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Writing and Research
- Writing
- Research
- Related Sites
- Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides
- Here's a very useful site for anyone doing research in any field. Advice on using various style manuals--Chicago, APA, MLA, Turabian, etc.--and especially on how to cite information taken from the internet.
- Resources for Writers (Purdue University)
- Writer's Guide (University of Victoria)
- Garbl's Writing Resources Online
- This excellent site is an annotated index of useful sites related to writing. Contains links to such gems as "Grammar Queen," "Big Dog's Down and Dirty Grammar," and "Jesse's Word of the Day."
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk
- Try this online grammar and style guide from one of America's foremost authorities on writing.
- Donna Shaw's Business Writing
- Ask a Linguist
- Here's an interesting site that let's you ask a question about English grammar, style, usage, slang, word origins, etc. Your question will be answered by a professional linguist. There is also a list of past questions and answers.
- Research-It!
- This site does lots of things! It has several kinds of dictionaries (including one for pronunciation), a thesaurus, a translator, a currency converter, an acronym "decoder" and much more.
- GeoCities
- Here's a comprehensive, well-organized search engine with handy topics and links to other search engines.
- NewsTracker Home
- This news service finds and "tracks" stories or topics for you in many U.S. and international newspapers. It allows you to catch up on and keep up with topics or issues in which you're interested.
- The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Research Resources
- Getting the Most out of Internet Search Engines (OSU Information Services)
- This online class provides a complete guide to using internet search engines effectively.
- MetaCrawler Searching
- A good, "meta-searcher" which automatically puts your chosen search term into many different search engines (such as AltaVista, Yahoo, and Lycos) at the same time. Easy to use!
- Inference Find
- Here's another good "meta" search engine. This one classifies and organizes the search results in a very helpful manner. It also eliminates duplicate hits. Recommended!
- Libraries and Computer Services (Main Campus) - Oregon State University
- STPT: Power Searcher
- Another search engine which searches several large databases at the same time.
- Dogpile
- This is a "meta" search engine which automatically puts your chosen search term into many different search engines (such as AltaVista, Yahoo, and Lycos) at the same time. Easy to use!
- Valley Library Electronic Reference Center
- Here's a great place to start your research project. There are links to OASIS (the OSU Valley Library online catalog), various article databases (including Encyclopedia Britannica Online) electronic journals, Oregon newspapers, and many other very useful databases and other resources.
- Britannica On-line
- The on-line version of the venerable Encyclopedia Britannica. Use the search function to find information about your topic. Britannica On-line also provides links to websites relevant to your topic. Extremely useful, but you'll need a password. Try accessing Britannica Online through the OSU Valley Library Electronic Reference Center.
- U.S. Library of Congress Home Page
- Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools (Cornell University)
- This is a good site for helping you separate the good, reliable, authoritative, and worthwhile web sites from all of the garbage out there on the internet.
- GoTo.com
- Related Sites
- Librarian's Guide to the Best Information on the Net: Important Sites by Field of Study
- Wonderful! Here's an index of absolutely essential sites for students and professionals in all fields and academic majors. Simple and fast!
- Historical Text Archive
- AltaVista Translation Service
- This site provides free translation of web pages or text from English to French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian-- or vice versa. The translations are far from perfect; sometimes they're quite laughable--especially when idioms are involved. However, this service can provide a usable starting point for translating documents.
- World-Wide Web Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
Created bu John Whitney. Last updated 7 June, 2002 by Deborah Healey. For more information, contact Donna Shaw, donna.shaw@orst.edu.