Resources

In addition to the University of Ottawa's Writing Centre, there are a number of other resources online that can help you improve your writing. Here is a small sampling of what's out there:

Reference Works

• Bartleby A search engine with a number of specialties, including familiar quotations and elements of style.
• Merriam-Webster's Dictionary Online language center
• MLA Citation Style 8th Edition , RDC library
• APA Citation Style 6th Edition, RDC library
• OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab An excellent free online resource from Purdue University that covers a wide-range of topics, including MLA and APA citation guides

Textbooks and Workbooks

• Our own HyperGrammar here at the University of Ottawa.
• The Business Writer's Guide at the University of Victoria.
• The Report & Proposal Writing Self-Learning Guide at the University of Victoria.
• An Online English Grammar Reference from EduFind.
• The Writers Workshop: Writer Resources at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• Guide to Grammar and Style from Jack Lynch at the University of Pennsylvania.
• Writing Resources at Wilfred Laurier University.

Other Writing Centres

• The Writing and Media Center Resources at Iowa State University.

Scholarly Resources

• University of Ottawa Databases (A-Z)