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Here is a useful list of bookmarks for USC writers.
USC Support:
The Writing Center: university-wide writing consulation center.
Research
USC Library Quicksearch: (for wireless and off-campus requires proxy login first.)
- Research 101: Interactive online tutorial
- Roving Reference: Ask-A-Librarian Research Assistance
Ask-A-Librarian Reference Homepage
Voice of the Shuttle: Extensive database of academic resources (UCSB)
Academic Blog Portal: Wiki of blogs with academic goals (UIUC)
Style Guides
MLA Guide (Writing Center)
APA Guide (Writing Center)
General Reference
OWL, Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
Index of online Grammar Resources (Chicago)
Cogency:
Thesis Tips: Heuristics for thesis-building (UIUC)
Thesis Builder: Tool for brainstorming thesis forumalation.
Grammar and Style
Guide to Grammar and Style (Lynch, Rutgers)
Guide to Grammar and Writing, (CCCF)
Online Books and Text Companion Sites
The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
Rules for Writers by Hacker: includes exercises for heuristics, drafting, style, and mechanics.
The Forest of Rhetoric by Burton (BYU) Featuring Rhetorical Figures
Tools
RefWorks: USC subscription-based tool for online research
Zotero: Browser extension for online research
Diigo: Browser extension for annotating web pages and social bookmarking
Del.icio.us: Browser extension for social bookmarking