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Research Guides : Writing/Composition

Suggested Search Terms / Call Numbers Range

Journalism -- Search Under: Writing

Subdivisions: Handbooks or other specialties

LC Call Number: LB 1600 / PE 1400
Dewey Call Number: 372 / 808-810

E-Books (FS Access Only )

Effective Learning and Teaching of Writing : A Handbook of Writing in Education / Gert Rijlaarsdam (2005)
[ Available in netLibrary ]

What Writing Does and How It Does It : An Introduction to Analyzing Texts and Textual Practices / Bazerman, Charles (2004)
[ Available in netLibrary ]

Professional Feature Writing / Bruce Garrison (2004)
[ Available in netLibrary ]

Computers and Writing : The Cyborg Era / James A. Inman (2004)
[ Available in netLibrary ]

Writing Clearly : A Self Teaching Guide / Dawn B. Sova (2004)
[ Available in netLibrary ]

Reference

Encyclopedia Britannica (2005) (FS Only)

Oxford English Dictionary (2005) (FS Only)

Oxford Reference Online (2005) (FS Only)

Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

Print

How to study : and other skills for success in college / Allan Mundsack (2003)
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: LB2395 .M595 2003 ]

Get wise! : mastering writing skills / by Laurie Barnett and Heather McCarron / Barnett, Laurie. (2002)
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: PE1404 .B376 2002 ]

Write papers / by Ron Fry (1991)
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: 808.02 F947w ]

Databases (FS Access Only)

(Listed by database from which they may be accessed. Click here to go to the list of databases. )

LearningExpressLibrary.com
Study guide to major test: Writing skills, Vocabulary And Spelling Skills, Business Writing 1: Get Organized , Business Writing 2: Find Your Audience , Business Writing 3: Write for Clarity , Business Writing 4: Word Choice , Business Writing 5: Grammar/Spelling , Business Writing 6: Business Formats (Click here to see more subjects)

Infotrac OneFile
A multi-disciplinary index with abstracts for 8,500 magazine, journal, and newspaper titles. Full text from 4,900 titles. Covers wide range of topics. Can limit searching to scholarly journals.

Literature Resource Center
Full text from over 133 literary journals. Includes critical essays, plot summaries, author biographies, and more.

Web Sites

OWL Online Writing Lab (Purdue University)
[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/writinglab]
One of the best online writing labs, which contains many links and writing resources for student or general writers.

The Writing Center (University of Wisconsin)
[http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook]
A variety of useful writing tools presented in an easy-to-use style.

Online Resources for Writers
[http://webster.commnet.edu/writing/writing.htm]
An assortment of resources, including grammar, sentence structure, Elements of Style, by Wm. Strunk, Jr., etc.

Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors (Rutgers University)
[http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/links.html]
“A miscellaneous group of writing resources,” according to author, Jack Lynch.

Guide to Grammar and Style (Rutgers Universty)
[http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/index.html]
Everything you ever wants to know about grammar.

Last Modified: 7/22/2005