Conducting library research
http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/home.htm
Evaluating web content
http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/.../evaluate.html
General library references
http://library.caltech.edu/reference/default.htm
Library resources, organized by field
http://library.caltech.edu/collections/default.htm
Dictionary
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Thesaurus
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
A quick guide to writing & revising
http://writing.caltech.edu/resources/writing-and-revising.html
Process for writing academic essays
http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/style/process.html
Guide to drafting & revising an academic paper
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/what.shtml
Revision strategies
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/revision.html
Plagiarism
Discussion of plagiarism & the Caltech Honor Code
http://writing.caltech.edu/resources/plagiarism.html
Identifying plagiarism (with links to examples, practice identifying it, and a test of your ability to recognize it)
http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/overview.html
Understanding and avoiding plagiarism
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/plagiarism.html
Using and documenting sources
Using sources
https://my.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/Using_Sources.PDF
Quoting, paraphrasing, and citing sources
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html
Writing With Sources—a complete guide
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~expos/sources/
APA documentation style
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html
APA documentation of Internet sources
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Citing Internet sources (APA, Chicago, etc.)
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html
Citing sources in engineering
http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~writing/handbook-docum1.html
Citing legal sources
http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
Citing government publications
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/citeweb.html
Automated citation tools
Citation Builder for MLA, APA & CBE/CSE styles; automatically formats citations for books, journals, interviews & websites
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php
Citation Machine generates MLA & APA citations for a wide range of print and electronic resources
http://citationmachine.net/
Bibliography Builder for Chicago (author-date) or IEEE (numbered) citation styles
http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~writing/bb.html
Academic essays
What is an academic paper?
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/what.shtml
Effective arguments (including claims, evidence, counter-argument)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/argument.html
Thesis statements
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html
Introductions
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/introductions.html
Conclusions
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/conclusions.html
Avoiding logical fallacies & flawed arguments
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/fallacies.html
Writing a comparative analysis (e.g., of two texts, historical events, scientific theories, etc.)
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/CompAnalysis.html
Scientific & technical reports
Guide to writing a scientific research report
http://www.languages.ait.ac.th/el21open.htm#contents
Writing a technical research report
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ReportW/index.html
Laboratory reports
LabWrite: A complete guide to writing a lab report
http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/
Writing a laboratory report
http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~writing/handbook-lab.html
Other
Critical review of a journal article
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/criticalreviews/index.cfm
Annotated bibliography
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
Writing for employment and graduate school
Cover letters
http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/cover_letter.html
Résumés
http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/resume.html
Graduate school essays
http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/gradapp.html
Personal statements & essays
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/FS/essays.html
Grammar Slammer handbook of grammar and usage
http://englishplus.com/grammar/contents.htm
Writing guidance and brief handbook
http://www.amherst.edu/~writing/writingbetter/
Attending to style
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/style.html
Essentials of English usage
http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/style/essentials.html
Tips on technical writing
http://writing.caltech.edu/resources/tech-writing-tips.html
Twenty most common errors
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/lunsford/twenty.html
Handouts on all aspects of writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html
WriterÕs Handbook
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/
Writing handouts & links
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/
Common ESL writing problems
https://mit.imoat.net/handbook/esl-link.htm#article
ESL handouts & exercises
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl
The SURF Talk Book (a guide to presenting technical material orally and visually)
http://surf.caltech.edu/fellows/SURF_talk_book.pdf
Quick tips for oral presentations
http://writing.caltech.edu/resources/oral-presentation-tips.html
Using graphics in reports
https://mit.imoat.net/handbook/grfxfig.htm
Reviewing and responding to student writing
Guidelines for peer review of student papers
http://writing.caltech.edu/resources/peer-review-tips.html
Worksheet for peer review of academic essays
http://writing.caltech.edu/resources/PeerReviewWorksheet.rtf
Responding to student papers
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/faculty/methods/responding.shtml
Plagiarism (additional links are listed above)
WPA (Writing Program Administrators): Defining & avoiding plagiarism (best teaching practices)
http://www.ilstu.edu/~ddhesse/wpa/positions/WPAplagiarism.pdf
Preventing plagiarism
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/preventing/index.cfm
Detecting plagiarism
http://plagiarism.dal.ca/faculty/detecting.html
Questions? Comments? Contact us at writingcenter@caltech.edu.