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Web resource:Some Resources from the Purdue Online Writing Lab

By | Apr. 25, 2010
Openly accessible resources on writing, from Purdue University. Includes multiple resources on each of the following topics: the writing process, rhetoric and logic, essay genres, style and language, and citation.

Web resource:The Dissertation Writer's Toolkit

By | Feb. 07, 2010

Provides links to items to help graduate students and others be more productive and feel less stressed. Among topics addressed are avoiding writer's block, revising a dissertation, and living a balanced life (rather than spending all the time working or feeling guilty about not working).

Web resource:APA Style Website

By | Jan. 30, 2010
Website about APA (American Psychological Association) style, commonly used in the social and behavioral sciences. Also provides related guidance. Among items included in the website: information about the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, a tutorial on basics of APA style, sample papers using APA style, a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs), and a blog on APA style.

Web resource:Academic Phrasebank

By | Oct. 19, 2009
This website contains phrases that can be suitable to use in journal articles and other writing about research.