Writing Guides

• Online Grammar Exercises -- Hosted by Capital Community College; Hartford, Connecticut
• Gallaudet University English Works! -- Online Writing and Reading Lab
• Writing Resources -- From the George Mason University Writing Center
• OWL: Online Writing Lab -- From Purdue University
• Bartleby.Com: Usage

Study Skills

Information on the Study Guides and Strategies site is available in a number of languages including Amharic, Arabic, Spanish, Turkish and many others.

The Research Paper

• Critically Evaluating Sources of Information -- From Cornell University Library
• Hone Your Research Skills -- From Bedford St. Martin's Press
• Strategies for Critical Reading and Writing -- "Fundamentals of critical reading and effective writing"

Writing Summaries

• Resources for Writers: Summary Writing -- From Drew University

Citation/Documentation Sources

• MLA Electronic Citations -- From MLA
  Click "MLA Style," then select "Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style," next select "How do I document sources from the World Wide Web in my works-cited list?"
• APA Electronic Citations
• CBE Electronic Citations -- From Bedford/St. Martin's Press
• Chicago Manual of Style -- From Bedford/St. Martin's Press
• Documentation: Chicago Style -- From the University of Wisconsin
• MLA Citations -- From Bedford/St. Martin's Press
• Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement -- Dartmouth College

Help for Writing College Application Essays

• The Application Essay -- From CollegeQuest/Peterson's
• SuperCollege.Com -- Choose "Admissions and Tests"

Spelling, Vocabulary, Learning Styles

• The Index of Learning Styles -- a self-scoring questionnaire for assessing preferences on four dimensions of the Felder-Silverman model.

Other NOVA Writing Centers/Writing Resources

• Annandale Campus Writing and Reading Center