The Composition Links This page has two parts: A Writer's Tools and A Writer's Resources, each one in multiple sections.

 

A Writer's Tools		A Writer's Resources
Webster's DictionaryOn-line		The Library at College of DuPage	Literacy (Electronic and Otherwise)
An On-line Punctuation Handbook		Composition	Literature Courses at the College of DuPage
A Punctuation Handbook by McCaskill at NASA		Creative Writing	Literature/Major Authors
A Capitalization Handbook by McCaskill at NASA		Current Affairs	Media
Grammar and Style Notes		Ecology and the Environment	Native American Studies
The Elements of Style by William Strunk		Electronic News Stand	Rhetoric
The King's English by H. W. Fowler		Information to Help Write that Paper on Any Subject	Search Engines
The LRC's General Reference Sources: Including Bartlett's Quotations		On-line Reference Works	Publishing

The Library at College of DuPage

The Library at College of DuPage
The College's library catalog and information databases.

1. Search the holdings catalogs.
2. Search the article databases.

College of DuPage Library Distance Education Service
(also known as the The COD Online College Library)

1. Search the Resources page.

Composition

The HyperTextBooks
The on-line classes of Daniel Kies at College of DuPage, including his composition classes.

English and Writing related links by Edwin Duncan
Towson State University's English classes and internet resources.

Kairos: A Hypertext Journal of Composition Studies
Get information about composition for/on the Web.

MLA Format: Giving Credit To Sources
Tips for citing sources when writing papers.

MLA Citations of Electronic Sources
How to cite on-line sources in the MLA format.

Purdue On-Line Writing Lab
Purdue University's on-line, interactive service for writers.

Samford University Rhetoric, Writing, and Linguistics resources.
Samford's links to its English classes as well as academic links.

Creative Writing

Bulletin — Creative Writing Discipline
Learn about one school's many writing courses, with links to other college pages.

Etc. House Publishing
Various specimens of Aaron Veestra's creative writing.

Current Affairs

The Christian Science Monitor
One of the nation's premier newspapers. Full text archives are available to search and download for free.

ABC News
ABC News in the RealAudio format.

Boston Globe Online
Electronic edition of Boston's news daily.

c|net online
Comprehensive news and features of interest to Internauts, as well as links to resources and other sites.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The U.S. center of public health policy research.

Chronicle of Higher Education
On-line edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education.

CNN Interactive
Staying up to the minute.

CNN/Time AllPolitics
A collaborative effort to present political news and reviews.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Statistics about and links to the criminal justice system.

InformationWeek
Information Week's TechWeb, a free subscription service.

Internal Revenue Service
They know you; why not learn about them? Useful demographic and economic information available.

Internet.com
100% pure Internet news, features, resources, and tools.

Lead Story
Daily, in-depth coverage of a single topic. These journalists are trying to demonstrate the potential of the Web for writing detailed pieces of reportage.

Library of Congress
Useful on-line database search facilities available.

Mercury Center Home Page
On-line edition of The San Jose Mercury News.

Nando.Net
An umbrella site for The Nando Times and Nando News Network.

NASA Information Services
Science and technology information rich.

NetGuide
On-line edition of NetGuide magazine.

NPR Online
On-line edition of NPR features RealAudio versions of All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and other programs.

Palo Alto Weekly
On-line edition of Palo Alto CA-based newspaper.

PC Magazine
On-line edition of PC Magazine features reviews of personal computer software and peripherals.

PC Week Online
On-line edition of PC Week features product reviews and information articles.

Sources of News and Information
Links to a variety of on-line magazines and local newspapers.

Starting Point - Magazines
A compendium of links to popular magazines.

Taxi's Electronic Newspapers
Detailed listings of electronic newspapers worldwide.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
Named for Thomas Jefferson, the creators of this site provide information about the latest bills before Congress.

TIME
On-line edition of the popular newsweekly.

TimesFax
Receive a summarized Internet edition of The New York Times in Adobe Acrobat format.

USA Today
National news daily.

UTTMlink
On-line edition of Up to the Minute, a service of CBS News.

Vote Smart Web
Political information brought to you by the people at the Center for National Independence in Politics.

Wall Street Journal
On-line financial news from The Wall Street Journal.

Welcome to the White House
Information about current events in the Executive branch of the U.S. government.

Wire Services
Links to a variety of wire services from the Tribune Co.

Ecology and Environment

Links to Ecology
Environmental references and links to related sites.

Sites of ecological interest
Links to environmental sites on the Web.

Welcome to the Rainforest Action Network Home Page
Rainforest information and ecological updates.

Electronic News Stand

Lead Story
Daily, in-depth coverage of a single topic.

On-Line Magazines
A list of what's available and how to get it.

Yahoo-Newspapers
Search for newspaper articles by keyword.

