Assignments

Resources

VCU Libraries

     Undergraduate Resources Page

Encyclopedias

          Britannica.com - contains encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus

          Encyclopedia.com

          MSN Encarta - includes encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas

Virtual Libraries

    The Library of Congress

     The Internet Public Library        

     The Webliography: Internet Subject Guides

Text Archives

     Electronic Text Center - University of Virginia Library

     Project Bartleby Archive

     Project Gutenberg

Government Sites

     U.S. Census Bureau: The Office of Statistics

     Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet

     U.S. State & Local Gateway

News Sites

     The New York Times on the Web

     The Washington Post

     U.S. News Online

     National Geographic

     CNN Interactive

Sites for Evaluating Sources

     VCU Libraries Undergraduate Services: Evaluate Your Resources

Other Language Books and Resources Available Online

     H.L.Mencken, The American Language, An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, 1921.

     Willam Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style, 1918.

     H.W. Fowler, The King's English, 1908.

Bibliography

       Wired Style: Principles of English Usage  in the Digital Age (Hard Wired 1996)

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