Writing Styles & Guides

Books and Media in the Lewis Library - Style Guides

Books and Media in the Lewis Library - Writing Guides

General Information and Resources

Writing Guides

Writing Styles

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General Information and Resouces

• Bartleby
  http://www.bartelby.com/
  A variety of general resources that include Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, Bartlett's Quotations, and Gray's Anatomy.

• Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
  http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/
  From Johns Hopkins University, this website discusses what things to consider when trying to decide if the information on a website is reliable.

• Evaluating Web Pages http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
  Tutorial from the University of California at Berkeley that discusses how to find what you need on a web page and how to know if the information is to be trusted.

• Merriam-Webster Online
  http://webster.com/
  Online dictionary and thesaurus.

• UNTHSC Subject Guides:

  • Plagiarism

Writing Guides

• Dartmouth Writing Program
  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/toc.shtml
  From Dartmouth University, this guide discusses academic papers, topics, research, developing your thesis, writing and revision.

• Online Writing Lab - Purdue
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
  Writing lab from Purdue University. Topics include the writing process, professional, technical and scientific writing, general academic writing, research, and citation.

• University Reading & Writing
  http://www.lib.sfu.ca/researchhelp/writing/writingguide.htm
  From the Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. Topics include writing tools & guides, how to pick a topic, grammar, sentence structure & punctuation and how to cite resources.

• Writing Center - The Writing Process
  http://www.csuohio.edu/writingcenter/index.html
  From Cleveland State University. Topics include critical thinking, thesis, organization, revision, and documentation.
  

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Writing Styles

• AMA Style Guide - Health Links (9th edition)
  http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/ama.html
  A guide to the most frequently used entries based on the AMA Writing Style Guide, 9th edition. From the University of Washington.

• AMA Style Guide - What's New
  http://www.us.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195176339/whatsnew/?view=usa&view=usa
  Preface to the 10th edition of the AMA Writing Style Guide

• APA Style Electronic References
  http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
  From the publishers of the APA Style Manuel, the material provided covers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite electronic media.

• APA Style FAQs
  http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html
  From the publishers of the APA Style Manual to help clarify frequent areas of confusion.

• APA Style Guide - Health Links
  http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/styleguides/apa.html
  A guide to the most frequently used entries based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, 2001. From the University of Washington.

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