Thomas Byrne Memorial Library

Online Style Guides and Online Help for Writers

Online Resources for Writers
The Writer's Workshop http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/MLA/bibliographymla.htm
Includes assistance with the writing process, grammar, and bibliographic styles

Sources (Dartmouth University) A Handbook for Undergraduate Writing and Research
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/contents.html
Examples of citation formats and styles reflecting the range of writing practices across the scholarly disciplines. Includes examples for dozens of material types

Guides to Writing from the OWL Project Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html
Over 100 online self-help guides for writers

Best WWW Sites for Writers
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/ww_sites.html
Includes links to writing in specific disciplines

Grammar Handbook
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm
Explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage.

Academic Writing
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AcademicWriting.html

Logic in Argumentative Writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/123.html

Writing Application Letters, Personal Essays, and Cover Letters
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/WritingLetters.html

Citing Electronic and Digital Sources
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/cite.html
Suggested citation guidelines from the Library of Congress for electronic and digitized sources including: films; legal; maps; recorded sound; photographs and drawings;

Academic Writing
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AcademicWriting.html

Logic in Argumentative Writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/123.html

Writing Application Letters, Personal Essays, and Cover Letters
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/WritingLetters.html

Bibliography Styles Handbook : APA, New MLA, and Old MLA
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliostyles.htm

Using CBE Style to Cite Electronic Documents (Council of Biology Editors)
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite8.html

Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Documents
from Electronic Styles
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html

WWW Extensions to APA Style : Proposed Standards for Referencing Electronic Documents in Scientific Publications http://www.beadsland.com/weapas/

The Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

Academic Writing http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AcademicWriting.html

Logic in Argumentative Writing http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/123.html

Writing Application Letters, Personal Essays, and Cover Letters http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/WritingLetters.html

Bibliography Styles Handbook : APA, New MLA, and Old MLA http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliostyles.htm

Using CBE Style to Cite Electronic Documents (Council of Biology Editors) http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite8.html

Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Documents from Electronic Styles http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html

WWW Extensions to APA Style : Proposed Standards for Referencing Electronic Documents in Scientific Publications http://www.beadsland.com/weapas/

The Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

Academic Writing
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AcademicWriting.html

Logic in Argumentative Writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/123.html

Writing Application Letters, Personal Essays, and Cover Letters
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/WritingLetters.html

Bibliography Styles Handbook : APA, New MLA, and Old MLA
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliostyles.htm

Using CBE Style to Cite Electronic Documents (Council of Biology Editors)
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite8.html

Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Documents
from Electronic Styles
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html