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STYLE GUIDES  
APA Citation Style Guide
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Style guide containing examples of how to cite information sources according to the American Psychological Association. 
MLA Citation Style Guide
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Style guide containing examples of how to cite information sources according to the Modern Language Association.
   
WRITING ASSISTANCE  
Don J's Bestbook Poetry Guide Tips on how to appreciate, write, and publish poetry.
Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/ 
This guide contains tips on the writing process; instructions on how to write an essay; assistance with online research, quotations, and citations; and help with words, sentences, and punctuation.
The Online English Grammar
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/
Digital Education Network: alphabetized index of the parts of grammar, examples included.
Purdue Online Writing Center
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
College-level online writing center with tutorials and worksheets as well as rules and examples.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant 
http://www.powa.org/ 
An interactive, online writer's guide and handbook written in HTML. A downloadable version is available. Users are able to organize, revise, and edit their writing and can find tips on writing informal and argumentative essays, as well as theses.
Scribe's Collection of Free Hints and Tips!
http://www.scribe.com.au/
Scribe Consulting offers access to a collection of free hints and tips for writers. The collection includes suggestions concerning punctuation, writing, page layout and design, computer hardware and software, HTML, and Web design.
Top 20 Composition
http://www.top20composition.com/ 
Collection of Web sites about composition. The categories of the collection include grammar and writing style, spelling and punctuation, essay writing, the writing of research reports, and creative writing.
The Writer's Complex
http://www.esc.edu/esconline/
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Online resource intended to provide assistance with English composition. Developed by Cathy Copley, Larry Greenberg, Elaine Handley, Susan Oaks, and other contributors, "The Writer's Complex" is a service of the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Writing @ CSU
http://writing.colostate.edu/
Online writing center at Colorado State University.  Hundreds of pages on writing and research topics available.
Don J's Bestbook Poetry Guide Tips on how to appreciate, write, and publish poetry.
   
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE  
Indexes and Electronic Databases Research indexes and databases available to NMSU-Alamogordo students and staff.

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