An indexed list of useful links:
University Computer Support
General Computer Information
Windows
Word Processing
Internet Help
Email & Pine
The World Wide Web
MOOs and MOOing
Writing Help
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Department of English Writing Center
The Writing Center (located in Park Hall 66) offers free tutorials
for students who need help with specified writing skills and have been
referred by their instructors. Be sure to bring graded papers and other
writing with you for your appointment so that tutors can help you diagnose
problems. Tutors will not proofread or correct papers for you; they will
only work on the problems that I have identified.
- 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 OWL
handouts, as well as locally produced grammar and writing handouts.
- "You Can
Quote Me on That!" (William Cole)
A explanation/demonstration
of integrating quotations into writing.
Reference Materials
- Evaluating
Web Sites
Houghton Mifflin's site of links discussing techniques for evaluating the reliability of information on web sites.
- WWWebster Dictionary
- 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 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.
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Newspapers
Index of newspapers from around
the world.
- Beyond
the MLA Handbook and MLA-Style
Citations of Electronic Resources
Since the fourth edition of MLA was published before the emergence of the Web, these sites are the authorities on citing Electronic Resources until the fifth edition comes out in late 1997.
- State
of Georgia's Unofficial Opinion on Fair Use
Written by UGA's Ray Patterson (in conjunction with the Attorney General & his counsel), this is a thorough description of fair use.
- Regents
Guide to Understanding Copyright and Educational Fair Use
Official UGA rules on fair use.
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The
Copyright Website
This site offers information
on internet copyright, infringement, registration, and fair use
Research Tools