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	Writing Links These links lead you to information that can help you develop a project, research a topic, write and revise a paper, sharpen your editing skills, or document your sources. Links for writers that address specific parts of the writing process. Links for writers on Northwestern web sites. Links for writers from other places on the web. Links for Writers (by topic or stage in the writing process) General Writing Issues Purdue, OWL Handouts for Students and Teachers Links to tips and information about different types of writing and different stages of the writing process. University of Illinois Writers' Workshop Advice on several topics. Getting Started Purdue, Starting to Write Purdue, Invention Purdue, Coping With Writing Anxiety and Overcoming Writer's Block University of Illinois Writers' Workshop, Overcoming Writer's Block University of Illinois Writers' Workshop, Developing a Thesis Doing Research Purdue, OWL Workshop, Writing a Research Paper Purdue, OWL Workshop, Evaluating Sources NU Library, Electronic Reference Tools NU Library, Electronic Resources NU Library, Research Consultations This service is intended to give Northwestern students in-depth assistance in identifying and locating the resources most useful for the project at hand. The outcome of a research consultation may be a database search, an overview of relevant electronic and print sources, or a conclusion to a particularly difficult inquiry. A Research Consultation will require advanced preparation by a Reference librarian; therefore we ask that you request one at least three days in advance. You may request a Research Consultation by filling out a form, either in person (available at the Reference desk) or via the web. Drafting and Revising Purdue, Developing an Outline Purdue, Revising: Higher Order Concerns and Lower Order Concerns Purdue, Editing and Proofreading Strategies for Revision University of Illinois Writers' Workshop, Handling Quotations Editing and Proofreading University of Illinois Writers' Workshop, Five Editing Principles Purdue, Proofreading Strategies University of Chicago, Roget's Thesaurus online NU Library, Oxford English Dictionary online Documenting Sources dianahacker.com, Research and Documentation Online This site will help you decide which documentation style to use (MLA, APA, University of Chicago,or CSE) and give you example citations and reference lists for each style. Purdue, Using MLA Documentation Style Purdue, Using APA Documentation Style Purdue, Formatting in Sociology Purdue, Documenting Electronic Sources University of Illinois Writers' Workshop, Citation Styles Columbia University Press Columbia Guide to Online Style. Psych Web, APA Style Resources Northwestern, WCAS Avoiding Plagiarism Northwestern, RefWorks Tutorial How to use RefWorks web-based bibliography manager to organize and use information about sources. Special Kinds of Writing Carnegie Mellon, Collected Advice on Research and Writing Rennsselaer, Technical Writing Purdue, Business/Professional Writing. Purdue, OWL Workshop, Resumes Links for writers on Northwestern web sites Northwestern Web Site Northwestern, NU Home Page Northwestern, NU Schools and Colleges Northwestern, Academic Integrity at Northwestern Library Resources NU Library, Home Page NU Library, Research Guides NU Library, Virtual Reference Collection NU Library, Electronic Resources NU Library, Oxford English Dictionary online The Writing Program Writing Program home page RefWorks Tutorial English Department English Home Page Requirements for the English Major in Writing Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences WCAS Writing Requirement Avoiding Plagiarism Medill School of Journalism Medill home page Links for writers from other places on the web Online Writing Centers Purdue OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab homepage Purdue, OWL Handouts for Students and Teachers Purdue, OWL Handouts by topic Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres Research Papers Punctuation Capitals Spelling Sentence Construction Parts of Speech English as a Second Language Exercises/Answer Keys Writing in the Job Search Professional Writing Purdue, OWL Writing On and With the Internet University of Illinois U of I, Writers' Workshop Grammar handbook U of I, Writers' Workshop Writing Tips U of I, Writers' Workshop Citation Styles U of I, Writers' Workshop ESL Resources University of Missouri University of Missouri, Online Writery Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute Rennsselaer, Writing Center handouts
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