The problem with most online resource guides of this type is that they are not sufficiently
selective, nor are they annotated. The user is overwhelmed with so many dozens or even hundreds
of unevaluated links that the entire purpose of the guide (making it easy and fast to find what
you need on the Net) is defeated.
Our objective here is to offer you a selected, annotated list of just enough valuable online
research and writing resources that this guide can serve as a starting point for almost any kind
of project. Bookmark this page — and let us know which new resources you discover that you
feel should be included.
(The emphasis here is on resources that are free. This section is scheduled for a major update in the near future, so please check back again soon.)
The Internet Public Library
Features an extensive online literary criticism collection, as well as free searchable databases
for literally hundreds of periodicals, often with full-text articles available at no charge.
Ask Jeeves! (aka Ask.com)
One of the best search tools currently available on the Net. Allows you to ask your question
in conversational form, then provides a very wide range of links for possible answers.
The Educator's Reference Desk
High-quality resources and services to the education community, from the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC.
UMI Dissertation Abstracts
You can actually search this site and retrieve abstracts for free, as well as order copies
of dissertations.
A Web of On-Line Dictionaries
The English-language quick look-up function is based on Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
Roget’s (Searchable) Thesaurus of English Words
and Phrases
More detailed than the thesaurus functions within MS Word or WordPerfect. Similar to the bound
paper version.
Acronyms and Abbreviations Finder
A quick way of finding the complete words behind an unknown initialism or acronym.
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
An excellent tool for brainstorming or livening up your writing.
Encyclopedia.com
More than 17,000 articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia,
Third Edition, can be accessed at no charge.
Z39.50 Gateway (Library of Congress)
Search the Library of Congress catalog, as well as hundreds of other library catalogs from
around the US and the world.
Psychology with Style
Summarizes much material from the notorious APA Style Manual, based on a 1995 edition.
Caution: APA comes in different versions and is subject to interpretation on many points.
Also, the 1995 edition has since been revised and updated.
A chapter-by-chapter summary of the changes between the fourth and fifth (current) editions
may be found at
APA Online.
EFL.NET: The English Learning Site
Combines audio with text, to help you learn English through poetry, songs, puzzles and other games.
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