English: Writing Guides

This helpful resource takes you completely through the writing process and includes solid information on how to develop effective writing skills, such as tips on how to develop a thesis statement, how to write effective essays, and help with rules of grammar and punctuation.

From Cornell University, this page explains the structure and content of annotated bibliographies.

An electronic book that requires a UH user name and password. Provides information on grammar rules and included quizzes for self-testing.

How to write a literature review from the University of North Carolina.

Electronic book from our eBrary subscription. Requires current UH user name & password.

Purdue University's OWL site offers samples of MLA entries.

A YouTube video (8 minutes) on MLA citation style.

Another video from OWL describing MLA requirements for formatting a paper using Microsoft Word 7.0

From the University of Chicago Press, which publishes the Turabian guide.

"A fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills."

From North Carolina State University Library, this is another popular program for automatically formatting references in a bibliography or reference list.

An interactive Web tool that formats your entries to create standard APA or MLA citations.

This site offers a simple search form for the Merriam Webster Dictionary and the Merriam Webster Thesaurus.