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Garbl's Reference Sources is an annotated directory that lists some of the many useful Web sites that feature dictionaries, thesauri, phrase finders, research aids, bibliographies and research-paper writing standards.
Garbl' Editorial Style Manual--This style guide can help answer your writing questions about abbreviations, capitalization, grammar, numbers, organization terminology, punctuation, spelling and word usage.
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APA Documentation Style--Prepared by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center. Covers major aspects of American Psychological Association style, including parenthetical references, headings, usage and style, formatting papers and citing electronic sources. |
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GuruNet--Atomica Corp., Wesley Hills, New York With a click on any word in any application, this Windows-, Palm- and Web-based reference delivers information including dictionary and encyclopedia terms, acronyms, technical terms, stock quotes, weather and maps. Downloadable tools are free for 30 days with limited access afterward; $25 fee for continuing full access. |
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Dictionary.com--Lexico, Los Angeles, California Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games, online translator and Word of the Day. |
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forwriters.com--John J. Beslanwitch, owner of Web Witchery Consulting, a Seattle, Washington, Web page design firm. An extensive annotated directory of Web sites for writers, featuring markets, agents, writers groups, writer conferences, forums for discussing the writing life and critiquing workshops. |
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How to prepare bibliographic citations (PDF)--Information Services Department, Zach S. Henderson Library, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Source is Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations , sixth edition, 1966. |
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Hypertext Webster Gateway--Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego. A point-and-click interface for reaching various dictionary services on the Internet. |
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KnowPlay?--Matthew Spergel, KPlay.CC, Santa Clara, California This terrific site provides one-stop access to dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, quotations and maps--but it doesn't stop there! You also get easy access to search engines, telephone number lookups, recipe databases, movie listings, dining guides, multimedia and much more. |
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LibrarySpot.com--StartSpot MediaWorks Inc., Evanston, Illinois A library and reference information portal with Web links to dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, genealogy tools and much more. |
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MLA Style Guide--Ed Reber, associate professor of English, Dixie State College, St. George, Utah See Bibliographic Form for clear examples of Modern Language Association style for books, reference works, periodical articles, CD-ROMs, online sources, anthologies and other sources. |
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OneLook Dictionaries: The Faster Finder--Robert K Ware, Study Technologies, Englewood, Colorado Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names and acronyms via Internet links to online dictionaries and glossaries. |
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Online Rhyming Dictionary--WriteExpress Corp., Orem, Utah Type in a word, and the rhyming dictionary will list words with end rhymes, beginning rhymes, first-syllable rhymes, last-syllable rhymes and double rhymes. |
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RhymeZone, formerly The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary--Doug Beeferman, a researcher at Lycos in Waltham, Massachusetts Use this combination rhyming dictionary and thesaurus to find rhymes, synonyms, anonyms, definitions, homophones, similar sounding words, related words and similar spellings. |
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition, 1955--Editors of the American Heritage dictionaries, Houghton Mifflin Contains 35,000 synonyms in an easy-to-use format, many cross-references and succinct word definitions. |
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RhymeZone, formerly The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary--Doug Beeferman, a researcher at Lycos in Waltham, Massachusetts Use this combination rhyming dictionary and thesaurus to find rhymes, synonyms, anonyms, definitions, homophones, similar sounding words, related words and similar spellings. |
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The Scriptorium: A Virtual Room for Writers--Designed, written and maintained by Sherry D. Ramsey, fantasy/science-fiction writer and former attorney "In each monthly issue you'll find articles, interviews, exercises, book reviews, and more to help you become the best writer you can be." |
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Statistics Every Writer Should Know--Robert Niles, media consultant and Web designer, Lakewood, Colorado This easy-to-understand guide offers short lessons--with examples--in basic mathematics for journalists and other writers. |
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Wordpower--Neil Stamper, editorial free-lancer Advice on citing references, writing abstracts and news releases, editing, planning reports and developing a house style. |
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The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus--Project director, Dr. Robert Parks, associate professor, Elmira College, New York Search for words in three ways: for the correct spelling, for words that contain the word searched and for words close in spelling to the word searched. |
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Writers' Exchange--Maintained by writer, corporate trainer and computer consultant Susan Molthop for About.com An annotated directory of Web links focusing on research tools, alternative publishing opportunities, professional writers' organizations and market developments. |
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Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation--S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D., Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan A practical guide to help you craft, implement and defend your graduate school thesis or dissertation. |
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WWWebster Dictionary--based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary, 10th Edition. |
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WWWebster Thesaurus--Merriam-Webster Inc. |
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Yahoo! Reference: Quotations--You can find many useful quotation directories on the Web. Here's a good place to begin. |
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Updated June 9, 2008.