Joanne D. Kiggins STUDY ROOM/WRITING RESEARCH

Study, Writing and Research Room

Here is a number of instant online shelves of reference books, plus some online-only references.

Welcome to 11 Rules of Writing -- A concise guide to grammar, punctuation and style along with most frequently violated rules of writing. Intended for all writers.
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation -- An easy to use reference guide and workbook, also available as an on-line resource.
English Grammar Clinic --Get your grammar questions answered by professional English instructors.
Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
Guide to Grammar & Writing
Biographical Dictionary - database of 18,000 people, searchable by keyword, name, or expression.
Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - 17,000 searchable articles
The Electric Library - huge searchable database of books, magazines, maps, radio/TV transcripts, photos etc.; free for 30 days
Encyberpedia
The Free Internet Encyclopedia
Martindale's Reference Desk - science tables and databases, world maps, language dictionaries, 5,380 calculators, etc.
MediaFinder - searchable database of 95,000 newsletters and magazines
OneLook Dictionaries - 200 online dictionaries searchable individually or all at once
Virtual Reference Desk
Visual Thesaurus lets you follow a thread of meaning by creating a spatial map of linguistic associations (in 2D or 3D!)
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus is a really neat hyperlinked word-definer / word-comparer.
Webgrammar - Webgrammar's free tips: references, grammar, editing, spelling, tutorials, design, marketing and typography.
Right Words Punctuation and Grammar
Hit Parade of Errors in Style, Grammar, and Punctuation - Most common errors.

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