VWC/Literature Links

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Writing Help

"You Can Quote Me on That!" (William Cole)
A explanation/demonstration of integrating quotations into writing.

Evaluating Web Sites
Houghton Mifflin's site of links discussing techniques for evaluating the reliability of information on web sites.
WWWebster Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary
Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources.
In Other Words: A Lexicon of the Humanities
Definitions and discussions of literary, rhetoric, etc. terminology from "aesthetic" and "archetype" to "validity" and "women's language."
ACA Study, Research, and Writing Skills
Treasure chest of the American Communication Association's links to MLA citation style, William Strunk's Elements of Style, Advice for Writers, Citing Electronic Media, How to Find a Book Review, etc.
Beyond the MLA Handbook and MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Resources
The Copyright Website
This site offers information on internet copyright, infringement, registration, and fair use.

OSCAR and OhioLink
The Ohio State University Libraries homepage, with links to the online catalog and other resources.
Search Engines and Subject Indexes:

U.S. Library of Congress
Massive research database.
Voice of the Shuttle
Alan Liu's extensive and throughly indexed library of humanities web sites.
Literary Resources On the Net
Jack Lynch's easy-to-use collection of literary links; a good place to start.
Online Books Page
WWW Virtual Library
Massive search engine organized by subject from Aboriginal Studies to Zoos.
ACA Electronic Reference Desk
Libraries and archives, online books and texts, reference sources.
Other Links to General Literature Sites. (Andrew Burke)
Miscellaneous links to specific-subject sites. (Andrew Burke)