Information to Help Write that Paper on Any Subject

LRC's Recommended Academic Sites
Thorough set of links to a variety of academic areas.

Literacy (Electronic and Otherwise)

Brainstorms
Howard Rheingold's interesting discussion of literacy, electronic literacy, and culture. Rheingold is a Web pioneer and a regular idea factory.

Children, Media, and the World Wide Web
University of Oregon's examination of the interaction of children and the media, from their Media Literacy On-line research group.

Computer Information Corner
Were to get help learning about computers and the Web.

Whole Internet Catalog
The on-line cousin of the famous whole earth catalog.

WORD
One of the Web's most popular e-zines.

Media

Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Promoting the art and science of the motion picture.

AudioNet
The first audio network on the Internet, with live sports coverage.

Borderline Netazine
A magazine featuring cartoons, humor and satire.

Discovery Channel Online
Trying to establish an interactive presence to present educational materials.

EFFweb - The Electronic Frontier Foundation
A clearinghouse of information about cyber-media. A politically active group at the forefront of electronic literacy issues.

Eye on the Net
The CBS Television home page, featuring information about CBS programming.

FOX Broadcasting
Information about FOX network programs and activities.

Internet Movie Database
Compendium of factoids, reviews, and profiles of the films and the stars.

Internet Underground Music Archive
Featuring samples from the alternative rock music scene and more.

Mr. Showbiz
Full coverage of Hollywood and celebrities.

MTV
MTV programming and more.

Music and CD Guide
News and reviews of popular music.

Music Sites Index
Links to musical resources on the Internet.

On-Line Magazines
Describes what's available and how to get there.

PBS Online
Featuring the PBS on-line store, articles about PBS programs, and more.

The Internet Movie Database Tour
More depth of coverage than most sites about film.

The Late Show with David Letterman
Official site of The Late Show with David Letterman, includes Dave's beloved Top Ten lists.

TV Net
Links and features related to television programming.

The Ultimate Band List
Interactive list of music links.

VIBEonline
On-line edition of VIBE magazine.

Warner Bros. Records
Information about Warner Bros. Records releases and artists.

Welcome to iGuide
A general internet resource for information about all kinds of media.

Welcome to ZD Net
A very newsy, first-rate e-zine from the publishers of PC News, MAC Week, and PC Computing.

Native American Studies

Native American Reference Works in Stanford University's Green Library
Extensive bibliographies on Native American Studies from Stanford University's Green Library.

Native American Studies
Stanford University's main page for its Native American Studies program.

NativeWeb Home Page
A site rich with resources on the diversity of Native American culture and literature.

The Native American Culture Home Page
Focuses especially on the Native American culture of New Mexico specifically, the Southwest generally.

Univerity of Kansas's Site for Native American Journals
A site rich with text written by Native Americans.

On-line Reference Works

Reference Works
Links to a variety of reference works from traditional sources as well as newer Internet-related sources.

American Sign Language Dictionary
Combines text and graphics to provide word definitions.

BritSpeak
Bridging the gap between British and American English.

CIA World Factbook
Search the CIA factbook. Useful geographical information.

Gerunds, Participles, Infinitives, and Appositives
Visit the On-line Writing lab of Purdue University.

An On-line Grammar Handbook
Prepared by the students of English 302 at the University of Illinois at Urbana.

Kids' Web
A Web digital library for schoolkids.

Library Catalogs with Web Interfaces
Library resources available via the Internet.

Library Web
International guide to on-line libraries and databases.

Management and Technology Dictionary
The largest Internet dictionary on management and technology.

NL.Line
Searching the catalog on the actual OPAC database in use by the National Library of Singapore.

Virginia Library and Information Network
Provides services and programs for all of Virginia's libraries, Virginia's citizens, and researchers around the world.

World-Wide Web Virtual Library
A distributed catalog sponsored by the W3 organization.

Publishing

Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists
Information about best sellers from current non-fiction to children's literature.

Publishers Weekly Forecasts
A synopsis of soon-to-be-published works.

The Not-So-Famous Program
The University of Iowa's site for creative non-fiction, literary non-fiction, and personal essays.

Rhetoric

Rhetoric and Composition
Steve Krause's list of rhetoric and writing sites on the Web.

Rhetoric and Speech WWW Resources from Michigan State University
The speech and rhetoric links of Mississippi State University's Department of Communication.

Rhetoric and Technical Communication Resources
A site rich with rhetoric and technical communication links from the Department of Rhetoric at the University of Minnesota.

Search Engines

The LRC's WWW Search Engines List
The LRC's list of search facilities.

Yahoo! - Arts: Humanities
A search tool dedicated to the Humanities.

Yahoo! - Social Science: Linguistics and Human Languages
The same search service dedicated to the Social Sciences.