Writing Research Papers

    What is a thesis?

       Plagiarism vs Documentation

       Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting

The Plagiarism Policy

Guide to Writing a Research Paper  How to cite using the (MLA Format)

Landmark Citation Machine   Website that helps you to create citations for your "works cited page."

OWL at Purdue  General site on writing
      
        (APA Format)  Gives examples of APA format for creating "Works     Cited" page.

       (MLA Format) Gives examples of MLA format for creating "Works     Cited" page.

EasyBib.com
"Only Free Bibliography Service On the Net"
(Make sure you check that it is accurate)

Noodle Tools Quick Cite!
Creates a single MLA citation for free.

Primary Sources on the Web
Outstanding site for the how-to of using and finding primary sources.

Merriam-Webster Online: The Language Center
This site provides access to both the Collegiate Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus. In addition to being able to search both reference works, visitors to the site may learn about the Word of the Day or play one of four word games: Definition Demolition, Flip Flop, Transform Brainstore, and Match Maker.

Roget's Internet Thesaurus

Web site that will prove invaluable to anyone looking for another word to replace one that's been overused. To use the thesaurus, simply fill in the word for which you are seeking a synonym and click "Now." The server returns with a list of all the entries in which that word appears. You can then browse through the entries to find an appropriate synonym.

A Web of Online Dictionariehttp://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.htmls

Bucknell University hosts this resource, which provides links to more than 400 dictionaries of more than 130 languages and dialects. The languages range from English to the African languages of Wolof, Yemba, and Xhosa to Native American languages including Cherokee, Cheyenne, Lakhota, Mohawk, and Navajo. There are even dictionaries for Pennsylvania Dutch, which is a New World linguistic descendant of German, and for such artificial languages as Esperanto, Klingon, Romulan, and Vulcan.

Writing Advice

Provides pages of practical, friendly advice for writing fiction. Tips on structuring a story, maintaining a writing schedule, presenting a manuscript, searching for an agent, and negotiating a contract are found here.

Presentation Advice

Presents various websites on all aspects of presentation.