Useful Websites on Writing and Documentation
UHCL Links
www.uhcl.edu/writingcenter
The Writing Center's web page contains downloadable tip sheets on a variety of writing topics. Students may also schedule appointments and read about our online tutoring service.
www.uhcl.edu/library
The Neumann Library's web site includes tips on research and citation. Library patrons can also access academic journals and research databases online. Reference librarians are available to meet with students for one-on-one research assistance.
Documentation
www.citationmachine.net
Citation Machine offers a fill-in-the-blank form that helps writers with both in-text citations as well as reference or works cited pages.
NOTE: This works well for MLA style, but all APA results should be carefully reviewed, because they frequently fail to conform with the specification of the APA manual.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
This URL navitgates directly to the APA style section of Purdue University's writing web site. It offers a comprehensive guide to formatting and documenting in APA style.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
This URL navigates directly to Purdue University's information on MLA style.
Writing and More Documentation
www.nutsandboltsguide.com
This web site offers guidance for writing with APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. The site also contains useful information on academic writing.
www.dianahacker.com/resdoc
This web site contains information about conducting research in various disciplines as well as information about formatting and documentation in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles. Also contains sample papers.
Search Engines and Other Resources
www.beaucoup.com
links to many hundreds of search engines. I personally find this site very useful because it frequently offers specialized search engines and multiple engine searches that provide results you simply won't get with Google.
www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resources.htm
Hacker Handbook information on internet research.
