Resources
Writing Tutorials and Other Academic Resources
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Many interactive tutorials, worksheets, and more
- Grammar Slammer! - A wide range of information on grammar and punctuation from commas to capitalization to common mistakes
- Common Errors in English - This guide lists several hundred errors as well as non-errors and commonly misspelled words. Compiled by Paul Brians, Professor of English at Washington State University.
- Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - Comic from The Oatmeal
- Writing a Short Literature Review [pdf] - from William Ashton of York College, CUNY
Dictionaries and Thesauruses
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 1901 ed. - Who said it? Find out here.
- The LOGOS Dictionary - Provides translations of words and phrases from 30 languages
- Rhyming dictionary - What word rhymes with "purple"? Find out here
- Roget's Thesaurus - Helps you find synonyms
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Edition
- WWWebster Dictionary - On-line English Dictionary with thesaurus
- Dictionary.com - Helps you look up any English word
- Thesaurus.com - Helps you find synonyms
Online Texts
- The Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia - A large collection of electronic versions of texts
- Project Bartleby - Online texts
- Project Gutenberg - The premiere site for electronic texts
- Elements of Style by William Strunk - A classic text on grammar and composition
- DigitalPenn Online Books - From the University of Pennsylvania
- Browne Popular Culture Library - From Bowling Green State University
Research and Style Guides
- Literary Research Tools on the Internet
- Columbia Guide to Online Style by Janice Walker and Todd Taylor
- American Chemical Society Reference Guidelines
- A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
- Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture
- Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
- Literary Resources on the Net - from Jack Lynch of Rutgers
- MIT Literature Resources
- MLA on the Web
- New York Review of Books
- New York Times Book Review
- University of Virginia Library Scholar's Lab
- Yahoo! Arts: Humanities: Literature
Resume-Writing
- Gary Will's WorkSearch - An expert provides guidance on developing your resume.
Literacy
- Literacy.org - "Research and innovation for a more literate world"
Study Skills
- Study and Learning Skills Online - from Charles Darwin University
Faculty Resources
- Rutgers Writing Program - Resources for teaching
- WAC Clearinghouse - "Supporting scholarly exchange about communication across the curriculum"
- Council of Writing Program Administrators - National association of college and university faculty with professional responsibilities for (or interest in) directing writing programs.
- National Council of Teachers of English
- MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
- CompFAQ - Offers many pedagogical and scholarly resources for writing instructors at all levels
- Annotated Bibliography for English Studies (ABES)
- Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
- Atlantic Unbound
- The English Server - Online community for publishing work that is free of charge to readers
- Voice of Shuttle
Graduate Resources
Dissertation and Thesis Assistance - from Texas A&M