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  Home > Research > Topic Guides > Resources for Writing & Style Resources for Writing & Style
  This page provides useful links to resources for writing style, citation, and organization. This page is specifically geared towards graduate level writing.
  Web Resources: Offer a variety of materials to aid students in structuring, writing, and researching different kinds of papers and writing assignments.
  Organizing & Citing Your Sources: contains links to RefWorks citation management and MLA style guides. Additional Resources: Provides resources that will aid students in understanding and avoiding plagiarism, and understanding the difference between online resources such as Google and Wikipedia and the databases available through their library. Writing Guides Available at FalveyBelow are three examples of writing style guides that can be found in the library: The Elements of Style
  Falvey main- 3rd Floor
  Falvey Main-3rd Floor
  PE1408 .B477 2008
  In addition to the three guides listed above this selected list has been compiled give students a starting point in their search, particularly as regards graduate level writing. The library has many more books on writing and writing style, which students are welcome to explore.
  Web Resources for WritingVillanova Writing CenterThe Villanova Writing Center provides a comfortable atmosphere for your one-to-one session with a qualified tutor. Bring your paper, assignment, and an open mind and we'll do our best to help you improve your writing. Feel free to use our online resources, writing guide or 30-Minute Workshop handouts. The Writing Center is located in room 210 Falvey Library.[Details]A Brief Guide to Writing The English Paper (Harvard Writing Center)This resources takes students through a step by step process for writing an English paper. It addresses common types of English papers, coming up with a thesis, and other tips for structuring a paper. [Details]UNC Writing Center ResourcesThis site provides guides and resources for approaching a large variety of writing assignments and subjects. Including but not limited to how to write conference papers, grant proposals, formal letters, and literature reviews. [Details]UNC Writing Guide for Literature (Fiction)This handout describes some steps for planning and writing papers about fiction texts. For information on writing about other kinds of literature, please see the Writing Center's handouts on writing about drama and poetry explications.[Details]
  Chicago Style Adapted for Spanish Language Publishers
  The University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain, created a full adaptation of the Chicago Manual of Style, deftly shaping the text to fit the needs of Spanish-language publishers.
  Additional ResourcesDictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online (Gale)The Dictionary of Literary Biography print series has been a favorite with students and scholars for many years, often the first place to go to find authoritative biographical and critical essays on the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. Offers Documentary, Main, and Yearbook series.Oxford English DictionaryThe world's leading authority on the history and development of the English language since 1150. Based on the 1989 2nd edition, a 20-volume set, with additions from 1993-1997 and the 3rd edition (in progress) from 2000-. Approximately 1,000 new and revised entries will be released quarterly online.Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and RomeOffers a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world -- Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman -- from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries.Annee PhilologiqueComprehensive bibliography of journal articles, books and miscellany volumes (conference proceedings and essay collections) on Greek and Roman antiquity. Indexing lags three (3) years behind the current date and goes back to 1924.