Writing Aids

Grammar - Documentation - Information Literacy Tutorials - Live Help - MSOffice-2000-Tutorials - Writing Guides - Circulating Mini-ref Book Collection - Web-Word Processors
Grammar
American Heritage Book of English Usage
	"A detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms...." Bartleby.com
Common Errors in English
	By Paul Brians, Washington State University
English Usage, Style & Composition
	Bartleby.com provides contemporary and classic usage guides that are browsable and searchable full-text including Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
Grammar Handbook
	"Explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage." Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Web of On-Line Grammars
	This page maintains links with on-line grammars of as many languages as can be found on the Web. It includes all types of grammars: reference grammars, learning grammars, and historical grammars.
Documentation Guides
APA Online - Electronic References
	The American Psychological Association site "covers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite electronic media." Provides an FAQ.
Chicago Manual of Style FAQ (and not so FAQ)
	The University of Chicago Press site groups frequently asked questions and answers by keywords. A style question that is not covered by the site or in the Manual may be submitted to staff editors.
Citation Guide
	Covers reasons for citing sources, Albertsons Library Reference Collection call numbers of common style guides and web links to citing print and electronic documents.
Citation Machine, Son of
	Generate MLA, APA, Turabian, or Chicago style bibliographic citations. Designed for K-university use, from the Landmark Project.
Citation Maker (MLA and APA)
	Under "Main Site Links" find Citation Maker to format citations for print, online databases, open Internet, CD-ROM, video, DVD, and interview sources. From the Oregon School Library Information System.
Citing Sources
	From Duke University Libraries.
Citing the Gale Literary Criticism Series - Print version
	Works Cited examples based on MLA format from the Mildred F. Sawyer Library, Suffolk University. Scroll to the last page of "Research Papers: Citing Your Sources."
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2003 ed.)
	By Peter W. Martin from the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School.
MLA and APA Citation Maker from OSLIS
	Under "Main Site Links" find Citation Maker to format citations for print, online databases, open Internet, CD-ROM, video, DVD, and interview sources. From the Oregon School Library Information System.
MLA Style, Frequently Asked Questions About
	Answers over ten Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style.
Online! Citation Styles Index
	From Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger
Research and Documentation Online
	Provides APA, MLA, Chicago, and CSE sections for finding sources, documenting sources, and sample papers. Based on Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age, 4th Edition, by Diana Hacker.
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. IV Manuscript Preparation and Submission. A.9. References
	Scroll to section A.9.b Reference Style and Format. Provided by the International Commission of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
Vancouver Style
	A style used in the medical field. Because the style employs periodical abbreviations, a pointer to a source of abbreviations is repeated here: "Connect to PubMed, http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi click on "Journals Database" and then enter the full journal title to view its abbreviation." Provided by the U. of Western Australia Library.
Tutorials
Information Literacy Tutorial
	A tutorial that features self-paced learning and provides background on finding and using information. It requires Flash Player (click on Help at the site to go to free download) Idaho State Board of Education funded and U of I Library and Center for Teaching Innovation designed.
Internet Detective
	Free tutorial that "offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of websites and highlights the need for care when selecting online information sources to inform university or college work."
Live Help
Writing Center at Boise State University
	The Writing Center located in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 200, is a free service open to all members of the Boise State community. Face-to-face consultation appointments can be set up by phone (426-1298), web link, or in person. Email consultations are also possible. The site provides other helpful links.
Writing Guides
COBE Writing Styles Guide
	The goal of the linked downloadable guide "is to present a standardized tool to help all [BSU] College of Business and Economics students become skilled writers". Also available at the site is a sample research paper in APA style .
English Usage, Style & Composition
	Bartleby.com provides contemporary and classic usage guides that are browsable and searchable full-text including Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
Evaluation of Web Pages
	Boise State librarian, Beth Brin, lists "questions to ask when evaluating an Internet resource" and includes links to "Web pages that provide additional guidelines or considerations..."
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
	An award-winning site written by Boise State English professor Chuck Guilford, it "is an interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook written in HTML and distributed freely over the WWW."
Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students
	A set of guides by Patrick Rael et al intended to make the process of writing the research paper "less traumatic, more educational, and ultimately more rewarding for all concerned."
The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
	A large collection of pamphlets that includes sections on study skills, test-taking, time management, and writing. Compiled by the University of Chicago Student Counseling and Resource Service.
Circulating Mini-ref Book Collection
List of Books in the Mini-ref Collection
	Style manuals, dictionaries/thesauri, and books on resume writing, study skills, doing research, writing book reports and research papers that can be checked out. Copies are available in Mini-ref areas on every floor of the Library.
Word Processors - Web-based
Google Docs & Spreadsheets
	"Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a free web-based word processing and spreadsheet program that keeps documents current and lets the people you choose update files from their own computers." Requires registration.
Zoho Writer
	Another free browser-based word processor that allows you to create html, PDF, doc, and SXW (StarOffice or OpenOffice word processing document) formats and share, publish, email (inline or as an attachment) or export.. Requires registration.

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