Writing resources for students

This list is in progress. Please feel free to suggest further links in the comments.

This page:
Citation
Dictionaries & other resources (UNB login required)
Grammars
PDFs

Citation:

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide, Purdue U Writing Lab

Dictionaries & other references (UNB login required):

• Cambridge Histories Online
• Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
• Online Etymology Dictionary
• Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB)
• Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online)
• Oxford Reference
• Oxford Scholarly Editions Online (OSEO)
• Oxford Scholarship Online

Grammars:

• H.W. Fowler, The King’s English. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1908 / NY: Bartleby.com, 1999
• William Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style. Ithaca NY: Humphrey, 1918 / NY: Bartleby.com, 1999

PDFs:

• Essay Checklist (PDF)
• Formulating Questions (PDF)
• Note-taking (PDF)

[Linking image on main page: Hamline University students take a final during the 1930s, Wikimedia Commons.]