Virtual Reference Desk : Writing Resources

• Citation Guides
• CSU Writing Center
• Dictionaries
• Dissertation & Thesis Format Guide (CSU College of Graduate Studies)
• Encyclopedias
• Plagiarism
• Statistics Every Writer Should Know (definitions and examples of common statistical concepts)
• Thesauri
• Writing Guides:
  • A+ Research & Writing for High School and College Students
  • The American Heritage Book of English Usage
  • Elements of Style
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing
  • A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
  • Handouts for Students and Teachers (writing resource handouts from Purdue's Online Writing Lab)
  • The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
  • Oxford Reference Online: English Language Reference
    • Concise Oxford Companion to the English language (Oxford University Press)
    • The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style (Oxford University Press)
    • The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar (Oxford University Press)
    • Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage (Oxford University Press)
  • Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
  • UVic Writer's Guide
  • The Writing Process (Cleveland State University Writing Center)

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