Resources from Purdue University

The following titles are specially relevant to writing in an academic style, brought to you by the On-line Writing Lab of Purdue University. Click here if you want to see a complete listing of Purdue U's handouts by topic.

	Developing an Outline
	Evaluating Sources of Information
	Paraphrasing : exercise and answer key
	Plagiarism
	Using Statistics
	Writing Research Papers: A Step-by-Step List

Resources from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The Writing Center of the Rensselaer has prepared e-handouts on various topics. The following are very relevant to academic writing:

	Revising prose
	Thesis writing
	Abstracts
	Definitional Techniques
	Critiques

Click here if you want to see a complete list of their e-handout topics.

Citing Sources

Citing electronic sources - from the official site of MLA A very clear style sheet from MLA. The sections What is MLA Style and Frequently Asked Questions are also quite useful.