Writerly Resources

I offer some resources to help you in both the reading process (research, critical thinking, and analysis) and the writing process (editing, revising and documentation).

• For Reading/ Research

  • Google Scholar (Google's Academic Search Engine)

  • Google Correlate (Find patterns which correspond with real-world trends).

  • RefSeek (Academic Search Engine)

  • Debate.org

  • Free Online Academic Articles

  • BookSC (Free Scientific Books & Articles in a Digital Library)

  • DOAJ (the Directory of Open Access Journals)

  • Jurn (Free Academic Articles, Chapters, and Theses)

  • Indiana's University's Free Library of the Commons

  • OCLC (a Global Library Cooperative)

  • Library of Congress

  • Catalog of US Government Publications

  • Smithsonian Institution Research Information System

  • The National Archives Catalog

  • The CIA's World Factbook

  • Science.gov

• For Writing

  • TMCC's Tutoring & Learning Center

  • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

  • MLA 8th Ed. Updates

  • Grammar Girl (Grammar Tips)

  • Grammar Bytes (Grammar Exercises)

  • Bubble.us (a Brainstorming App)

  • SpiderScribe (Another Brainstorming App)

  • PDF File Compressor/ Converter

  • Identifying Logical Fallacies

• For Fun

  • The History of English in Ten Minutes (Video)

  • Word Crimes (Music Video)