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The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, Reference 423 N5323 1996

The Readable Thesis: A Guide to Clear and Effective Writing, Main Stacks 808.042 W235r 1999

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant, http://www.powa.org
This interactive writing guide covers aspects of the writing process from discovering and organizing to revising and editing. Also included are explanations of the occasions and processes for informal, exploratory, thesis/support, and argumentative essays. The guide is available as a stand-alone download.

Writer’s Handbook, http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook
This handbook offers information about academic writing, including how to write research papers, literature reviews, scientific reports and lab reports. It also includes information on and examples about documentation styles, grammar, and writing cover letters and application essays. Additionally, the handbook offers how-to advice for peer reviewing, such as how to respond to a peer’s draft.

Guide to Grammar and Writing, http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
This searchable grammar and writing guide includes a floating index and computer-graded quizzes. Topics are at both the sentence level (punctuation, parts of speech) and the paragraph level (sentence variety, coherence). See also the companion Web site, Principles of Composition, which covers topics at the essay level (essay types such as narrative, cause and effect, argumentation, and analysis).

A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices, http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/Harris/rhetform.html
Searchable, indexed handbook includes definitions and examples of more than 60 rhetorical devices. Site also features A Glossary of Literary Terms. Includes search tips and assistance and a self-test (with answers at end).

Mission: Critical, San Jose State University's Critical Thinking Web Page, http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/main.html
This site includes explanations and definitions of parts of an argument, argument analysis, fallacies, and non-rational persuasions. Also includes exercises and quizzes.

Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies, http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/
Site is searchable and indexed and includes all of the major logical fallacies, with definitions and examples as well as the steps needed to prove how a specific fallacy has been committed. Login and registration at the site are optional.

The Logical Fallacies, http://www.dissension.com/logic/logic.html
Fallacies are categorized either as extrinsic or intrinsic and each includes a definition, example, and word origin.

Formal Logic and Logical Fallacies, http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/arts/english/dhyttenrauch/logic.htm
Includes explanation of formal logic devices with examples; type, example, and fault of logical fallacies; and a self-test Logic Exercise.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Ready Reference 808.02 M689m 1998
Written primarily for undergraduate students.

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, Ready Reference 808.02 G437m 1998
Written for scholars -- from advanced undergraduate students to authors writing articles or books.

A Guide to MLA Documentation, Ready Reference 808.027 T831g 1999
A pamphlet explaining the basics of MLA documentation.

The Chicago Manual of Style, Ready Reference 808.27 U58c 1993

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ready Reference 808.02 T929m 1996
Usually called the Turabian, this volume is an abridgement of The Chicago Manual of Style.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Ready Reference 808.06615 P976 1994

The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources, Ready Reference 808.02 G234c 1993

Electronic Styles, Ready Reference 808.027 L693e 1996

Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing, Ready Reference 808.027 S399g 1995

The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing, Main stacks 428.2 M647h 1988

Style Manual for Online Resources, http://www.maryvillecollege.edu/library/styleguide/index.html
Guidelines for citing online resources adopted by the faculty at Maryville College for college-wide use.

Karla's guide to Citation Style Guides, http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html
A list of How-to Web sites for citing sources, electronic and otherwise, in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.

Random House Webster's College Dictionary, Ready Reference 423 R1948 1996
A general all-purpose dictionary.

The Oxford English Dictionary. Vol. 1-20, Reference 423.098 1989.
The definitive dictionary of the English language, complete with word derivations.

Roget's II The New Thesaurus, Ready Reference 423.1 R732 1995
A general all-purpose thesaurus.

Merriam-Webster Online Language Center, http://www.m-w.com/
Site includes searchable dictionary and thesaurus.

Research It!, http://www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html
Aggregation of dictionaries (English, computing, rhyme, pronounce, and law), thesaurus, language translator, and anagram and acronym finders.