Writing Links

Other Writing Center Websites

Purdue University’s OWL - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill - http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/
University of Wisconsin @ Madison - http://writing.wisc.edu/
University of Minnesota - http://writing.umn.edu/

Approaching Writing & Technique-Building

Outline Development (from Purdue University’s OWL)- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/01/
Grammar (from Purdue University’s OWL) - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/611/01/
Punctuation (from Purdue University’s OWL)- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/566/01/
Strunk’s Elements of Style - http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
Avoiding Plagiarism (from Purdue University’s OWL)- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
ESL Student Writing (from Purdue University’s OWL) - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/index.html

Types of  Writing

Summary Writing - http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/summary.html
Writing Essay Exams - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_essay.html
Abstract Writing http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/bizwrite/abstracts.html
Writing a Critical Review - http://web.sunybroome.edu/~writecenter/criticalreview.html  
Developing an Argument - http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/argument.html
Counter Argument - http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Counterarg.html

Writing for the Disciplines

What is an Academic Paper? http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/what.shtml
Research Paper Writing (from Purdue University’s OWL)- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html#research
Engineering and Science Student Writing Guidelines - http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/
History Writing - http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/history.html
Lab Report Writing - http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/labs.html

Documentation Guides

APA Style (from Purdue University’s OWL)- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
MLA Guide (from Purdue University’s OWL)- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
Research & Documentation by Diana Hacker - http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/

Career-Oriented Writing

Application Essays - http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/application.html
College Entrance Essay Writing - http://world.std.com/~edit/tips7.htm
Professional Writing, Including Revision of Business Writing & Resumes (from Purdue University’s OWL)- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/681/01/
Notes on College Application Essays - http://www.bates.edu/essay.xml
Sample Resumes - http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/ResSamples.shtml

Research Links

BCC  Library Online Services - https://webster.sunybroome.edu:2443/public/library.html
Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/
Librarians Index to the Internet - http://lii.org/
Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
Research It! - http://www.itools.com/

Dictionaries, Thesauri, Encyclopedias

Acronyms and Abbreviations - http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Encyclopedia.com - http://www.encyclopedia.com/
Roget’s (Searchable) Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases - http://thesaurus.reference.com/