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Writing and Research

How To Write Papers: EXCEPT FOR links with this symbol(*) the links on this page are external and will open a new browser window

Structure:

• *Literary Research Papers
• Information Cycle: from TV news to published book
• Short Stories for Students
• Essay Structure Example 1 AND Example 2
• Organize Your Essay AND Regent's Essay
  
• Speech Structure Example 1 AND Example 2
• Public Speaking Help 1 AND Help 2

Composition:

• Writing Technique & Composition
• Online Reference Shelf
• Literary Analysis Papers: Site I AND Site II
• Writing the Term Paper 1
• Writing the Term Paper 2

Dictionaries/Grammar/Thesauri/Encyclopedias:

• Online Dictionaries, Thesauri, Encyclopedias
• Ready Reference Dictionaries & Tools
• Sounds like OR Find quickly (Spanish , medical too )
• Free Dictionary (informative site)
• Elements of Style-grammar
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• A-Z of Thesauri AND Dictionary/Translator List

Avoid Mistakes:

• Really Helpful Writing Tips From Tips-o-matic
• Plagiarism AND Writing Revisions
• Proofreading I AND Proofreading II
• Scholarly Versus Popular Articles
• Criteria for Evaluating Internet Resources
• Evaluating Web Resources

NOTE: For assignments use GIL and GALILEO FIRST, THEN the Internet (IXQUICK etc)

Other Writing Links:

• Virtual Chase: Evaluating Resources & Other Links
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
• How to analyze a text

How to Cite References:

• Citation Machine (covers MLA, APA and other styles)
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• APA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• Citation Styles from GA Southern (including GALILEO)
  NOTE: check with your prof. when using GALILEO; many allow for citing GALILEO just like print materials unless you use a citation generated by the database itself (for example Ebscohost & Proquest can do this in the email sections).
• GALILEO FAQs: Searching & Citing
• Find a Specific Journal or Citation in GALILEO
• Citation Styles Index
  
• MLA Style FAQ AND APA Style

Reference Sites:

• GALILEO
• GALILEO Help AND GIL Help
  
• Bartleby-Everything from Quotes to Gray's Anatomy
• Columbia E-resource Subjects: Art through Science
• Basic Tutorial on Searching the WEB
• Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
• NARA: online documents and exhibits

GRANT WRITING:

• Grants AND Proposal Writing Short Course
• Grant Writing Resourses (Amherst College )
• Grant Writing Resources by Deborah Kluge
  
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Grants NET
• Discretionary Grant Application Packages (Dept of Ed.)
  

Copyright/Licensing Information:

• USG Regents Guide to Understanding Copyright & Educational Fair Use
• USG Regents Guide to the TEACH Act
• UT System Copyright Crashcourse
• Copyright Internet Resources
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Copyright Issues and Education