VWC/Writing Links

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Writing Help

Ohio State University Writing Center
The University Writing Center (located in Mendenhall Laboratories) offers free tutorials ond onine resources for OSU students.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
A huge site with over 100 virtual handouts on every conceivable topic.
Joe Sigalas's Handout Page
Direct links to many of the most useful Purdue OWL handouts, as well as other grammar and writing handouts.
"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
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."
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources.
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.
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.