Resources for Writing
| Handbooks |
| Citation/Style Guides |
| Dictionaries/Thesauruses |
| Electronic Books |
| The Associated Press Guide to Punctuation | -- REF PE1450 .C34 2003 |
| The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage | -- REF PE1460 .B4617 1998 |
| The Elements of Style | -- REF PE1408 .S772 2000, PE1408 .S772 2000 |
| The Everyday Writer | -- RREF PE1408 .L86 2005 * |
| Holt Handbook: Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, and Sentences | -- RREF PE1408 .W37 2003 *, PE1408 .W37 2003 |
| The Little, Brown Handbook | -- PE1112 .F64 1995 |
| Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age | -- RREF LB2369 .H32 2002 *, REF LB2369 .H32 2002 |
| That or Which, and Why: A Usage Guide for Thoughtful Writers and Editors | -- REF PE1460 .J46 2007 |
| Woe is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English | -- PE1112 .O28 1998 |
| Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age | -- RREF QA76.15 .W55 1999 * |
| Write Tight: How to Keep Your Prose Sharp, Focused, and Concise | -- PN151 .B76 2002 |
| The Writer's Brief Handbook | -- RREF PE1408 .R675 2005 *, PE1408 .R675 1999 |
* RREF stands for Ready Reference near the reference desk on the first floor.
| The Associated Press Stylebook | -- RREF PN4783 .A83 2007 *, and also on reserve at the circulation desk |
| The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation | -- RREF KF245 .B58 2000 *, and also on reserve at the circulation desk |
| A Broadcast News Manual of Style | -- RREF PN4784 .B75 M24 1994 * |
| Broadcast News Writing Stylebook | -- RREF PN4784 .B75 P36 2002 * |
| The Chicago Manual of Style | -- RREF Z253 .U69 2003 *, on reserve at the circulation desk, and also as a database online |
| Citation Styles | -- from Long Island University |
| Citing Sources | -- from Duke University |
| A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations | -- RREF LB2369 .T8 1996 * |
| MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers | -- RREF LB2369 .G52 2003 *, and also on reserve at the circulation desk |
| The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage | -- RREF PN4783 .N485 1999b *, and available through ebrary |
| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association | -- RREF BF76.7 .P83 2001 *, and also on reserve at the circulation desk |
| Sports Style Guide & Reference Manual | -- RREF PN4784 .S6 S66 1996 *, PN4784 .S6 S66 1996 |
* RREF stands for Ready Reference near the reference desk on the first floor.
| The American Heritage College Dictionary | -- REF PE1628 .A437 2002, PE1628 .A437 2002 |
| The American Heritage Thesaurus | -- REF PE1591 .A44 2005 |
| Cambridge Thesaurus of American English | -- available through netLibrary |
| The Dictionary of Concise Writing: 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases | -- REF PE1464 .F57 2002 |
| Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate | -- REF PE1591 .E48 1994 |
| The New Oxford American Dictionary | -- REF PE1628 .N429 2005, REF PE1638 .N486 2001 |
| The Oxford English Dictionary | -- REF PE1625 .O87 1989, and also as an online database |
| Roget's International Thesaurus | -- REF PE1591 .R73 1977, PE1591 .R37 1965 |
This is just a selection. Perform a title or subject search in the Library's catalog to find more titles.
| How to Write a Paper | -- available through netLibrary |
| Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style | -- available through netLibrary |
| When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People | -- available through netLibrary |
| Cambridge Thesaurus of American English | -- available through netLibrary |
Need more help finding resources? Email me at kowens@flagler.edu or visit the Library's Reference Desk.
Last Updated: August 20, 2008