Welcome to the Writing Center Information Page

Link to AU Graduate Writing Center Page


Comprehensive Sites

Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab – Exhaustive library of resources on all aspects of writing, research, and critical thinking; includes handouts and materials for students and teachers, PowerPoint presentations and hypertext workshops, interactive exercises, and Internet resources.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Dartmouth Writing Program – Excellent library of resources on all aspects of writing and critical thinking for students, faculty, and writing tutors.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/about.shtml


Research and Writing Sites

Way to Write! – Interactive guide to writing developed by the University of Calgary; includes instruction on all phases of the writing process. Links to a companion grammar site that offers both tutorials and interactive exercises.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofCeduweb/writing/

The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison – Online writer’s handbook; includes very thorough instruction on using Chicago/Turabian documentation.

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html

Writing at CSU: Writing Guide – Sponsored by Colorado State University; includes online writing manuals and extensive information about Turabian citation system, with examples (under “using sources” tab).

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides

The Writer’s Workshop – Sponsored by the University of Illinois; includes a grammar handbook and tips on writing.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/

The Writing Center – Sponsored by Guilford College; includes discussions of writing, grammar, plagiarism, and overcoming writer’s block.

http://www.guilford.edu/services/index.cfm?ID=700002410

Duke Divinity School Center for Theological Writing – Includes resources on critical reading, writing, documentation, and grammar.

http://www.divinity.duke.edu/programs/ctw


The Bedford Researcher – Site designed to be used with the book of the same name by Mike Palmquist. Even without the text, it provides instruction and tutorials on all aspects of research and documentation. Includes examples of actual research projects. Links to online resources for other Bedford/St. Martin’s writing manuals.

http://bedfordresearcher.com/index.cfm

Research Strategies – Electronic version of the text Research Strategies by William B. Badke. Excellent guide to research thinking. Site includes helpful information for international students doing research in North American institutions.

http://www.acts.twu.ca/lbr/textbook.htm

 


Dictionaries and Other Tools

Bartley.com - Online texts of reference works including the American Heritage Dictionary, Columbis Encyclopedia, and William Strunk's Elements of Style.

http://www.bartleby.com

Merriam-Webster Online – Includes online dictionary, thesaurus, etc.

http://www.m-w.com

Infoplease – Includes encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanac.

http://www.infoplease.com/index.html


Information on Turabian Citation Style

Turabian Sampler – Sponsored by Northern Seminary; includes examples of Turabian format for works in religion. Click on the “Turabian Sampler” link.

http://www.seminary.edu/BGL/research.htm

Turabian citation generator – Input information, and this site will generate a Turabian citation for books.

http://jove.prohosting.com/~turabian/book.html

Bucknell Citation Guide – Information on Turabian format. Click on the link for Turabian. This site also has more general information about research and writing.

http://www.bucknell.edu/Library_computing/Doing_
Research/Research_Aids/Citation_Guides.html

 


Critical Thinking Sites

 

Mission: Critical – Online tutorial in critical thinking, sponsored by San Jose State University.

http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/

The Critical Thinking Community – Sponsored by the Center for Critical Thinking at Sonoma State University; offers research, conferences, and resources for instructors in critical thinking at primary and secondary schools, as well as at colleges and universities.

http://www.criticalthinking.org/

 

Robert H. Ennis’ web page – Resources by a scholar and author of an instrument to assess critical thinking; includes discussions of the concept of critical thinking, assessment of critical thinking, and incorporating critical thinking into a curriculum.

http://faculty.ed.uiuc.edu/rhennis

Dan Kurland’s critical reading page – An approach to critical reading that focuses on determining what a text says, is, and does through analyzing its content, language, and structure.

http://www.criticalreading.com

Link to Ashland University's Graduate Writing Center Web page

Download a copy of the ATS Writing Manual