation, sentence structure, and editing.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html
The University of Victoria Writer's Guide
Among many other things, this site has samples of different types of essays. They also have information about constructing paragraphs, including order and transitions.
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/StartHere.html
St. Cloud State University Literacy Education Online
You'll find many handouts on a variety of issues, including conclusions and introductions.
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/
Colgate University Writing Center
Need to write a personal or professional essay for a graduate school application? This website has some guidelines.
http://departments.colgate.edu/diw/gradschool.html
