Shortcuts to...

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• MLA Format
• Janice Walker's MLA-compatible Columbia Guide to Online Style
• APA Documentation
• Chicago Manual of Style

Online Resources For Academic Research and Writing

• Fitchburg State University Library, including online catalogue and online resources
• Internet Resources for Writers
• Online Grammar and Punctuation Guide

• Search Engines
• Writing, documenting and quoting in an academic paper
• Style, sentence logic, and grammar
• Dictionary
• Finding current issues - newspapers and magazines online
• Gateway sites for academic information

• Purdue OWL, with over 130 Instructional Handouts
• Sparknotes.com is another useful resource and commentary site
• A "Bluebook" quiz to help with grammar rules, and one quiz to help with punctuation.

MLA, APA, and Chicago Style Documentation

Confusion Alert!
There is no single acceptable style. Each professor will select the documentation style appropriate to the field of study. ASK the professor. Then follow the instructions for the proper style. Still confused? We can help you. Stop in to talk.

• MLA Format + Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice Walker
• APA Documentation + APA's "How to Cite Information From the Internet and the World Wide Web"
• Chicago Manual of Style
• Research Writing Workshop, a hypertext tutorial
• Indiana University's Writing Resources, Plagiarism: What it is and how to recognize it and avoid it.
• Duke University's Library page, with their own extensive webpage on citing sources.

ESL Writing Help

• Dave Sperling's Idiom Page at the ESL Cafe + a section on slang and phrasal verbs.
• Purdue OWL ESL help
• Some ESL online quizzes, to help ESL students to learn English.
• A useful ESL site with online tutorials, chat rooms and more...