Rick Finnan

Reading & Writing

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Research paper assignment introduction

Research paper assignment

Research paper evaluation form

Writing a summary

More summary tips

Using sources in the research paper

Writing - Citing Internet Sources

MLA-style Citation Format for Electronic Resources

OSU Valley Library - How can reference librarians help you?

Introduction to IAC (full-text retrieval of articles)

How to use IAC

OSU Library Research Databases - IAC - full-text of articles

Search Engine - "Inference Find!" - "the intelligent and fast parallel web search"

Getting the Most Out of Internet Search Engines - tips from the OSU Librarians

Thinking Critically about WWW Resources - tips from the UCLA Librarians

 

An online writing course!

Grammar and Writing - links to many resources to help you improve your writing

Guide to Grammar and Writing - links to many resources

Writing Resources for English Language Learners from Ohio University

Writing Resources for English Language Learners from Purdue University

Writing Resources for English Language Learners from NWCA Writing Centers Online

Writing Resources for English Language Learners from the University of Richmond

 

Dictionary and Thesaurus - 50,000 headwords. Dictionary and thesaurus integrated

Reading Materials - links to many interesting things for you to read

"English Outlook" - an electronic magazine for ESL students

 

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