Writer's Resources

The Writing Center maintains a small library of resources for student use:

 

Grammar and Punctuation Handbooks

  • Rules for Writers, (5th edition)
  • The Brief Penguin Handbook
  • The Little, Brown Essential Handbook for Writers, (3rd edition)
  • The Everyday Writer, (2nd edition)
  • A Writer's Reference, (5th edition)
  • Keys for Writers

Specific Documentation Style Guides

  • The ACS Style Guide, (Dodd), (2nd edition)
  • MLA Handbook, (Gibaldi), (6th edition)
  • APA - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (5th edition)
  • The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
  • A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, (Turabian), (6 th edition)

General Research and Documentation Information

  • Writing Research Papers Across the Curriculum, (Hubbuch), (2nd edition)
  • Documentation Guide, (6th edition)
  • Doing Research - The Complete Research Paper Guide, (Seyler)
  • Writing the Research Paper- A Handbook, (Winkler and McCuen)
  • Writing Research Papers – A Student Guide for Use with Opposing Viewpoints, (Harnack)
  • Writing in The Arts and Sciences, (Maimon, Belcher, Hearn, Nodine, O'Connor)

Writing with Internet Sources

  • English Online – A Student's Guide to the Internet and World Wide Web
  • Writing Research Papers – Investigating Resources in Cyberspace, (Woodward)
  • Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources

Dictionaries and Thesauruses

  • Webster's, Several editions
  • The Merrian Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
  • Roget's College Thesaurus

Writing for other Disciplines

  • Writing Essays about Literature, A Guide and Style Sheet (Griffith),(4th edition)
  • Writer's Guide to Psychology, (Bond, Magristrate)
  • Writer's Guide to History, (Stiffens, Dickerson)
  • Writing to Learn Biology
  • How to Write Psychology Papers- A Students survival guide for Psychology and Related Fields, 9 Jolly, Murray, Keller)

Additional sources are available in The Writing Center

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