Resources for Writing Papers
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Writing Style Manuals/Resources
Handbook of writing for the mathematical sciences RER. QA42 .H541993
MLA handbook for writers of research papers REF. LB2369 .G53 2003
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association REF. BF76.7 .P83 2001
American Medical Association manual of style : a guide for authors and editors REF. R119 .A5331998
The AMA style guide for business writing REF. HF5726 .A491996
The business style handbook : an A-to-Z guide for writing on the job with tips from communications experts at the Fortune 500 REF. HF5718.3 .C86 2002
Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers REF. T11 .S386 1994
The elements of style REF. PE1408 .S772 2005
The complete guide to citing government information resources : a manual for social science and business research REF. J9.5 .G37 2002
American Psychological Association (APA) Style Workshop This web text will cover important aspects of using American Psychological Association (APA) style to write and format papers.
MLA Formatting and Style GuideThis resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2nd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
A Research Guide for Students Research, Writing, and Style Guides (MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, CGOS, CBE)
MLA Documentation The Writing Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison's guide to MLA Documentation.
Psychology with Style: A hypertext writing guide. A writing guide for papers in APA format. Covers both formatting and content.
Dictionary/Thesaurus Resources
Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary REF. PE1628 .M36 2004
Roget's International Thesaurus REF. PE1591 .R7121994
Merriam-Webster Online This searchable and browseable online dictionary and thesaurus for English are interconnected, offering audio pronunciation, etymologies and illustrations.
Theusaurus.com Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases.
xreferplus About 100 dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Urban Dictionary slang words and phrases from A to Z
Grammar Resources
The Cambridge grammar of the English language REF. PE1106 .H74 2002
Grammar Resources This site contains grammar links to read online as well as grammar handouts as PDF files.
Grammar Resources on the Web The University of Chicago's Writing Program's links to grammar resources including quick guides, writing styles, dictionaries, and thesauruses.
ESL Resources can be found at Call Number range PE 1128 in Reference or Circulating Books.
Bradley Locations
The Center for Learning Assistance, located on the third floor of the library, will provide subject-specific tutoring for free to any undergraduate Bradley student up to 2 hours per week. Details at Center for Learning Assistance
The Writing Center, located in Bradley Hall 309, provides individual instruction to students in need of writing help. ESL Tutoring also available on an arranged basis. Details and hours at Writing Center
Please email suggestions to baclark@bradley.edu
